Storage Manager Software V6.2 From PoINT Software and Systems

PoINT Software and Systems GmbH has announced version 6.2 of its Storage Manager software.

This release of the data and storage management software stands out in particular for its improved stability, ensuring availability of relocated and archived data.

Version 6.2 is available.

The Storage Manager allows users to use their available storage capacity more efficiently within a tiered storage architecture. To this end, the software transfers inactive data from costly primary storage (the performance tier) to more cost-effective storage systems (the capacity or archive tiers), where it is then archived. The solution’s functionality, enabling automatic failover on the next level of storage, offers improved stability: if the primary storage system fails, the automatic failover system preserves read access to data with the replication device.

Storage Manager 6.2 also includes a PoINT Secondary Access Server (PSAS). This is a kind of second Storage Manager server which is used if the primary Storage Manager server fails. PSAS then enables read access to archived files, preserving users’ access to data. This function currently operates in combination with NetApp FAS systems; support for additional primary storage systems will follow in due course.

“In business-critical environments,” said Thomas Thalmann, MD, PoINT Software and Systems, “It is essential to guarantee data availability and accessibility, no matter where it is stored. The new functionality within PoINT Storage Manager 6.2 ensures significantly improved availability for relocated or archived data, even when servers or storage systems fail.“