Data migration product specifications

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Product: Brocade Communications Systems Inc.; Brocade Data Migration Manager (DMM)

Storage System Support: Designed for migration of SAN-based block data
Application Support: Brocade DMM is a physical LUN migrator independent of any application specific requirements such as plug-ins. It can be used to migrate LUNs for any application. For online migrations when applications must operate continuously, Brocade DMM leverages industry standard multi-pathing software such EMC PowerPath, HP SecurePath, and Veritas Volume Manager, etc.
Migration Features: Data migration for heterogeneous data centers; true tiered storage; reduces application downtime with terabyte-per-hour migration speeds; supports local and remote (distance) data migrations; uses Brocade routing technology (Brocade 7500) to perform migrations across SANs and WANs.
Data Cleansing Features: None; data cleansing is done before migration and outside of the DMM.
Data Collection Features: It leverages MPIO stack on the host to start collecting data/information on LUNs such as # of LUNs, LUN Size, Serial #, vendor-id, etc. It also monitors the migration status and displays migration size, steps completed, estimate of completion time, as well as migration configuration options used, etc.
Management Features: DMM has both the Wizard-based GUI interface for ease of use and scriptable CLI support for more advanced ease of operation and automation; in-band discovery and management; ability to import Device Names in a single easy step; ability to pause, resume, abort, or throttle migrations.
Automation Features: Automatic creation of migration pairs; automatic zoning between Host and VT as well as VI & back-end storage; estimating the migration time; scheduler-based migration; ability to configure/set-up up to 1024 LUN pairs (512 LUNs in Online mode) for scheduled migrations of up to 128 concurrent LUNs.
Operating System: DMM supports all major Operating systems for offline migrations. Online migrations requires Windows, HP-UX, Solaris and AIX OS environments.
System Requirements: The DMC server can be installed on the same computer as the client, or on another computer that has access to DMM. If the server and Client are the same system, use 2 GHz P4 CPU, 1.5 GB RAM, 1 GB Virtual Memory, 2GB free disc space required. A server-only requires 1.8 GHz P4 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 512 MB Virtual Memory, and 2GB free disc space. A client-only requires 800 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB Virtual Memory, and 2GB free disc space required.
Implementation: To ensure configuration flexibility, DMM solution is deployed on the intelligent Brocade SAN Fabric Application Platform AP7420 and includes all necessary software and licenses except the capacity licenses. The solution is designed for easy wire-once setup, organisations can quickly implement DMM simply by connecting it to an existing SAN. Offline migrations require only one DMM appliance. Online migrations ensure high availability using a 2-node cluster of DMM appliances.
Interoperability: DMM supports heterogeneous staorage arrays form all major storage vendors like EMC, HP, IBM, and Hitachi.
Vendor Comment: To help organisations overcome data a migration challenges (cost, complexity & Compliance), Brocade DMM, a purpose-built migration solution, provides a fast, predictable, and fabric-centric data migration solution for heterogeneous environments. A highly efficient solution DMM supports both online and offline migrations of block storage data to meet the specific requirements of various application environments.
Availability: DMM 2.0 currently available
Base Cost: End-user Product Model starts at 5 arrays for $55,000 list. Service Provider Model is pay by use ($/TB) starting at $4,600/TB.
Detailed Specs: http://www.brocade.com/products/appsandgateway/DMM.jsp
Vendor URL: www.brocade.com

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Product: CA; File System Manager

Storage System Support: CA File System Manager supports a wide range of file systems (Not designed for pc and workstations).
Application Support: The product is designed for file systems only, it does not include support for applications.
Migration Features: Organise data and storage resources that span multiple systems into logical groups using access frequency, file sise and type, storage cost, model, etc; drive file movement, copy, and deletion actions across multiple systems based on established classifications and policies; automatically migrate data from primary storage to secondary or tertiary storage while maintaining transparent end-user access; automate storage consolidation from initial planning to transparent migration of end user files and directories; enable administrators to simulate data management policies before actual execution in order to better understand their scope and effectiveness.
Data Cleansing Features: The product uses the native deletion process available on the supported operating system/storage platform.
Data Collection Features: Utilises an agent-less approach for data collection, which eliminates the need to install and maintain server agents. The administrator configures the software to scan each server and NAS device in the network utilising industry standard protocols (for example, CIFS, NFS). The data collection process can be manually launched by the administrator on a select group of servers or it can be done on a regularly scheduled time interval. CA File System Manager collects information on total available and used capacity by servers, by volumes, and by exports/shares, as well as at the file-level for information such as size, file type, owner, creation date, last modified date and last accessed date, path, and user group information.
Management Features: The modular design allows existing policies to be dynamically updated in the case that data and/or storage resources have changed, offering administrators the ability to manage the system more efficiently. This approach is based on the creation of logical groups that represent business value or ownership of the data. For files owned by one department, any new data matching that criteria automatically becomes a part of that group and can be operated on by a policy. Group resources are also "global" in nature, allowing data or storage from multiple servers to be logically associated.
Automation Features: The Policy Automation Engine is responsible for executing the data management actions. It is unlike any other policy based solution available today, in that it uses a patented algorithm to select files for movement based on detailed parameters such as age, size, last modified, last accessed date (among others), combined with the business valuation that the administrator specifies.
Operating System: Windows 2003, 2000, NT 4.0; Sun Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 8, 9, 10; HP-UX 11, 11i; IBM AIX 4.3.3, 5.x; Red Hat Linux; SGI IRIX; NetWare 4.x, 5.x, 6; Mac OS X; NetApp Storage Appliances; EMC Celerra, Centera; NAS devices
System Requirements: Windows Server, Dual Pentium class 1GHz or greater speed processors, 80 GB free disc space, 1GB DRAM, 10/100 Network Adapter (or better).
Implementation: Design of the architecture – based on storage platforms, network topology, target storage configuration; Installation of server hardware and CA FSM software according to architecture; Definition business goals and creation of policies that support goals; Testing of limited data – end to end and retrieval; Staged deployment of polices to accommodate network and capacity constraints.
Interoperability: NetApp Storage Appliances, EMC Celerra, EMC Centera, Hitachi HCAP
Vendor Comment: CA File System Manager integrates three key components of Intelligent Information Management into one product; agentless data collection, data classification, and data management. CA File System Manager provides the only solution that has a classification system for files on primary storage based on business value of the data, enabling customers to readily manage the hundreds of millions to a billion or more end user files, through the use of intelligent grouping and application of global policies. CA File System Manager is easy to implement because it requires no server agents and the solution stays out of the data path by design.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Pricing ranges from $14,000 to $40,000+
Detailed Specs: http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Overview.aspx?ID=5780
Vendor URL: www.ca.com

