Access
Logix
EMC Access Logix software enables multiple heterogeneous
hosts to connect to CLARiiON systems. Use Access Logix to
extend the value of your EMC networked storage infrastructure
outside the data center for added efficiency and productivity.
- Enable
multiple-host connectivity and storage consolidation for
CLARiiON systems throughout your distributed environment.
- Realize
increased efficiency by simplifying tasks and providing
better access to needed information.
- Rapidly
deploy new hosts and reassign capacity without scheduled
maintenance or downtime.
Automated
Resource Manager
Automated Resource Manager is a powerful storage resource
management tool optimized for EMC storage and distributed
open systems environments. You can set business-focused
storage policies for handling the discovery, reporting,
and provisioning needs of the largest enterprises—and
have those policies automatically adhered to.
- Quickly
and easily create and specify storage provisioning policies
and allocation pools based on business requirements.
- Meet
time-to-provision, availability, and performance service
levels.
- Simplify
storage allocation by rapidly identifying free storage
available from your hosts, HBAs, ports, arrays, or devices.
- Streamline
problem resolution by automating the response to alerts
based on user-defined business rules.
- Reduce
storage administration costs by consolidating management
of multi-vendor hosts databases, backup systems, and mainframe
tape devices.
Common
Array Manager
Common Array Manager consolidates management of direct-attached,
SAN-attached, and NAS storage arrays and enables drill-down
views into the subcomponents of supported arrays. You'll
be able to understand how the storage is configured, view
health, performance, and utilization information, and set
threshold-based alerts. Common Array Manager can be used
with Automated Resource Manager, StorageScope, Database
Tuner, and SAN Manager for a complete end-to-end solution
for storage resource, network, and device management.
- Easily
view the relationship between databases, file systems,
hosts, and arrays.
- Streamline
problem resolution by setting threshold alerts based on
user-defined business rules.
- Reduce
storage administration costs by consolidating management
of multi-vendor storage infrastructures.
Control
Center Family
EMC ControlCenter simplifies and automates management of
your multi-vendor networked storage environment. With ControlCenter,
you can "see" the elements of your IT infrastructure—both
hardware and software. "Know" how your infrastructure
is performing. And "do" what's necessary to ensure
that service levels are met—for better performance,
improved productivity, and reduced costs.
ControlCenter
is the only storage management software that provides host,
SAN, and array management for both EMC and non-EMC storage.
And, unlike competing products, ControlCenter applications
share an infrastructure, so each ControlCenter application
builds on the previous one. So you can grow and expand—without
losing the value of your investment.
- Improve
performance and utilization of your networked storage
environment.
- Automate
the provisioning process, end-to-end.
- Increase
productivity by integrating host, SAN, and array management
tasks from one console.
- Reduce
costs by consolidating the management of multi-vendor
storage.
Copy
Point
With EMC CopyPoint software, your AS/400 systems can provide
virtually uninterrupted 24x7 production-level support for
your enterprise while enabling backup protection and other
operational background functions with minimal disruption.
- Works
with EMC TimeFinder software to allow operational tasks
such as backups and batch processing runs to be off-loaded
to a secondary AS/400
- Works
with SRDF to provide a disaster recovery solution
Database
Tuner
An integral part of the EMC ControlCenter family, Database
Tuner enables more efficient management of Oracle or IBM
DB2 UDB databases. Database Tuner alerts you when a performance
problem arises, helps determine the cause, and recommends
how to fix it—without affecting your production environment.
- Maximize
ROI for your database and storage by optimizing performance.
- Run
more efficiently by creating a shared view for developers,
database, and storage administrators.
- Isolate
performance issues and identify and model potential solutions
for quick problem resolution.
- Monitor
your system end-to-end without degrading database performance.
- Link
symptoms to causes by linking application files to physical
devices.
EMC
Snap
EMC Snap for Symmetrix DMX networked storage creates space
saving, pointer-based snapshots of your production volumes.
EMC Snap enables more frequent copies of data for instant
restore back to the source device, its BCV, or a separate
device—reducing replication costs and recovery point
objectives.
