Preface
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you with the planning, installation, and configuration of the new IBM Spectrum® Archive Enterprise Edition (EE) Version 1.3.2.2 for the IBM TS4500, IBM TS3500, IBM TS4300, and IBM TS3310 tape libraries.
IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition enables the use of the LTFS for the policy management of tape as a storage tier in an IBM Spectrum Scale based environment. It also helps encourage the use of tape as a critical tier in the storage environment.
This edition of this publication is the tenth edition of IBM Spectrum Archive Installation and Configuration Guide.
IBM Spectrum Archive EE can run any application that is designed for disk files on a physical tape media. IBM Spectrum Archive EE supports the IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 tape drives. and the IBM TS1160, TS1155, TS1150, and TS1140 tape drives.
IBM Spectrum Archive EE can play a major role in reducing the cost of storage for data that does not need the access performance of primary disk. The use of IBM Spectrum Archive EE to replace disks with physical tape in tier 2 and tier 3 storage can improve data access over other storage solutions because it improves efficiency and streamlines management for files on tape. IBM Spectrum Archive EE simplifies the use of tape by making it transparent to the user and manageable by the administrator under a single infrastructure.
This publication is intended for anyone who wants to understand more about IBM Spectrum Archive EE planning and implementation. This book is suitable for IBM customers, IBM Business Partners, IBM specialist sales representatives, and technical specialists.
Authors
This book was produced by a team working with the IBM Tokyo and IBM Tucson development labs.
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Hiroyuki Miyoshi is a manager of the tape development team in Tokyo. His team is engaged in developing tape drive hardware, linear tape file system (LTFS), and Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) solution, which is IBM Spectrum Archive. He is a Master Inventor and joined IBM in 2001 with a master’s degree in Electrical Science at Waseda University. Before becoming the manager in 2020, he was a developer for various storage products, such as RAID subsystems, BladeCenter storage/switch module, TS7700, SONAS, IBM Spectrum Scale, and IBM Spectrum Archive.
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Khanh Ngo is an IBM Senior Technical Staff Member and Master Inventor in Tucson, Arizona. Khanh is in the Storage CTO Office specializing in data integration with IBM Storage products. He joined IBM in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Later, he received a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management. Because of his design and implementation work with many IBM Spectrum Archive EE customers across multiple industries worldwide, Khanh is often sought out for his expertise to lead, execute, and successfully complete proof of concepts and custom engineering solutions that integrate IBM Spectrum Archive EE into customers’ production environments.
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Arnold Byron Lua is the IBM Storage Architect and Systems Storage Product Line Manager in the ASEAN region. He has extensive experience in the Technology industry as an IBM Storage Technical Specialist, Systems Architect, and Systems Engineer in various companies over a period of 20 years. Aside from product line management, he designs fit-for-purpose architecture solutions that focus on business value while streamlining costs. Arnold is a Professional Electronics Engineer of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
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Yuka Sasaki is a software developer for the IBM Spectrum Archive family of products: IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition, Library Edition, and Single Drive Edition in the IBM Tokyo Development Lab. Her team is engaged in developing and providing technical support of IBM Spectrum Archive. She joined IBM in 2019 with a Master’s degree in Media and Governance degree from Keio University, where she received her Cyber Security and Cyber Informatics Certificate.
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Yasuhiro Yoshihara is an Open Tape Subject Matter Expert who works in Yokohama since 2018 supporting IBM Spectrum Archive (LTFS), ProtecTIER®, and Open Tape Libraries/Tape Drives. He joined IBM in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Corporate Accounting). He has many years of experience in software support in charge of IBM Operating System/2® and then, host integration software, such as Personal Communications, Host On-Demand, Host Access Transformation Services, and Communications server. In addition to Host Integration Software, he started supporting Tape Software products, such as LTFS and ProtecTIER since 2012.
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Larry Coyne is a Project Leader at the International Technical Support Organization, Tucson Arizona center. He has over 35 years of IBM experience with 23 years in IBM storage software management. He holds degrees in Software Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso and Project Management from George Washington University. His areas of expertise include customer relationship management, quality assurance, development management, and support management for IBM Storage Software.
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Thanks to the following people for their contributions and support for this project:
Atsushi Abe
Hiroshi Itagaki
Takeshi Ishimoto
Osamu Matsumiya
Junta Watanabe
IBM Systems
Hiroshi Itagaki
Takeshi Ishimoto
Osamu Matsumiya
Junta Watanabe
IBM Systems
Joseph Chuen Wei Liew
IBM Cloud® and Cognitive Software
IBM Cloud® and Cognitive Software
Thanks to the authors of the previous editions of the IBM Spectrum Archive EE Redbooks:
Illarion Borisevich, Larry Coyne, Chris Hoffmann, Stefan Neff, Khanh Ngo, Wei Zheng Ong, and Markus Schaefer
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