IBM Spectrum® Protect is the data protection software of choice for STORServer Appliance solutions. IBM and STORServer technologies work in concert to save you time, money and resources. IBM Spectrum Protect provides scalable data protection across a wide spectrum of workloads including physical file servers, virtual environments, and popular applications.
Simplified Backup Administration
Pre-installed on appliances, STORServer® Console (SSC) enables configuration and management of the IBM Spectrum Protect server with a single, intuitive user interface. The simplified console reduces the level of expertise required to configure hardware, policies, and schedules and provides customizable monitoring, reporting, and real-time notifications of server events.
Cloud Integration
Backup to the cloud or backup in the cloud with IBM Spectrum Protect built-in cloud integration. Container storage pools enable external cloud and object storage on popular cloud environments and include in-line deduplication and encryption.
Scalable Performance
Whether small or large, an organization needs reliable data-protection capabilities. The IBM Spectrum Protect server can expand as needed to manage billions of objects per server, minimizing complexities in growing systems.
Complete Data Protection
Advanced data protection capability for current and next-generation environments with data that is easily replicated to off-site facilities. Restore from primary and remote recovery sites.
Multi-site Replication
IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition enables backup data to be replicated on an incremental, scheduled, or per-client basis from one server to another.
Key features of IBM Spectrum Protect
- Backup and recovery management across the most complex IT environments.
- Policy-based management of backed up and archived data with granular control.
- Automatic data migration within the storage hierarchy.
- Advanced data reduction features include progressive incremental backup, source and target data deduplication, compression, and tape management.
- Disaster recovery planning tools.
| Features | Advantages | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Backup and Recovery Management | Intelligent backups and restores utilizing a revolutionary progressive incremental backup and restore strategy, where only new and used files are backed up | Centralized protection based on smart-move and smart-store technology leading to faster backups and restores with less network and storage resources needed |
| Virtualized Storage Management | Policy-based management of file backup and archiving within virtual and associated pools, rather than tethered to specific media | Transparent data movement unhindered by long-term media restrictions, separating data and media management to their respective goals and objectives |
| Archive Management | Managed archives as a separate function from backup retention policies | Ability to easily protect and manage documents that need to be kept for a certain period of time |
| Advanced Data Reduction | Combines progressive-incremental backup, source and target data deduplication, compression, and tape management to provide best-in-class data reduction | Reduces the costs of data storage, environmental requirements, and administration |
| Air-gapped Malware Protection | Store a copy of data with an air-gap and/or on immutable storage to prevent potential corruption by malware or ransomware | Protects recovery data from damage from malware and ransomware |
| Integration with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | Ability to add long-term retention capabilities to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | Long-Term Data retention and disaster recovery for Virtual Machines |
