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End-to-End Storage Resource Management

CA SRM gives you tighter control of your storage resources by offering the following features:

• File-level Analysis—Smart agents provide in-depth analysis of files. File attributes such as file type, age, size, ownership, modified/changed dates, provide granular details and knowledge of files in managing the life cycle of data.Logical groupings of storage objects, as well as storage charge-back capabilities, simplify storage management tasks. You can also use the agentless approach of CIFS and NFS mount points to collect file level information.
• Data Classifications—Logical groupings of storage objects, as well as storage charge-back reporting capabilities simplify storage management tasks.
• Exception-Based Management—A threshold‑based automation and notification service informs you about your desired management of storage state, and notifies you about space allotment and quota breaches.
• Advanced Visualization—Performing discovery and identification of storage resources, you can take advantage of rapid visual identification of storage trends, comprehensive reports, and identification of active storage consumers.
• Capacity Planning—Utilize assessments of storage growth to prepare for future needs as well as historical data analysis to plan and implement storage management best practices.
• Backup Reporting, Services, and Planning—Products that support these services include CA ARCServe Backup, Veritas NetBackup, Legato NetWorker, and Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM). You can leverage superior backup‑window analysis and optimization, rely on backup verification, administration, fast backup problem resolution, failure minimization, as well as maximized reclamation and utilization of storage space.
• Event Management—Easily manage storage resources with event‑based automation, event‑triggered notification and alerting, plus event monitoring, and reporting.
• Storage Policy Management—Uniform policy application across any defined logical group as well as enforcement of storage policies with automation capabilities can save you time in managing storage resources.
• Storage Analysis—Use the Storage Analysis reports to monitor your volume and file data. These reports calculate file based statistics at the volume level as well as provide additional data about the distribution of the files on the volume.