Let's face it: storage isn't sexy. In fact, it can be a huge challenge. But you can't just make it go away. So why not try and make the best of a bad situation? Join us for this session if you're responsible for planning or managing storage for your enterprise. You'll see how the new Novell File Management Suite can help you clean up your unstructured data and transform storage from a bane to a boon for IT productivity.

1. Ugly Storage Made Sexy in
Novell Open Enterprise Server
®
and Windows Environments
Brian Six Karyn Victory
Senior Technology Specialist Senior Technology Girl Specialist
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kvictory@novell.com
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2. The Problem

3. Do you know...
How many orphaned folders are on the network?
How many TB of MP3s?
How many documents haven't been accessed in the six
months? The last year?
How many redundant files are stored?
Do you know how much space the files above take up on
your network?
How much does it cost to power and cool?
How much time are you spending backing up?
Understanding your data better is the first step to
rationalizing it
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4. The Iceberg in the Data Center
Are you managing files the same way you always have?
structured data
unstructured 80% of all digital
data data is unstructured
Unstructured data
is growing by 60%
CAGR
Unstructured data
resists utilization
and reuse
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5. Customer Challenges
• Explosive growth of unstructured data (files)
• Security and Regulatory compliance
• Storage admin tasks highly manual and redundant
• Shrinking backup windows and general backup concerns
• More electronic collaboration = more files
• Costs in hardware, power, cooling, administration
• Rapid head count turnover
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6. Or, Get Smart – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Business Benefits of
Novell File Management Suite
®
Save money and man hours
Leverage existing investments
Use your resources for more strategic projects
Coexist with other storage management
solutions that may exist
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7. Leading Voices
“NSM is a great product
Novell Delivers a New Way of both in terms of its
functionality and its
®
Intelligently Managing Organizations'
File-Based Information simplicity of use. ...NSM is
powerful on its own, but
“The Novell Storage Manager and [Dynamic comes into full fruition when
File Services] are well positioned to address deployed in conjunction
emerging challenges.” with [Dynamic File
Services] technology, also
“The world must know about this technology...” from Novell.”
Jon Toigo, Enterprise Systems Journal
Noemi Greyzdorf, IDC “Novell Storage Manager Strikes
“Novell Delivers a Way of Intelligently Managing Data Management Gold”
Organizations' File-based Information”
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8. The Novell Solution
®

9. Novell File Management Suite
®
Identity-Driven Data
Management
Policy-Based Data
Relocation
Automated Data
Reporting
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10. The Intelligent Way to Manage File Data
Storage
Back Up Back Up
Manager
provisions
storage Novell
Dynamic File
based on Services
identity and
policy
Dynamic File
Novell Storage Novell File
Manager Reporter Services allows
seamless tiering
of file data
based on policy
Storage Manager
policies govern
life-cycle File Reporter produces on-going
automation and inventory reports on file data that
compliance with the administrator can use to fine-
regard to file tune Dynamic File Services and
system data Storage Manager policies.
Discover, Design & Plan,
Montior/Trends
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11. 1. Novell Storage Manager ®
Identity-driven File Management
• Novell Storage Manager manages files and folders
with polices based on user identities and roles
• IT customizes policies based on their own business
rules, thereby automating redundant, low-value tasks
over the life-cycle of the file
– Provisions and deprovisions
– Moves and restructures
– Load-balances and grooms
– Vaults and deletes
Identity-Driven
File Management
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12. Lifecycle Storage Management
Based on Identity and Policy
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13. 2. Novell Dynamic File Services ®
Policy-based Data Relocation
• Novell Dynamic File Services automatically moves
“stale” files from expensive primary storage to low-cost
secondary storage, based on policies set by IT
• File tiering is accomplished without any impact to the
end user; files appear to be exactly where originally
stored
– Windows and Linux-based file systems
– Customizable policies based on identities and file metadata
– Automated tiering Policy-based
Data Relocation
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14. Novell Dynamic File Services
®
BEFORE AFTER
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15. 3. Novell File Reporter ®
Automated Data Reporting
• Novell File Reporter inventories file systems to
provide IT with a clear picture of storage resource
usage across multiple categories, including user
identities
• Reports can be used to construct and fine-tune policies
for Novell Storage Manager and Novell Dynamic File
Services
– Immensely scalable
– Scheduled or ad-hoc reporting
– Convert reporting findings into Automated
Storage Manager policies File Reporting
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16. Novell File Reporter
• Agents for
fast,
immensely
scalable
reporting
• Network
option
• Familiar GUI
• Report on
volumes, or
on policies
you create
• Built-in cost
reporting
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17. Identity-driven and Policy-based
File Management
Identity-driven File
Identity Data Management Systems
Novell
eDirectory Event Policy
Microsoft
AD
Active Directory
Event Policy
• Provisioning / De-Provisioning • Provisioning / De-Provisioning • Storage Hardware Platforms
• Role Based Management • Lifecycle Storage Management • Storage Area Networks
• Automate manual processes • Windows Server 2008
• Business alignment based on • Windows Server 2003
policies • Open Enterprise Server
(Linux) and NetWare
®
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18. Storage Management Architecture
Novell File ®
Management Suite
An integrated offering that provisions,
moves, optimizes, and reports on file
storage based on user roles and
customized business policies
Intelligently Manage File
Storage for Maximum
Business Benefit
How It Works
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19. Enhance and Complement
Novell File Management Suite
®
Universal Solution – Works With Any Incumbent Solution
Automated and Identity-Driven
File System Management
Novell File
File
®
Directory Services / Policy
Management Suite
File System
Operating System / Driver
Storage Resource Management
Traditional “Storage
Virtual Device Management
Block
Resource Management”
Volume / LUN domain populated by
Storage Vendors
Physical Device Management
SAN / NAS / DAS
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20. Demos

21. Next Steps
• Visit the technology lab for more demos
• White paper
• Listen to the podcast
• Download eval
• Start managing your files better
Available
Now!
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