SPFS - a filesystem for Spectrum Protect   2.4

SPFS - a filesystem for Spectrum Protect

SPFS is a filesystem that makes it possible to mount your Spectrum Protect storage / filespace anywhere on your server

The filesystem is a WORM (Write Once Read Many) filesystem.

When a file has been stored, it cant be changed.

The filesystem has other features:

- versioning (see generation data set/VSAM)

- data reduction (de-duplication,compression)

- filtering (excluding content, based on names or content)

- encryption

The filesystem can be mounted as backup or archive

Browse your backups as they were file using ls,dir

Easy to integrate with any application 

For example; pg_dump > /backup/pg.dmp

No need to use special agents to protect the databases

Fast, as it uses asynchronous data transfers, with de-duplication and compression

It has a read ahead technique that improves restores

It cache meta data to avoid queries

No need for educations, as it is so simple to use, and one can use the already known techniques from the database vendors.

Improves the Data Protection as the transactional data can be sent to the IBM Spectrum Protect storage

Flexible to use almost any type of techniques, and not linked to what an agent has decided to use.

Eg barman/pg_dump/pg_basebackup/pg_probackup/pgbackrest to name a few for PostgreSQL

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• Functional details

  • Data reduction
    • De-duplication
    • compression
  • encryption
    • encrypt on using own private key
    • during data transfer
    • on the storage pool or hardware
  • Data Types
    • archive, for long time storage
    • backup, for shorter retention
  • Filtering
    • Policy based on name or mimetypes
  • Performance
    • asynchronous data transfer
    • Inode cache (avoid queries)
    • read ahead
  • Security
    • WORM (write once read many)
    • Files can't be deleted unless granted
    • Retention customizable

• Business problem

  There are no solutions today that can protect Cassandra,MongoDB,MySQL,MariaDB,SQL Server,SAP ASE,SAP IQ Server,SQL Anywhere,Neo4j,GreenPlum,OpenEdge,Ingres,PostgreSQL,Redis etc

  With this solution you can Protect almost anything

  Makes it possible to integrate with applications to improve data protection policies, so that less data can be lost.

   

• Business opportunity

  SPFS solution is a WORM (Write Once Read Many) filesystem which makes it easy to protect anything with Spectrum Protect

  Simple to use:

  • Browse your backups as they were files
  • Saves educational expenses

  Cost efficient solution:

  • Use the Spectrum Protect features to further reduce your need for storage using advanced data reduction techniques.
  • No need to have local temporary staging storage, as all data goes directly to the Spectrum Protect storage.
  • Storage Tiering

  Security:

  • Encrypt your data to secure your data further
  • Stay protected to last transaction, using continuous backups
  • Automatic failover and fallback between Spectrum Protect backup servers.

  Compliant with technology supplier, by using the suppliers advised and supported data protection method. No need to change to a backup vendor appointed technique.

  no need to use complex agent to protect databases, nor to change backup methods that are designed from the vendors

  Faster! Cheaper! it's spictera!

• Return on investment

  SPFS reduces complexity as it uses techniques that almost everyone knows how to use a file system or drive-letter to copy data.

  Backups are secured offsite

  Central management of retention policies.

  Reduced educational costs, as one can use the skills and techniques already known by the administrators

  Reduced data loss after incident using nearly continuous data protection of transactional data.

  Automatic failover / fallback makes the availability higher

  Possible to

  • use Storage Tiering for cost efficient storage

  So Simple! So Secure!

   

• Competitive advantage

  There are no other filesystem today that has:

  • WORM
  • Versioning
  • Filtering
  • Encryption

  This makes this solution unique on the market.

  The filesystem is very fast, reliable, and easy to integrate with almost anything that needs a backup or archiving functions

  Backup anything with Spectrum Protect

  One can protect almost any commercial or opensource database or application using Spectrum Protect.

  For example:

  • MongoDB
  • MariaDB
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Ingres
  • Progress OpenEdge 4GL
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
  • SAP IQ Server
  • SAP SQL Anywhere
  • Neo4j
  • FirebirdSQL
  • SQL Server
  • HANA
  • GreenPlum
  • CouchDB
  • Redis

  And more...

   

• Industries

  Automotive Industry
  Computer Services Industry
  Consumer Products Industry
  Government Central/Federal industry
  Telecommunications Industry
  

• Solution areas

  Telecommunications
  Cross industry
     Business Process Management and Integration
        Security and Disaster Recovery
     Computer Services
        Provisioning
     Dynamic Infrastructure/Smarter Planet
        Security
     e-Business/e-Commerce
        Infrastructure Systems and Management
  

• Customer size

  Very Small Business (Less than 50 employees)
  Small Business (50 to 99 employees)
  Midmarket Business (100 to 499 employees)
  Midmarket Business (500 to 1000 employees)
  Large Business (greater than 1000 employees)
  

• Languages supported

  English
  

• Countries/regions available for distribution

  Africa

  Americas

  Asia Pacific

  Europe

• Available from these resellers

  Spictera
     Boråsvägen 13
     Gällstad ,  Västra Götaland   52360
     Sweden
   Contact name Tomas
     Phone +46730899514
     E-mail Info@spictrra.com
  

  Cristie Nordic AB
     Kistagången 26
     Kista  164 40
     Sweden
   Contact name Magnus Thunberg
     Phone +46 70-287 44 90
     E-mail Magnus.Thunberg@cristie.se
  

