Tier Virtualization
DMF creates and automatically manages a tiered virtual storage environment that can significantly reduce equipment and operating costs, improve service levels and lower risks. Based on user criteria DMF continuously monitors and automatically migrates data among storage assets with different cost and performance characteristics. Data always appears to be online to end users and applications regardless of its actual storage location.
Block Virtualization
SGI's LiveSAN storage virtualization suite, with its innovative "Split-Path" architecture, provides centrally managed storage pooling and virtual volume allocations for the entire SAN. LiveSAN enables independent scalability, top performance, and high availability of all SAN resources.
Filesystem
The filesystem for SGI systems, from desktop workstations to supercomputers. XFS provides full 64-bit file capabilities that scale easily to handle extremely large files and filesystems that grow to exabytes.
Shared Filesystem
Provides instant data access and sharing among systems on a Storage Area Network without network mounts or copies. By eliminating network data overhead, latencies and copies, CXFS enables the typical data-intensive workflow to complete 20% to 80% faster, while reducing the administration overhead, speeding backups and reducing disk needed.
Volume Management
SGI® InfiniteStorage Volume Manager XVM® volume management is integrated in SGI InfiniteStorage Filesystem XFS. The XFS file system integrates volume management, the guaranteed rate I/O, and journaling technology for fast, reliable recovery. File systems can be backed up while still in use, significantly reducing administrative overhead.
Backup and Restore
To meet your backup and restore needs, SGI offers you a choice of three industry-leading backup applications: Legato NetWorker®, and ATEMPO® TIMEnavigator™. These applications take full advantage of the outstanding I/O capabilities of SGI servers and storage systems to achieve record-breaking backup throughput.