- Increase
application availability while reducing scheduled downtime
- Minimize
data exposure and recovery time via frequent snapshots,
reducing recovery point objectives
- Allow
non-disruptive access to critical data for parallel processing
- Reduce
replication TCO while meeting service levels
- Ideal
for backup, reporting, testing, and data warehousing environments
InfoMover
EMC InfoMover™ is a unique, high-performance software
solution that combines flexible information transfer and
sharing capabilities, enabling open access to information
within the data center. InfoMover transfers files bi-directionally
between any combination of mainframe, UNIX, or Windows NT
systems using the Symmetrix® Enterprise Storage system
and existing I/O channel connections instead of the network.
InfoMover also enables UNIX systems to read MVS files directly,
eliminating the need to move data and saving valuable file
transfer time.
- Accelerate
information delivery within the data center
- Shorten
data warehouse refresh times
- Relieve
batch scheduling constraints
- Speed
implementation with InfoMover's new, easy to use GUI
MirrorView
MirrorView provides highly available data storage across
a campus environment by maintaining synchronous data mirroring—uni-directionally
or bi-directionally—between CLARiiON arrays. And because
MirrorView is array based, applications and hosts are free
to service users.
- Maintain
an exact byte-for-byte copy of your production data in
a secure, remote location.
- Deploy
remote mirroring solutions over dark fiber and/or IP communication
links.
- Perform
concurrent mirroring from one source logical unit to two
different target systems.
- Deploy
multiple source CLARiiON systems mirroring to one business
continuity target system.
- Perform
cross-generational mirroring between CLARiiON FC4700 and
CX series systems.
Navisphere
With the EMC Navisphere Management Suite you can manage,
discover, monitor, and configure your EMC storage systems
from a Web browser—for complete storage management
anytime, anywhere. Use with other EMC ControlCenter applications
for storage resource, network, and device management across
your multi-vendor storage environment.
- Provision,
monitor, and configure CLARiiON networked storage systems
from a single console with Navisphere Manager.
- Manage
a single CLARiiON CX200 with Navisphere Manager Base.
- With
Navisphere Analyzer, collect performance information in
graphical form to identify performance patterns and trends
before problems occur.apabilities include trend analysis,
reporting, and system capacity management.
- Script/automate
common storage management tasks with the Navisphere Agent/CLI
as your host-to-array communication bridge.
- Access
and manage all CLARiiON platform applications—including
Access Logix, MirrorView, SnapView, and SAN Copy—via
the Navisphere suite.
On
Course
EMC OnCourse is a powerful, easy-to-use application that
enables secure, reliable, automated distribution of files
between Celerra and/or other systems across IP networks.
With OnCourse, your data can be replicated between two or
more systems, aggregated from many systems to a central
node, or distributed to many nodes from a central system.
- Collect
data back to a central source for improved business responsiveness
- Simplify
IT administration with centralized management and fewer
remote backup systems
- Improve
accuracy and timeliness of data transfers to distributed
systems
- Enhance
information reliability and service level agreements with
partners and customers
- Manage
software upgrades to thousands of systems
PowerPath
EMC PowerPath combines multiple path I/O capabilities, automatic
load balancing, path failover, and logical volume management
functions into one integrated package—for use on open
server platforms connected to Symmetrix, CLARiiON, and other
networked storage systems.
- Enhance
application availability and optimize performance using
multiple paths.
- Ensure
increased efficiencies and throughput with automatic load
balancing.
- Deliver
higher application service levels with seamless data migration
via integrated volume management functionality.
- Relieve
system administration workload via dynamic configuration
options.
- Keep
applications running and information flowing in the event
of failure.
- Expand
application storage without application interruption.
- Manage
more storage with fewer resources via automated path management,
provisioning, and volume management.
Replication
Manager
Replication Manager manages the entire information replication
process—from discovery and configuration to operation
of multiple disk replicas. The industry's only application
that manages multi-vendor, disk-based replications, Replication
Manager simplifies and accelerates the creation and coordination
of local disk-based replicas.