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Product: CA; Unicenter Desktop DNA

Storage System Support: Unicenter Desktop DNA supports migration from Windows desktop and laptop PCs to any removable media (e.g., zip disc, CD, DVD, etc.)
Application Support: Unicenter Desktop DNA supports creating a DNA file with the PC's data and settings and saving it to any location on the network where there is space to store the files, either a server or an HTTP server location. DNA does not store the data in a data base structure.
Migration Features: Unicenter Desktop DNA can migrate thousands of these customized settings across 160 applications, between the same or different versions of these applications. This enables users to remain productive, rather than having to re-create preferences such as custom dictionaries, macros, display properties and so on.
Data Cleansing Features: None
Data Collection Features: Filter functionality allows you to scavenge data from anywhere it exists on your hard drive. You can create include filters, exclude filters (excluding files of a specified file extension from the entire migration), or omit filters (excluding files of a specified file extension from being collected using a specific filter). The criteria in the filters can include file name, location, modification or creation date, size and file types. You can also specify that when the data is applied to the new machine that it retains the current directory structure, or you can redirect each filter or all filters to a different file location on the destination PC.
Management Features: Refer to the product data for a complete set of management features.
Automation Features: Unicenter Desktop DNA can be triggered to run from a central location using shared configuration resources, such as option files and templates. Environment variables that are unique to each PC can be used to differentiate homogenous PC DNA. Once the migration process is complete, return codes can be used to trigger the next steps in a larger overall process. All automation can be handled in "Quiet Mode" invisible to the end-user.
Operating System: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
System Requirements: 300 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU, 24 MB RAM, Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher, 20 MB Hard disc Space, CD-ROM Drive, Internet Access
Implementation: We have seen this implemented in many different ways in enterprise environments. It can be configured to integrate with other framework software, or can be configured to run a process from a CD for remote office locations. There is not limit.
Interoperability: Unicenter Desktop DNA does not use a storage system. It stores the PC data and settings in a DNA file that can then be saved on any network location with space or any removable media (zip disc, CD, DVD, etc.)
Vendor Comment: Unicenter Desktop DNA is a scalable migration solution for the management, movement and maintenance of a PC's "DNA" (including user settings, preferences and data). A PC DNA management solution such as this one is critical for keeping end users productive, reducing the total cost of PC ownership and maximising investment in current IT assets. Unicenter Desktop DNA increases technician and end-user productivity by managing and preserving PC DNA during hardware refresh, system upgrade, desktop recovery and other change initiatives.
Availability: Unicenter Desktop DNA r11.1 is currently available
Base Cost: Pricing as low as $15.40 depending on license quantity
Detailed Specs: http://www3.ca.com/solutions/overview.aspx?ID=4920&sacid=90753
Vendor URL: www.ca.com

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Product: CA; XOsoft WANSync and WANSyncHA

