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  • 1.  Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 07/20/21 04:51 AM
    Now you can protect your data in the way you want
    - Agentless data protection of opensource and commercial databases such as PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, Progress OpenEdge 4GL, Sybase/SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), SAP IQ Server, SQL Server, FirebirdSQL, MongoDB, GreenPlum and many more..
    - Protecting KVM using Proxmox or native is easy
    - CMS such as wordpress, joomla, drupal etc.
    - Use your favorite tool that you want. Eg pg_dump, pg_probackup, etc.

    Integrated backup will improve the recovery point objectives (RPO), as the transactional data can be protected immediately when it is created. For example Oracle archive logs, PostgreSQL WAL-logs, etc
    "Why scheduling backups when you can have it protected immediately?"

    It's easy to use.
    Just mount the SPFS filesystem on the location you want, and access it as a drive letter or path on your server.
    All file operations are translated directly to Spectrum Protect Client API calls, so nothing is cached locally

    Eg
    # mount -t spfs /backup
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    Manage your content centrally using policies, include/exclude rules.
    Automatic failover and fallback between Spectrum Protect servers.
    Versioning
    Retention

    Easy to browse and store data using Spectrum Protect.

    For more details read : IBM - SPFS - a filesystem for Spectrum Protect

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    Tomas Dalebjörk
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  • 2.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 07/21/21 11:16 AM
    It would be nice if the supported OS includes UNIX in its variant like AIX and windows.  From the Spictera website, the supported OS is limited to linux OS only.  The  SPFS solution for databases  backup and restore being agentless and simple to use is excellent. Most shops using ISP as their backup and recovery tool has it installed on either UNIX or Windows, hence extending the supported OS to other UNIX variants specifically AIX and Solaris and Windows Intel like windows 2019 would be tremendous for this solution.

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    Ed Galutan
    IT Specialist
    IBM
    Markham ON
    905-316-60151
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  • 3.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/06/25 11:52 PM

    Hi Tomas,

    Does the IBM Storage Protect client API is built-in the SPFS code ?

    Are the any plans to support AIX ?

    Thx.

    Paul Lefter



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    Paul Lefter
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  • 4.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/12/25 04:34 AM

    Paul, why do you need an API for SPFS? For what functions? As I see it now, SPFS is just a pipe to TSM, similar to a device.



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    Dmitry Dukhov
    https://www.tsmexplorer.com
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  • 5.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/12/25 04:53 AM
    Hi Paul and others.

    Spictera Unified Storage which includes both the application consistent snapshot and file/bucket/VTL access methods uses the IBM Storage Protect Client API.
    These are all separate packages, and can be upgraded individually.

    Do let me know if you want to give it a try?

    File and the other access methods translates the transition directly into IBM Storage Protect Client API calls, so no local Storage is needed.

    It has built in security mechanisms, such as GEO fences where information can only be accessed from approved physical locations, GEO tasged Storage where information such as files and folders structures are automatically tagged with its creators physical geographical location, and information accessed are automatically assigned to the users physical geographical location so that they can easily locate the information of need.
    It has also built in ransomware protection mechanisms that fires events if there is an intrusion and rejects such events.
    Of course this amoung the features that already exists within IBM Storage Protect such as data reduction, encryption, include/exclude filtering, replikation, tiering etc.

    You are happy to contact me or schedule a call if you need.

    Regards Tomas 







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  • 6.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/12/25 04:55 AM

    Hi Paul and others.

    Spictera Unified Storage which includes both the application consistent snapshot and file/bucket/VTL access methods uses the IBM Storage Protect Client API.

    These are all separate packages, and can be upgraded individually.

    Do let me know if you want to give it a try?

    Regarding support for other platforms, do let me know how big this business case is so that we can consider AIX.

    As for now, we only support Windows and Linux.

    File and the other access methods translates the transition directly into IBM Storage Protect Client API calls, so no local Storage is needed.

    It has built in security mechanisms, such as GEO fences where information can only be accessed from approved physical locations, GEO tasged Storage where information such as files and folders structures are automatically tagged with its creators physical geographical location, and information accessed are automatically assigned to the users physical geographical location so that they can easily locate the information of need.

    It has also built in ransomware protection mechanisms that fires events if there is an intrusion and rejects such events.

    Of course this amoung the features that already exists within IBM Storage Protect such as data reduction, encryption, include/exclude filtering, replikation, tiering etc.

    You are happy to contact me or schedule a call if you need.

    tomas.dalebjork@spictera.com 

    Regards Tomas 



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    Tomas Dalebjörk
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  • 7.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/19/25 02:02 PM

    Hi Tomas,

    I will contract you via Email and perhaps we can arrange a chat to explore deep technical spictera; my case is around AIX (220 LPARs)...

    I registered in your site and Maria replied 2 times until now.

    Best Regards - Paul

    paul.lefter@sysco.ro



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    Paul Lefter
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  • 8.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/20/25 10:10 AM

    Tomas,

    Thank you for sharing the details. The ability to protect diverse databases and systems, from PostgreSQL to KVM environments, via Spectrum Protect's agentless approach is impressive. Integrating real-time protection for transactional data such as Oracle archive logs and PostgreSQL WAL-logs certainly enhances RPO by ensuring data is safeguarded as it is created.

    The seamless integration of SPFS to mount as a drive letter/path simplifies management, with centralized policy control and automatic failover. This solution is a significant step forward for reducing manual scheduling and ensuring consistent, immediate data protection.

    Best regards,

    Milly



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    Miley
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  • 9.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/21/25 01:19 AM

    Thanks Miley.

    Let me know if you want to give it a try.

    All you need is to request a free of charge trial version at https://www.spictera.com

    Regards Tomas 



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    Tomas Dalebjörk
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  • 10.  RE: Finally an universal agentless backup/archive solution for Spectrum Protect

    Posted 10/22/25 09:17 AM

    Hi Tomas,

    This is really great - I have been exploring better ways to protect dynamic data for web-based platforms like nettocalcolostipendio, and SPFS looks like a solid option. The agentless protection for databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL is exactly what's needed when working with constantly changing user data.

    I really like the idea of protecting data instantly instead of scheduling backups - that's a big plus for reliability and uptime. Mounting SPFS as a filesystem also makes it super easy to manage without extra layers of complexity. Great work on making backup and recovery this straightforward

    Best Regards

    Miley, Sr web developer in Italy 



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    Miley
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