This document discusses EasyHSM, a low-maintenance hierarchical storage management solution for IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS). EasyHSM is a plugin for the GPFS HSM subsystem that supports various backend storage technologies in a cost-effective way without capacity licensing. It integrates fully with GPFS' information lifecycle management policies to automatically tier hot and cold data between high-performance and low-cost storage.

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A low maintenance,
highly effective HSM solution
for IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS)
EasyHSM Overview
Jan 2017 Igor Sfiligoi
Hot Data
Cold Data

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GPFS HSM at a glance
Hot Data
Automated Tiering to Keep Storage Costs in check
The right data in the right place at the right cost
Cold Data
(GPFS)
HSM = Hierarchical Storage Management
Object Storage
NAS
Open Source Cluster Storage
Enterprise HPC Cluster Storage

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Advantages of GPFS
GPFS
Clients
(POSIX)
NFSSMB
• High Performance System
• Scale out architecture
• Enterprise class
• Provides industry standard interfaces
(GPFS)
HSM enabled

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The place of EasyHSM
Hot Data
A HSM-plugin for GPFS HSM subsystem
Supports many backend storage technologies
Cold Data
(GPFS)
EasyHSM

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Why EasyHSM vs other HSM solutions?
 Easy to use
 Load and go, no need for expensive professional integration services
 Can be loaded on existing GPFS hardware
 Fully integrated with GPFS ILM policy manager
 Affordable
 No capacity-based licensing
Far more affordable than capacity-licensed HSM products
 Works with cost-effective IBM
Spectrum Scale Standard Edition Licenses

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For more information
Feel free to contact me at
Igor.Sfiligoi@ga.com
Or shoot an mail at the product manager at
Robert.Murphy@ga.com
EasyHSM home page:
http://www.ga.com/easyhsm