Davos Klosters

Customer
solution at
a glance
Hardware
• 2 HP Storage P4500,
10.8TB SAS Virtualisation
SAN Solution
• 2 nodes to 12 SAS HDD
with 450GB
HP Services
• Consultation during the
evaluation phase
• Support for the
development and
installation of the solution
• Knowledge transfer
• Consultation for the further
enhancement of the
systems
mountain railways, including artificial snow systems,
web and live cams, guest information, slope guidance
systems, hotels, sales and marketing operations and an
online ticket shop. The goal of this holiday destination
is to be among the best in Switzerland and to further
exceed its guests’ expectations. Only then can Davos
Klosters Mountains prevail against competitors and
optimise booking figures.
Innovative infrastructure for long-term
success
The systems of Davos Klosters Mountains must be highly
available, particularly at weekends and during the
holiday periods. Guests expect trouble-free mountain
railways, information display boards with up-to-date
information, smooth hotel check-ins and a continuously
available online ticket shop. The IT systems must work
perfectly and efficiently to ensure outstanding service so
Davos Klosters Mountains decided to evaluate a new
server and storage solution.
Grebner explains: “we work with Linux and use Novell’s
GroupWise solution as our mail system. We wanted to
integrate a new storage system within this environment
and replace our high number of older, smaller servers
with a virtualised server solution. We wanted a partner
who is familiar with these topics and can provide
optimal and neutral advice. Our first choice was
SKyPRO, a company that we’ve trusted for many years.”
HP storage for a demanding
company
The objectives were compiled, solutions from different
manufacturers were checked and installations were
examined in co-operation with SKyPRO. Finally, Davos
Klosters Mountains decided on an HP Storage P4500
Storage Area Network solution, which offers the
functions of an HP Enterprise Virtual Array at a very
attractive price. Conventional storage systems may
encounter performance bottlenecks due to the higher
server utilisation but a virtualised solution compensates
for these bottlenecks and that has become affordable
with HP Storage which was another reason for Davos
Klosters Mountains to select the HP P4500. Today,
Davos Klosters Mountains can reap the benefits of these
systems, including fast availability of data, security in
case of failure, cost-efficient expansion and simple,
central management.
The HP P4500 offers everything a SAN should provide
in terms of power and efficiency. In case of increased
storage requirements, it scales the performance and
capacity without interrupting the operation and, thanks
to thin provisioning, storage is only assigned if data is
actually written. The backup is created with snapshots-
immediate copies of data which are available at a
specific point in time. Administrators can use these
snapshots to restore individual files or folders or reset to
a previous state. Remote copy enables a central backup
and disaster recovery by replicating snapshots between
HP P4500 SANs at different locations.
Convincing solution in every way
An HP P4500 SAN was implemented at two locations,
Jakobshorn and Parsenn, which are linked with a fibre
connection. The HP Storage P4500 integrates storage
space, computing power and network components
and can be directly connected to the company’s LAN
via Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
protocol. Additionally, a virtual storage SAN was set up.
The software automatically combines the two systems
into a failure-resistant cluster so that data is permanently
available, even in case of server problems. Today, the
mail and archiving system, accounting, time recording,
mountain railway maintenance application, online ticket
shop and hotel applications (booking system, locking
system, internet access for guests) run on the new
storage and server solution. The installation delivers
stable, powerful operation and ensures easy and cost-
efficient management. In addition just three employees
take care of the IT for 120 users.
“We are highly satisfied with the entire course of the
project. SKyPRO gave an impressive demonstration of
its comprehensive know-how and excellent consultation
work. With the HP Storage P4500 solution we not only
have a reliable infrastructure but also more security and
dynamics thanks to the virtualised environment. Davos
Klosters Mountains continuously develops and grows –
and so does our IT solution,” concludes Grebner.
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