| HP StorageWorks NAS solutions offer a variety of ways to extend the level of protection and security for your data. |
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If your availability requirements are higher than the redundant components built into a NAS device -- such as network interface cards (NICs), disk drives, or even power supplies -- you may want to configure your solution to have multiple NAS devices acting as a single unit. This ensures the availability of your storage solution even if a single NAS device fails. HP's NAS 4000s and 9000s devices support clustering in configuration of up to eight nodes.
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Data replication |
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Data replication technology creates a complete mirror image of your data from one NAS device to another, leaving the original data intact and fully operational. Once the initial replication is complete, only changed data is synchronized between the two NAS devices to ensure maximum performance. HP OpenView Storage Mirroring is an ideal data replication solution for protecting data that has to be immediately available in the event of data loss or corruption on the primary system.
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Data snapshots |
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The data snapshots feature -- a standard component of Windows Storage Server 2003 -- enables administrators to take a copy of all data, at any moment in time (point-in-time copy). This copy can be duplicated and stored on other NAS devices or on tape media via any supported tape backup application without affecting the original data. In addition, snapshots allow a simple and quick restore from disk, especially for client users running on Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Users can quickly and restore accidentally deleted files from the NAS device without involving the IT department.
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Backup and recovery |
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HP NAS solutions are supported by most of the leading tape-backup software vendors and can easily be incorporated into any existing LAN- or SAN-based data protection environment, or even directly attached to a tape drive. HP StorageWorks tapes and tape libraries along with HP OpenView Data Protector can help you achieve optimum integration.
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Anti-virus |
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HP NAS solutions are also supported by the industry's leading anti-virus software vendors. You can easily incorporate any HP NAS device into your anti-virus procedures and policies without adding additional anti-virus tools to your IT environment.
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