Storage System Support: Server based product; hardware agnostic so long as it's presented as a supported file system to the OS.
Application Support: Able to migrate (replicate/synchronise) any data type on a supported platform via a File System filter driver. Auto-discovery, application failover and other application specific support is available for Exchange, MS SQL, Oracle, IIS and Blackberry Server.
Migration Features: Can migrate live data with zero interruption to end users. Host based software running on a server allows migration to or from any physical hardware type so long as the operating system on the server is supported.
Data Cleansing Features: User can select what is to be migrated at the file or folder level and optionally can add filters to include/exclude certain file types.
Data Collection Features: Not provided
Management Features: Single GUI or command line for all operating systems. Central management.
Automation Features: For supported application the data to be migrated (replicated) can be auto-discovered and even failed over. Zero interruption to users while installing the product or moving the data.
Operating System: Supports Windows 2000/2003 Servers & Clusters (32 & 64-bit), AIX 5.3, Solaris 9/10 & Red Hat Enterprise 3. SuSE 9/10 and Red Hat Enterprise 4 are in beta.
System Requirements: Server (host) based product. Requirements vary depending on size and change rate of the data to be replicated.
Implementation: Singe service or daemon, simple installation. Windows systems offer remote installations and upgrades.
Interoperability: Hardware agnostic so long as it's presented as a supported file system to the OS.
Vendor Comment: Key points are installation and migration with zero interruption to users (no reboot & replicates live data), application awareness can detect what to migration and even failover the application after the migration is complete.
Availability: v4.0.69 currently available
Base Cost: Data migration starts at $2100 per server (WANSync).
Detailed Specs: https://www.xosoft.com/products/f_WANSync.shtml
Vendor URL: www.ca.com

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Product: EMC ; Invista

Storage System Support: Invista is designed for SAN environments
Application Support: The product works with all applications that run on the operating systems listed in the EMC support matrix.
Migration Features: EMC Invista provides non-disruptive data migrations and mobility across heterogeneous storage through SAN based virtualization technology.
Data Cleansing Features: N/A
Data Collection Features: N/A
Management Features: EMC Invista simplfies storage management by providing single pane of glass management across heterogeneous storage. This leads to improved productivity and higher utilisation rates.
Automation Features: The Invista Element Manager contains a number of wizards that automate the processes associated with configuring the Invista instance and managing storage operations. These include the Failover Setup Wizard to establish failover values for HBA's, the Provisioning Wizard to help create virtual volumes, the Expand Storage wizard that automates the process of expanding volumes or metavolumes, the Mobility Wizard that simplifies storage migrations, and the Event Monitoring Configuration wizard.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP UX, Redhat Linux, SuSE.
System Requirements: Invista is sold as a complete solution from EMC that works within supported environments defined under the EMC Support Matrix.
Implementation: Invista is a split path architecture SAN virtualisation solution that utilises intelligent switches to embed virtualisation in the SAN fabric. It does not require any host resident software. By leveraging SAN resources that provide port level processing to perform migration service, data moves faster and without disruption to the application.
Interoperability: Please consult the EMC Support Matrix on EMC.com.
Vendor Comment: Not provided
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/products/software/storage_router/storage_router.jsp
Vendor URL: www.emc.com

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Product: EMC ; Open Migrator/LM

Storage System Support: Open Migrator/LM is a host based, open systems data migration product providing online data migration for high availability data centers. It supports any addressable non-clustered Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or UNIX, Linux disc volume.
Application Support: Open Migrator/LM is application agnostic.
Migration Features: While a migration is in progress, the source volume remains fully available for both reads and writes. Host-based operations support the ability to move entire volumes; transfer of data from SCSI- to SAN-based storage arrays (block- versus file-based transfer to ensure data consistency with the guarantee of data integrity during and after data transfer). Block-based data copy ensures consistent and accurate data mobility. Open Migrator/LM can also expand a target volume after source-data transfer, provide rollback at any time during or after transfer and perform a final verify step to make sure that the source and target volumes are identical at the physical level.
Data Cleansing Features: N/A
Data Collection Features: N/A
Management Features: Open Migrator/LM contains an easy to use GUI that manages the entire migration process from setup to final integrity checks along with the scheduling of migrations activities. The GUI is also a fully compliant Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Snap-in.
Automation Features: Prepares the destination before the move; migrates of the data while users continue read/write transactions; applies new read/write permissions to the destination copy of the data; synchronises changes between the source and destination data.
Operating System: Open Migrator/LM supports most variants of Windows, UNIX and Linux.
System Requirements: Minimum system requirements are simply for the host operating environment to be tested/qualified and listed in the EMC eLab Navigator support matrix.
Implementation: Open Migrator/LM software operates on a host/server. It can be installed and new sessions can be brought online non-disruptively.
Interoperability: Open Migrator/LM can be used to migrate data from most third party storage sub-systems to EMC Symmetrix and/or EMC CLARiiON systems.
Vendor Comment: Organisations can quickly and easily migrate live data volumes regardless of source or target location while file systems, databases, and applications remain online during migration. Open Migrator/LM is supported by all EMC storage platforms and is available for major Windows and UNIX, and Linux host environments. With PowerPath Migration Enabler, it can be completely non-disruptive.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/products/software/open_migrator/index.jsp
Vendor URL: www.emc.com

