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Develop New Dell Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) Models to Speed Up Mainframe Storage. New mainframe virtual tape storage options are now available, according to Dell.

To announce the release of the DLm2700 and DLm8700, two new versions of the Dell Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm). These robust new versions have 25GbE storage connectors, 32Gb FICON mainframe host connectivity, and updated Virtual Tape Engines (VTEs) with 60% more processing cores for better performance.

Enhanced Performance and Storage Efficiency

Even the most taxing mainframe tape workloads can be more effectively managed with to the new DLm models’ notable increases in processing power and host and storage communication speeds. This enables users to benefit from the newest Dell storage options, including PowerProtect, PowerScale, and PowerMax, while still being able to replace conventional mainframe tape storage with plug-compatible devices.

DLm 7.0 Expands on Dell Technologies’ Innovative Features and Adaptability in Mainframe Storage

The strong combination of mainframe tape processing capability, storage options, and cutting-edge capabilities that let users optimize data deduplication, scalability, enterprise-class performance, and availability is what made Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) famous. Customers may modernize their mainframe architecture and save money on storage by sharing storage resources between mainframe and non-mainframe applications.

New Virtual Tape Engines (VTEs), 32Gb FICON, and quicker storage interfaces are features of the new 2700 and 8700 versions.

Connect two or more PowerMax storage arrays.

Connect up to four storage arrays from the PowerScale or PowerProtect DD series. The latest VTEs provide 25GbE storage, 32Gb FICON (the fastest available), and 60% more cores.

Cloud Connectivity and Long-Term Retention

The new Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) models provide more economical tape image Long Term Retention (LTR) and retrieval by maintaining compatibility for Dell ECS and Amazon AWS. Customers may free up on-premises capacity and share storage resources with open systems storage when quicker retrieval is needed by utilizing a combination of local and cloud-based mainframe tape storage.

Cyber Resiliency and Multi-Site DR Protection

Dell’s long history of enterprise-class mainframe storage innovation, which includes the implementation of Universal Data Consistency (UDC) between mainframe tape and disk a solution to the decades-old issue of mainframe data and log files being out of sync, which can cause problems following an outage is the foundation of DLm. Additional cutting-edge storage capabilities that offer improved cyber resiliency and multi-site disaster recovery protection include mainframe snapshot Data Protection (zDP), Cyber Protection Automation (zCPA), and cyber data intrusion detection (zCID).

All things considered, mainframe users looking to increase performance, optimize storage, and take advantage of cloud-based flexibility and cyber resilience will find that the new DLm models provide a strong option.

The Dell Technologies and IBM Partnership

In order to satisfy the changing needs of the biggest businesses in the world, Dell Technologies continues to maintain the mainframe ecosystem in partnership with IBM. PowerMax and Dell Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) both support IBM z16. The IBM Telum processor, which powers the z16, provides AI inferencing with unparalleled agility and at a pace and scale never before possible.

PowerMax 2500 and 8500 for Mainframe and mixed workloads

AI-powered performance enhancement. Natural language queries in APEX AIOps for quick infrastructure optimization.

The first mainframe cyber intrusion detection system in the industry using data gathered from PowerMax.

The first guaranteed 3:1 mainframe data reduction in the industry.

Largest-scale, most detailed cyber recovery.

Dell Mainframe Services and Solutions

With more than 30 years of experience, Dell provides a full range of mainframe solutions and services to give your company data security, automatic recovery, cyber resilience, and connection.

Cyber Intrusion Detection and Protection for Mainframe

Businesses can identify mainframe cyber incursions and recover DASD and virtual tape in the case of a cyberattack while using the least amount of space possible with to Dell’s zCID, zDP, zCPA, and SnapVX technologies.

In the case of a cyberattack, customers may obtain point-in-time copies of data instantly with to Dell SnapVX and zDP technology.

With the ability to protect snapshots, PowerMax DASD enables customers to select scheduling frequencies as fine-grained as every five minutes to meet recovery needs.

Recovery of tape data after a cyberattack, undiscovered data damage, or human mistake is made possible by DLm virtual tape with Power Protect storage. Tape volume snapshots are secured using retention lock technology.

Create both physical and virtual cyber vaults at the primary site, disaster recovery site, or a specific cyber recovery location to save time and money. Recovering from a cyber incident takes less time. Pointer-based data snapshots eliminate the need for data to be duplicated, relocated, or recreated using journals.

Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm)

For all mainframe applications, Dell version 7.0 offers enterprise-class data protection and security along with additional storage choices, a faster virtual tape engine, and quicker host and storage interfaces.

Up to two Powermax storage arrays, such as the PowerMax 2500 and PowerMax 8500, can be connected.

Connect up to four PowerScale or Isilon systems for up to 6PB of virtual tape, and up to four PowerProtect DD or Data Domain storage arrays.

Multiple DLm sites are supported by GDDR Tape automatic fail-over, which also makes multi-tenant environments controllable. Market-leading capacity and replication bandwidth reductions are offered by PowerProtect DD deduplication.

PowerMax DASD for Mainframe

Optimizing I/O processing lowers latency and raises IOPs.

Reduce Recovery Time Objectives by utilizing IBM System Recovery Boost.

Standalone rackmount models 2500 and 8500 offer 32Gb FICON connection and an effective capacity of up to 3.8 and 10 petabytes, respectively.

The quickest data transport protocol for mainframe storage is IBM zHyperlink Read Connectivity.

$207K in power cost savings and up to 2.8x higher performance per watt are made possible by Optimizing storage footprint efficiency through on-demand capacity allocation for mainframes and open systems.

Connectrix FICON Directors for Mainframe

Offer unrivaled dependability, maximum scalability, and built-in high availability.

Provides excellent performance to match all-flash storage setups.

Mission-critical ports 32–768 Supports FICON Cascading and Control Unit Port (CUP).

Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR) R6.1

Your button for company continuity in an emergency.

Protects against disasters automatically for both tape and DASD.

Active Dell zDP monitoring to raise awareness of cybersecurity.

A descriptive view of the processes being taken in response to planned or unforeseen occurrences is provided by the failover automation preview.

SRDF/A auto recovery is automated.