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1-2 Chapter 3 Preparing for Universal Replicator z/OS Operations
Hitachi Universal Replicator for IBM /OS User’s Guide
Hitachi Universal Replicator
The Hitachi Universal Replicator software intelligently replicates data among
storage environments controlled through the Hitachi Universal Storage
Platform V, satisfying the most demanding disaster recovery and uptime
requirements. Since its introduction on the Hitachi TagmaStore
® Universal
Storage Platform and Network Storage Controller, the Universal Replicator
software has set a new standard for data protection by redefining the way
asynchronous replication is performed.
Reliable data storage and recovery systems are essential in today’s market
climate where downtime can be very costly. Businesses must manage
increasing amounts of data across a variety of storage systems and operating
environments in various locations, while optimizing usage 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 system-based replication
while delivering resilient business continuity. Through the Hitachi RAID storage
systems, Universal Replicator provides a powerful data management and
recovery solution that replicates data to a variety of storage platforms at one
or multiple remote sites. Data is replicated asynchronously over any distance
without the need for redundant servers or replication appliances, thus
significantly reducing resource consumption.
The Hitachi Universal Replicator software helps organizations to:
• 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
• Implement advanced multi–data center support more easily
• Move data among levels of tiered storage systems more easily
• Fully leverage the Universal Storage Platform V and optimize the storage
infrastructure