The main objectives of the data management features of CA-Unicenter are to protect tapes from being overwritten accidentally, ensure that files are backed up at the right time, manage disk space efficiently and retrieve archived files when they are needed. The data management component provides all these functions and more. It is a full-functioned tape and backup management system that is based on an integrated file catalog that allows uniform access to files regardless of the file system or medium on which the file resides.
Tape management facilities protect tapes by recognizing those that should not be overwritten until the required retention criteria have been met -- cycles, generations or time periods. It offers a safe and effective tape management environment. Disk backup management provides a complete backup and archive facility supporting full file system, incremental, and partial backups and archives. A comprehensive tracking, reporting and restoration system is also provided, including automatic transparent restore of archival files.
Facilities are also provided to trigger a threshold archive based on a user-defined percentage of file-system-used. Threshold archive quickly frees additional space by deleting files for which current backups exist. These backup versions are dynamically re-designated as archive versions that are then eligible for automatic transparent restore. Backup management is tightly integrated with the tape management facilities to ensure consistent retention and protection of file backups.
Solaris version: 2.3 and 2.4
Solstice application/version: Solstice SNM 2.2
Type of integration: Console Menu Interface