Solaris TSM Client Backup and Archive Support for Sun/LSCI's QFS - "Quick File System"
Support for Network Appliance NAS Filers via new NDMP support in TSM
DISC now provides barcode for the optical platters
TSM device driver able to get the barcode from each platter and provide the barcode to the application
Full Storage Manager device driver support for HP platform
Performance improvements
New performance features
New option to stage data to disk in preparation for restore and to consolidate data at the node level on tape volumes to decrease restore time
Online image backup and restore for Linux and Windows clients provides non-disruptive backups and fast restores - Point in time backup or restore of an NTFS volume. A single pointer is put into the TSM database and the entire file-system is treated as a single object. It is restored as a single object as well. Very low overhead to the TSM database
Improved performance features
Improved performance with AIX direct I/O - Helps reduce CPU utilization and improves I/O throughout by bypassing the VMM cache when writing to TSM JFS volumes
Synchronous writes to copy storage pools
Improved performance for local Backup Set restore
B/A Client multi-session restore functionality
Simultaneous write of data to multiple copy storage pools - Storage pool can be any currently
Existing performance features expanded to more OS
LAN-Free backup (disk-to-tape via SAN) now works on TSM servers running HP/UX®
Management improvements
New management features
Optional checksum capability adds an additional layer of data verification between the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server and client running in unstable hardware environments
New backup set options
Move NODEDATA - moves node's data from volumes in a sequential-access storage pool. Allows for consolidating data for that node within the storage pool
Reduces the number of volume mounts required for a restore
Can move data into another storage pool
Can move data to a disk storage pool in preparation for a client restore
TSM now recognized by Tivoli Inventory - Tivoli Inventory offers enterprise wide inventory and asset management and is closely integrated with Tivoli Software Distribution
Improved management features
Wizards for minimal config of Windows Server
AIX TSM B/A and HSM Client Support HACMP - The AIX Backup/Archive and HSM clients can continue to operate in the case of an HACMP node failover and fallback (when a failed node rejoins the cluster)
Consistent return codes returned to batch applications
Usability updates to Web client - conformance to government accessibility standards
Existing management features expanded to more OS
HSM client support for AIX 32-bit HACMP JFS
HSM client support for AIX 64-bit HACMP JFS
HSM client support for Solaris 8
HP and Solaris platforms modified to use iFor/LS LUM (License Use Management)
24x365 Business-critical application protection improvements (previously known as Data Protection Modules - "TDPs")
Feature expansion
LAN-Free disk-to-tape over SAN for Oracle and Informix on HP/UX
