TSM 6 - Unified Recovery Management

On February 5th 2009 IBM announced TSM 6 which will deliver significant enhancements and make TSM the leader in enterprise recovery management.

TSM 6 became available on March 27, 2009.

Overview

TSM Database Migrating to DB2

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Improved Scalability

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Improved Performance

• Greater than 300% improvement in backup performance demonstrated in the lab for multiple clients backing up small files
• Improved backup throughput may reduce backup windows and/or increase the workload that can be managed within existing window
• Improve Recovery Point Objectives for DR planning
• Addition of Active Data Pools to Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM)
• Track, manage and recycle active-data pools as required by policies
• 100% improvement* in expiration processing
• New granular expiration process and parallel process execution
• Fine-tune expiration policies by specific client nodes, node groups, or nodes belonging to a specified domain

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Simplified Management

• Simplified database administration through the TSM user interface (UI) and through the exploitation of autonomic computing concepts:
• No specialised database administration skills required
• A self-tuning database buffer pool

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Redesigned Reporting & Management

• Tivoli Common Reporting - New reporting tool from Tivoli/IBM, uses ISC as interface, has data warehouse for historical reports
• Near Real Time Monitoring - Customisable end-user "dashboard" delivers graphical representation and monitoring of trends and current status
• Out of the Box Historical Reporting - Client & Server

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More reliable backup and recovery

• Run-time data validity checks
• Errors are immediately detected and corrected

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Improved TSM Server Availability

• Online database reorganisation enables changes and tuning of the database while the system remains operational
• The TSM 6 server does not need to be taken "offline" for database repair actions
• Competitive offerings require the servers to be off-line to preserve the integrity of their distributed catalogues and index files.

* based on IBM estimates and will vary depending on users environment
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Specific Features

Item Level Recovery for Microsoft Exchange

• Faster, easier way to recover individual mail items:- entire inbox, deleted items, email drafts, journal, calendar, notes, tasks, and user folders
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007 support
• Leverages the Microsoft Exchange Recovery Storage Group and standard Microsoft interfaces

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Native Data Deduplication

• TSM 6 includes data deduplication for sequential-access disk pools, at no extra charge
• Improves recovery times relative to recovery from tape as many more recovery points can be stored on disk; or reduces the amount of capacity needed
• Operates as a post-process / no impact on backup performance / automatic space reclamation
• 40% increase* in the amount of data available for recovery from disk (compared to TSM 5.5)
• Adds to the benefits of progressive incremental data capture and data compression technologies
• Effective with data from any source
• API, backup, HSM, archive, legacy
• Built into TSM 6 - not an add-on solution
• No need to update client side SW or API applications
• No dependency on specific hardware

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Granular Support for Windows Active Directory

• Individual object recovery from System State backups of user and group objects
• For Windows Server 2008 Active Directory environments.
• An example is the restoration of an individual or group that may have been deleted from the Active Directory.
• Support for un-deletion (reanimation) of objects from the Active Directory's tombstone
• Assists in manual recovery of individual objects
• Recovery and reanimation is accomplished without having to shut down or restart the Active Directory server
• Leverages standard Microsoft programming interfaces
• Fully integrated into the Client Restore Tree View

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Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM) for active data pools

• DRM can systematically rebuild the TSM server environment
• Specify the names of active-data pool volumes to be managed by disaster recovery manager
• Recycle on-site and off-site active-data pool volumes according to server policies and processes
• nclude active-data pool volumes in the scripts, macros, and documentation that are part of the recovery plan file
• Track and manage active-data pool media as required by your operations

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Enhanced support for IBM nSeries and NetApp Filers

• Faster full image backup with new Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) integration
• SnapMirror to Tape integration enables backup of large NetApp filesystems to secondary media for disaster recovery
• Extremely fast incremental backup
• IBM's 'First-to-Market' integration with NetApp that eliminates the need to scan the file system looking for changed files
• Enables faster and more frequent backups
• SnapMirror to Tape Support - Fast storage system image creation for IBM N series / NetApp Disaster Recovery
• TSM integrates to issue the NDMP commands to move the SnapMirror image from the NetApp filer to a TSM server managed storage target for fast creation of a DR image

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General Parallel File System Support

• Support added for the IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) for storage pool usage and LAN-free access*
• Takes backup traffic off of the LAN and moved to a SAN environment*, which helps to:
• Reduce backup windows
• Improve both RPO and RTO
• Reduce CPU utilisation on the server
• Allow for more concurrent operations by spreading them across multiple storage agents
• GPFS can migrate data to tape, using TSM for Space Management, without scanning the file system*
• Perform billion-file migration jobs in minutes instead of days

* based on IBM estimates and will vary depending on users environment
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More Information and support from Tectrade

WebEx Announcement Summary

45 minute WebEx presentation hosted by our head architect who will run through the highlights of the TSM 6 announcement

Individual Customer Briefings

These will be hosted by one of our TSM architects and can be held in our Customer Centre in Godalming or on your site or via teleconference.

TSM 6 Migration Services

Use Tectrade's consultancy and project management team to plan and execute your upgrade. Our Migration Services will include planning, deployment and on-site skills transfer.
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TSM 6 Training Course

This is a conversion course designed for TSM Administrators who are familiar with TSM 5.4 / 5.5 and want a practical understanding of the new features and operational issues of TSM 6.
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To register your interest in any of the above events or resources, please complete the enquiry form on this page. Alternatively you can direct any technical queries to alex.fagioli@tectrade.co.uk or bryan.torocsik@tectrade.co.uk.

IBM Announcement

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