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Virtual Tape Server Model B20

Supports Business Continuity and Information Lifecycle Management in enterprise environments

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	Overview \| Features and benefits \| Specifications

Feature	Benefit
Maximum of 256 virtual drives and 500,000 virtual volumes	Help reduce or eliminate bottlenecks in your tape environment Volumes can be re-referenced without the physical delays typical to tape I/O Help increase performance of tape processes

Highly automated storage management capabilities	Dynamically managed migration and reclamation functions based on VTS internal thresholds Improve usage of all available tape resources

Advanced policy management	Cache management to manage volume retention and deletion Volume pooling allows grouping of logical volumes on physically separate cartridges or cartridge pools

IBM TotalStorage Tape Library Specialist	Web-based user interface to the Library Manager is easy to use and accessible from compatible browsers on the network

FICON and ESCON server connections	Connect to heterogeneous server environments Long distance connections of up to 250 km are possible with directors and switches

Peer-to-Peer Virtual Tape Server environment	Designed to eliminate single points of failure With one VTS in a remote location, PtP VTS can help minimize down time in case of an outage

IBM TS3000 System Console	Allows IBM Technical Service to download new microcode and remotely monitor the installation Can automatically dispatch a service representative when required

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