IBM Tivoli Storage Manager features

The IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) family of offerings offers a wide range of features
supporting centralized, automated data protection that can help reduce the risks associated with
data loss while helping to manage costs, reduce complexity and address compliance with
regulatory data retention requirements.

Detailed information about these features including platform and version information is available
online in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager publications.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager features

Feature Benefits

Active data storage Allows optimized access to active versions for faster restores. The
pools active version storage pools can be populated at backup time or after
backups complete.

Active directory Provides for the un-deletion (reanimation) of objects from Active
support Directory's tombstone.
Administrator Center/ Task-orientated interface to manage one or more TSM servers
Administrator User
interface
API Allows for critical online backup services to data-intensive
applications
Archive Helps quickly and easily retrieve archived data, helping effectively
extend your data storage capabilities without the need for more
expensive online storage
Backup Sets (rapid Provides the ability to create a backup set that consolidates a client's
restores or instant files onto a set of media that is portable and may be directly readable
archives) by the clients' system for fast, LAN-free (non-networked) restore
operations
Bare Machine Restore Restores the operating system of Windows, Sun™, Linux, HP and
(bare metal restore) AIX
Central The Integrated Solutions Console (ISC) enables Unified Recovery
Administration Management across multiple Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli Storage
Manager FastBack, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager and Tivoli
Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations instances.
Checksum Adds an additional layer of data verification between the TSM server
and client running in unstable hardware environments
Cluster Support Support for HACMP®, Windows MSCS and Novell NCS
Collocation Groups Takes the grouping of individual clients' data a step further by
enabling you to specify that particular clients' data should reside on
their own tape or set of tapes
Compression Clients can choose to have their data compressed prior to being sent to
the TSM server to help conserve bandwidth
Continuous Data Back up files the second they close or are saved
 Protection
Data Shredding Destroys sensitive data objects when deleted or moved, preventing
undesirable data discovery. Data that resided in random access disk
storage pools can be overwritten up to 10 times.
Deduplication Source-side data deduplication reduces the amount of data sent over
the network to the TSM Server. Post-process, target-side data
deduplication at the TSM server reduces the capacity needed in disk
storage pools. Both features use variable block-level techniques.
DB2® Online Backup Makes use of our client API for backup and recovery without
additional software or licensing requirement
Disaster Recovery Creates a disaster recovery plan and facilitates the tracking of off-site
Manager (DRM) volumes. The plan contains detailed recovery steps and automated
computer scripts.
Dynamic Multi- Improves backup and restore rates by transparently optimizing the
Threaded Transfer number of TSM sessions based on available system resources
Electronic Vaulting Sends one TSM server's off-site backups or database backups to
another TSM server via the network
Encryption Allows for the files that will be backed up or archived to be encrypted
before being sent to the TSM server Offers device-level encryption
managed by TSM
Enterprise Error Allows TSM servers to forward their events and those of their clients
Logging to a server designated as the event server, thereby consolidating events
from groups of TSM servers and clients
Enterprise Allows TSM configuration and policy information to be defined one
Configuration and time at a TSM configuration server and then propagated to any
Policy Management number of managed TSM servers
Journal based backup Expedites backups by continually recording the names of changed or
new files, so that there is no need to scan a file-system prior to a
backup.
Image Backup Complements progressive incremental backups to provide full file
system backup and restores
VMWare Consolidated Backup is a backup solution for ESX Server + SAN.
Consolidated Backup Uses a single agent on the proxy server rather than an agent on every
(VCB) virtual machine. Manages virtual machine's backup data as if it had
been backed up by a TSM client installed on virtual machine.Offers
both file level and image level backup.
HSM (Hierarchal Moves inactive data off of production machines to free online disk
Space Management) space for important active data
Individual Mailbox Provides Individual Mailbox Restore and item level recovery from
(IMR) Restore and Microsoft® Exchange
item level recovery
Import/Export Over Allows for the migration of TSM servers with server-to-server
LAN migration or load balancing among servers with incremental network
export/import using a TCP/IP connection between same or differing
platforms
Include/Exclude Lists Lists that customize which files are considered for backup or archive
 Macros, scripts and Enables for the processing of customized procedures from macros or
command line control scripts
Monitoring and Provides near time monitoring and historical reporting of one or more
Reporting TSM servers. The monitor and reports can be used as provided or
customized.
NDMP backup of Full, differential and image level backup of NAS devices lan-free and
NAS devices. server free utilizing NDMP.
NFS/CIFS support Allows for NFS/CIFS mounted devices to be backed up with the TSM
client.
Off-site Copies Continues to track the off-site volumes' content, so if a tape has to be
(backup copies) brought back on-site because the original tape failed or because the
data on it has expired, TSM will let the admin know
Open File Backup Allows for the backup of files that are open
Image Backup Complements progressive incremental backups to provide full file
system backup and restores
Progressive Backs up only files that have changed or that are new, eliminating
Incremental Backup unnecessary data transfers that rob your network and CPUs of vital
power and productivity
SQL® Interface SQL support for queries against the TSM server database
Synchronous Off-Site Create an off-site backup at the same time the primary backup is taken
Backups
Volume /File system Allows for faster recovery
Level Backup
Web based clients and Simple, familiar interface reduces training time and can increase
administration productivity
interface
Windows Extension Active Directory Schema Extension Information: Allows
Certification - Active TSM server connection information to be published by a TSM server
Directory® Schema and to be dynamically looked up by Tivoli Storage Manager BA
clients
Microsoft Exchange VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Services) requestor interface to drive the
support Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services for backup and recovery of
Exchange Server databases. Individual mailbox restore gives backup
flexibility down to the user level
Windows SCSI and Allows for the failover of SCSI and Fibre attached devices being used
Fibre Failover by the TSM server in a Windows clustered, AIX/HACMP and Veritas
cluster server environment
Automate data backup and restore functions and centralize storage management operations