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Product: EMC ; Rainfinity

Storage System Support: Rainfinity is designed to provide transparent data mobility to NAS systems and file servers. Rainfinity supports the CIFS protocol for Windows systems and the NFS protocol for UNIX systems, and is able to address the needs of heterogeneous environments across multiple platforms and operating systems.
Application Support: Rainfinity supports the underlying Windows and UNIX protocols. There is no need for agents on clients or servers.
Migration Features: Transparent data mobility; data protection; transaction throttling.
Data Cleansing Features: File attributes preservation and file security (permissions) translation.
Data Collection Features: Capacity information collection; file server performance reporting; access statistics for data movement recommendations; and file distribution by count and size.
Management Features: Rainfinity provides a full featured command line and HTML GUI for management. Role based access can be applied to any or all users to limit system functionality to the appropriate administrators. Rainfinity also supports authentication against enterprise user directories such as LDAP or Active Directory.
Automation Features: Prepares the destination before the move; migrates of the data while users continue read/write transactions; translates file level security attributes; applies new permissions to the destination copy of the data; synchronises changes between the source and destination data; updates client mappings to inform the user's systems about the new data location.
Operating System: Rainfinity is delivered as an appliance that includes all necessary software and hardware.
System Requirements: Rainfinity is delivered as an appliance that includes all necessary software and hardware.
Implementation: Rainfinity is deployed at the network switching layer by plugging into an existing Ethernet switch. The administrator provides the IP addresses for the file servers and Rainfinity goes into action.
Interoperability: Rainfinity supports the CIFS protocol for Windows systems and the NFS protocol for UNIX systems. By supporting the underlying protocol, Rainfinity is able to address the needs of heterogeneous environments across multiple platforms and operating systems.
Vendor Comment: EMC Rainfinity's Global File Virtualisation dramatically changes networked storage management by providing complete file server optimisation across heterogeneous environments including NAS, CAS, and file servers. Rainfinity includes seven purpose-built applications that simplify management and optimise the efficiency, data protection, and performance of networked attached storage.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/rainfinity/
Vendor URL: www.emc.com

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Product: EMC ; SAN Copy

Storage System Support: SAN Copy is an array based data mobility software and moves data at the volume (LUN) level without impacts to attached hosts (PCs, workstations, NAS, etc).
Application Support: SAN Copy is designed to move data at the volume level and supports all applications including Exchange, SQL, Oracle, SAP, etc. SAN Copy is tightly integrated with Replication Manager, which simplifies the management of EMC replication technologies by managing and automating the entire replication process -- from discovery of hosts, arrays, and storage groups to the creation and management of disc-based snapshots and clones, all from the context of the application.
Migration Features: Bi-directional data movement between heterogeneous storage arrays; supports two modes: full and incremental copies; supports both "push" and "pull" of data between CLARiiON and supported EMC and non-EMC systems; flexible control over network bandwidth and storage processor utilisation.
Data Cleansing Features: N/A
Data Collection Features: N/A
Management Features: Easily managed via single Navisphere Manager GUI; CLI for scripting or management; integrated with Replication Manager to provide the application context.
Automation Features: Automatic check-pointing and recovery. In event of link failure, restarts from last checkpoint with no manual intervention required.
Operating System: Operating System agnostic.
System Requirements: This software runs on all CLARiiON CX platforms.
Implementation: This software is often used for data mobility/migration between heterogeneous arrays (one must be a CLARiiON), remote office to central office consolidation, core to edge data distribution, etc.
Interoperability: http://www.emc.com/interoperability/
Vendor Comment: Leveraging the power of CLARiiON systems, SAN Copy delivers unmatched deployment flexibility with your choice of full or incremental copy capabilities and support for EMC CLARiiON, EMC Symmetrix, IBM, HDS, and Sun storage arrays.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/products/software/san_copy.jsp
Vendor URL: www.emc.com

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Product: EMC ; SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) Family

Storage System Support: SRDF supports the movement and migration of both Open Systems and Mainframe data to and from Symmetrix systems over the SAN.
Application Support: SRDF is application agnostic. If the application and open systems/mainframe host are supported by the Symmetrix, they are also supported by SRDF.
Migration Features: Track Tables technology tracks which data has been changed on both sides of the link, and uses this information to drive either the movement or the resynchronisation of data back and forth. It doesn't matter whether the data is in a single array or across arrays -- this is the underlying technology in all cases. This provides for granular and flexible synchronisation, re-synchronisation and data movement through all conditions.
Data Cleansing Features: N/A
Data Collection Features: N/A
Management Features: Users have full control of SRDF actions -- from configuration to scheduling and restart -- via any one of EMC's Symmetrix management products such as ControlCenter or the lightweight Symmetrix Management Console (SMC) GUI and of course CLI.
Automation Features: Prepares the destination before the move; migrates the data while users continue read/write transactions; applies new read/write permissions to the destination copy of the data; synchronises changes between the source and destination data.
Operating System: All open systems and mainframe operating systems that are supported by the Symmetrix system running the SRDF application.
System Requirements: SRDF operates on the Symmetrix array so the only requirement is that the Symmetrix system is running a version of Enginuity that supports SRDF-to-SRDF replication.
Implementation: Because SRDF operates on the Symmetrix storage array it can be installed and new migration/mobility/DR sessions can be created and activated non-disruptively. The array-to-array configurations can be as simple as one-to-one or more complex like concurrent replication from the same source volume to disaster recovery protection is provided as the migration proceeds.
Interoperability: SRDF can be used to move and migrate data between EMC Symmetrix systems.
Vendor Comment: The SRDF family of software is the most powerful suite of remote storage replication solutions available for disaster recovery, business continuity and data mobility/migration. Migrations can be performed using any number of SRDF products depending on the customer's ervice level requirements: synchronous mode (SRDF/S), asynchronous mode (SRDF/A), adaptive copy mode (SRDF/DM), and even concurrent SRDF/S and SRDF/A from the same source volume. Each method minimises impact on production applications and offers maximum flexibility to meet any service level.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/products/networking/srdf.jsp
Vendor URL: www.emc.com

