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… And IBM SONAS Software

Supporting multiple petabytes of storage

IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage
Software (5639-SN1) from IBM Corp. will support:

  • Multiple petabytes of storage
  • Up to a billion files in a single file system
  • Up to 256 file systems per system

IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage (SONAS) Software is a Scale Out NAS software system designed to manage vast repositories of information in enterprise environments requiring very large capacities, high levels of performance, and high availability. The system supports multiple petabytes of storage and up to a billion files in a single file system and supports up to 256 file systems per system. Data access to the system from client computers is provided using industry standard network file protocols NFS v2/v3, CIFS, and FTP, (including z/OS NFS client support).

In addition, the system supports
traditional NAS features and functions, including:

  • Snapshots
  • Quotas (user, group, and fileset level)
  • Integration with user directory servers such as Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and LDAP
  • Command line interface (CLI) and browser-based graphical user interface (GUI)
  • Call Home and Remote Support capabilities

In addition to these traditional features,
the system supports advanced features, including:

  • Integrated Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backup client

Planned availability date: March 12, 2010

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