Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has announced enhancements to its replication and data protection software suite, Hitachi Dynamic Replicator (HDR). The enhancements help large enterprises meet recovery time and recovery point objectives remotely and locally for data and applications, including Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and Oracle, in physical and virtual environments. Building on its success with midsize companies, the new HDR now extends to large enterprises to minimize business disruption by continuously collecting data changes as they occur, all while they upgrade to the latest in Hitachi storage technologies like Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP).  

Hitachi Dynamic Replicator, powered by InMage Systems, uses a unique hybrid technology to capture changes to data in real time and offers flexible recovery to any previous point in time. As one solution serving enterprise and midsize companies, it supports any vendor’s servers and storage while preserving customers’ existing investments and infrastructure.  

The new HDR introduces vast clustering support required by enterprise-class environments including Oracle RAC, AIX, Linux and Solaris. HDR is the only unified product in the market that has PureSplit continuous data protection (CDP) for all major enterprise platforms, which allows data to split for replication while being transparent to the file systems and applications. Following are more details on the new enterprise-level enhancements:

·         Extended Oracle RAC Support: Recovery wizards for Oracle RAC CDP support on Linux and Unix outperform every block-level replication product and set a new benchmark for ease of use.

·         Clustering Support: UNIX, AIX 6.1, Solaris, Linux.

·         Enterprise Level PureSplit CDP: Seamless and transparent file system and application replication.

·         Improved Scalability: Unified protection for all aspects of storage, from volumes to servers and virtual machines; now scales to hundreds of servers.

·         Hybrid of Fabric and Host Architectures: Compatible with all fabrics including Brocade, Cisco, and QLogic.