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Status Submitted
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Server)
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 24, 2025

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External storage level immutability integration in application level

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Currently there is a workaround provided by Dell to present Data Domain DD Boost storage units as BoostFS mount points and eventually storage pool to Storage Protect server. In this way, one can take advantage of high deduplication rate, encryption at rest and automatic retention lock management of the backups performed on storage layer. However, there is no mutual agreement and effort to establish this solution (no contribution made by IBM), so basically Storage Protect server is unaware of what's happening on the storage side. For instance, even if the backups made immutable, they can be simply deleted from Storage Protect server (of course only metadata from catalogue). I believe IBM should collaborate other vendors providing market leader products to keep its products competing with others. All other Gartner leader products have OST integration with the same storage appliance, which boosts the quality of service they are providing with high performance, integrity and reliability.

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