Tributary HP-StoreOnce Virtual Media Manager Software For HP-NonStop Systems

At HP CONNECT NonStop Advanced Technical Boot Camp on November 3-5, Tributary Systems, Inc. announced availability of software-only StoreOnce Virtual Media Manager (TSI-SOVMM).

It is a software-only media manager for connecting and managing FC-attached HP-StoreOnce VTLs directly from the NonStop host. Available from Tributary Systems, TSI-SOVMM runs on all NonStop Integrity and Blade servers running NonStop RVUs J06.12/H06.23 and later.

“Now, NonStop users who want the full feature set available from the HP StoreOnce data deduplication device can directly attach, manage and control VTLs configured on HP StoreOnce,” said Tributary CEO Shawn Sabanayagam. “Also, the need for physical tape is very real, especially in industries with longer term data retention requirements. With SOVMM-managed StoreOnce devices and host-attached physical tape, TSI gives the user the option of both physically and virtually stored data. Priced at only $15,000 for the host-based software, this is a less expensive solution than one requiring an intermediary Linux-based server.”

TSI-SOVMM includes enhancements to the Tributary-developed Tandem Library Media Manager, Silo Media Manager and Entry Level Media Manager products that NonStop has sold for 14 years.

Key features of TSI-SOVMM include:

Plug-and-Play host-based software requires no hardware changes or ‘in-between’ boxes
Runs on all NonStop RVUs J06.12/H06.23 and later
No impact to existing NonStop attached physical tape devices
Allows usage of all StoreOnce features, including replication and data de-duplication
Includes automatic tape labeling and advanced backup scheduling
Writes all data to the HP StoreOnce VTL in NonStop tape format
Supports multiple VTLs with (for all practical purposes) unlimited virtual cartridges on a single TSI-SOVMM license
Supports FC-connected StoreOnce models 42xx, 44xx and B6200
Supports NonStop IOAME/VIO/CLIM FC attachment
Has easy-to-use GUI for Windows