Feature |
Benefits |
Maximum of 256 virtual drives and 500,000 virtual volumes
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- Help reduce or eliminate bottlenecks in your tape environment
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Volumes can be re-referenced without the physical delays typical to tape I/O
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Help increase performance of tape processes
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Highly automated storage management capabilities
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- Dynamically managed migration and reclamation functions based on VTS internal thresholds
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Improve usage of all available tape resources
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Advanced policy management
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- Cache management to manage volume retention and deletion
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Volume pooling allows grouping of logical volumes on physically separate cartridges or cartridge pools
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IBM TotalStorage Tape Library Specialist
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- Web-based user interface to the Library Manager is easy to use and accessible from compatible browsers on the network
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FICON and ESCON server connections
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- Connect to heterogeneous server environments
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Long distance connections of up to 250 km are possible with directors and switches
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Peer-to-Peer Virtual Tape Server environment
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- Designed to eliminate single points of failure
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With one VTS in a remote location, PtP VTS can help minimize down time in case of an outage
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IBM TS3000 System Console
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- Allows IBM Technical Service to download new microcode and remotely monitor the installation
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Can automatically dispatch a service representative when required
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