EMC VTL and VMAX for New IBM Mainframe

EMC Corp. announced the availability of storage and backup support for customers deploying the new IBM zEnterprise EC12 Mainframe System.

Through this support, EMC is offering EC12 customers with smart storage for the demanding mission-critical mainframe environments.

  
EMC Disk Library for mainframe

For over 20 years, EMC has invested and innovated to address the specific performance, availability and backup needs of mission-critical mainframe applications and data. The result is a portfolio of mainframe solutions and technologies, including the EMC VMAX family, EMC Connectrix storage connectivity capabilities, fully automated storage tiering (FAST) software and the EMC Disk Library for mainframe.

Portfolio Support for IBM zEnterprise EC12

• Efficiency and Performance: FAST VP (Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools) optimizes application performance and maximizes the benefits of flash drives for EC12 mainframe customers. FAST VP for mainframe count-key data (CKD) volumes brings the automation, performance and economies of scale benefits of FAST VP to mainframe-based workloads and applications.
• Virtual Tape: The recently announced DLm8000 are mainframe virtual tape libraries that ensure consistency between tape data at both production and recovery sites, providing the shortest possible RPO and RTO for critical recovery operations for EC12 environments.
• DR: EMC offers a four-site business resiliency solution using Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) and Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR) software. When combined, SRDF and GDDR automation provide near-continuous availability between data centers within a region, as well as continued DR protection in a second region located an extended geographical distance away.
• Availability: EMC AutoSwap supports the EC12 mainframe platform, providing a continuous availability solution, including support for Linux on System z workloads. It does so by enabling non-disruptive swaps of active z/OS and z/VM workloads to secondary disk storage using EMC SRDF software.

In addition, EMC Global Services provides the expertise to help customers achieve stability, performance and agility from their mainframe architecture. The EMC Backup Infrastructure Assessment service aligns mainframe backup infrastructure, applications, policies and procedures to meet business demands and SLA requirements. The EMC Mainframe Transformation Services enable customers to modernize and accelerate their mainframe applications to seize new business opportunities.

Brian Gallagher, president, Enterprise Storage Division at EMC, said: "EMC is thoroughly committed and continues to innovate for mainframe customers. hybrid cloud and big data are forcing organizations to rethink their overall IT infrastructure, including mainframe environments. EMC continues to deliver new innovation for the mainframe community to meet the performance, protection, availability and efficiency requirements demanded by zEnterprise customers – while enabling them to keep up with the mega industry trends of cloud and big data. As the market leader in storage, we’re pleased to support the needs of zEnterprise EC12 customers right out of the gate."