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IBM System Storage N series Gateway for SAN Storage Environments

Unify NAS, FC SAN, and IP SAN under a common architecture

  
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Software Description Benefit
Advanced Single Instance Storage Performs block level data de-duplication on NearStore® data volumes Volume data is automatically scanned and deduplicated, resulting in immediate space savings with minimal impact on operations
Data ONTAP® N series storage operating system providing full-featured and unified data management for both block and file serving environments Single architecture and user interface simplify data management and reduce costs for SAN and NAS deployment
FlexCache™ Creates a flexible, horizontally scalable caching layer within your storage infrastructure that automatically adapts to changing usage patterns to eliminate bottlenecks Intended to improve application response times for large compute farms, speed data access for remote users, or create a tiered storage infrastructure that circumvents tedious data management tasks
FlexClone® Instantaneously creates LUN and volume clones without requiring additional storage Accelerated test and development and storage capacity savings
FlexShare™ Prioritizes storage resource allocation to highest value workloads on a heavily loaded system Ensures that best performance is provided to designated high-priority applications
FlexVol® Creates flexibly sized LUNs and volumes across a large pool of disks and one or more RAID groups Allows applications and users to get more space dynamically and non-disruptively without IT staff intervention. Can enable more productive use of available storage and helps improve performance.
MetroCluster An integrated high-availability/disaster recovery solution for campus and metro-area deployments Ensures high data availability when a site failure occurs
MultiStore® Securely partitions a storage system into multiple virtual storage appliances Enables secure consolidation of multiple domains and file servers
NearStore® (near-line) Increases the maximum number of concurrent data streams (per storage controller). Enhances backup, data protection and disaster preparedness by increasing the number of concurrent data streams between two N series systems
Operations Manager Manages multiple N series systems from a single administrative console Faster deployment and consolidated management of multiple N series systems
Protection Manager Backup and replication management software for N series disk-to-disk environment Improves productivity through automation of data protection tasks; delivers higher assurance of data protection than with manual execution of tasks by reducing human errors
Provisioning Manager An easy-to-use application that allows administrators to apply consistent data set provisioning policies across the enterprise, automate complex provisioning processes, check policy conformance and pool storage resources for higher utilization Policy-based automation simplifies storage provisioning, ensuring that the provisioning process is repeatable, scalable and auditable, while mitigating the risk of data loss due to misconfigured storage
System Manager* Manages a single N series storage system from a single administrative console System setup and configuration management for fast deployment of a single N series system
SecureAdmin™ Authenticates both the administrative user and the N series system, creating a secure, direct communication link to the N series system Helps protects administrative logins, passwords, and session commands from “cleartext” snooping by replacing RSH and telnet with the strongly encrypted SSH protocol
Single Mailbox Recovery for Exchange (SMBR) Enables the recovery of a single mailbox from a Microsoft® Exchange Information Store SMBR can extract a single mailbox or email directly in minutes compared to hours with traditional methods. Helps eliminate the need for IT staff intensive, complex and time-consuming exchange server and mailbox recovery for time-consuming
SnapDrive® Provides host-based data management of N series storage from Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® servers Simplifies host-consistent Snapshot™ copy creation and automates error-free restores
SnapLock Enterprise Write-protects structured application data files within a volume to provide WORM disk storage
SnapLock Compliance is not supported on Gateways
Provides storage enabling compliance with government records retention regulations
SnapManager® Provides host-based data management of N series storage for databases and business applications Simplifies application-consistent Snapshot copies, automates error-free data restores, and enables application-aware disaster recovery
SnapMirror® Enables automatic, incremental data replication between systems: synchronous or asynchronous Provides flexible, space- and network-efficient site-to-site mirroring for disaster recovery and data distribution
SnapMover® Enables rapid reassignment of disks between controllers within a system without disruption Enables fast, non-disruptive load balancing within an active-active controller system
SnapRestore® Rapidly restores single files, directories, or entire LUNs and volumes from any Snapshot backup Enables near-instantaneous recovery of files, databases, and complete volumes
Snapshot Makes incremental, data-in-place, point-in-time copies of a LUN or volume with minimal performance impact Enables frequent, non-disruptive, space-efficient and quickly restorable backups
SnapValidator® Maximizes data integrity for Oracle® databases Enhances Oracle database resiliency in compliance with Oracle HARD initiative
SnapVault Exports Snapshot copies to another N series system, providing an incremental block-level backup solution Enables cost-effective, long-term retention of rapidly restorable disk-based backups
SyncMirror Maintains two online copies of data with RAID-DP™ protection on each side of the mirror Protects against all types of hardware outages, including triple disk failure





* System Manager only available for N6000
 
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