Warning - Long Append (and it's a tasty one at that <g>)!
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This append contains material that will be presented at the
upcoming Guide in NYC (ST 481: ADSM: Update and Directions).
Each of seven topics will be covered in time divisions (Today,
Short Term (before 7/95), Medium Term (another year beyond that),
Long Term (late 96 and beyond). Medium Term and Long Term will
probably change due to marketplace demands changing (Our business
model is to go where the customers vote their money!).
The seven topics are:
Backup/Archive Client Platforms
Communications Protocols
Servers Platforms
Device Support
Application Support
API Platforms
New Function
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ADSM Backup/Archive Client Platforms
Today - DOS, Windows, SUNOS & Sun Solaris, MAC, OS/2 & OS/2 DBCS (certified),
Novell (3.11, 3.12 & 4.01 all certified), AIX, HP-UX, DEC Ultrix
SCO UNIX/386
Short Term - AT&T/NCR, NEC (unix), SGI, Windows/NT 3.5, Sun Solaris 2.3+
Medium Term - Chicago, Banyan, OEM Created Clients
Long Term - more...
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ADSM Communications Protocols
Today - TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBIOS, PWSCS, APPC, 3270 Emulation
Short Term - Attachmate for Windows, INTERLINK TCP/IP, ASYNC, ATM
Medium Term - Additional Vendor stacks, performance enhancements
Long Term - more...
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ADSM Server Platforms
Today - MVS, VM, OS/2, AIX
Short Term - OS/400, SUN Solaris, HP-UX, VSE
Medium Term - Novell, Windows/NT, WPOS
Long Term - more...
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ADSM Device Support
Today - most DASD, 1/2" tape, 8mm tape SCSI, MO SCSI, robotics variants
(IBM, Exabyte, Lagos)
Short Term - More 8mm tapes, 4mm tapes, QIC tapes
(Many vendors)
Medium Term - whatever is invented and widely sold
(Many vendors)
Long Term - more of whatever is invented and widely sold
(Many vendors)
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ADSM Application Support (online backup!)
Today - DB2/6000 (AIX)
Short Term - DB/2 (OS/2), Oracle (AIX), Sybase (AIX), Datatools (AIX),
Lotus Notes (OS/2)
Medium Term - INFORMIX (AIX), Large Object Support for Databases (AIX)
Long Term - Storage Mgt for any application requiring ADSM services
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ADSM Application Programming Interface (API) Platforms
Today - AIX, HP-UX, SUN Solaris, Windows, OS/2
Short Term - Novell
Medium Term - Windows/NT 3.5, NEC, AT&T/NCR, SGI
Long Term - API's will exist on most client platforms
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ADSM New Function (in addition to continually improving performance)
Today - Policy Management, Server HSM (manage storage hierarchy
efficiently), Archive/Retrieve transactions (I bet you didn't
know that we used the latest Almaden database transaction technology
and had two phase commits and dynamic transaction backout! <wg>),
Centralized Scheduling, Automation, Graphical User Interface
Short Term - SNMP Alerts to NetView, Client HSM functions for
AIX, HP & Sun clients (automigrate/recall of active data from clients),
Enhanced Device Suport/Management, Storage Pool backup
Medium Term - Peer to Peer servers (or hierarchy of servers),
Integration with Open Edition/MVS, Client HSM for other clients,
SQL interface, Enhanced Enterprise control
Long Term - Automatic download of Maintenance
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There is a final foil with some useful information about how to
contact SSD software products:
Internet ADSM Discussion list - Discussion list for ADSM users -
Access via email "adsm-l AT vm.maris DOT edu" or "ADSM-L DIGEST on
OMNIDISK NETFORUM" - The subscription is open. Requests go to:
[email protected]; listserv AT vm.marist DOT edu with the
body of the email containing the command: "SUB ADSM-L yourfirstname
yourlastname"
CompuServe - Discussion for ADSM users, PTFs, Information files -
logon to Compuserve and GO IBMSTOrage or GO ADSM - if you need
CompuServe ID call 1-800-848-8990
FTP Anonymous Server - contains User Written papers, script (exec)
files, PTF's - eventually will contain marketing material - The
Internet id is "index.storsys.ibm.com" (198.80.6.2) -
user="ANONYMOUS" password=(your internet id)
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Thanks for putting up with this long append. I'll try to do this
about every 6 months.
Scott Drummond - IBM Manager of Business Development - San Jose, Calif.
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