Features, advantages and benefits

Features Advantages Benefits
Backup and Intelligent backups and restores Centralized protection based on
Recovery utilizing a revolutionary smart-move and smart-store
Management progressive incremental backup technology leading to faster
and restore strategy, where only backups and restores with less
new and used files are backed up network and storage resources
needed
Hierarchical Policy-based management of file Ability to automate critical
Storage backup and archiving processes relating to the media on
Management which data is stored while
reducing storage media and
administrative costs associated
with managing data
Archive Managed archives Ability to easily protect and
Management manage documents that need to be
kept for a certain period of time
Advanced Data Combines progressive- Reduces the costs of data storage,
Reduction incremental backup, source and environmental requirements, and
target data deduplication, administration
compression and tape
management to provide best-in-
class data reduction

Hot topics
The 24x7 availability of mission-critical data and applications is no longer a goal for today’s
businesses — it’s a necessity. The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager family of offerings is designed
to provide centralized, automated data protection that can help reduce the risks associated with
data loss while helping to manage costs, reduce complexity, and address compliance with
regulatory data retention requirements.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager enables you to protect your organization’s data from failures and
other errors by storing backup, archive, space management and bare-metal restore data, as well
as compliance and disaster-recovery data in a hierarchy of offline storage. Because it is highly
scalable, Tivoli Storage Manager can help protect computers running a variety of different
operating systems, on hardware ranging from notebooks to mainframe computers and connected
together through the Internet, wide area networks (WANs), local area networks (LANs) or
storage area networks (SANs). It uses Web-based management, intelligent data move-and-store
techniques and comprehensive policy-based automation that are working together to help
increase data protection and potentially decrease time and administration costs.

The progressive incremental methodology used by Tivoli Storage Manager only backs up new or
changed versions of files, thereby greatly reducing data redundancy, network bandwidth and
storage pool consumption as compared to traditional methodologies based on periodic full
backups. Tivoli Storage Manager 6 also includes built-in target-side data deduplication for disk
storage pools to further reduce capacity requirements, as well as source-side deduplication to
reduce network bandwidth impact. Tivoli Storage Manager also works in concert with storage
hardware to exploit other data reduction techniques such as subfile backup, client compression
and device compression. The result is that companies are able to manage more data with less
infrastructure and simplified administration, saving money, improving service levels and
minimizing risks.

Core Products:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager’s core functions include:

Core functions include: Backup and Recovery Management and Archive Management

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition adds additional support through:

• Disaster Preparation Planning and Recovery

• NDMP Backup for Network Attached Storage
• Small and Large Tape Libraries

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack

• Provides next-generation data protection for business critical Windows servers in data
centers, remote/branch offices and small/medium-sized businesses

IBM System Storage Archive Manager

• Compliance with the most stringent regulatory requirements

IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files

• Automated, continuous protection of desktop and laptop computers

Attributes that set Tivoli Storage Manager apart:

• Easy Management of Multiple Types of Inactive Data in a Hierarchical Repository

• Lower Storage Cost through Intelligent Hierarchy of Storage
• Centralized, Comprehensive Management
• Reduced Network Bandwidth through Intelligent Data Movement
• Policy-Based Automation
For more on TSM features, refer to the specific IBM Tivoli Storage Manager features page.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager family of offerings include:

• IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files

• IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Center
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Bare Machine Recovery
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Microsoft Exchange
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Microsoft SharePoint
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows

For information on additional products that integrate with Tivoli Storage Manager, go to IBM
Tivoli Storage Manager complementary products.

Enhancements to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager:

The following pages include product enhancement information for:

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager v6.2

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager v6.1
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager v5.5
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager v5.4
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager v5.3
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.2
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.1.5
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.1
• Tivoli Storage Manager V4.2.X

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