- Eliminate
complex scripting involved with integrating replication
technology and existing application environments.
- Leverage
your information storage infrastructure for easy creation,
separation, and reassignment of files and databases elsewhere
in your infrastructure.
- Implement
policy-based activities by easily moving information between
different media types, such as large disks, small disks,
and tape.
- Ensure
data availability by restoring source data to production
servers or alternate hosts.
- Streamline
and accelerate repair and recovery in the event of corrupt
or lost data.
SAN
Architect
You can reduce costly errors and eliminate manual, repetitive
tasks with SAN Architect by instantly validating array,
switch, and topology configurations—and identifing
interoperability issues based on your specific environment.
Part of EMC's ControlCenter online information management
capabilities, this subscription-based software graphically
maps and validates proposed SAN configurations against EMC's
internal knowledge bases of best practices, industry standards
and interoperability guidelines. SAN Architect's easy-to-follow
templates are designed for both novice and expert users,
offering design and alternative recommendations so you avoid
costly configuration errors, application downtime, and scalability
constraints.
- Rapidly
implement or change SAN environments by eliminating compatibility
and interoperability guesswork.
- Plan
multiple server, switch, or array roll-outs and consolidations.
- Validate
changes and proposed implementations without interrupting
production systems.
- Ensure
service level delivery with clear, accurate information
of infrastructure impact on business unit performance.
- Access
SAN Architect online from any place, any time, with assurance
pre-loaded components are up-to-date and work together.
SAN
Copy
EMC SAN Copy enables high-speed data mobility between multi-vendor
storage systems without affecting server cycles or LAN bandwidth.
With SAN Copy you can rapidly move data between CLARiiON
and Symmetrix systems—and even between EMC and HPQ
systems. So you get the flexibility to deploy a data mobility
configuration that includes all of your data center, regional,
and distributed systems—regardless of location.
- Rapidly
move and copy data—where and when you need it.
- Move
and copy large amounts of information over the SAN or
WAN.
- Eliminate
impact on production activities during data copying and
movement.
- Quickly
distribute the freshest data for application testing and
development.
- Distribute
and collect content without affecting application server
cycles or LAN bandwidth.
- Perform
storage management tasks such as resource balancing and
RAID scheme changes.
SAN
Manager
SAN Manager (formerly ESN Manager) is a comprehensive SAN
management tool that masks the complexity of managing storage
area networks. By leveraging the ControlCenter shared infrastructure,
SAN Manager's seamless integration with other host and array
management tasks makes the EMC ControlCenter family the
most powerful storage management software available today.
- Centralize
and streamline operations across multi-vendor storage
networks, (Brocade, McData, QLogic, EMC Connectrix) and
storage arrays (HP StorageWorks, HDS, EMC CLARiiON, EMC
Symmetrix) with a single SAN management tool.
- Automate
zoning and device masking for multi-vendor SANs in a single
operation.
- Manage
more storage with the same or fewer resources.
- Scale
and expand to meet dynamic business needs.
SnapView
EMC SnapView software cost-effectively accelerates backup
and recovery through economical, disk-based "instant
restore" of production data. SnapView creates point-in-time
snapshots and full-copy business continuance volumes of
production data for non-disruptive backup. Restore applications
and data in seconds versus the hours often required for
traditional tape-based methods. SnapView is available for
CLARiiON CX600, CX400 and FC4700 networked storage systems.
- Enhance
application uptime through fast, easy restoration of data.
- Accomplish
restores or backups quickly, frequently, and non-disruptively.
- Gain
operational efficiencies by enabling multiple servers
or users read/write access to copies of production data—without
affecting production.
- Accelerate
application development by providing the most current
data for testing.
SRDF
EMC's industry-leading SRDF protects information and provides
comprehensive business continuity during both planned and
unplanned outages. This online, host-independent, mirrored
data solution duplicates your production site data on one
or more physically separate target Symmetrix systems. Systems
can be across the room, across the globe, or anywhere in
between.
- Recover
data and relieve disruptive outages in minutes.
