Hitachi Data Systems Offers New Solns For VMware vSphere 4

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, and a provider of services-oriented storage solutions, has announced new Data Protection and Disaster Recovery solutions for VMware vSphere 4. These business critical solutions combine technologies from key Hitachi partners - Brocade, Cisco, CommVault and Symantec - with Hitachi modular and enterprise storage platforms and software.

Data Protection Solutions

The Data Protection solutions announced today are designed for VMware environments and centre around the Hitachi Data Protection Suite powered by CommVault and Symantec NetBackup:

* Hitachi Storage, Software and Services: The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family and/ or the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi ShadowImage, in-system replication snapshot software, and data protection planning and deployment services (available through partners).

* VMware Software: VMware vSphere 4, VMware’s virtualisation platform including VMware ESX and the VMware vStorage technologies and interfaces that enable incremental image-, volume-, or file-level back-ups.

* Back-up and Recovery Software: Hitachi Data Protection Suite or Symantec NetBackup.

Disaster Recovery Solutions

Hitachi Disaster Recovery Solutions combine Hitachi storage, replication software and services with VMware data centre solutions, as well as data networking gear from Brocade or Cisco, to enable highly resilient VMware environments:

* Hitachi Storage, Replication Software and Services: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family and/ or the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform family, the second generation of Hitachi Storage Replication Adapter for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager, Hitachi TrueCopy and Hitachi Universal Replicator system-based replication software and Remote Copy Planning and Design services (also available through partners). Hitachi software enables real- or near real-time local and remote replication with automated failover.

* VMware Software: VMware vCenter Server, VMware’s virtualisation management platform, and VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager, VMware’s disaster recovery automation software.

* Data Networking Hardware: Brocade 7500 switch or DCX director with FR4-18i blade and/ or Cisco MDS 9222i multi-protocol switch or MDS 9513 Director with Multi-protocol Services Module (MSM).

Availability

Hitachi Data Protection and Disaster Recovery solutions for VMware vSphere 4 are available through Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services (GSS) and Hitachi services delivery partners.