IBM Storage Archive

StrongLink is the only solution that combines cross-platform data management with policy-based storage resource management tools. Advanced metadata-driven technologies enable intelligent data management across flash, disk, cloud, and tape storage at any scale. StrongLink LTFS is a powerful next generation feature to provide seamless automated support for tape libraries from any vendor. This optional StrongLink capability is designed to make tape transparent to users and administrators, and acts as a seamless extension to tape for existing flash/disk storage platforms, opening it into a multi-protocol policy-based Global Namespace. The new StrongLink LTFS feature takes tape to the next level, with metadata-driven intelligence that enables policy-based workflows that integrate directly into the rest of your storage infrastructure. Perfect for growing environments, StrongLink with LTFS support can expand as needed to extreme scales, while providing simplicity and automation.

ArchiverFS is a lightweight file archiving solution for servers and network storage that lets you use any NAS, SAN, or cloud platform as second-tier storage. With no databases or proprietary formats, it runs on pure NTFS from start to finish. Old, unused, or unstructured files can be moved in bulk from expensive primary storage to cheaper secondary devices while preserving directory structures, attributes, and permissions. If it can be formatted with NTFS and shared via a UNC path, ArchiverFS can use it. Features include support for cloud, DFS, replication, de-duplication, and compression. Optional link stubs (including seamless symbolic links) can be left in place of moved files, so users see them exactly as before. By reclaiming valuable space on primary storage without adding complexity, ArchiverFS helps organizations reduce costs, improve performance, and manage file growth with complete transparency.