Benefits
The business benefits of Hitachi Universal Replicator include:
•Ensure Business Continuity
–Simplifies implementation to meet the most demanding disaster recovery and uptime requirements, regardless of the type of supported storage platform hosting the
–Supports availability of
–Maintains integrity of a replicated copy without impacting processing, even when replication network outages occur or optimal bandwidth is not available
–Works with Universal Storage Platform V replication technology to greatly enhance administrative productivity and response to and proactive aversion of crises
•Optimize Resource Usage
–Leverages advanced technology to maintain data integrity and optimize the storage/IT infrastructure for protection of data from any application across a variety of hardware and software platforms
–Optimizes storage resources for more efficient data protection over any distance
–Significantly reduces cache utilization and increases bandwidth utilization by leveraging
–Reduces overhead and application impact at production site by placing more of the workload on remote site
–Centralizes operations for management resources and provides secure management of
•Improve Operational Efficiency and Resiliency
–Simplifies consolidation/aggregation and mapping of data value to the cost of storage
–Supports planned site outages
–Keeps logging changes in the event of network problems between sites
–Reduces
•Synergy with Hitachi Business Continuity Framework
–Builds on the data integrity heritage of Hitachi
–Provides unified, simplified management via Hitachi HiCommand® Device Manager and Hitachi Business Continuity Manager software for IBM® z/OS®
Chapter 3 Preparing for Universal Replicator z/OS Operations |
