Software offers client and storage support.
Press Release Summary:
TotalStorage® SAN File System is a network-based heterogeneous file system for data sharing and policy-based storage management in open environment. It can reduce overall amount of storage required by allowing storage resources to be shared across servers. Software supports clients on Red Hat Linux servers, IBM and select non-IBM storage and multiple types of storage concurrently, unlimited amount of storage for user data, and multiple SAN zones for security.
Original Press Release:
IBM TotalStorage SAN File System Software V2.1 - Expanded Client and Storage Support
Overview
The IBM TotalStorage® SAN File System, part of the IBM TotalStorage Open Software Family, is a network-based heterogeneous file system for data sharing and policy-based storage management in an open environment.
The SAN File System:
o Is designed to support high performance data sharing for
heterogeneous servers accessing SAN-attached storage.
o Is designed to lower the cost of storage management and
enhance productivity by providing centralized storage and data
management and policy-based storage management.
o Has the potential to reduce the overall amount of storage
required by allowing storage resources to be shared more
efficiently across servers and by reducing the need for duplicate copies of files.
o Has the potential to improve application availability by
reducing application downtime for storage and data management tasks.
In addition to the benefits listed above, potential benefits of SAN File System V2.1 include:
o Enhancements to support additional hosts and storage environments
o Increased availability, security, usability, and data capacity
o Increased flexibility when purchasing the hardware for the
SAN File System
New in SAN File System V2.1.0:
o Support for the SAN File System clients on Red Hat Linux servers.
o Support for IBM storage and select non-IBM storage and
multiple types of storage concurrently for user data storage.
o Support for an unlimited amount of storage for the user data.
o Support for multiple SAN zones for enhanced security.
o Availability enhancements such as improvements to failover
processing and non-disruptive maintenance.
o Usability enhancements such asimprovements to the administrative user interface.
o Will be delivered as a software-only program product.
New in SAN File System V2.1.1:
o Support for the SAN File System client on Sun Solaris servers.
Key prerequisites
Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections.
Planned availability dates
o June 29, 2004: SAN File System V2.1.0 Electronic delivery from Passport Advantage® (English only)
o July 16, 2004: SAN File System V2.1.0 Media delivery from
Passport Advantage (English only)
o July 16, 2004: SAN File System V2.1.0 Media delivery from AAS
(English only)
o July 30, 2004: SAN File System V2.1.1 Electronic delivery from
Passport Advantage of Sun Solaris client and multilingual
support (English and Japanese)
o August 20, 2004: SAN File System V2.1.1 Media delivery
from Passport Advantage of Sun Solaris client and multilingual
support (English and Japanese)
o August 20, 2004: SAN File System V2.1.1 Media delivery from AAS of Sun Solaris client and multilingual support (English
and Japanese)
At a glance
The SAN File System is designed to help:
o Improve productivity and reduce the pain for IT storage and server management staff by centralizing and simplifying management through policy-based storage management automation
o Reduce storage needs by reducing the amount of duplicate data and through the sharing of available and temporary space across
servers
o Improve application availability and lower failover costs by
reducing or eliminating application downtime for storage and data management tasks
o Simplify and lower the cost of data backups through application server free backup and leveraging built in file-based FlashCopy® functions
o Allow enhanced data sharing and collaboration through a
single global name space across heterogeneous server platforms, and with high performance and full locking support
o Enable faster and simpler deployment of an e-business on
demandä environment
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
