Data and Database Management Software
Software consolidates management and control of storage.
Press Release Summary:
TotalStorage® Multiple Device Manager v1.1 provides centralized management control point for IBM storage devices that implement Storage Management Interface Specification. Performance Manager and Replication Manager components are built on Device Manager, which centralizes management of SAN storage fabric and disk environment from one user interface. Software uses SAN management functions such as SAN resource discovery, zoning configuration, and LUN allocation.
Original Press Release:
IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager V1.1: Designed to Consolidate the Management and Control of Storage
Overview
IBM TotalStorage® Multiple Device Manager (MDM) V1.1, part of the IBM TotalStorage Open Software Family, is software that is designed to provide a centralized management control point for IBM storage devices that implement the Storage Management Interface Specification (SMI-S), including:
· Base device management support for IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server(TM) (ESS), FAStT, SAN Volume Controller (including any supported storage virtualized with the SAN Volume Controller), and SAN Integration Server products
· Performance management support for the ESS, SAN Volume Controller, and SAN Integration Server products
· Replication management support for the ESS
The IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center group of products, a subset of the IBM TotalStorage Open Software Family, brings together a number of IBM's storage management software products, and consists of Tivoli® Storage Resource Manager, Tivoli Storage Area Network Manager, and IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager. The Productivity Center supports open integration, automation, and management of the storage environment.
IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager itself provides two separate priced features, the Performance Manager and the Replication Manager. Each of these is built on a common component called the Device Manager, which is designed to centralize the management of your SAN storage fabric and disk environment.
The Device Manager includes the Productivity Center User Interface, which provides an integration and common launching point for the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center products. The Productivity Center User Interface is also available separately, via Web download, at no charge, for use with any of the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center products.
The Performance Manager allows administrators to monitor metrics such as I/O rates and cache utilization, and supports optimization of storage through the identification of "best LUNs."
The Replication Manager is designed to provide significant productivity benefits and to help minimize potential errors by automating the source-to-target pairing setup, monitoring consistency groups, and tracking replication operations.
Key prerequisites
Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections.
Planned availability dates
· April 23, 2004: Electronic delivery from Passport Advantage® (English only)
· May 14, 2004: Media delivery from Passport Advantage (English only)
· May 14, 2004: Media delivery from AAS (English only)
· May 21, 2004: Electronic National Language Version delivery from Passport Advantage
· June 11, 2004: National Language Version media delivery from Passport Advantage
· June 11, 2004: National Language Version media delivery from AAS
At a glance
IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager V1.1:
· Is designed to provide a central control point for configuring and managing supported devices on the SAN
· Has a Device Manager component, to facilitate performing device configuration and management of multiple devices from a single user interface
· Offers a Performance Manager, to aid in the tuning and proactive monitoring of the storage devices on the SAN
· Offers a Replication Manager, to aid in the administration and management of advanced copy services functions provided by the underlying storage device on the SAN
· Uses basic SAN management functions, including SAN resource discovery, zoning configuration, and LUN allocation
With Multiple Device Manager, you can help increase the storage administrator's productivity by making available common commands to perform advanced management functions across heterogeneous components of a SAN.
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
