Software Announcement October 17, 2000

Tivoli SANergy Version 2.2 Broadens Support to Include and Greatly Improves Performance for Small Files

Tivoli SANergy Version 2.2 adds: Overview At a Glance • Tivoli SANergy is patented Support for Red Hat Linux, as software that runs on both a SANergy host and as a What′s new in Tivoli SANergy connected to a storage area network MDC Version 2.2: (SAN) that can: • Support for DG/UX as a SANergy • Support has been added for: host • Greatly simplify SAN-storage − Red Hat Linux SANergy Meta administration through the power • Capability for all SANergy host Data Controller (MDC), V6.2 of sharing operating systems to work with all SANergy MDC operating − Red Hat Linux SANergy host, • Extend industry-standard systems V6.2 networking to utilize the gigabit bandwidth of the SAN • Improved SANergy functionality − Data General DG/UX for MacOS 8 and 9 SANergy host • Broaden increased data-availability protection to • Performance enhancements for −  MDCs for all hosts include many applications homogenous Linux and Solaris including MacOS, environments that specifically Windows NT, and • Reduce the total amount of improve value of SANergy in Windows 2000 storage required in a SAN Web-hosted environments • The MacOS host reliability and Tivoli SANergy eliminates the performance have been greatly one-to-one relationship between the Key Prerequisites improved and no longer number of SAN-connected requires a hardware dongle and Refer to Hardware and Software computers and the number of disk separate registration string. volumes needed by those Requirements section. computers. Tivoli SANergy • A new set of Application transparently enables multiple Program Interfaces (APIs) that computers to share single disk Planned Availability Date allows third-party file system volumes on the SAN storage. In fact, and NAS/OS vendors to get it allows many combinations of November 17, 2000 SANergy running on their computers running Windows NT , platforms. These APIs are Windows 2000, MacOS, IRIX, available through the Tivoli Solaris, AIX , Tru64, Red Hat Linux, Ready program. and DG/UX to all share the exact • same disk volumes at the same time. ZOOM, a new function on the And, if the applications running on Solaris and Linux platforms, those computers are capable, Tivoli enhances performance for small SANergy even enables the sharing files. of the exact same files at the same • Tivoli SANergy on Windows NT, time — across platforms! Windows 2000, AIX, and Solaris can be managed from SNMP management consoles.

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IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 200-365 Tivoli SANergy APIs Description With the release of SANergy 2.2, Tivoli is making available Tivoli SANergy Version 2.2 MDC/Host and Function APIs that will enable third-party file system and/or Support NAS/OS partners to integrate with SANergy. Through the new Tivoli Ready for SANergy program, developers will Running as host or MDC, or supporting the High be able to add their file system to those supported by Availability optional feature, or ZOOM, or SNMP, SANergy SANergy MDCs, or create their own custom MDC. Either Version 2.2 supports the following operating systems: approach will allow access to these new systems from any of the SANergy 2.2 host systems. For information on the Host MDC HA ZOOM SNMP Tivoli Ready for SANergy program, refer to:

Windows NT 4 x x x — x http://www.tivoli.com/teamtivoli Windows 2000 x x x — x MacOS 8 and 9 x ———— Year 2000 AIX x ——— x IRIX x ———— This product is Year 2000 ready. When used in Solaris x x — xx accordance with its associated documentation, it is Tru64 x ———— capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or Linux (Red Hat) x x — x — receiving date data within and between the twentieth and DG/UX x ———— twenty-first centuries, provided that all products (for example, hardware, software, and ) used with the Tivoli SANergy Version 2.2 supports the following MDC product properly exchange accurate date data with it. and host combinations:

