IBM® Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware includes
several new features and changes.
- Access Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware
GUI by
using a web browser GUI
- You can now access the vCenter Server through a stand-alone web
browser graphic user interface (GUI) in addition to the existing interface
that integrates with the VMware vSphere Client. For more information,
see Backing up and restoring virtual machines from Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware GUI.
- Instant restore processing
- Unlike a virtual machine or single virtual disk restore operation,
an instant restore operation provides access to volume content while
the restore process is in progress. Less downtime is required before
a recovered volume can be used. After you start an instant restore
operation, you can use data on the disk while the restore operation
is in progress. You can restore all datastores that are included in
a backup and all virtual machines are registered. For more information,
see Restoring datastores.
- Special Publication (SP) 800-131 compliant encryption
- Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware uses IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit),
for Secure Socket Layer and Transport Layer Security TCP/IP connections.
GSKit supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2)
and now incorporates the new security standards, as defined in the
Special Publications (SP) 800-131. For more information about GSkit,
see GSKit configuration.
- Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware integration
with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware can
now protect data in VMware vSphere environment at the protected site
where VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is installed. For
more information, see Integration with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
New and updated parameters
The following parameters
are new, modified, or removed for
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware:
- New parameters
- The ENFORCE_TLS12 parameter must be enabled
for SP 800-131 compliant encryption to be enforced. For information
about how to configure this parameter, see the GLOBAL section of the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware profile
file.
- Modified parameters
- The COPYSERVICES_HARDWARE_TYPE parameter
specifies the storage system where the data is stored.
The XIV option
is modified for this parameter. This option is specified when the
application data is on an IBM XIV® Storage System. Beginning
with this release, the storage adapter for the XIV Storage
System is based on a new generic framework. As a result, any notifications
on the console are displayed as COPYSERVICES_HARDWARE_TYPE=GENERIC when
this option is selected. Similarly, when you view the log or trace
files in the ACS_DIR/logs directory, any references
are displayed as COPYSERVICES_HARDWARE_TYPE=GENERIC.
For
information about how to configure this parameter, see the DEVICE_CLASS section of the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware profile
file.
- Removed GRACE_PERIOD parameter
- The GRACE_PERIOD parameter is not present
in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware profile
file in V4.1. This parameter is removed after you upgrade to or install
this version of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware.