User manual DOT HILL ASSUREDUVS DATASHEET

[. . . ] AssuredUVSTM UNIFIED VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCES AssuredUVSTM - solutions for unified virtual storage Reduce costs while delivering breakthrough storage management, performance, efficiency, flexibility and scale. AssuredUVSTM Standard and Datacenter are dedicated storage virtualization appliances designed to solve many of today's business problems, transforming the storage environment into a strategic corporate asset that pays benefits to the company, improving storage efficiencies by managing growth and allowing storage to be managed as a single resource pool. [. . . ] With AssuredUVS, we solve the CIO's major challenges of cost containment, business simplification, storage integration, availability, and disaster recovery. AssuredUVS appliances are dedicated systems, consisting of AssuredUVS software running on industry standard servers. Using AssuredUVS, customers can consolidate a variety of host protocols such as Fibre Channel, NAS, and iSCSI, while managing storage from disparate vendors. BENEFITS NT UNIFIIES STORAGE ASSETS A ST · Both SAN and NAS · Over multiple protocols · Over multiple storage vendors · Using common tools VIRTUALIIZES ANY STORAGE ENVIIRONMENT T T AE M · Seamless data migration · Flexible storage growth · Eliminates storage silos SIMPLIFIES OPERATIONS M E E OS · One set of management tools · Single pane management view · Unified policy automation FEATURES AR DATA MANAGEMENT TA M · Thin provisioning · Dynamic provisioning · Data migration tools · Unified protocols · Open architecture AssuredUVS Capabilities and Applications Storage Virtualization Complements Server Virtualization · · · · Paves the way for easier data migration and provisioning Flexible, scalable system for managing diverse brands of storage Platform for leveraging Utility and Cloud storage resources Views logical storage volumes instead of physical resources DISASTER RECOVERY AND DATA PROTECTION SR O YN A EN · Replication in synchronous and asynchronous modes · Mirroring · Snapshots Controlling Storage Costs While Supporting Growth · Tiered storage aligns costs with value of data · Thin provisioning enables both short term and longer term planning AssuredUVS Business Simplification System High-Availability TM · Standardizes storage management through a single management tool with a Graphical User Interface · Dynamically provisions providing an easy way to expand storage · Easily integrates new storage devices · By allowing data migration to occur with minimal downtime · The replication feature which can eliminate backup windows · Dual controller models protect against a single point of failure. Disaster Recovery · Snapshots allow restoration to a specific point in time. High snapshot frequency can reduce the risk of data loss · Local and Site-to-site replication · Mirroring Models AssuredUVS appliances are available to fit the needs of enterprises, from mid-sized all the way to the very largest enterprises. AssuredUVS appliances scale from 50TB of storage to 6 petabytes, and can be upgraded as storage needs grow. Both AssuredUVS models include management of diverse storage vendor systems, volume creation and management, thin provisioning, and snapshots. The replication feature and NAS host connectivity modules are sold separately. Features u AssuredUVSTM Standard For mid-sized data centers unifying up to 250TB of storage AssuredUVSTM Datacenter For large data centers unifying up to 2PB of storage Maximum configuration, 6PB Included Included Included 12, 288 98, 304 3072 3072 Included 3072 Available Available 250TB 64TB 6 iSCSI / Fibre Channel 6PB Centralized management Email alerts Data migration Number of volumes Snapshots Thin provisioning volumes Proxy volumes for migration Data mirroring Synchronous replication Asynchronous replication NAS Support Starting Capacity SAN volume size Controllers per configuration (min. , max) Host interface Maximum storage capacity Included Included Included 512 4096 64 32 Included 32 Available Available 50TB 8TB 1, 2 iSCSI / Fibre Channel 250TB Included Included Included 4096 32768 1024 1024 Included 1024 Available Available 250TB 64TB 2, 4 iSCSI / Fibre Channel 2PB AssuredUVS Management AssuredUVS's Graphical User Interface and Command Line Interface allow system administrators to manage all functions such as creating storage volumes, migrating data, and establishing snapshot schedules from a common management interface so that the storage environment can be more easily managed. TM Interoperability Storage The AssuredUVS platform supports an extremely wide variety of storage vendors and models including Apple, Dot Hill, EMC, Hitachi, HP, IBM, LSI/Engenio, NetApp, Nexsan, Promise, Sun, Xiotech, and Xyratex. For specific models, please request a copy of the Dot Hill AssuredUVS Interoperability Matrix from your Dot Hill representative for a full and up-to-date listing of qualified and supported storage. Operating Environments AssuredUVS operates in Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Mac OS environments. Support and Professional Services Installation There is an AssuredUVS professional services Installation package which is available with AssuredUVS purchase. [. . . ] All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies in the United States and/or other countries. [. . . ]