Lower-End IBM Appliance for De-Dupe

System Storage TS7610 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance Express from IBM Corp. is a data protection offering for customers backing up no more than 3 TB of data per week.

IBM System Storage TS7610 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance Express is a preconfigured solution of IBM ProtecTIER deduplication software, powerful server, and high-speed disk storage designed to help customers improve the performance and reliability of backup and recovery operations in remote offices and midrange environments.

IBM System Storage TS7610 ProtecTIER
Deduplication Appliance Express includes:

• IBM ProtecTIER deduplication technology
• Integrated processing power and disk storage: 2U enclosure; fits in standard 19-inch rack; 12 x 1 TB SATA drives; 1 x quad core 2.33 GHz Intel Xeon Processor
• Virtual Tape Library functionality emulating: up to 4 virtual TS3500 tape libraries; up to 64 virtual LTO3 tape drives; up to 8,192 virtual tape cartridges
• Optional ProtecTIER Internet Protocol (IP) replication to electronically replicate to an off-site location to support improved Disaster Recovery capabilities
• Up to 25 times reduction of data volume through deduplication
• Function that is non-disruption, easy to deploy, easy to scale

Key prerequisites
IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Entry Edition software is loaded on the IBM System Storage TS7610 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance Express to create a TS7610 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance solution.

A separate order for System Storage ProtecTIER Entry Edition software is required.

Planned availability date: August 6, 2010