IBMTivoliStorageManagerprotectsyourorganization抯datafromhardwarefailuresandothererrorsbystoringbackupandarchivecopiesofdataonofflinestorage.ScalingtoprotecthundredsofcomputersrunningadozenOSrangingfromlaptopstomainframesandconnectedtogetherviatheinternet,WANsorLANs,StorageManager抯centralizedWeb-basedmanagement,smart-data-moveandstoretechniquesandcomprehensivepolicy-basedautomationallworktogethertominimizedataprotectionadministrationcostsandtheimpacttobothcomputersandnetworks.Optionalmodulesallowbusiness-criticalapplicationsthatmustrun24x365toutilizeStorageManager抯centralizeddataprotectionwithnointerruptiontotheirservice.Backupsarecopiesofyouractiveonlinedatastoredonofflinestorage.Shouldanonlinestoragedevicefail,adataerroroccurorsomeoneaccidentallydeletesafile,theofflinecopyofthatdatacanbecopied(restored)toonlinestorage.IBMTivoliStorageManagerusesmultipletechniquestomakedatabackupsandrestoresasfast,flexibleandlow-impactaspossible.Dataarchivesarecopiesofactiveorinactivedatafromonlinestoragecopiedtoofflinestorage.Archivesareusedtokeeppoint-in-timecopiesofimportantdataforregulatoryorbookkeepingrequirementsandtomoveinactivedatafromexpensiveonlinestoragetoless-expensiveofflinestorage.ManageddataarchivesimplementedbyStorageManageraremanagedforadefinedlifetimethroughthepolicy-automationengine,justlikebacked-updata.TheStorageManagerclientcanhelpquicklyandeasilyretrievethearchiveddata,helpingtoeffectivelyextendyourdatastoragecapabilitieswithouttheneedformoreexpensiveonlinestorage.IBMTivoliStorageManagerscorefunctionsinclude:Databackupandrestore,manageddataarchiveandretrieve,protectionfor24x365business-criticalapplications,andsupportforsmalltapelibraries(twodrivesandfortyslots).REQUIREMENTSMacOSX10.1.5orlater.