🛡️ IBM Storage Scale – High Availability and Cluster Data Backups
🔍 Overview
IBM Storage Scale (formerly GPFS) provides a robust, high-performance clustered file system designed for continuous data access and resilience. This tutorial covers critical high availability and backup capabilities for Linux and AIX environments.
💡 Key Learnings
- High Availability Design: Leverage failure groups and multipath I/O to protect data and ensure uptime.
- NSD Failure Groups: Define domains of fault isolation to increase data durability.
- Replication: Use synchronous or asynchronous replication to protect metadata and user data.
- Snapshots: Capture point-in-time copies and quickly restore individual files or entire directories.
- Cluster Backup: Employ IBM Spectrum Protect or cloud-based solutions to ensure business continuity.
📦 Use Cases
- Financial systems with high availability and compliance needs
- Healthcare systems requiring 24/7 patient data access
- High-performance computing (HPC) environments
🔗 Related Resources
🏁 Conclusion
IBM Storage Scale is purpose-built for enterprises that need robust, scalable, and secure data storage solutions. With built-in HA, flexible replication, and snapshot/restore features, it enables resilience at scale.
