Bull StoreWay Catalogue

FDA and Optima Remote Data Replication

• The efficient distant data duplication

The StoreWay FDA and Optima Remote Data Replication allows development of solutions focusing on data set size, distance, commit points, performance … to match every situation. These data replications solutions are targeting primarily either computation geographic distribution or disaster tolerance solutions. The whole Optima line is supporting this feature from entry to very high end.

Asynchronous and synchronous distant replication

Parallel and chained replications with Promote feature

Consistency option for FDA2800/2900, Optima3000 and 5000

Ability to connect and synchronize applications

Full replication infrastructure with other FDA and Optima software

Large interoperability


Software and Support
OS on Server	Windows Server 2000 2003, 2008
	Linux RH AS 3 (32 and 64 bit)
OS on Client	Windows XP, 2000, 2003, 2008
Software Components	FDA and Optima Storage Manager (including Access Control)
	FDA and Optima Remote Data Replication (license)
	FDA and Optima consistency option (FDA2800, FDA 2900, Optima3000 and 5000 Only)
Storage Supported	FDA2400, 2500, 2800 and 2900, Optima1500, 3000 and 5000
	FDA2800, FDA2900 Optima3000 and 5000 for consistency option

Application Server
OS Supported	Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008
	Windows Server 2003 (64 bit)
	AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
	Linux AS 3, AS4 (32 bit)
	Linux SLeS (32 bit)
	Linux AS 3, AS4 (64 bit)
	Linux SLeS (64 bit)
	Solaris 8,9 on request
	HP-UX 11i, 11i V2 on request
Software Components	FDA Remote Data Replication including Storage ReplicationControl CLI CD
	FDA Remote Data Replication including Storage Consitency Option CLI CD (FDA2800 only)
	Storage ReplicationControl SQL Option (on request)

Functions
Replicated volumes
	A Master Volume and a Replicated Volume may be located on any kind of RAID or pool. Keep in mind that dynamic pools are exclusively RAID6. But they should be on the same RAID structure: If a Master Volume is RAID5 the Replicated Volume will also be RAID5 .
Replication and cross replications
	Distant Replications are available in serie (the Replicated Volume plays the role of a Master Volume for the next Replicat) or in Parallel (limited to three Replicats). In addition, replications may be crossed: each of two FDAs could carry a Master Volume each, and a Replicated Volume.
Promote feature
	With the Optima line, the possibility to exchange Master and Replicated identity is possible, allowing better manageability and easy simulation.