• Solution collateral

  Name	Date	Categories
  Mounting IBM Spectrum Protect as a drive letter on Windows	Apr 10, 2022	Reference Architecture
  Protecting PostgreSQL using pgbackrest with IBM Spectrum Protect	Apr 10, 2022	Reference Architecture

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• Hardware/OS platforms

  • Hardware

    IBM Cloud
    IBM PureSystems: PureFlex System and Flex System
    IBM Systems: BladeCenter
       IBM BladeCenter HSxx (Intel processor-based)
       IBM BladeCenter JSxx (POWER processor-based)
       IBM BladeCenter LSxx (AMD processor-based)
    IBM Systems: Power
    IBM Systems: z Systems
       IBM LinuxONE III
       IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II
       IBM Z LinuxONE Emperor III
       LinuxOne Rockhopper
       IBM LinuxONE Emperor
    Non-IBM Hardware
       Cloud - Other
       Dell servers
       Desktops and Notebooks (all brands, including ThinkPad/ThinkCentre PCs by Lenovo)
       Fujitsu Siemens servers
       Hewlett-Packard servers (incl. Compaq)
       Other non-IBM servers
       Sun Microsystems servers
    System x
    

• Services

  IBM Application Security Services
  IBM Data Security Services for endpoint data protection
  IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud
  IBM Implementation Services for System x
  IBM Implementation Services for System z
  IBM Information Lifecycle Management Services
  IBM Managed backup cloud – Fastprotect online
  IBM Managed backup cloud – Remote data protection
  IBM Managed Security Services (Cloud Computing)
  IBM Security Governance, Risk and Compliance Services
  IBM Server Optimization and Integration Services
  IBM Server Product Services for Power Systems
  IBM SiteProtector
  IBM Storage and Data Product Services
  IBM Storage Optimization and Integration Services
  Business Recovery Services
  Infrastructure Solutions: Enterprise Security
  Infrastructure Solutions: Systems Management & IT Optimization
  IBM Backup as a Service (BaaS)
  IBM Bluemix Secure Virtualization (GTS BU)
  

• Software

  IT service management
      Data protection and storage management
         IBM Spectrum Protect for SAN
         IBM Spectrum Scale
        IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS)
  IBM Tivoli
     Tivoli
        IBM Spectrum Protect
        IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition
  Non-IBM Software
     Other Relational Databases Products
  

• Cloud services

  IBM Public Cloud Platform
     Public Cloud PaaS
        IBM Cloud Native Development Subscription for IBM Cloud
     Public Cloud IaaS
        IBM Cloud infrastructure on Cloud BU paper (SL for IBM Channels)
  

• Storage devices

  Cloud Storage Systems
     IBM Cloud Object Storage System
  Data Retention Storage Systems
     IBM System Storage DR450
     IBM System Storage DR550
  Disk Storage Systems
     IBM Storwize V3700
     IBM Storwize V5000
     IBM Storwize V7000
     IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
     IBM System Storage DS300/DS400
     IBM System Storage DS4000 family (formerly FAStT)
     IBM System Storage DS5000 family
     IBM System Storage DS6000 family
     IBM System Storage DS8000 family
        IBM System Storage DS8100
        IBM System Storage DS8300
        IBM System Storage DS8700
        IBM System Storage DS8800
        IBM System Storage DS8870
     IBM System Storage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS)
     IBM System Storage Enterprise Storage Server Model 750
     IBM System Storage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800
     IBM System Storage XIV
  Flash Storage
     IBM FlashSystem 710
     IBM FlashSystem 720
     IBM FlashSystem 810
     IBM FlashSystem 820
     IBM FlashSystem 900
     IBM FlashSystem 9100
     IBM FlashSystem A9000
     IBM FlashSystem A9000R
     IBM FlashSystem V9000
  IBM System Storage Area Networks (hardware)
  IBM System Storage SAN
     Cisco MDS family
     IBM System Storage Express Model SAN switches
     IBM System Storage SAN b-type family
     IBM System Storage SAN m-type family
     IBM System Storage SAN Switch F08 (3534-F08)
     IBM System Storage SAN Switch F32 (2109-F16/F32/M12)
  IBM System Storage SAN File System
  IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
  IBM System Storage Tape Storage Systems
     IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape 3592 Subsystem
     IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape Library 3590/3494
     IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape Library 3592/3494
     IBM System Storage LTO Tape
     IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape
     IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader
     IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library
     IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library
     IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
     IBM System Storage TS3400 Tape Library
     IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
     IBM System Storage UltraScalable Tape Library 3584
     IBM System Storage Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 3583
     IBM System Storage Ultrium Tape Autoloader 3581
     IBM System Storage Ultrium Tape Drive 3580
     IBM System Storage Ultrium Tape Library 3582
     IBM System Storage Virtual Tape Server
     IBM Virtualization Engine TS7510/TS7520
     IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740
  Network Attached Storage
     IBM System Storage N series
     IBM System Storage N3000
     IBM System Storage N3300
     IBM System Storage N3600
     IBM System Storage N3700
     IBM System Storage N5000
     IBM System Storage N5000 Gateway
     IBM System Storage N5200
     IBM System Storage N5300
     IBM System Storage N5600
     IBM System Storage N7000
     IBM System Storage N7000 Gateway
     IBM System Storage N7600
     IBM System Storage N7800