How about the announcement of ADSM V3 for VM? ;-)
Thomas Rupp
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Gregory Tevis [SMTP:gjtevis AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Gesendet am: Dienstag, 17. Februar 1998 17:15
> An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff: ADSM enterprise management
>
> Sean Hudson wrote:
>
> >From: Sean Hudson <shudson AT DICKENS DOT COM>
> >Subject: Version 3 Central Management
>
> >Hello all,
>
> >Using ADSM version 3 is there a way to "manage" multiple servers from
> a
> >centralized point (one server)??
>
> >I have a REAL HOT need to manage all ADSM servers from a centralized
> >location (enterprise wide management). I know about server to server
> >communication but does it also deal with the actual management of
> separate
> >servers. Here are a couple of examples:
>
> >1) Modify copy group(s) from one location on multiple servers,
> etc......
> >2) Kick off restore if I have file "abc" and I do not know what
> server it
> >was backed up "with".
>
> >Those are just a couple of questions I am being asked because ADSM is
> sold
> >as an enterprise wide solution with the release of version 3. If
> each
> >server must be managed individually then this, to me, is not an
> enterprise
> >solution. We need to be able to manage (administrate) each adsm
> server
> >from a centralized location because we will be incorporating many
> servers
> >(different areas of business and locations). So managing each server
> >individually, to us, would make adsm a bad choice if it does not
> allow
> >centralized management.
>
>
> >Does version 3 do this??? Please advise.
> ======================================================================
> ==
>
> Last week IBM made a preview announcement of extensions to ADSM v3
> called ADSM Enterprise Manager. Attached below are excerpts from that
> announcement....Greg Tevis, ADSM technical support
>
> TITLE PREVIEW: ADSTAR DISTRIBUTED STORAGE MANAGER, ENTERPRISE
> MANAGEMENT
> ENHANCEMENTS
> ABSTRACT
> *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
> | AT A GLANCE
> |
> IBM intends to enrich network-centric automation
> and
> administrative management of ADSM features through
> improved
> performance, scalability, manageability, productivity,
> and
> service levels with the following planned enhancements:
> o ADSM Enterprise Console
> o ADSM Enterprise Logon
> o ADSM Enterprise Policy Management
> o ADSM Enterprise Command Routing
> o ADSM Enterprise Event Logging and Reporting
> o Enhanced automation policies
> |
> |
>
> *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
> OVERVIEW
> Businesses are experiencing tremendous data growth rates.
> The
> complexity and critical nature of this data requires
> flexible,
> reliable, highly scalable solutions with comprehensive data
> protection techniques and broad storage management function.
> Customers are increasingly challenged by the administrative
> cost of
> providing proper management of this data. IBM addresses
> these issues
> with ADSTAR (R) Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM), one of
> the most
> universal, open, tailorable, cost effective and intelligent
> storage
> management solutions in the marketplace. ADSM is designed
> with an
> extendable architecture, to grow with your storage
> enterprise needs.
> IBM plans to extend ADSM's scalability,
> manageability, and
> performance by extending its enterprise management
> capabilities,
> beyond those introduced in ADSM Version 3.1, to include
> comprehensive
> central administration management and automation of multiple
> ADSM
> servers and clients. As a result of the high distributed
> data
> growth, network bandwidth constraints, and/or organizational
> requirements, many large customers are finding that they
> need to
> deploy multiple ADSM servers to meet their data availability
> requirements. However, they also want to be able to better
> leverage
> administrative management skills to minimize staffing costs
> while
> ensuring that their data is protected properly. The new
> extensions
> to ADSM are intended to enable fewer administrators to
> manage more
> data and provide a comprehensive solution that makes it
> easier to
> perform tasks to help safeguard data.
> In Version 3.1, ADSM introduced a unique
> Server-to-Server
> communication feature that allows ADSM data to be passed
> between two or more ADSM servers. This feature can be used
> to
> implement workload balancing, sharing of tape libraries
> located on
> one ADSM server, and electronic vaulting of ADSM server
> backups,
> which provides off-site backups for disaster protection
> without the
> manual effort of handling and delivering tapes to a vault.
> ADSM's
> Web-based administrative client provides network-centric
> management
> features to allow administrators to operate on any ADSM
> Version 3.1
> server from any supported Web browser within the enterprise.
> DISCLAIMER: This preview announcement contains
> forward looking
> statements about certain functions and products that IBM
> currently
> plans to announce and make available. The actual functions
> and
> products that IBM may deliver are subject to change.
> General
> availability, prices, final functions, order information,
> and terms
> and conditions will be provided when the actual products are
> announced.
> Customers who have already employed multiple servers
> and do
> not expect to deploy any more, should not expect to see an
> improvement in performance. However, the enterprise
> management
> enhancements will enable centralized management of these
> servers,
> providing a saving in time and resource.
> INTENDED CUSTOMERS
> Customers seeking a full function, high performance, single
> corporate
> storage management solution to deal with the increasing
> complexity of
> their environments today and tomorrow
>
> OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION
> In order to free up organizations from mundane
> storage
> management tasks and allow them to focus on using their data
> as a
> true competitive resource, IBM plans to enhance ADSM's
> current
> central administration capabilities by the introduction of
> the ADSM
> Enterprise Administration Console. This new interface is
> intended to
> provide the administrator with an enhanced global view of
> the ADSM
> deployment from one place that can be accessed from anywhere
> in the
> enterprise. From this central interface, administrators
> will be able
> to manage multiple ADSM server implementations as a single
> entity in
> a coordinated and user friendly fashion. IBM plans to
> include the
> following ADSM enterprise console functions:
> o ADSM Enterprise Administration Console to allow an
> administrator
> or a help desk to navigate and perform functions on any
> ADSM
> client or server from a supported Web browser. For
> example, the
> help desk will be able to assist users by remotely
> restoring
> files on the ADSM clients.
> o ADSM Enterprise Logon to eliminate the need to have
> multiple IDs
> and passwords and to logon to multiple servers and
> clients
> separately.
> o ADSM Enterprise Policy Management to allow centrally
> defined
> policy and configuration information to be used by ADSM
> servers.
> o ADSM Enterprise Command Routing to allow an
> administrator to
> perform tasks, such as queries, on groups of ADSM
> servers with a
> single command.
> o ADSM Enterprise Event Logging and Reporting to allow
> better
> proactive management of a dynamic environment by
> consolidating
> events from groups of ADSM servers and clients on a
> single
> console and activity log. A variety of reports can be
> run on
> these consolidated events using stored macros or
> Structured Query
> Language (SQL).
> In addition, IBM will deliver enhanced automation
> features to
> eliminate or reduce staff-intensive manual procedures, such
> as
> monitoring and enlarging the ADSM database and recovery log.
> The planned benefits to be provided through the
> central
> administration and automation enhancements include:
> o Administrative costs to be reduced for organizations
> which
> utilize broader deployments of ADSM to meet the needs of
> expanding data protection requirements
> o Scalability and performance enhancements to meet
> business's high
> availability requirements and service level agreements
> o Service options to be broadened to allow administrators
> to
> perform remote client actions
> o Systems integrity improvements to allow automatic
> resolution or
> notification to staff of specific problems
> ======================================================================
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