3PAR InForm® OS 2.3.1 Concepts Guide (320-200112 Rev B, February 2010)
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3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide InForm OS Version 2.3.1
■ 3PAR System Tuner improves performance by identifying over-used physical disks, and
performing load balancing on those disks without interrupting access. To learn more about
the 3PAR System Tuner, see Chapter 12, Enhanced Storage Applications.
■ 3PAR Virtual Lock enforces the retention period of any volume or copy of a volume. To
learn more about Virtual Lock, see Chapter 12, Enhanced Storage Applications.
2.2.3 Host-Based Software
3PAR host-based software applications are tightly integrated with the host environment to
improve performance and integrate host functionality with InServ Storage Servers. Some of
these applications require additional licenses, contact your local service provider to learn more
about any of the 3PAR host-based software applications.
■ 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange is a separately purchased and
licensed application that is specifically designed to integrate with Microsoft VSS to provide
a simple, efficient and highly scalable solution for backup and recovery of Microsoft
Exchange environments. 3PAR Recovery Manager intelligently creates, manages, and
presents time-consistent snapshot images of Microsoft Exchange databases for non-
disruptive backup, rapid application recovery, and data sharing.
■ 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL Server is a separately purchased and licensed
application that is specifically designed to integrate with Microsoft VSS to provide a simple,
efficient and highly scalable solution for backup and recovery of SQL Server environments.
3PAR Recovery Manager intelligently creates, manages, and presents time-consistent
snapshot images of SQL Server databases for non-disruptive backup, rapid application
recovery, and data sharing.
■ 3PAR VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows is a server application bundled with
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server.
VSS coordinates the actions of:
◆ Database readers like the 3PAR Recovery Manager backup application.
◆ Database writers like Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server.
◆ Providers that create shadow copies.