IBM Archive Manager for z/VM addresses storage and data management concerns by allowing you and your users to archive historical or other infrequently used data to increase data availability or to comply with business requirements mandated by fiscal or legal regulations and policies. Archive Manager for z/VM lets you:
- Archive data according to your unique business needs. With Archive Manager, archive only the data you need to retain according to your specific business rules and policies.
- Ease the organization and retrieval of archived files. For maximum efficiency and ease-of-use, Archive Manager's robust options enable you to retrieve only those archived files that meet specific criteria. Archived files can be retrieved at the filename or filetype level, or by specifying wildcard characters to retrieve files that meet specific criteria.
- Manage valuable DASD space for maximum data availability. By archiving only the data you need to archive, you optimize DASD space usage, and help ensure that your archived data is readily available when you need it.
Archive Manager for z/VM helps you and your users more efficiently manage DASD space while maintaining data availability for historical or infrequently accessed files.
Archive infrequently used data based on specific business needs
Using Archive Manager for z/VM, you can archive only the data you need to retain according to your specific business needs.
Archive Manager's comprehensive features provide the ability to:
- Archive CMS files, or entire minidisks, to a choice of target media (disk or tape)
- Consolidate archived files onto minidisk, SFS, or tape-based storage
- Produce track-image snapshots of CKD DASD which contains minidisks of CMS or non-CMS data
- Create point-in-time snapshots of CMS files from minidisk or SFS
- Archive files to a staging disk before they are placed on tape, allowing you to quickly archive data without having to wait for a tape mount
- Archive, list, and retreive files with mixed case filenames or filetypes
- Perform detailed searches of files by:
- Filename
- Filetype
- UserID
- Disk address or directory
- Date created
- Date archived
- Expiration date
- Share access to archived files at the file level, share access to all archived files owned by a specific user ID, or share archived files with groups
- Specify a retention period for archived files
Ease organization and retrieval of archived files
For maximum efficiency and ease of use, Archive Manager's robust options enable you to retrieve files at the filename or filetype level and specify wildcard characters to retrieve files from the archive that meet specific criteria.
Manage valuable DASD space for maximum data availability
Archive Manager enables storage administrators to better manage DASD usage by providing the ability to define storage quota limits for end-users of the archive.
Comprehensive logging and error reporting
Archive Manager creates log files that record dump times, volumes and tapes used, as well as recording tape drive and sense errors. The product's comprehensive error reporting includes clear reasons for failure so you can minimize downtime.
Additional features
Additional features
Archive Manager eases storage management tasks by providing:
- Both a command line interface, designed for application programming and experienced users, and a full-screen interface for easy access by most users
- The ability to display a list of all files owned by a specific userID
- The ability to place a list of files owned by a specific userid into a CMS file
A complete solution
Archive Manager provides an essential cost-effective solution to help you manage storage and the retention of archived data, based on your unique business needs.