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Product: Exeros; DataMapper

Storage System Support: Business rule discovery happens at the data base and schema level so it is independent of the physical storage system
Application Support: It can work with any structured data source.
Migration Features: Exeros provides software and a complete methodology that automates the discovery of the business rules by which data will be migrated and transformed from a legacy application to a new application. The business and transformation rules discovered by DataMapper are then used as input into any data movement tool to direct the data movement tool on how to correctly move the data.
Data Cleansing Features: Exeros DataMapper will discover discrepancies in the data and automatically discovers the rules a cleansing tool would use to cleanse the data.
Data Collection Features: N/A
Management Features: N/A
Automation Features: N/A
Operating System: Windows XP, VISTA, Windows Server 2003
System Requirements: 2 GB RAM
Implementation: A data analyst uses DataMapper to discover the rules by which the data will be moved. Those rules will be used by an application developer or an ETL developer to move the data. After data has been moved Exeros DataMapper is then used to validate the accuracy and correctness of the final data movement and identify any discrepancies between the legacy data and the data loaded into the new application.
Interoperability: Solution operates at the database level. It is independent of physical storage so will support any storage system.
Vendor Comment: Exeros DataMapper has been shown in Fortune 500 accounts to accelerate the discovery of the business rules by which the data will be moved by a factor of more than 5x.
Availability: DataMapper 3.0 currently available
Base Cost: $88K per data analyst seat
Detailed Specs: http://www.exeros.com/html/products.asp
Vendor URL: www.exeros.com

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Product: GoldenGate Software Inc.; Transactional Data Management (TDM)

Storage System Support: GoldenGate's products work at the database level. We are concerned about moving structured database transactions for the purposes of high availability and real-time data integration for reporting etc.
Application Support: GoldenGate supports Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2 z/OS and DB2 UDB, Sybase, HP Enscribe, SQL/MP and SQL/MX, Ingres, MySQL and Teradata running on UNIX, Windows, Linux and HP Nonstop platforms. Additionally, delivery of the data can be made to any ODBC compliant database.
Migration Features: Guaranteed capture, routing, transformation, delivery, and verification of transactional data across heterogeneous environments in real time. GoldenGate's decoupled architecture allows each component to perform its tasks independently of the others, while also enabling heterogeneity between source and target. GoldenGate ensures high availability and scalability for mission-critical applications as transaction loads increase.
Data Cleansing Features: Provides a wide variety of conflict detection and resolution options to provide the necessary flexibility and adaptability for a wide range of requirements. Conflict detection and resolution options can be implemented globally, object-by-object, based on data values and complex filters, and through event-driven criteria including database error messages.
Data Collection Features: GoldenGate resides with the source database and looks for new transactional activity that occurs. This reads the result of insert, update, and delete operations by directly accessing the database's transaction (redo) logs, and then immediately captures that new data for distribution. It moves only the committed transactions (intermediate activities and rolled-back operations are filtered out), which not only reduces infrastructure load but also eliminates potential data inconsistencies.
Management Features: GoldenGate gives customers control of the processes at each node. It provides a variety of administrative, housekeeping, and reporting functions for those processes. GUI monitoring, configuration and management components allow you to set-up alerts and notifications if there are any issues or latency involved in the data movement.
Automation Features: In the event of an outage on your primary system, GoldenGate has the ability to failover to a secondary instance which is completely in-synch with the primary.
Operating System: Supported O/S and platforms include Windows NT, 2000, XP, Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, HP NonStop, TRU64, IBM O S/390 and z/OS.
System Requirements: There are no system requirements and GoldenGate's capture, delivery and management components reside on the source and target database systems.
Implementation: Consists of decoupled components that can be configured to enable a variety of solutions for high availability/disaster tolerance and data integration. This architecture allows each component to perform its task independently. The implementation is very straight forward and customers can be fully deployed in a matter of hours.
Interoperability: GoldenGate can co-exist with a physical replication solution or a storage area network such as SRDF. Many customers utilise GoldenGate's high availability solution in conjunction with this as an added "insurance" that their systems never experience downtime. It can perform system (application, hardware, OS) migrations with minimal downtime, and the ability to roll forward and back via proprietary trail files allows the customer to pick up where they left off (if there is any system outage).
Vendor Comment: "Real-time access to real-time information is becoming a requirement for today's global enterprise, which places greater importance on the value of applications and data for initiatives like continuous availability during planned outages," said Chris McAllister, director of product management for GoldenGate Software. "GoldenGate supports the broadest range of database platforms which allows our customers the flexibility to decide upon the best environment for their applications. We work with the leading application vendors in banking, financial services, telecommunications and healthcare to enable minimal downtime operations so it can be "business as usual -- no matter what!"
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: The starting price for GoldenGate is approximately $60K. This would be one capture and one delivery on a mid size CPU server.
Detailed Specs: http://www.goldengate.com/solutions/index.html
Vendor URL: www.goldengate.com