MDCs Euro Currency

Windows Windows This program is not impacted by euro currency. NT 2000 Solaris Linux Hosts NTFS NTFS UFS EX2FS Product Positioning Windows NT 4 x x x x Windows 2000 x x x x Tivoli SANergy incorporates patented technology to MacOS 8 and 9 x x x x enable true file-level sharing via direct access to AIX x x x x SAN-based storage devices. Acting as a “SAN IRIX x x x x Redirector”, this software transparently extends Solaris x x x x Windows NT, Macintosh, and UNIX operating systems to Tru64 x x x x enable and manage concurrent access to common file Linux (Red Hat) x x x x systems on shared storage at true SAN network and DG/UX x x x x device speeds. ZOOM Major features of Tivoli SANergy include: ZOOM is a new feature that greatly improves SAN • File Sharing of a LAN performance for small file environments such as Web • Speed of a SAN hosting. Read performance on SANergy hosts is • Compatibility through standards improved by reducing the number of meta data requests Available since November 1998, the key values and between the SANergy host and the MDC. In Tivoli benefits of SANergy are driven by the ability to share data SANergy Version 2.2, ZOOM is enabled for Linux at extremely high data rates. With Tivoli SANergy, you SANergy hosts while using Linux SANergy MDCs, and for can: Solaris SANergy hosts while using Solaris SANergy MDCs. • Share storage, share file systems, share files — at the speed of a SAN Enterprise Management-ready with SNMP Control • Perform online data backups faster, with less In addition to the native and HTML-based interfaces for operational impact on systems and networks all operating system versions, Tivoli SANergy on Windows NT, Windows 2000, AIX, and Solaris can be • Reduce overall costs by eliminating servers and/or managed from SNMP management consoles. Tivoli redundant storage devices SANergy High Availability for Windows NT and Windows • 2000 can also be managed from SNMP management Realize near-linear scalability by adding new systems consoles. A custom SANergy management information to common storage as CPU demands increase base (MIB) is included to support the use of such consoles • Enable data sharing, accelerate data-intensive as Tivoli NetView and MG-SOFT MIB Browser workflows, and improve productivity for I/O Professional Edition. performance-critical applications Linux Support Linux support offers a completely new and powerful way for Linux environments to leverage SANs, scalability, performance, and throughput — with SANergy. A whole new realm of leveraging open-source products for enterprise business applications is opened.

200-365 -2- Reference Information

For information on Tivoli SANergy File Sharing Version 2.1, refer to Software Announcement 200-077, dated April 4, 2000.

Trademarks

SANergy is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. AIX and NetView are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Tivoli is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation or Tivoli Systems Inc. in the United States or other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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October 17, 2000

Education Support Technical Information

Descriptions of all classroom and self-study courses are Specified Operating Environment contained in IBM′s Education and Training catalogs. Call IBM Education and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH Hardware and Software Requirements (426-8322) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments. Summarized below are the general requirements to For current information on Tivoli Systems education, support Tivoli SANergy in a SAN-based environment. call 512-436-8000, or visit the Tivoli Systems home page Platform-specific requirements follow. on the Internet at: • MDC http://www.tivoli.com In any configuration, on a per file system basis, one needs to be assigned as the security and meta data controller/manager, MDC, for Offering Information SANergy-shared volumes. There can be as many MDCs as there are file systems, or a single MDC for Product information will be available on day of all file systems (or anything in between). Currently, announcement through Offering Information (OITOOL) at: only Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, LINUX , and Solaris can be MDCs. The MDC system also acts as http://www.ibm.com/wwoi the “server” for the specific shared volumes. However, the MDC′s role as a server is only to manage user authentication, access control and file Publications system locking operations — SANergy redirects I/O over the SAN. Windows NT-shared volumes must be The following publication can be ordered after planned formatted under Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 availability. To order, contact your IBM representative. using NTFS. Solaris shared volumes (Solaris MDC) must be formatted using UFS, and shared volumes for Order Linux must be formatted using EXT2FS. Title Number • Tivoli SANergy Administrator′s Guide GC26-7389 LAN Environment Displayable Softcopy Publications: The Tivoli SANergy All computers must share a common LAN and protocol publication in English is offered in displayable softcopy (for example, TCP/IP over Ethernet or Fibre Channel), form. The files are shipped on the same CD-ROM as the and be able to “see” each other on the LAN. This basic machine-readable material. includes an operational LAN network interface (for example, embedded Ethernet or separate Ethernet This displayable manual can be used with the Adobe adapter). All SANergy host computers must be able Acrobat Reader, or an HTML browser in any of the to “map” (mount) the MDC shared volumes. This supported environments. requires the standard network operating system software to be installed and configured, such that each The Adobe Acrobat browser can be found at the Adobe machine can access a shared volume on the MDC Web site: “server”.

