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Reduce Backup Time with NetApp Snapshot Technologies and IBM TSM 6
Enhance TSM backup and recovery for NetApp FAS and IBM N series systems
KeY BeneFITS NetApp and TSM 6 work together to: Reduce the time it takes to conduct incremental backup file scans Identify new, changed and deleted files in seconds Complete volume backups and restores 12x faster The Challenge Maximize backup performance as data grows exponentially As data dramatically increases in volume, organizations are finding it difficult or impossible to complete backups within required time frames. This challenge is compounded by the fact that it can often take hours to scan and identify new and changed files to back up. The SOlUTIOn netapp Snapshot and SnapMirror to tape technology NetApp Snapshot and SnapMirror to tape technologies integrate with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 6 to enhance backup and disaster recovery capabilities for data stored on NetApp FAS and IBM N series storage devices. These technologies help NetApp and IBM customers greatly reduce the time it takes to conduct TSM incremental backup file scans from hours to seconds and enable TSM to perform Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) volume backups in a fraction of the time. NetApp and TSM 6 work together to improve performance and efficiency in ever-growing storage and data management environments. Practically eliminate backup scan time TSM 6 leverages NetApp Snapshot technology to reduce progressive incremental file backup time by comparing the current backup Snapshot copy with the previous backup Snapshot copy to identify new, changed, and deleted files. Traditional backup scans of large file systems can take hours. However, TSM 6 together with NetApp Snapshot technology completes the identification of new, changed and deleted files in seconds, drastically reducing the amount of time customers need to complete NetApp file system backups with TSM. Reduce volume backup time TSM 6 also leverages NetApp SnapMirror to tape technology. SnapMirror to tape enables TSM to back up large volumes via NDMP directly to tape or across the network to any disk, tape or optical device managed by TSM 6without having to scan each volume to find new and changed files. This reduces the amount of time customers need to back up their FAS systems, and can make the backup process up to 12 times faster. SnapMirror to tape and Snapshot comparisons are complementary technologies. SnapMirror to tape facilitates backups and restores at the volume level only, whereas backups done with Snapshot comparisons maintain single file restore capability.

 Integrating new NetApp Snapshot and SnapMirror to tape technology with the latest version of our TSM software enables us to provide our customers with much improved backup performance, even as their data volumes continue to grow. The ability to reduce the time it takes for incremental backups will instantly benefit NetApp customers who upgrade to TSM 6.
Kelly Beavers Director, IBM Storage Software
Maximize performance The improvements in Tivoli Storage Manager 6 are all about keeping ahead of the tidal wave of data growth. Integrating new NetApp Snapshot technology and SnapMirror to tape technology with the latest version of our TSM software enables us to provide our customers with much improved backup performance, even as their data volumes continue to grow, said Kelly Beavers, director, IBM Storage Software. The ability to reduce the time it takes for incremental backups will instantly benefit NetApp customers who upgrade to TSM 6. Increase operational efficiency NetApp is committed to providing customers with the industrys most efficient storage solutions, said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions Marketing at NetApp. Through our integration of NetApp Snapshot and SnapMirror to tape technologies, NetApp and IBM are helping solve an industry-wide problem customers face with backing up large storage systems by reducing the amount of time needed to complete their backups.

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