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Product: HP; ILM Tiered Storage software

Storage System Support: HP File Migration Agent migrates data from a variety of Windows Server environments. The source storage can be any storage (HP or non-HP) running on a suitable Windows servers. The source can also be a NAS system with the appropriate OS version.
Application Support: Windows based file, web, or application server environments can be a target for FMA.
Migration Features: Automatically migrates static data to less expensive tiers of storage based on business policies and quality of service requirements. This enables the migration of inactive files to cost-effective, secondary storage. Reducing data on the primary storage results in faster backup and restores. Also ease of management; business agility; storage consolidation.
Data Cleansing Features: Not provided
Data Collection Features: Not provided
Management Features: Not provided
Automation Features: Not provided
Operating System: HP File Migration Agent runs on the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with SP4 or higher with Update Rollup for Windows 2000 SP4; Microsoft Windows 2003 Server with SP1 or higher; Microsoft Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003 with SP1 or later; Microsoft Windows 2003 Server R2 with SP1 or higher; Microsoft Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003 R2 with SP1 or later
System Requirements: HP ProLiant (Intel-based) Server (or equivalent); 1GB RAM (add additional RAM depending upon requirements); 1 processor (add second processor depending upon requirements); RAID protected discs as required by host application; Ethernet network interface adapter card(s) 10/100/1000 Mbps as per ProLiant QuickSpecs and as required by configuration.
Implementation: Not provided
Interoperability: Refer to the compatibility matrix at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12342_div/12342_div.PDF
Vendor Comment: HP FMA is an automated solution designed to help simplify Windows-based file, web, and application server administration in small business to enterprise environments. This is accomplished through policy-based file migration and archive to popular storage targets, including HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System (RISS), HP StorageWorks File System Extender, and NAS, via Common Internet File System (CIFS).
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: FMA starts with a minimum $4800 reference price for one server.
Detailed Specs: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/fma/index.html
Vendor URL: www.hp.com

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Product: Incipient Inc.; Network Storage Platform (NSP)

Storage System Support: iNSP supports non-disruptive data migration of SAN based storage.
Application Support: iNSP is designed to support any application that is accessing data in a SAN environment. Customers implement iNSP on a wide range of applications (custom and off the shelf) and databases with no plug-in or custom integration required.
Migration Features: Application data can be migrated non-disruptively, eliminating the need for scheduled downtime and shortens the planning effort. The application server sees the same volume before and after the migration, eliminating SAN reconfiguration and host software (HBA firmware, Multipath) updates or changes. Automated, policy-based provisioning of destination volume resources which simplifies the operational challenges associated with data migration. Manage migration priority to eliminate resource contention.
Data Cleansing Features: iNSP is a network volume level data migration solution designed specifically for block-based storage. It has no visibility into host data structures like files, databases, etc. and therefore does not provide any data cleansing capabilities.
Data Collection Features: iNSP performs Deep Discovery of the underlying SAN and storage environment to facilitate intelligent resource allocation when configuring network virtual volumes, copies or migration destinations. It understands the internal configuration of the arrays being virtualised (including the LUN to disc drive mapping) as well as the logical and physical SAN configuration. This information is used to select storage resources and SAN pathing when configuring the destination location of a volume migration.
Management Features: Users can actively move application data within a fabric without disruption to applications and respective hosts accessing the data that is being moved. With iNSP, application data can be moved without halting I/O and with little to no performance degradation to the application. Network virtual volumes are created and presented to hosts for I/O, allowing storage to be provisioned to the host once and grown (increase size), transformed (change RAID Layout), migrated (change physical location), copied, replicated (to remote locations), and decommissioned without application disruption or the overhead of reconfiguring the SAN or the disruption caused by scheduled application outages. iNSP provides a centralise migration services, with common management that can be used to move data within an array or between arrays having similar or different storage characteristics (i.e. different models, vendors, etc.).
Automation Features: Deep discovery of the underlying SAN and storage environment to facilitate intelligent resource allocation when configuring virtual volumes, copies or migration destinations; automated provisioning aggregates multiple individual storage management operations into a single provisioning task. Automates the storage and SAN resource selection based on predefined policies and the deep discovery information; workflow and change management control to implement an approval process and limit when changes can be executed; migration task monitoring, completion estimate, priority control, and pause/resume to mitigate impact on production applications.
Operating System: Incipient Software is completely SAN switch resident and does not have any components that need to run on the application server Incipient NSP does support the following host operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix (AIX, HP UX, Solaris).
System Requirements: iNSP is comprised of two major software components: a switch-resident module (iNSP) and a web-based module that provides iNSP administration (iNSP Administrator).
Implementation: Incipient NSP software runs on the Cisco MDS 9000 SAN switch with the Storage Service Module installed.
Interoperability: 3PAR Inserv; Engenio; EMC Clariion and Symmetrix DMX; HDS 9900; HP EVA; IBM DS 4/6/8000; Sun STK Flexline
Vendor Comment: iNSP is the industry's first fully embedded switch-resident storage virtualisation solution with enterprise-class scalability. iNSP provides a common set of advanced storage services such as non-disruptive data migration, network volume management, and copy services. For the first time, storage administrators can build SAN storage tiers with zero planned downtime. iNSP software abstracts the SAN data path, eliminating application downtime normally associated with data migrations and device reconfigurations. iNSP also simplifies SAN storage management with a universal management interface and a policy-based automated provisioning engine in support of heterogeneous storage arrays and heterogeneous server and OS environments.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Contact vendor for current pricing
Detailed Specs: http://www.incipient.com/products/datagrow.htm
Vendor URL: www.incipient.com

