IBM TotalStorage DR550 SMB Version 1.0 ------ 27 May 2005 Page 5
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Introduction
IBM® TotalStorage® DR550 SMB, one of IBM’s Data Retention offerings, is an integrated offering
for clients that need to retain and preserve electronic business records. The DR550 SMB packages
storage, server and software retention components into a preconfigured offering.
Integrating IBM eServer
™ pSeries® POWER5™ processor-based servers and IBM Tivoli® Storage
Manager for Data Retention software, this offering is designed to provide a central point of control to
help manage growing compliance and data retention needs. The powerful system, which is
designed to be mounted into a standard 19 inch rack (you may want to consider a lockable rack for
added security - the cabinet is not included with DR550 SMB, but can be purchased separately if
needed), supports the ability to retain data and prevents tampering or alteration. The system’s
compact design can help with fast and easy deployment, and incorporates an open and flexible
architecture.
To help clients better respond to changing business environments as they transform their
infrastructure, the DR550 SMB is shipped with approximately 1 terabyte of physical capacity and can
expanded (add an additional 1 TB) as needs require.
IBM TotalStorage Data Retention Innovative Technology
At the heart of the offering is IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention. This new industry
changing software is designed to help customers protect the integrity of data as well as automatically
enforce data retention policies. Using policy-based management, data can be stored indefinitely,
can be expired based on a retention event, or have a predetermined expiration date. In addition, the
retention enforcement feature may be applied to data using deletion hold and release interfaces
which hold data for an indefinite period of time, regardless of the expiration date or defined event.
The policy software is also designed to prevent modifications or deletions after the data is stored.
With support for open standards, the new technology is designed to provide customers flexibility to
use a variety of content management or archive applications.
Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention is installed in the IBM eServer P5 520 using POWER5
processor. This entry-level server has many of the attributes of IBM’s high-end servers, representing
outstanding technology advancements.
Tape storage can be critical for long-term data archiving, and IBM provides customers with a
comprehensive range of tape solutions. The IBM TotalStorage DR550 SMB supports IBM's
TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 (including the new Write Once Read Many or WORM
cartridges) as well as the IBM Linear Tape Open family of tape products and other tape brands. Due
to the permanent nature of data stored with the DR550, it is strongly recommended that the 3592
with WORM cartridges be used to take advantage of tape media encoded to enforce non-rewrite and
non-erase capability. This complementary capability will be of particular interest to customers that
need to store large quantities of electronic records to meet regulatory and internal audit
requirements.
The DR550 SMB is available in two basic configurations: disk only (which can be enhanced later to
connect tape) and disk and tape ready (all connections for both disk and tape are included in the
solution).
