System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway for System z

Highlights

• Manage more data with less infrastructure.
• Simplify and accelerate information protection.
• Automate and simplify disaster recovery operations.
• Help reduce operational cost and energy usage.

Protect More. Store Less

The IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway for System z combines a virtual tape library solution, with IBMs unique and patented HyperFactor deduplication technology and integrated native replication technology to provide users an optimal disk-based target for Systems z applications that traditionally use tape.

Designed to simplify and improve the performance and reliability of tape processing operations while reducing infrastructure costs, the TS7680 offers high-performance inline deduplication, highly available two node clustering and scalability to store up to 25 petabytes (PB) of tape data on high-speed disk capacity per system.

The IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway for System z features:

• High performance inline deduplication
• Scalability up to 1 PB of useable capacity per system
• 256 virtual tape drives per two node cluster
• Up to one million logical volumes per system
• Native replication of deduplicated data to remote site for enhanced disaster recovery
• Multiple disk configuration options
• Simplified deployment

The IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway for System z is an enterprise-class, data protection platform designed to quickly and safely protect business information while reducing the amount of space required for storage.

Deploying the TS7680 solution helps protect data traditionally stored on tape with high-speed disk and leverages deduplication technology to help manage the exponential growth of new data through the elimination of duplicate data. And since virtual tape systems are seen by the mainframe as a standard tape library, existing processes and procedures need not be changed. The combination of virtual tape and deduplication can help reduce complexity, improve efficiency and reduce the costs of tape processing operations. For example, a significant advantage of virtual tape is that it eliminates tape mounting time. This allows your applications that utilize tape to complete much faster, reducing CPU wait time and freeing up processing power for other applications.

The power of combining deduplication with replication

ProtecTIERs native replication technology enables virtual tape cartridges to be replicated to a remote location for enhanced disaster recovery and business continuity. By eliminating the need to physically transport tape cartridges, data can be recovered faster and more reliably enabling systems to get back online quicker in the event of a disaster. It also lowers the TCO of backup and recovery by eliminating the costs associated with moving and storing physical tape.

ProtecTIER Native Replication technology provides:

• Transmission of only unique deduplicated data to the Disaster Recovery (DR) site
• Volumes are visible to both sites at the same time
• High-speed replication of virtual tapes from primary to remote site
• Enterprise-class data integrity level on both sides
• Remote site can become primary site during disaster
• Cartridges can be cloned to tape at remote site
• Replication occurs concurrently with backup and inline deduplication
• Easy to use GUI based management and monitoring tools

 

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