The IBMSystem Storage®TS7680 ProtecTIER®Deduplication Gateway for System z®combines a virtual tape library solution, with IBM’s unique and patented Hyper Factor®deduplication technology and integrated native replication technology to provide users an optimum solution

1. IBM Systems and Technology Group System Storage
Data Sheet
TS7680 ProtecTIER
Deduplication Gateway
for System z
Enterprise-class tape virtualization with
deduplication and native replication for System z
Protect More. Store Less®
Highlights The IBM System Storage® TS7680 ProtecTIER® Deduplication
Gateway for System z® combines a virtual tape library solution,
● Manage more data with less
with IBM’s unique and patented HyperFactor® deduplication technol-
infrastructure.
ogy and integrated native replication technology to provide users an
● Simplify and accelerate information optimal disk-based target for Systems z applications that traditionally
protection.
use tape.
● Automate and simplify disaster recovery
operations. Designed to simplify and improve the performance and reliability of
● Help reduce operational cost and tape processing operations while reducing infrastructure costs, the
energy usage. TS7680 offers high-performance inline deduplication, highly available
two node clustering and scalability to store up to 25 petabytes (PB) of
tape data on high-speed disk capacity per system.
The IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication
Gateway for System z features:
● High performance inline deduplication
● Scalability up to 1 PB of useable capacity per system
● 256 virtual tape drives per two node cluster
● Up to one million logical volumes per system
● Native replication of deduplicated data to remote site for enhanced
disaster recovery
● Multiple disk configuration options
● Simplified deployment
The IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication
Gateway for System z is an enterprise-class, data protection platform
designed to quickly and safely protect business information while
reducing the amount of space required for storage.

2. Deploying the TS7680 solution helps protect data traditionally stored
on tape with high-speed disk and leverages deduplication technology to
help manage the exponential growth of new data through the elimina-
tion of duplicate data. And since virtual tape systems are seen by the
mainframe as a standard tape library, existing processes and procedures
need not be changed. The combination of virtual tape and deduplica- © Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
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reducing CPU wait time and freeing up processing power for other
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ProtecTIER Native Replication technology provides:
This document could include technical inaccuracies or
typographical errors. IBM may make changes, improvements
● Transmission of only unique deduplicated data to the Disaster or alterations to the products, programs and services
Recovery (DR) site described in this document, including termination of such
● Volumes are visible to both sites at the same time products, programs and services, at any time and without
notice. Any statements regarding IBM’s future direction and
● High-speed replication of virtual tapes from primary to remote site intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice,
● Enterprise-class data integrity level on both sides and represent goals and objectives only. The information
● Remote site can become primary site during “disaster” contained in this document is current as of the initial date of
publication only and is subject to change without notice.
● Cartridges can be cloned to tape at remote site IBM shall have no responsibility to update such information.
● Replication occurs concurrently with backup and inline deduplication
IBM is not responsible for the performance or
● Easy to use GUI based management and monitoring tools interoperability of any non-IBM products discussed herein.
Performance data for IBM and non-IBM products and
services contained in this document was derived under
For more information specific operating and environmental conditions. The
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Deduplication Gateway for System z, please contact your IBM market- products or services will depend on a large number of factors
specific to such party’s operating environment and may vary
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