So full disclosure I work for IBM π IBM Storage Scale supports multiple DMAPI aware Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) offerings
There are 3 Offerings available with an IBM logo associated. IBM Storage Archive (LTFS) - Simple light weight, - does not support tape spanning (can be an issue for LTO, not an issue for Enterprise tape with TS1170 - 50TB media), ββββββββββββββββββββββββcan be slower for tape reclamation processes depending on how the environment is configured. ββββββββββββββββββββββββDoes have specific tape library support - not all libraries have been validated. ββββββββββββββββββββββββRobust architecture, easy to scale out by adding additional Archive nodes as required, plenty of client references ββββββββββββββββββββββββLicensed on nodes deployed IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition + IBM Storage Protect Space Management - Solid robust architecture has been successfully deployed delivering HSM capability ββββββββββββββββββββββββfor 15+ years. Potentially best integrated with IBM Storage scale with the mmbackup / SOBAR integration for both backup / archive for ββββββββββββββββββββββββsame data sets. Single DB2 Database server can be seen as a performance bottleneck at very large scale. ββββββββββββββββββββββββ2 licensing options - Capacity based (per TB) or by Processor Value Unit (PVU) IBM High Performance Storage System - (HPSS) Offered as a Managed Service (options for Partners to provide Lvl 1 support) - Stand alone fully featured archive ββββββββββββββββββββββββplatform that does have a DMAPI integration connector for Storage Scale, Very useful for very large scale out environments as the Managed Services costs βββββββββββββββββββββββ are a fixed cost per annum regardless of capacity. 20PB / 200PB the "license" is the same. HPe Logo HPE DMF7 - HPE have done extensive work to build support for DMF 7 to natively integrate with IBM Storage Scale - at least 2 referenceable clients in APAC region Kalray Logo PixitMedia Ngenea - I haven't done anything with this platform but I'm aware that it exists and has an extensive following in the film & TV verticals. In many ways your decision will come down to how the clients want their users to experience data management, Do they want the users to be responsible for the management of their data, or do they want an automated experience where data management simply happens and users don't have to worry about or think about archival policy / process / requirements. Regards, Andrew Beattie Technical Sales Specialist - Storage for Big Data & AI IBM Australia and New Zealand P. +61 421 337 927 E. [email protected] Twitter: AndrewJBeattie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajbeattie/ ________________________________ From: gpfsug-discuss <[email protected]> on behalf of Nicolas Perez de Arenaza <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 16 January 2024 8:08 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [gpfsug-discuss] ILM tiering to Tape - What to use Protect Space Management or Spectrum Archive? This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Report Suspicious<https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/PjiDSg!12-uLH6RhPe69Kv1G0HlTkTi0Jr6U-T_AYBxizwD6UxjKM_3ggSkokLoo-a2QpoXyxOpInspO9J678AkfN3nx2bqsevL5calViveStJUrFQpPr5h4x50qw-xQ-st$> Hello, Working on offering IBM Storage Scale solution leveraging on ILM to Tier to Tape. My concerns are: - reliability - complexity ( I mean keep it simple ). - future roadmap and lifecycle (this will be used for many years) What to choose for Tape Management? IBM Storage Space Management for Linux + IBM Storage Protect. or IBM Storage Archive Any opinions are welcome, Look forward to receive some, Thanks NicolΓ‘s. NicolΓ‘s PΓ©rez de Arenaza Gerente de ConsultorΓa | GIUX S.A. Tel Dir: (5411) 5218-0099 | Ofi: (5411) 5218-0037 x 201 | Cel: (54911) 4428-1795 [email protected] | Skype ID: nperezdearenaza | http://www.giux.com<http://www.giux.com> [https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Virus-free.www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient>
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