Content Manager OnDemand supports external cloud storage managers such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Apache Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Hitachi Content Platform, IBM Cloud Object Storage, and OpenStack Swift. Content Manager OnDemand can also store data to external file systems.
The Content Manager OnDemand server can be configured to maintain copies of its stored data in both cache storage, managed by Content Manager OnDemand, and in archive storage, now referred to as external storage. Historically, IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) has been the only option used by Content Manager OnDemand to maintain data stored in external storage. The addition of Amazon S3, Apache HDFS, Hitachi Content Platform, IBM Cloud Object Storage, and OpenStack Swift support augments the storage capabilities of Content Manager OnDemand by providing multiple external cloud storage solution options. Cloud storage solutions allow Content Manager OnDemand users to leverage the advantages that such storage provides such as cost savings, data replication, and disaster recovery. This functionality is configured in Content Manager OnDemand and behaves much in the same way that communicating with TSM does. This means that data in Content Manager OnDemand can be stored in cache as well as stored in Amazon S3, Apache HDFS, Hitachi Content Platform, IBM Cloud Object Storage, or OpenStack Swift. The storing of data to any external cloud storage manager can take place at the same time that data is written to the Content Manager OnDemand cache, or the migration of the data can be scheduled at a later date.
Amazon S3, Apache HDFS, Hitachi Content Platform, IBM Cloud Object Storage, and OpenStack Swift storage options complement the functionality provided by TSM. Content Manager OnDemand servers can be configured to use any combination of Amazon S3, Apache HDFS, Hitachi Content Platform, IBM Cloud Object Storage, OpenStack Swift, and TSM.
Additional information for each cloud storage solution can be found on the web at the following locations:
The Content Manager OnDemand server can be configured to maintain copies of its stored data in a file system accessible to Content Manager OnDemand. As with the cloud storage options, the storing of data to an external file system can take place at the same time that data is written to the Content Manager OnDemand cache, or the migration of the data can be scheduled at a later date.