HP StorageWorks B-Series Remote Replication Solution Best Practices Guide (5697-6731, June 2007)

2Hardwareandsoftware

consid erations

HP StorageWorks storage arrays

The HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array family (EVA) is designed for customers in the

business-critical enterprise ma rketplace, offering a high performance, high availability virtual array

storage solution. The EVA is designed for the data center where there is a critical need for improved

storage utilization and sca lability. Remote replication (both synchronous and asynchronous) is supported

for the HP StorageWorks EVA family, and replication can be performed bet ween the same or different

models of the EVA. Enhanced asynchronous replication, which increases the support for long distance

replication, is available for the EVA 4x00/6x00/8x00 family, running XCS v6.x or later ﬁrmware.

Required c

omponents

HP software

Table 2 Required software

Required software Software description

HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA software

(separate license)

HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA software

is an array-based application that provides disaster

tolerant remote replication for the entire EV A product

family.

HP Storage Works Replication Solutions Manager

(RSM)

Continuous Access EVA software utilizes the HP

StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager (RSM)

interface to create, manage and conﬁgure remote

replication on the full HP StorageWorks Enterprise

Virtual Array product family. HP Replication Solutions

Manager integrates b oth local and remote replication

into a simple to use GUI and CLI. RSM removes almost

all of the complexity of conﬁguring and managing

replication environments through easy to use wizards

and automation of common tasks.

HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software is

acom

prehensive software suite designed to simplify

array management of the HP StorageWorks Enterprise

Vir

tual Array (EVA) family of storage array products.

The

suite allows the administrator to discover, monitor,

and

conﬁgure the HP StorageWorks EVA disk

arrays from a single Web-based console, providing

maximum control over the HP storage environment.

B-Series licenses FCIP SAN Services License (allows FCIP Tunneling)

B-Series remote replication solution