White Paper: FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Support For IBM iSeries

FalconStor VTL precisely emulates the same tape libraries and formats recognized by iSeries servers. Therefore, replacing your physical library with a virtual library doesn't change anything about how you run backup operations. Existing tools such as LXI Media Management System (MMS) and Backup Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) work the same way. However, in this case, because a virtual library can accept far more data streams than a physical library, you can run more jobs at once.

You can also create as many tape libraries and drives as you need (up to 128 libraries and 1024 drives per FalconStor VTL system). This means that you can deploy multiple backup targets and no longer have to worry about managing save times across iSeries systems.

Because FalconStor VTL works with its own disk resources, you don't consume costly iSeries storage like you do when using internal i5/OS virtual tapes. Furthermore, there is no impact on internal iSeries disk consumption. FalconStor VTL makes it easy to manage this.

If desired, the FalconStor VTL can also be used for open systems backups (Windows, UNIX, Linux), letting you consolidate all backup operations on a single platform.