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Product: Network Appliance; V-Series appliance

Storage System Support: Supports PC, workstation, SAN, NAS, and DAS storage.
Application Support: Supports Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and IBM.
Migration Features: Simple, easy to use, minimised impact on IT infrastructure.
Data Cleansing Features: Not provided
Data Collection Features: SnapRestore, SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapLock Enterprise, LockVault Enterprise
Management Features: MultiStore, SnapMover, SnapDrive, SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange, SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server, Single Mailbox Recovery, VFM (Virtual File Manager), SnapValidator, FlexClone, FlexCache
Automation Features: Not provided
Operating System: Data ONTAP
System Requirements: http://www.netapp.com/products/v-series/v-series_tech_specs.html
Implementation: V-Series systems integrate seamlessly into mission-critical SAN environments and provide a simple and elegant data management solution for decreasing management complexity, improving asset utilisation, and streamlining operations to increase business agility and reduce total cost of ownership.
Interoperability: Compatible with EMC, Hitachi, IBM, and HP
Vendor Comment: The NetApp V-Series product line is the first and only storage virtualisation solution on the market that unifies block and file (NAS, FC SAN, and IP SAN) storage networking paradigms under a common architecture. NetApp is the only company with a solution that can virtualise your entire storage infrastructure under one interface.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Prive based on deployment
Detailed Specs: http://www.netapp.com/products/enterprise-systems/virtualised-storage/index.html
Vendor URL: www.netapp.com

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Product: ScriptLogic ; SecureCopy 4.11

Storage System Support: Secure Copy supports the migration of files, folders, and related data sets between Windows servers with a backward compatibility of Windows NT 4 SP6 or later.
Application Support: Secure Copy is designed to comprehensively migrate the file systems on Windows servers.
Migration Features: Secure Copy migrates not only the files and folders on an NTFS volume, but also all security settings, folder shares (and the share security), local users and groups granted access, compression and encryption settings, and original created, last accessed and last modified dates.
Data Cleansing Features: Secure Copy does not provide any data cleansing capabilities.
Data Collection Features: Secure Copy's only data collection capabilities include its ability to browse and select the data sets to be migrated. Secure Copy is purely a migration solution.
Management Features: Secure Copy utilises a single, easy-to-use interface where selection, configuration and scheduling of data migration jobs can be quickly accomplished.
Automation Features: Administrative Override allows Secure Copy to access files even the Administrator does not have permissions to ensuring a complete copy of all files selected; Granular Configuration allows Secure Copy to not only select which files and folders will be migrated, but also what supporting security-related data sets should be migrated, as well as scheduling when and how data should be migrated; Optimised Migration, Secure Copy's multi-threaded architecture, is designed around ensuring each migration stream is optimised to provide the fastest migration possible.
Operating System: Windows NT 4 SP6a, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
System Requirements: Secure Copy only migrates data residing on NTFS Volumes, and requires administrative rights on both source and target servers.
Implementation: Because Secure Copy is agentless, it only requires installation of the management console on a server or workstation.
Interoperability: Any storage system utilising a Windows server as the front end can be accessed.
Vendor Comment: Not provided
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Secure Copy pricing starts at $998 for a 2-server license.
Detailed Specs: www.scriptlogic.com/securecopy
Vendor URL: www.scriptlogic.com

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Product: Symantec ; Veritas Storage Foundation software

