Features That TSM Supports

TSM supports all the features that ISM supports and all the features listed in the previous section that ISM does not support. TSM supports the following additional features:

• TSM allows you to create policies to automate storage management and enforce data management goals.
• TSM allows automated circulation of media through the storage management process.
• TSM allows you to implement a progressive backup methodology so that files are backed up incrementally to reduce network traffic, while recovery media is consolidated to provide better performance.
• TSM can use the Network Data Management Protocol to back up and restore file systems stored on a network-attached storage file server.