http://www.adobe.com SANergy MDC Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files. SANergy Windows NT Client MAC or 2000 UNIX The Tivoli SANergy publication is available in HTML and PDF formats on the Tivoli Web site at: MacOS x Supplied Buy SAMBA w/SANergy or CIFS http://www.tivoli.com/support/sanergy Server SW

Windows NT x Use built-in Buy SAMBA or Windows NT or CIFS Windows 2000 or Server SW Windows 2000

UNIX x Buy/Use NFS Use built-in Server SW NFS

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IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 200-365 • SAN Environment AIX System All systems must share a common “SAN” connection An AIX system requires the following hardware and to shared storage devices. Typically, this will be a software: connection over shared SSA, or Fibre Channel (switched or arbitrated loop) physical media. A SAN • Machine — RS/6000 host bus adapter (HBA) is also required in each system • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: with appropriate SAN drivers installed. The interconnect technology and associated HBA may be − RAM — 128 MB shared SCSI, SSA, or Fibre Channel. All HBAs must − Disk space — 20 MB support a multi-initiator environment: • Operating system — AIX 4.3.2 or 4.3.3 − SAN network devices (for example, FC-AL hubs, • NFS installed and operational fabric/switches) • with Java script support • Communication Protocol: − SAN storage devices (for example, RAID or JBOD − TCP/IP, which comes standard with AIX arrays) Linux System For Fibre Channel SANs, all systems and drives to be shared must also be in a common “zone”. Zones and A Linux system requires the following hardware and fabrics may require additional configuration for proper software: operation. • Machine — X86-based PC architecture (for example Following are the specific system requirements. All 486), or later systems require a CD-ROM for software installation. • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: − RAM — 128 MB Apple Macintosh System − Disk space — 20 MB An Apple Macintosh system requires the following • Operating system — Linux Red Hat 6.2 hardware and software: − 2.2.x − glibc 2.1.x • Machine — PowerPC series systems with PCI bus − libstdc++ 2.9.x • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: • NFS installed and operational − RAM — 16 MB, in addition to the memory required • Netscape with Java script support by other applications • Communication Protocol: − Disk space — 20 MB − TCP/IP, which comes standard with Linux • Operating system — Macintosh Operating System 8.6 • SAMBA, if being used as an MDC to support Windows or 9 systems All Macintosh systems on the SAN must be running the SGI IRIX UNIX System same version of Mac OS. • Communication Protocol: A SGI IRIX UNIX system requires the following hardware − TCP/IP (MacTCP 2.0.6 or Open Transport 1.1.1, or and software: later) • Machine — O2, Octane, Origin Tru64 UNIX System • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: − RAM — 128 MB A Compaq Tru64 UNIX system requires the following − Disk space — 20 MB hardware and software: • Operating system — IRIX UNIX Release 6.5 • ONC3/NFS Version 2 or 3 installed and operational • Machine — Alpha systems (found on the SGI operating system disks) • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: • NFS installed and operational • Netscape with Java script support − RAM — 128 MB • Communication Protocol: − Disk space — 20 MB − TCP/IP, which comes standard with IRIX UNIX • Operating system — Alpha Tru64 UNIX Version 4.0F Sun Solaris System • NFS installed and operational • Netscape with Java script support A Sun Solaris system requires the following hardware and • Communication Protocol: software: − TCP/IP, which comes standard with Tru64 UNIX • Machine — SPARC systems only Data General DG/UX System • Minimum memory and space requirement to run:

A Data General DG/UX system requires the following − RAM — 128 MB hardware and software: − Disk space — 20 MB — refer to README file

• Machine — Intel X86 system • Operating system — Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, or 8 • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: • Sun Solaris NFS installed and operational − RAM — 128 MB • Netscape with Java script support − Disk space — 20 MB • Communication Protocol: • Operating system — Version R4.20MU05 (plus patch − TCP/IP, which comes standard with Sun Solaris for LD_PRELOAD) • NFS installed and operational Windows System • Netscape with Java script support • Communication Protocol: A Window system requires the following hardware and − TCP/IP, which comes standard with DG/UX software: • Machine — A Intel Pentium processor

