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Hitachi UniversalReplicator Software

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Hitachi Universal Replicator SoftwarePowering a business continuity framework that satisfies the

most demanding disaster recovery and uptime requirements,

Universal Replicator remote replication software intelligently

replicates data among storage environments controlled through

the Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform and

TagmaStore Network Storage Controller.

Universal Replicator SoftwareSecure DataReplication in Heterogeneous Environments

In todays extremely competitive market climate,organizations must

ensure business continuity. Crucial information must remain available

to keep businesses running. With downtime costs that can run as high

as US$1 million per hour or more, reliable data storage and recovery

systems are essential.Businesses also face the challenge of managing

vastand increasingamounts of data, across a variety of data

storage systems and operating environments in various locations,

and all while optimizing the use of storage hardware resources and

minimizing the management burden.

To address these needs,Hitachi Universal Replicator software

provides the enterprise-class performance associated with storage

systembased replication while delivering truly resilient business

continuity.Through the Universal Storage Platform and the Network

Storage Controller, Universal Replicator software provides a powerful

data management and recovery solution that replicates mission-

critical data to a variety of storage platforms at one or multiple

remote sites.

Universal Replicator software is a unique innovation that surpasses

traditional replication capabilities.It significantly reduces resource

consumption and sets a new standard for data protection.This

replication engine asynchronously replicates data hosted on the

Universal Storage Platform and the Network Storage Controllerover

any distancefor business continuity or improved IT operations,and

without the need for redundant servers or replication appliances.

Universal Replicator software redefines the way that asynchronous

replication is performed. With this innovative solution, you will:

: : Significantly lower the cache and resource consumption on

production/primary storage systems

: : Improve bandwidth utilization

: : Simplify bandwidth planning

: : Mitigate the impact of network failures

: : Gain more flexibility in trading off between Recovery Point

Objective and cost

: : More easily implement advanced multidata center support

: : Easily move data among levels of tiered storage systems

: : Fully leverage the Universal Storage Platform and Network

Storage Controller and optimize your storage infrastructure

Business Benefits

Ensure Business Continuity

: : Ensures business continuity by simplifying implementation of

the most demanding disaster recovery and uptime requirements

regardless of the type of supported storage platform hosting

the business-critical data

: : Ensures availability of up-to-date copies of data in dispersed

locations by leveraging synchronous capabilities of Hitachi

TrueCopy Remote Replication software, including replication

to multiple data centers,as well as to both remote and hot

standby data centers


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: : Maintains integrity of a replicated copy without impacting

processing, even when replication network outages occur or

optimal bandwidth is not available

: : Works with other replication technology on the Universal

Storage Platform and the Network Storage Controller to greatly

enhance administrative productivity and the ability to respond

to,and proactively avert, crises

Optimize Resource Usage: : Leverages advanced technology to guarantee 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

: : Compared to traditional methods,significantly reduces cache

utilization and increases bandwidth utilization by leveraging

performance-optimized disk-based journals

: : Reduces overhead at the production site by placing more of

the workload on the remote site, thus limiting the impact onproduction applications

: : Reduces management resources required through centralized

operations and provides secure management of data-related

operational risk

Improve Operational Efficiency and Resiliency

: : Vastly 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;these changes can be transmitted later without

interruption to the protection process or the application

: : Reduces costs;requires only one product to provide

asynchronous copy services software for use across all

attached storage systems

Synergy with the Universal Storage Platform/Network

Storage Controller Business Continuity Framework

: : Builds on the data integrity heritage of Hitachi open systems

and mainframe remote replication software and teams

with TrueCopy Remote Replication softwares synchronous

capabilities for advanced three data center configurations

: : Provides unified,simplified management via Hitachi HiCommand

Device Manager and Hitachi Business Continuity Managersoftware for IBM z/OS

: : Integrates tightly with other Hitachi software products supporting

business continuity, further expanding capabilities

Feature Highlights

Heterogeneous Storage System Support

: : Used with the Universal Storage Platform or Network Storage

Controller, Universal Replicator software enables storage

management and disaster recovery in heterogeneous systems,

providing maximum flexibility and support of enterprise-

class environments.

: : Universal Replicator software supports any storage connected

to a Universal Storage Platform or Network Storage Controller,

permitting data to be copied from any supported device to any

other supported device,regardless of operating system or protocol

differences.This ensures maximum flexibility for data distribution

as well as increased storage utilization and failover options.

More Efficient Replication

: : Universal Replicator uses asynchronous replication driven by

the remote site to minimize impact on primary production

systems and takes advantage of journaling rather than

cache files to mitigate the high resource usage of other

asynchronous approaches.

: : Storage usage on the Universal Storage Platform or Network

Storage Controller can be minimal, just enough for the journals.

: : Limited use of cache leaves cache for production application

usage,further restoring primary site storage to its intended role

as a transaction processing resource, not a replication engine.

Please check with your Hitachi Data Systems representative

for detailed feature availability information.

Hitachi TrueCopy Remote Replication Software

Synchronous capabilities of TrueCopy Remote Replication softwareduplicate data between like Hitachi storage systems for everydayuptime improvement and rapid recovery in the event of an outage.

Hitachi ShadowImage In-System Replication Software

Providing nondisruptive,high-speed data replication within anyHitachi storage system, ShadowImage software enables immediateuse of data in decision support, software testing and development,and backup operations.

Hitachi Cross-System Copy Software

Cross-System Copy software enables data to be quickly and easilycopied,in either direction (to/from Universal Storage Platform,Network Storage Controller, Adaptable Modular Storage modelAMS500*, Lightning 9900 V Series enterprise systems, and theThunder 9585V ultra high-end modular system), without the useof server cycles. Cross-System Copy software can copy data over astorage area network (SAN) or wide are network (WAN) to meet avariety of business needs, including content distribution, disk backup,and disaster recovery.

* Available in 1Q06

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Lightning 9900,ShadowImage,Thunder 9500, TrueCopy, and TagmaStore,are trademarks ofHitachi Data Systems Corporation.

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Notice:This document is for informational purposes only,and does not set forth any warranty,express or implied, concerning any equipment or service offered or to be offered by Hitachi DataSystems.This document describes some capabilities that are conditioned on a maintenancecontract with Hitachi Data Systems being in effect, and that may be configuration-dependent,and features that may not be currently available. Contact your local Hitachi Data Systems salesoffice for information on feature and product availability.

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