- Realize
24x7 revenue generation and customer service capabilities
for increased competitive advantage.
- Perform
scheduled backups, data warehouse loading, and application
testing without disrupting operations.
- Migrate
data between sites quickly and non-disruptively, supporting
data center consolidation and site workload reallocation.
- Test
disaster recovery plans without business interruptions
or manually intensive recovery drills.
SRDF/Data
Mobility
EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility/Data Mobility enables
you to easily move and copy data from one Symmetrix storage
system to another without any impact on server or application
cycles. Data movement can be performed locally, over campus
distances, or across the globe—greatly increasing
your ability to move and copy data to where you need it
most.
- Eliminate
purchases of additional servers by offloading replication
processes.
- Replicate
and distribute files daily without interruption due to
insufficient server bandwidth.
- Alleviate
lengthy outages resulting from transporting physical media
to another location.
- Make
identical data available at multiple locations for testing,
maintenance, and data relocation.
- Increase
efficiency and accuracy of testing efforts.
StorageScope
StorageScope is the industry's only correlated storage utilization
reporter. With StorageScope, you can customize utilization
metrics to track and account for your storage assets any
way you need to.
- Identify
underutilized or inefficient utilization of storage assets.
- Facilitate
billing or charge-back operations by application or line
of business.
- Capacity
plan across your entire infrastructure to avoid "out
of space" errors.
- Summarize
multi-vendor storage infrastructure in application and
business context.
- Track
historical metrics to predict growth and plan future procurements.
Symmetrix
Manager
Symmetrix Manager—now in its fifth generation—discovers,
monitors, and configures your Symmetrix platforms from a
single console to give you maximum control over your Symmetrix
environment. You'll be able to manage your Symmetrix, its
physical disks, devices, front- and back-end directors,
and ports. Symmetrix Manager is part of the EMC ControlCenter
Management Package for Symmetrix.
- Manage
multiple Symmetrix systems from a single console.
- Alleviate
potential bottlenecks and realign resources in response
to business needs.
- Make
configuration changes instantaneously to meet evolving
business needs.
- Lower
the costs of managing your storage infrastructure.
Symmetrix
Optimizer
Symmetrix Optimizer, an integral part of the EMC ControlCenter
family, automates performance tuning of your Symmetrix system.
You'll be able to set up disk-tuning and data-placement
changes via an intuitive GUI—according to control
parameters you choose.
- Replace
time-consuming, error-prone manual load balancing and
data placement with an automated process.
- Model
performance changes before implementing them.
- Optimize
performance by application.
- Monitor
Symmetrix performance for early response to business environment
changes.
- Optimally
place business information for easy access.
- Free
up IT staff for other critical activities.
- Ensure
constant uptime and data protection during transparent
physical drive reconfigurations.
TimeFinder
EMC TimeFinder for your Symmetrix networked storage environment
allows you to create, in background mode, independently
addressable mirror images of active production volumes;
Business Continuance Volumes (BCVs)—for mainframe,
UNIX, and Windows NT information storage. With TimeFinder,
your backup operations are performed against these BCVs,
leaving the production copy fully available for regular
business needs. And only TimeFinder incorporates advanced
consistency technology for restartability of multiple volume
datasets without application downtime.
- Accomplish
backups quickly, frequently, and without disruption.
- Improve
batch processing time by eliminating job step copies.
- Load
or update data warehouses as needed.
- Perform
application testing with real production data while business
continues.
- Maximize
hours of online processing to increase revenue.
Workload
Analyzer
With Workload Analyzer, you can standardize on one performance
application to manage your entire networked environment:
storage, network, databases, switches, and hosts. This easy-to-use
tool collects, graphs, analyzes, and archives performance
data so you can more effectively monitor and manage performance
trends in your information infrastructure. Workload Analyzer
is part of the EMC ControlCenter Management Package for
Symmetrix.
- Understand
and resolve performance issues for specific applications.
- Focus
I/O tuning, configuration, and upgrades where they'll
be most beneficial.
- Perform
trend analysis for capacity planning.
- Manage
service level agreements through automated Web reports.
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