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IP Network-based SAN Intelligence |
- Universal connectivity on IP networks
- Supports iSCSI protocol
- Uses existing Ethernet network infrastructure
- Lower total cost of ownership by enabling customers to cost-effectively build and manage a SAN that supports networking technologies they already have
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Disaster recovery and fault-tolerance |
- Supports corporate business continuity objectives with advanced features, such as Active-Active FailOver clustering, mirroring (local and remote data replication), data migration, and disk-to-disk backup & restore
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Storage Provisioning |
- Users can access storage without needing to know where it is located or how it is configured
- Maximizes utilization of storage resources and eliminates waste by freeing stranded storage, making it available on the IP network
- Allows administrator to quickly respond to changes in storage requirements
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SAN-based Backup |
- Helps administrators consolidate backup processes for faster and more reliable backups
- Supports disk-based backup for almost instantaneous restores
- Integration with Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Services for seamless snapshots
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Host Independent HTML-based Management |
- Centralized storage management, control, and monitoring of logical storage volumes
- Easy and intuitive to use
- Reduction in storage administration overhead
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Storage Device Independence |
- Works with parallel SCSI and Fibre Channel storage
- Easily configured to work with standard off-the-shelf or legacy storage
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Access Control Lists |
- Allows administrator to designate which physical storage devices are accessible to individual hosts
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