New for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Version 4.1.4
Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager includes new features and changes.
- Run instant restore operations on IBM and non-IBM storage systems
- In Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 or later, you can use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager to run instant restore operations on IBM
and non-IBM storage systems.
For IBM storage devices, you can perform instant restore operations by using either private interfaces or the VSS ResyncLuns API. The format that is used depends on the device. When you use private interfaces on these devices, it is not necessary to set the shadow copy as a transportable snapshot. When you use VSS ResyncLuns API on these devices, it is necessary to set the shadow copy as a transportable snapshot.
For non-IBM storage devices, the VSS Hardware provider must enable the device to implement and support the Microsoft VSS ResyncLuns API. In addition, the VSS Hardware provider must support creating transportable snapshots during backups, and importing transportable snapshots during restores. You cannot perform instant restore operations on these devices unless the VSS ResyncLuns API is implemented.
- Create capacity metrics reports
- If you are licensed under a front-end or back-end licensing model, you may need to create capacity metrics reports. To enable you to generate these reports, a new property page, Capacity Licensing, has been added to the Data Protection properties. To view, go to the navigation tree of Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and click Properties in the Actions pane.