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IBM's Tivoli Tightens Its Laces: Page 3 of 4

Promises better integration of storage software in Q2, but full EMC support is still pending
March 28, 2003

Here are some of the main features of the new versions of Tivoli software:

Tivoli Storage Manager 5.2

  • Provides "bare-metal restore" for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
  • Supports new devices and applications, including IBM WebSphere

Tivoli Storage Resource Manager 1.2

  • Can automatically provision storage as necessary to prevent file systems from running out of space
  • Desktop agent allows administrators to enforce SRM rules on clients or allow users to self-manage their storage

Tivoli SAN Manager 1.2

  • Supports new devices, including Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) MDS 9000 Fibre Channel switches, and Red Hat Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) and SuSE Inc. Linux
  • Available for IBM AIX
  • Improves discovery procedures, speeding up installation "from a couple of days to a couple of hours," according to Tevis.

IBM plans to outline the enhanced storage lineup at its DeveloperWorks Live conference next month in New Orleans.

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