Storage System Support: Veritas Storage Foundation supports enterprise server and storage environments, including a broad range of FC and iSCSI based SAN devices. Veritas Storage Foundation also supports direct attached storage (DAS).
Application Support: As an application independent tool for data migration and tiered storage, Veritas Storage Foundation is ideal for migrating virtually any enterprise application or database management system between servers, storage systems or even between operating systems. Commonly migrated applications include SAP, Oracle Applications, Oracle 10g, Sybase ASE, IBM DB2, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server and many more.
Migration Features: Static storage tiering; dynamic storage tiering; data copies and clones; online storage migration; OS migrations; application upgrades
Data Cleansing Features: N/A
Data Collection Features: Veritas Storage Foundation creates copies of logical data volumes, encapsulating and transporting data without ever bringing an application offline. When the data or volume migration is complete, the target (new) storage devices can take over for the original (old) source storage device without business interruption.
Management Features: Centralised secure web-based management of storage migration across multiple server platforms provides complete visibility to application, server, and storage resources with Veritas Storage Foundation Management Server.
Automation Features: Veritas Storage Foundation allows for the creation of policies and rules for automated tiered storage and data migration. When policies are enacted data moves seamlessly behind the scenes without any disruption to applications or end users. It also allows for the simple creation of storage resources in preparation for data migration to ensure new storage configurations preserve previously established policies and characteristics. Configurations can be 'cloned' to remove error prone storage configuration across multiple servers.
Operating System: Solaris 8, 9, 10 (Sparc and Opteron); AIX 5.2, 5.3; HP-UX 11iv2 (PA-RISC and Itanium); Linux (Red Hat and SuSe); Windows Server 2000, 2003 (32-bit, 64-bit)
System Requirements: Refer to https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/all_products.jsp
Implementation: Veritas Storage Foundation software is licensed and deployed on enterprise servers with SAN connectivity or direct attached storage. For complete instructions on installation and implementation procedures refer to https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/all_products.jsp
Interoperability: Refer to manufacturer's documentation for interoperability details
Vendor Comment: Veritas Storage Foundation provides a complete solution for heterogeneous online storage management. Based on the industry-leading Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System, it provides a standard set of integrated tools to centrally manage explosive data growth, maximise storage hardware investments, provide data protection, and adapt to changing business requirements.
Availability: Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 is currently available on UNIX, Linux, and Windows.
Base Cost: Veritas Storage Foundation Basic is a free licensed version designed for edge tier server workloads for Unix, Linux, and Windows and can be freely downloaded at www.symantec.com/sfbasic. Veritas Storage Foundation Management Server is a secure web-based console that can manage thousands of Storage Foundation hosts and is also freely available for use and download at www.symantec.com/sfms. Veritas Storage Foundation software is licensed per physical server (Unix), per CPU (Unix and Linux), and by server operating system (Windows). Prices vary based on OS and server size.
Detailed Specs: https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/products/overview.jsp?pcid=1020&pvid=203_1
Vendor URL: www.symantec.com

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Product: Symantec ; Veritas Volume Replicator software

Storage System Support: Veritas Volume Replicator, an option to Veritas Storage Foundation, supports all major Unix, Linux, and Windows server configurations and a broad range of storage subsystems for FC and iSCSI SAN attached storage, as well as direct attached storage.
Application Support: Veritas Storage Foundation is ideal for replicating virtually any enterprise application or database between servers, storage systems or even between heterogeneous operating systems (for Unix and Linux). Commonly replicated applications include SAP, Oracle Applications, Oracle 10g, Sybase ASE, IBM DB2, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server and many more.
Migration Features: Remote replication to heterogeneous storage; synchronous replication over Fibre Channel; synchronous replication over IP; asynchronous replication over IP; zero RPO replication; multiple initialisation options
Data Cleansing Features: Veritas Volume Replicator continually tracks changes in order to preserve write order fidelity (ensuring data consistency) throughout replication activity. In the event of a disruption during replication, Veritas Volume Replicator uses the logs to rapidly restore data without ever compromising data consistency.
Data Collection Features: Setting up replication essentially involves recreating identical logical volume structures on a remote storage device, setting up an IP link and initiating replication. This setup can all be done through a centralised secure web-based management console available with Veritas Storage Foundation, Storage Foundation Management Server. Once it is set up, Veritas Volume Replicator captures all changes to replicated storage that occur during and after initial synchronisation of local and remote storage.
Management Features: Centralised secure web-based management of remote data replication activities across multiple server platforms provides complete visibility to application, server, and storage resources. The easy to use web GUI provides step-by-step management and configuration to remove the complexity and error prone activities often associated with the set-up and ongoing management of enterprise software.
Automation Features: Veritas Volume Replicator includes controls for easily switching replication roles between local and remote sites. It is also tightly integrated with Veritas Cluster Server for automated fail-over of applications and data sets for a complete disaster recovery solution. With a single command or click, remote storage systems can assume the primary role in replication and applications resume operations at the remote site for minimal downtime during an outage. Also included, automated resynchronisation features help prevent downtime and headache associated with unexpected outages such as loss of IP connectivity.
Operating System: Solaris 8, 9, 10 (Sparc and Opteron); AIX 5.2, 5.3; HP-UX 11iv2 (PA-RISC and Itanium); Linux (Red Hat and SuSe); Windows Server 2000, 2003 (32-bit, 64-bit)
System Requirements: Refer to https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/all_products.jsp
Implementation: Veritas Storage Foundation (including Veritas Volume Replicator) software is licensed and deployed on enterprise servers with SAN connectivity. For complete instructions on installation and implementation procedures refer to https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/all_products.jsp
Interoperability: Refer to manufacturer's documentation for interoperability details
Vendor Comment: As an option to Veritas Storage Foundation, Veritas Volume Replicator enables efficient replication of data over IP networks, giving organisations an extremely flexible, high-performance alternative to traditional array-based replication architectures. This flexibility lets organisations choose virtually any combination of storage devices on any major operating system, providing a consistent, easy-to-manage disaster recovery solution throughout the data center.
Availability: Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 and Veritas Volume Replicator 5.0 are currently available on UNIX, Linux, and Windows.
Base Cost: Veritas Volume Replicator software is licensed per physical server (Unix), per CPU (Unix and Linux), and by server operating system (Windows). Prices vary based on OS and server size.
Detailed Specs: https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/products/overview.jsp?pcid=1020&pvid=203_1
Vendor URL: www.symantec.com

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