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IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager 6 HSM for Windows® controls disk storage needs by automatically migrating rarely used files.

It moves low-activity or inactive files to a hierarchy of lower-cost storage with an efficient storage capacity management solution based on rule-driven migration policies
- Moves seldom accessed files to lower cost storage automatically
- Enhances user productivity by offering easy, rapid access to archived data and helping maximize available user space
- Minimizes backup times and resource usage by focusing on active files
- Migrates Microsoft® Windows files based on file name, as well as on dates of creation, last access and modification, then transparently recall files to the original host system as needed
- Takes advantage of an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server for a hierarchy of storage tiers and reliable backup and recovery functions
- New in Version 6: Automatic threshold migration that automatically helps maintain a certain amount of free space on protected file systems
- New in Version 6: Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64 bit)
- New in Version 6: Support for Internet Protocol V6 (IPv6)
- Operating systems supported: Windows
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