Continuous Data Replication Protection

Solution Description

Managing remote office data can be time consuming, inefficient and costly. As expenses continue to rise, IT administrators must look for cost-effective solutions that simplify administration and improve disaster recovery preparedness. Hitachi Continuous Data Replicator software is a host-based asynchronous replication solution that delivers near continuous data protection.

Continuous Data Replicator software is designed to help centralize the management of remote office data and provide cost-effective disaster recovery. Continuous capture and replication of file changes at the byte level and scheduled throttling help maximize network efficiency.

Unique application consistent snapshot technology protects the integrity of replicated data and ensures recoverability.

Value Proposition and Benefits

• Reduced management costs through centralization of remote office data
• Cost effective disaster recovery for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server environments
• Fast, reliable recovery of remote office data
• Maximized data protection and availability
• Support for simplified administration, improved disaster recovery
• Easy, centralized management of operations
• Unique application recovery points
• Smart synchronization technology
• Online replica of entire SQL Server or Exchange
• Information Store database
• Integrated backup protection with Hitachi Data Protection Suite
• Comprehensive reporting
• Scheduled bandwidth throttling, which lowers the bandwidth requirement

Solution Diagram

Solution Offers

Hitachi Data Protection Suite

• CommServe Storage Manager: logical grouping of Hitachi Data Protection Suite software modules
• iDataAgents: Server software that speaks to Media Agents and provides backup and recovery, HSM and snapshot management
• iDataAgents for CDR: iData agent for each data type (for example, file system, exchange, SQL, etc.)
• Hitachi Data Protection Monitor: statistical forecasting and SRM-like coverage of the Hitachi Data Protection Suite
• environment, reporting on backup, restores, archivals, migrations, snapshots, etc.

Hitachi Data Protection Suite Implementation Service

• Analysis of Customer Continuous Data Replication Infrastructure
• Pre-implementation Preparation
• Requirement Specification
• Solution Setup
• Test Mode Implementation
• Post Implementation