IBM System Storage Multilevel Grid Access Manager Software V2.1

IBM System Storage Multilevel Grid Access Manager Software V2.1 (Grid Access Manager Software) adds significant new capabilities and functions, while maintaining focus on grid access management attributes such as scalability, self-healing, intelligent Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), efficiency, monitoring, and grid data integrity.

Grid Access Manager Software V2.1
includes the following new capabilities:

• Additional Control Node Replication Group feature to support larger or decentralized grids
• Distributed Gateway feature using IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS)
• Optional additional administrative node for supplementary monitoring of grid status
• Support for the IBM BladeCenter platform
• Storage Node support for IBM N series
• Multiple redundant gateways on the same server with VMware support

Grid Access Manager Software V2.1
supports the following:

• Prioritized caching with ability to maintain cache priority for greater processing efficiency
• Up to 200 million objects supported per Gateway Node and High Availability Gateway Node Replication Groups
• User-configurable ILM rules
• Increased Storage Node management capacity to 32 TB
• Support for multiple Tivoli Storage Manager management classes in a single Archive Node
• Ability to rebuild a Storage Node from Archive Node objects
• Provision for optional additional Admin Nodes at the customer site, supports up to two Admin Nodes total in a grid

Grid Group 1 Storage Advanced, previously required to manage in excess of 200 million objects, is no longer offered in V2.1.

Planned availability date: December 12, 2008