No matter what potential disruptions may occur—technology failures, security breaches or natural disasters—IT infrastructures must provide continuous access to applications, networks and data in support of corporate business processes. With multiple sites connected to consolidate information, resources and IT services, such site-to-site data transfers can create points of vulnerability.
Working with strategic partner Cisco, HP has developed a tested, supported multi-site data replication solution to address those vulnerabilities: the HP StorageWorks Multi-site Replication Solution.
Meeting your multi-site, mission-critical business continuity needs
The HP StorageWorks Multi-site Replication Solution supports remote access to primary storage over distance, remote backup over SAN extension, data migration or asynchronous and synchronous remote replication for disaster recovery.
The HP StorageWorks Multi-site Replication Solution builds on HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays or HP StorageWorks 8100/6100/4400/4100 Enterprise Virtual Arrays storage disk technology and HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software and HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA Software for data replication, plus HP MDS 9000 SAN switching technologies. In addition, HP Business Continuity Services provide the highest level of storage data protection capabilities.
How Cisco technology supports business continuity
Complementing HP storage hardware, software and services, the HP MDS 9000 family of multi-layer fabric switches, directors and SAN management software from Cisco creates a seamless multi-site data center replication solution that helps you achieve the benefits that come with a sound business continuity strategy.
An integral part of the Storage Networking , the HP MDS 9000 family of fabric switches and directors integrates Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and iSCSI switching in a single system, eliminating the need for an external routing appliance. Unique features for extending storage networking over distance and securing data traffic also improve network performance and reduce lease-line charges.
In addition, Cisco Virtual SAN (VSAN) and Inter-VSAN routing technology allow storage replication traffic to be effectively segregated and independently managed over a shared network infrastructure.
The HP StorageWorks Multi-site Replication Solution also has a variety of transport technologies for greater geographic flexibility and network interoperability for Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) between data centers.
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