IBM Outlines Roadmap for OS/2 Server Family
Plans Include New Versions of Both OS/2 Warp Server and WorkSpace On-Demand
AUSTIN (May 06, 1998) – IBM today announced several enhancements for the OS/2* Warp Server family of products improving system management and back-up and recovery capabilities. In addition, IBM has outlined plans for a new version of OS/2 Warp Server and the next release of WorkSpace On-Demand, IBM’s server-managed client operating system.
IBM plans to introduce this next release into the OS/2 Warp Server family of products in early 1999 and will serve as IBM’s entry level server platform for running e-business applications. In addition, IBM’s new release of WorkSpace On-Demand is also targeted for early 1999 and will offer customers support for a broader range of hardware devices.
“We continue to strengthen the OS/2 Warp Server platform as a true enterprise solution to meet our customers needs today,” said Jeff Smith, director of IBM’s OS/2 Business Unit. “As more companies become e-businesses, we want to offer an entry-level server platform that will provide all of the features and functionality needed to build a network computing architecture that can grow to meet customer’s expanding e-business demands in the future.”
New Features for Today’s OS/2 Warp Server
OS/2 Warp Server systems management provides network administrators with a highly flexible tool that allows them to configure, monitor and manage local and remote systems in a heterogeneous environment. This new update offers administrators management of Windows NT 4.0 clients, expanded hardware support, and added functionality such as continuous resource monitoring, utilization reports for all servers, and report generation ranging from hourly to monthly.
IBM’s backup and recovery feature in OS/2 Warp Server provides users with non-stop system backup and recovery functionality through an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) or a new command-line interface. This enables users to schedule backups to run with minimum intervention and allows for lost files to be restored in minutes with its unique indexing facility. New features included in OS/2 Warp Server’s backup and recovery include:
Large Network Administration and Backup — In addition to the easy-to-use graphical interface, the new command-line interface now offers network administrators flexibility to automate and customize the backup process for large networks.
Dual Device Backup Set and Removable Media Support — Administrators can now backup data on one or more different backup devices allowing for full system backups to a tape drive, with incremental backup on a quick access drive. The tape drive can be used for disaster recovery while the removable drive, such as IOMEGA JAZ and ZIP drives, can be locally available for quick recovery. This allows an administrator to take advantage of the price, capacity and speed characteristics of different storage devices, minimizing the time needed to recover an up-to-date system
Source: IBM