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Feature Function Benefit HP Storage Management
Suite bundle
Hardware Assisted E-Copy Provides the ability to move
data across the SAN
without having to first read
it into the server memory
Allows for off-host backup
or restore processing to
occur, which by definition
implies virtually no server
CPU cycles are dedicated
to this task
All bundles
History log Provides a journal of issued
commands
Faster time to resolution for
support
All bundles
Hot relocation Migrates data
automatically from failing
disks to healthy disks online
Reduced unplanned
downtime
T2771xx, T2773xx,
T2774xx, T2775xx
Intelligent Storage
Provisioning
Proprietary language to
create volume templates
Simplified manageability All bundles
Multi-Volume File System Provides the capability to
have multiple volumes (that
can be comprised of
multiple LUNs) across
heterogeneous storage
subsystems supported under
a single file system
Better manageability All bundles
Named data streams Associates arbitrary data
with a given file
Allows annotation of
specific details about a
given file
All bundles
NBU Advanced Client
Support
Allows for snapshot and
backup/recovery of data
and leverages existing
customer investment in
hardware and software
Provides the fastest
mechanisms known today to
take a snapshot and move
the data to disk or tape for
rapid backup and recovery;
enables the backup and
recovery data without
utilizing production servers,
by using scsi3 xcopy
enabled devices or another
server to move the data
T2771xx, T2773xx,
T2774xx
Online Administration Performs volume and file
system resizing (including
shrinking), domain
reconfiguration,
defragmentation, backup,
and off-host processing
while the data remains
online and available
Limits the amount of time
disks must be offline for
maintenance
All bundles
Online Intent Log Resize Resizes the VxFS intent log
while applications are online
Minimizes application
downtime
All bundles
Oracle Disk Manager Provides unified I/O and
file management for Oracle
servers and reduces the
number of system calls that
Oracle servers generate; all
Oracle processes use a
single I/O library
Increases I/O performance,
uses system resources more
efficiently, and improves
file management
T2773xx, T2774xx,
T8686xx, T2777xx
Oracle SmartSnyc Support Improves Oracle runtime
and recovery performance
with mirrored volumes. Raw
volume configuration
Improved performance All bundles
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