IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Easy management of multiple types of inactive data in a hierarchical repository

Every environment has inactive data that it must manage, and in most IT environments, inactive data makes up the bulk of the information stored. In an on demand operating environment, inactive data is managed and stored in a hierarchy of lower-cost storage. This helps to lower costs as automated policies store data on the type of media that best balances the needs for that data's longevity, access speed and retention cost.

Using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software and a wide range of optional, integrated Tivoli Storage Manager modules, you can centrally manage inactive data, help protect your organization from hardware failures and other errors, and better match the value of your data to the most cost-effective storage management practices.

The advanced architecture of Tivoli Storage Manager provides the ability to store data in a hierarchy of tiered storage with varying performance, capacity and cost attributes. Its open application programming interface (API) gives it the unique ability to seamlessly manage many types of data and integrate with many functions. Tivoli Storage Manager can store and manage a range of data types, including:

• Backup: Tivoli Storage Manager and Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition are designed to provide the ability to back up numerous versions of files to the hierarchy of storage. Should an online storage device fail, a data error occur or someone accidentally delete a file, the chosen version of the data can be easily restored.

• Archive: Tivoli Storage Manager and Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition are designed to provide the ability to archive files into the hierarchy of storage. The files are kept for a specified amount of time, and then expired from the hierarchy of storage.

• Database and Application Data: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services are designed to perform online backups of databases and applications. These backups are sent to the hierarchy of storage.

• Space management: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management is designed to automatically identify and move low-activity and inactive files to the hierarchy of storage. Should an application try to access these migrated files, the individual files are automatically recalled back to the specified user's machine.

• Data retention data: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention helps meet regulatory requirements by preventing stored data in the hierarchy of storage from being changed or deleted prior to the intended expiration dates.

• Disaster recovery planning: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition is designed to provide built-in and automated disaster recovery planning tools.

• Bare-machine recovery (operating system data): IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery is designed to store the needed files in the hierarchy of storage to help perform a complete restoration of a failed IBM AIX operating system. Windows platforms are provided with bare machine recovery capability via the Automated System Restore, which is part of the base Tivoli Storage Manager client. Bare Machine Recovery is provided for other platforms, including HP, SUN, Linux and Windows by Cristie Bare Machine Recovery.