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Originally published at Internet.comBased on QLogic's SANbox 6142, the HP StorageWorks IP Distance Gateway provides a means to connect HP StorageWorks EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array) systems over WAN links, using FC over IP (FCIP) technology. The 1U half-width unit ships with dual 2 Gb FC ports (SFP) and dual 1 Gb Ethernet ports; and supports both the FCIP and iSCSI protocols allowing remote SAN elements to be connected and communicate over long distance IP-based connections. Primary target uses of the device are for continuous replication (the vendor notes support for both synchronous and asynchronous support), disaster recovery, data migration, SAN device sharing, etc.
The vendor states that all HP StorageWorks EVA systems are supported by the device; including the 4000, 6000, and 8000 with XCS V5.1 or later; and the 3000, and 5000 with VCS V3.028 and V4 or later. the Gateway can be purchased with new EVAs or added to existing EVAs; and management of the Gateway is via the HP StorageWorks mpx Manager, which can be installed on a Windows server, existing storage management appliance, a management server or a NAS server.
The Gateway is deployed on each end of the connection (local and remote); and redundant path connections are supported via the deployment of dual devices at each end of the connection. (The half-width units can be installed in the same shelf.)
Required with the purchase of the HP StorageWorks IP Distance Gateway is the vendor's HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA Software; an array-based application that provides GUI-based remote replication definition and management across the EVA product family. The vendor states that a Continuous Access Software license is required for each end of the remote connection (dual licenses for each end of the connection may be required in redundant deployments).
Also available and supported as an optional software component is the vendor's HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA Software, which shares the management interface of Continuous Access and provides local clone and snapshot-based replication services to EVA systems.
The HP StorageWorks IP Distance Gateway is available now. Contact HP for further information.Author: EITPlanet Staff
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