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GEMS SmartMedia
Intelligent Media Management
GEMS SmartMedia is an open media management application for heterogeneous storage environments. It provides standard interfaces for applications, robotic library control, drive control, and administration. GEMS SmartMedia enables any combination of NetWorker servers and storage nodes to dynamically access shared libraries and drives. SmartMedia reduces media management costs while maximizing library and drive sharing.
Features & Benefits
Acts as a Gateway for Drive and Library Sharing
Central Media Management Within or Across Data Zones
Dramatically Increased ROI for Hardware
 Reduced overall storage costs through centralized, automated operations
Acts as a Broker for Device Use
Dynamic drive and library sharing within or across data zones
Simultaneous operations for tape labeling and library inventory
Multiple drive I/Os can be in progress at one time
Details
GEMS SmartMedia is an open media management application that provides standard interfaces for applications, robotic library control, drive control, and administration. GEMS SmartMedia enables enterprises to better manage their growing base of removable media and devices distributed across a heterogeneous storage environment. Whether deployed within or across data zones, GEMS SmartMedia acts as a gateway for drive and library sharing. It controls application requests for media from a central location and allows all GEMS SmartMedia aware applications, known as SmartMedia Connections, to access and share all SmartMedia attached devices.
With the growth of removable media usage, media management has evolved from being an afterthought when implementing storage management solutions to being one of the key criteria when selecting an overall solution. GEMS SmartMedia addresses enterprise requirements for library and drive sharing and central tape and device management.
NetWorker software users who adopt GEMS SmartMedia will dramatically increase their return on investment for their hardware. They also reduce their overall storage costs through centralized, automated operations. GEMS SmartMedia increases the manageability, availability, and performance of NetWorker software in an enterprise storage environment. NetWorker software customers achieve the following benefits:
- Simultaneous operations for tape labeling and library inventorying
- Dynamic drive and library sharing within or across data zones
- Central media management within or across data zones
GEMS SmartMedia acts as a broker for device use. It places requests from multiple NetWorker servers or Storage Nodes in a queue and robotic arm operations are completed in the order they are received. Simultaneous operations are achieved with GEMS SmartMedia as well. Multiple drive I/Os can be in progress at one time. Through its central database, SmartMedia simplifies the management of media and devices used throughout a storage environment.
GEMS SmartMedia offers significant management benefits. Operational costs are reduced through its global management capabilities. Media and device control and monitoring now occurs in one location. Additionally, the central media database offers a single source for tracking important media events, such as location, use, and status, for multiple applications.
GEMS SmartMedia offers a single gateway for robotics control, managing and serializing requests from multiple applications. Device management is also dramatically reduced and fewer devices are required. Library and drive monitoring is achieved through the central gateway. Device administration is now required for fewer devices.
GEMS SmartMedia acts as a broker for device use. It places requests from multiple NetWorker servers or Storage Nodes in a queue and robotic arm operations are completed in the order they are received. Simultaneous operations are achieved with GEMS SmartMedia as well. Multiple drive I/Os can be in progress at one time. Through its central database, SmartMedia simplifies the management of media and devices used throughout a storage environment.
GEMS SmartMedia offers significant management benefits. Operational costs are reduced through its global management capabilities. Media and device control and monitoring now occurs in one location. Additionally, the central media database offers a single source for tracking important media events, such as location, use, and status, for multiple applications.
GEMS SmartMedia offers a single gateway for robotics control, managing and serializing requests from multiple applications. Device management is also dramatically reduced and fewer devices are required. Library and drive monitoring is achieved through the central gateway. Device administration is now required for fewer devices.
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