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 3PAR® Remote Copy is a uniquely simple and efficient replication technology that allows customers to protect and share any application data affordably. Built upon 3PAR Thin Copy technology, Remote Copy lowers the total cost of storage by addressing the cost and complexity of remote replication.
Simple
| 3PAR Remote Copy |
Other Replication Approaches |
| Install in minutes without the need for costly professional services. |
Install in weeks or months, usually with costly professional services. |
| Simple, intuitive commands for easy, do-it-yourself disaster recovery. |
Complex to use. Dependent on highly specialized resources. |
Efficient
| 3PAR Remote Copy |
Other Replication Approaches |
| Thin Provisioning aware. Target volumes provide same cost and ease-of-use benefits as thin-provisioned source volumes. |
Not thin provisioning aware. Purchase, power, and cool extra capacity to store nothing. |
| Any-to-any QoS replication. Flexibly mirror data between any InServ model and between different service levels (RAID, drive type). |
Difficult to differentiate QoS. Cannot mirror between modular and monolithic platforms natively. |
| Native IP based. Out-of-the-box connectivity over the WAN. |
Special extenders or converters needed for long-distance replication. |
| Many-to-one replication. Flexibly mirror from multiple systems to one. |
Often not available. |
| Disk-based asynchronous periodic mode ensures resynchronization of every delta-copy. |
Cache-dependent approaches cannot ensure resynchronization of every delta-copy, compromising availability. |
| All modes of operation (asynchronous periodic and synchronous) for the price of one. |
Each mode of operation sold separately. |
Common Uses of 3PAR Remote Copy:
Affordable Disaster Recovery: Mirror data cost-effectively across town or across the world.
Centralized Archive: Replicate data from multiple 3PAR InServs located in multiple data centers to a centralized data archive location.
Resilient Pod Architecture: Mutually replicate tier 1 or 2 data to tier 3 capacity between two InServs (application pods).
Remote Data Access: Replicate data to a remote location for sharing of data with remote users.
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