IBM System Storage TS7650G Server With ProtecTIER Software

TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway from IBM Corp. is designed to deliver in-line data deduplication and  scalability for the enterprise data center.

The use of disk cache as a deduplicated storage pool with existing backup applications offers a potentially lower total cost than conventional disk. To facilitate backup applications that are designed for use with tape storage, TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway solution emulates a traditional tape library unit so deployment does not force any changes to existing data protection processes. Symantec NetBackup users may choose to use the OpenStorage interface to communicate with the TS7650G Gateway.

Solution advantages:

• Fast backup and recovery addresses shrinking backup windows
• Significantly reduces the amount of disk storage needed for the backup/restore application
• Backup reliability improvements
• Minimal change requirements to the data protection infrastructure

IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway, comprised of the IBM System Storage TS7650G Server combined with IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition software, is designed to address the data protection needs of enterprise data centers. This solution is designed to offer performance, capacity, scalability, and a choice of disk-based targets for backup and archive data.

ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition V2.5 introduces support for the Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage API (application programming interface). TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway systems attached to NetBackup environments can be configured for the OpenStorage API, and may benefit from the higher level of integration between NetBackup and ProtecTIER provided by the OpenStorage interface. TS7650G gateways running ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition V2.5 software must be configured as virtual tape library systems, or as OpenStorage systems.

TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway offers:

• In-line data deduplication powered by HyperFactor technology
• Powerful multicore virtualization and deduplication
• Clustering support for higher performance and availability
• Fibre Channel (FC) ports for host and server connectivity
• In-line data deduplication performance up to 1,000 MB/s (clustered node)
• Flexible storage choices and options

TS7650G Server hardware platform includes:

• Four 8-way processor cards
• Two 300 GB SAS boot disks
• 2 dual port 8 Gb FC Qlogic HBAs
• One LSI MegaRAID card and battery backup
• 64 GB memory
• One 1 GB quad port copper Ethernet adapter
• Adapter options for connecting to backup server hosts: two 1 Gb quad port copper ethernet adapters for OpenStorage systems and two 8 Gb FC HBAs for VTL systems

Key prerequisites

• IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway requires a standard FC SAN environment. A wide variety of disk-based storage can be attached to this server gateway.
• IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition preload software is loaded on the IBM System Storage TS7650G Server to create a valid TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway. A separate order for ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition is required.

Planned availability date

• December 3, 2010