Overview
In the typical data life cycle, new data is accessed intensively. As data ages, it is accessed less frequently and may remain dormant for many months or even years, although it may occasionally undergo brief periods of renewed intense access. SGI helps customers flexibly and economically adapt to changing data access patterns with SGI InfiniteStorage Data Migration Facility.

DMF transparently migrates files from online storage to near-line storage based on user-defined criteria such as time of last access. Without DMF, the only choice most sites have is to either maintain a huge pool of inactive data on expensive disk storage or manually archive that data to tape, where it is difficult or impossible to access.

With DMF, a nearly infinite data store can be cost-effectively maintained and managed without sacrificing accessibility. All data is transparently recalled to primary storage when accessed, so users never need to know where the data resides. Many SGI customers are already using DMF to manage over a petabyte of data with no end in sight.

Hosted on either IRIX or Linux systems, DMF can also be used in conjunction with SGI InfiniteStorage NAS and SAN solutions to provide transparent data lifecycle management services across Windows®, Mac OS® X, Linux® and Unix® environments to transparently access data on multiple tiers of storage.

Features:
  • Lower TCO with Reduced Cost of Capacity and Administration
  • Increase ROI with Higher Data Access and Productivity
  • Optimize Data Management and Control
  • Reduce Risk to Data Retention and Accountability
  • Protect Investment with Infinite Scalability
  • Integrate Seamlessly with Consolidation and Data Protection