This IBM® Redpaper Redbooks publication provides guidance about a backup and recovery solution for SAP High-performance Analytic Appliance (HANA) running on IBM Power Systems. This publication provides case studies and how-to procedures that show backup and recovery scenarios. This publication provides information about how to protect data in an SAP HANA environment by using IBM Spectrum® Protect and IBM Spectrum Copy Data Manager. This publication focuses on the data protection solution, which is described through several scenarios. The information in this publication is distributed on an as-is basis without any warranty that is either expressed or implied. Support assistance for the use of this material is limited to situations where IBM Spectrum Scale or IBM Spectrum Protect are supported and entitled, and where the issues are specific to a blueprint implementation. The goal of the publication is to describe the best aspects and options for backup, snapshots, and restore of SAP HANA Multitenant Database Container (MDC) single and multi-tenant installations on IBM Power Systems by using theoretical knowledge, hands-on exercises, and documenting the findings through sample scenarios. This document provides resources about the following processes: Describing how to determine the best option, including SAP Landscape aspects to back up, snapshot, and restore of SAP HANA MDC single and multi-tenant installations based on IBM Spectrum Computing Suite, Red Hat Linux Relax and Recover (ReAR), and other products. Documenting key aspects, such as recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO), backup impact (load, duration, scheduling), quantitative savings (for example, data deduplication), integration and catalog currency, and tips and tricks that are not covered in the product documentation. Using IBM Cloud® Object Storage and documenting how to use IBM Spectrum Protect to back up to the cloud. SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 05 has this feature that is built in natively. IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has this feature too. Documenting Linux ReaR to cover operating system (OS) backup because ReAR is used by most backup products, such as IBM Spectrum Protect and Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) to back up OSs. This publication targets technical readers including IT specialists, systems architects, brand specialists, sales teams, and anyone looking for a guide about how to implement the best options for SAP HANA backup and recovery on IBM Power Systems. Moreover, this publication provides documentation to transfer the how-to-skills to the technical teams and solution guidance to the sales team. This publication complements the documentation that is available at IBM Knowledge Center, and it aligns with the educational materials that are provided by IBM Garage™ for Systems Technical Education and Training.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication updates and complements the previous publication: Implementing the IBM General Parallel File System in a Cross Platform Environment, SG24-7844, with additional updates since the previous publication version was released with IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS™). Since then, two releases have been made available up to the latest version of IBM Spectrum™ Scale 4.1. Topics such as what is new in Spectrum Scale, Spectrum Scale licensing updates (Express/Standard/Advanced), Spectrum Scale infrastructure support/updates, storage support (IBM and OEM), operating system and platform support, Spectrum Scale global sharing - Active File Management (AFM), and considerations for the integration of Spectrum Scale in IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager (Spectrum Protect) backup solutions are discussed in this new IBM Redbooks publication. This publication provides additional topics such as planning, usability, best practices, monitoring, problem determination, and so on. The main concept for this publication is to bring you up to date with the latest features and capabilities of IBM Spectrum Scale as the solution has become a key component of the reference architecture for clouds, analytics, mobile, social media, and much more. This publication targets technical professionals (consultants, technical support staff, IT Architects, and IT Specialists) responsible for delivering cost effective cloud services and big data solutions on IBM Power Systems™ helping to uncover insights among clients' data so they can take actions to optimize business results, product development, and scientific discoveries.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps strengthen high availability solutions for IBM Power Systems™ with IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror® Enterprise Edition (hardware, software, and tools) with a well-defined and documented deployment model within an IBM Power Systems environment, offering clients a planned foundation for a dynamic, highly available infrastructure for their enterprise applications. This book addresses topics to leverage the strengths of IBM PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1.2 Enterprise Edition for AIX on IBM Power Systems to solve client application high availability challenges, and maximize system availability, and management. The book examines the tools, utilities, documentation, and other resources available to help the IBM technical teams provide solutions and support for IBM high availability solutions with IBM PowerHA in an IBM Power Systems environment. This book is targeted toward technical professionals (consultants, technical support staff, IT Architects, and IT Specialists) responsible for providing high availability solutions and support with IBM Power Systems and IBM PowerHA.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication positions the IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror® V6.1 for AIX® Enterprise Edition as the cluster management solution for high availability. This solution enables near-continuous application service and minimizes the impact of planned and unplanned outages. The primary goal of this high-availability solution is to recover operations at a remote location after a system or data center failure, establish or strengthen a business recovery plan, and provide separate recovery location. The IBM PowerHA SystemMirror Enterprise Edition is targeted at multisite high-availability disaster recovery. The objective of this book is to help new and existing PowerHA customers to understand how to plan to accomplish a successful installation and configuration of the PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Enterprise Edition. This book emphasizes the IBM Power Systems™ strategy to deliver more advanced functional capabilities for business resiliency and to enhance product usability and robustness through deep integration with AIX, affiliated software stack, and storage technologies. PowerHA SystemMirror is designed, developed, integrated, tested, and supported by IBM from top to bottom.

This IBM Redbooks publication contains information about the first official release of the pSeries High Performance Switch (HPS) and products that may benefit from this equipment. This book includes detailed information about the hardware and software configuration as well as examples of supported and potential configurations.