*Feature* *Description*
*Operating System Support*
OVMS v7.2-2, 7.3-1 (clusters, HBVS)
Tru64 v5.1, v5.1a, v5.1b (TruClusters)
HP-UX v11.0, 11.i (MC Serviceguard v11.14)
IBM AIX v4.3.3, v5.1 (HACMP v4.4)
Linux Red Hat ASv2.1, v7.2
Linux SuSE SLES7
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Advanced
Server SP2, 3 (MSCS)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit,
MSCS) *1*
Microsoft Windows NT v4.0 SP6a
Novell NetWare v5.1, v6.0 (NCS v1.01 SP4,
v1.6 no SP)
Sun Solaris v2.6, v7, v8, v9 (Clusters
v2.2, VERITAS v1.3, v3.5)
*Hardware Prerequisites*
Minimum two StorageWorks eva5000 VCS v3.0
(with FC AL backend switches)
Minimum four FC switches (two per site)
Dual Fibre Channel fabric each site
Dual intersite links - FC, WDM, FC-IP as
appropriate
Minimum two management appliances (one per
site, recommend two per site)
Minimum two FC adapters per host or one
dual channel FC adapter per host
Secure Path as appropriate by O/S
Minimum one host
*VCS Version* 3.0
*Note 1:* Available within one quarter of initial release
Description
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HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA (CA EVA) is a controller-based
application that performs real-time replication between HP StorageWorks
enterprise virtual arrays. The solution is enhanced to perform remote
replication, and deliver high data availability and performance to users on
Fibre Channel based campus, metro or continental Storage Area Networks
(SANs).
Continuous Access EVA delivers local copy with Snapshot Virtual Controller
Software (VCS) and virtualization interoperability.
Features
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Automated one button failover features of Vdisk, DR group,
storage array or site
Controller password protection for configuration control
Copyset size of 1 GB to 2 TB in 1 GB increments
Dynamic Vdisk capacity expansion if supported by OS
Dynamically expand storage array capacity
GUI interface for LiteTouch management and monitoring
Multi-vendor platform support
Asynchronous disk swap (hot swap)
Bi-directional replication
Distributed sparing of disk capacity
Dual redundant controller operation for increased fault
tolerance
Failover - Failover scripting
I/O continuation during normalization and merging
Infrastructure and high-availability switch support
Merge of write history log
Multiple bus failover support
Non-disruptive software upgrade capability
Normal and failsafe modes
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