Features and Benefits of HSG80 ACS 8.6P Data Replication Manager

Features and Benefits of HSG80 ACS 8.6P Data Replication Manager 3
Introduction
Data Replication Manager (DRM) provides remote disk mirroring by connecting primary RAID
systems to remote storage RAID systems. In the event of a disaster at the primary site, a copy of
the data is safe on the remote storage system and available for immediate connection to an
alternate host.
Features of the DRM solution include:
• Online and real-time sequential data replication to a local or remote site
• Heterogeneous support of Compaq OpenVMS™, Compaq Tru64™, IBM AIX, Microsoft
Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, Novell NetWare, and SUN Solaris on same fabric
or controller
• Business continuance volumes
• Cloning at initiator and target sites
• Snapshot support at target site
• Remote mirrors between both sites
• Large SAN support
• Up to 20 switches with cascaded switch supporting, for example, 8 storage arrays and
96 servers per site
• Fibre Channel switch zoning support
• Multiple Intersite Link technologies
• Unlimited distance with Fibre Channel-to-ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
connectivity with line speeds of T1/E1 through OC3 using the Open Systems Gateway
(OSG)
• Unlimited distance with Fibre Channel-to-IP connectivity by means of 10/100 Ethernet
with Gigabit Ethernet expected by the end of 2001
• Up to 100 km (62 miles) with Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM)
• Up to 100 km with Very Long Distance Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs) or up to
10 km support with longwave GBICs
• Support for both synchronous and asynchronous replication modes
• Write history logging and mini-merge reconstruction
• Cluster and stretched cluster high-availability solutions
• Non disaster tolerant LUN support at initiator and target sites
• Active/active bi-directional solutions
• Dual and Single Switch and Single Fabric entry level configurations for development and
testing
• Up to 12 remote storage sets per pair of arrays
• Up to 12 local (non remote copy) storage sets per array