200-365 -2- • Minimum memory and space requirement to run: availability of Tivoli SANergy Version 2.2, scheduled for November 17, 2000. − RAM — 64 MB, in addition to the memory required by other applications Terms and Conditions − Disk space — 20 MB — refer to README file

• Operating system — one of the following: Agreement: IBM International Program License − Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0, SP4, SP5, or Agreement (IPLA), IBM International Agreement for SP6 Acquisition of Programs and Support (IIAAPS), IBM − Windows NT Server Version 4.0, SP4, SP5, or SP6 Agreement for Acquisition of Support (IAAS), with the − Windows 2000 Attachment for Support and its Addendum for Tivoli • Communication Protocol: Systems, and an Order Form − TCP/IP Transferable: Applies, except when Support is in effect Note: For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 MDCs, SANergy supports NTFS formatted volumes only, Limited Warranty Applies: Yes including NTFS software stripe sets. SANergy does not currently support NTFS mirroring or software RAID Guarantee: Two months (parity). Getting Started Period: Not applicable Compatibility: SANergy V2.2 for Windows NT or Windows 2000, Macintosh, and UNIX is downward Usage Restriction: Yes. Usage is limited to the quantity compatible with SANergy File Sharing V2.1. of Tivoli Management Points acquired for a one-time charge. Performance Considerations: Tivoli SANergy performance will vary depending upon a customer′s Educational Allowance Available: Yes, to qualified particular network configuration and customization. educational institutional customers Planning Information Percentage: 15%

Packaging Volume Orders: Not applicable

Tivoli SANergy Version 2.2 customers will be shipped the Upgrade Protection Applies: Covered as long as Support following basic materials with each order: remains in effect

• A CD-ROM containing the machine-readable code for Licensed Program Materials Availability: Object Code all of the server platforms, and a softcopy of the Tivoli only SANergy Administrator′s Guide Entitled Upgrade for Current Upgrade Protection • The following hardcopy publications: Licensees: As announced for each program Order Tivoli Support Title Number Support Center applies: Yes Tivoli SANergy Administrator′s Guide GC26-7389 Access is available through Tivoli Value-Based Pricing LC23-4474 the Tivoli Support Center, License Information document 800-TIVOLI8 (848-6548). International Program Z125-3301 Availability: The first year of Tivoli Support License Agreement is available at no additional charge. The first year starts Security, Auditability, and Control when the product is shipped to the customer. Tivoli SANergy uses the security and auditability features of the operating system software. Subsequent years of Tivoli Support are available, for a The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and fee, as part of the IAAS, implementation of security features, administrative IIAAPS, or any equivalent procedures, and appropriate controls in application agreement. systems and communication facilities. Available until Twelve months after written Ordering Information the product notice of product is discontinued: discontinuance, for example, end-of-life (EOL). Basic License: Ordering information for Tivoli SANergy is unaffected by this announcement. Refer to Software Applicable for: The current release. Announcement 200-077, dated April 4, 2000. The immediate previous release End of Support level for twelve months after the general availability of Tivoli Support for Tivoli SANergy File Sharing Version 2.1 the current release. will be discontinued 12 months after the general

-3- 200-365 APAR Mailing Address: Tivoli Systems Inc. Trademarks 9442 Capital of Texas Highway SANergy is a trademark of International Business Machines Austin, TX 78759 Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. USA AIX and RS/6000 are registered trademarks of International Attention: Product Development Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Support Line: No Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Terminology Definitions: A complete list of products, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft terminology definitions, and licensing documents are Corporation. available at the following Web site: Java is a trademark of , Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and http://www.tivoli.com/products/licensing/ other countries exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Customer Financing: IBM Global Financing offers Tivoli is a registered trademark of International Business attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and Machines Corporation or Tivoli Systems Inc. in the United government customers and Business Partners in more States or other countries or both. than 40 countries around the world. IBM Global Financing LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United Other company, product, and service names may be States. Offerings, rates, terms, and availability may vary trademarks or service marks of others. by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at: Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure http://www.financing.ibm.com Statements made in this announcement regarding Year 2000 are “Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures” under the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998, a U.S. statute enacted on October 19, 1998. Prices

Price information for Tivoli SANergy is unaffected by this announcement. Refer to Software Announcement 200-077, dated April 4, 2000.

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