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Read more on all these features in the Solution Guide.
Direct Attached Storage (DAS) to SAN migration |
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With HP’s unique DAS to SAN migration, you can move ProLiant-based (DAS) storage to a new MSA array quickly and easily. The same HP Smart Array technology used in your ProLiant server is used by the MSA to automatically recognise the configuration of your data – including RAID level – thus minimising downtime during migration.
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Today’s IT environments require increasingly high levels of availability at all times. SANs can offer 24x7 availability thanks to a fully redundant architecture. The following elements are building blocks for increased SAN availability:
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Server clustering
Configuring two or more servers in a cluster distributes processing requests evenly between servers in the cluster (load balancing), and allows a recovery server to take over the operations of a primary server should failure occur.
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Multi-pathing
The connection between server and networked storage solution has several components – HBA, switch, cables, array controller. If one breaks, your connection will fail. Multi-pathing guards against this. HP StorageWorks Secure Path software detects failed connections and initiates automatic failover.
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Storage replication
Storage replication maintains access to data – even if your entire storage system fails – by continuously copying it to a remote secondary array (e.g., at a second data centre). Smaller environments are suited to replication between servers connected to a SAN over an IP network.
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Tiered storage environments |
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