Server consolidation-helps to simply and easily consolidate the functionality of multiple Windows®/UNIX® file servers without reconfiguring.
Secure resource partitioning-helps maintain separation and security of shared storage and network resources.
Simplified data movement and migration-move and migrate data quickly and easily with SnapMirror®, helping to reduce downtime
Easy administration-delegate administration to staff thanks to the simple, straightforward Data ONTAP™ operating system.
Reduced TCO-helps to save the cost and administration expenses of managing multiple servers.
The challenge: Consolidating storage easily and securely
As network, Internet, and server facilities worldwide become increasingly consolidated, there is a growing concern about maintaining data security and privacy. Within enterprises and xSP facilities, many different users may share the same storage resources. Providing completely separate storage in a facility that houses the files and applications of thousands of different users is a formidable challenge. How can data security be maintained without providing physically separate storage for all?
The solution: IBM System Storage N series with MultiStore-shared storage with enhanced privacy
IBM® System Storage™ N series with MultiStore® software is designed to let you quickly and easily create separate, private logical partitions in filer network and storage resources. Each virtual storage partition is designed to maintain separation from every other storage partition to prevent different enterprise departments that share the same storage resources from accessing or finding other partitions. MultiStore helps prevent information on any virtual partition from being viewed, used, or downloaded by unauthorized users.
