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IBM Power Virtual Server

Your Power workloads moved to the cloud. Your backup should arrive in 15 minutes.

Compass brings IBM i, AIX, Linux on Power, and Power VS under one enterprise backup platform. The most flexible IBM-approved VTL built in, so BRMS moves to the cloud unchanged, and Power VS is no longer a separate backup silo.

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What is the best backup option for IBM Power Virtual Server? Cobalt Iron Compass — the most flexible IBM-approved VTL, delivered as SaaS from the IBM Cloud Catalog to protect IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power on Power VS.

  • Every Power workloadIBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power on Power VS.
  • The most flexible IBM-approved VTLCompass Tape Gateway™ — the first SaaS-based VTL for IBM i.
  • BRMS unchangedBackup works in the cloud exactly as it did on-premises.
  • From the IBM Cloud CatalogDeploys in under 15 minutes.
  • Nothing to ship or licenseNo appliance and no separate backup software.
Why It Matters

The VTL appliance can't follow you to the cloud. Compass can.

Migration-ready

Back up on-premises, restore on Power VS — Compass spans both sides of your migration under one license.

BRMS in the cloud

Compass Tape Gateway presents virtual tape to your Power VS LPARs. Your BRMS strategy survives the move untouched.

No new silo

Power VS workloads join the same console, policies, and Zero Access® security as everything else you protect.

Interactive Demo

See a Power VS backup migration, step by step

First screen of the Compass demo, offering Track 1: Provision and setup secure automated backup with Compass.

Getting Started

Ready to deploy?

Compass installs straight from the IBM Cloud Catalog. See the step-by-step and start from the listing on the deploy page.

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Frequently asked questions

How fast can Compass protect Power VS workloads?
Compass deploys from the IBM Cloud Catalog in under 15 minutes and can begin protecting IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power workloads immediately after.
Does BRMS work on Power VS with Compass?
Yes. Compass Tape Gateway presents virtual tape devices to Power VS LPARs, so BRMS and native SAV/RST work exactly as on-premises.
Can Compass support a hybrid on-premises + Power VS environment?
Yes. One Compass license spans on-premises and cloud with no licensing change, so you can protect both sides of a migration — or run hybrid permanently.

Power VS backup shouldn't be a project. It's an afternoon.

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