Feature |
Benefits |
IBM Systems Director |
- Provides integrated management for physical and virtual server infrastructures, including monitoring and repairing for higher availability and operational efficiency
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Dynamic migration |
- Provides efficiency and business value in a non-disruptive migration function
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IBM System Storage Easy Tier |
- Provides automatic migration of frequently accessed data elements to high performing SSDs
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Thin provisioning |
- Supports business applications that need to grow dynamically, while consuming only the space actually used
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IBM FlashCopy |
- Creates a near instant copy of active data that can be used for backup or for parallel processing activities; supports backup for recovering corrupted data
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Solid state drive (SSD) |
- For applications that demand high disk speed, quick access to data and support for tiered storage environments
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IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager |
- Helps minimize the impact of backups, provides near instant restore; shortens backup and recovery times, simplifies management and automates routine tasks.
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Metro/Global Mirror |
- Allows replicating data synchronously or asynchronously between systems for backup efficiency; used as failover in disaster recovery and for remote copy over distances
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