Xp continuous access journal – HP XP Continuous Access Software User Manual
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1 Overview of HP XP Continuous Access Journal Software
This chapter provides an overview of HP XP Continuous Access Journal Software and describes its
features and benefits. This chapter covers the following key topics:
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“XP Continuous Access Journal” (page 8)
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Unless otherwise specified, the term storage system in this guide refers to the following disk arrays:
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HP XP24000 Disk Array
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HP XP20000 Disk Array
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XP Continuous Access Journal
XP Continuous Access Journal intelligently replicates data among storage environments controlled
through the storage system, satisfying the most demanding disaster recovery and uptime
requirements. Since its introduction on the storage system, XP Continuous Access Journal 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, XP Continuous Access Journal provides the enterprise-class performance
associated with storage system-based replication while delivering resilient business continuity.
Through the XP storage systems, XP Continuous Access Journal 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.
XP Continuous Access Journal helps organizations to:
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Lower the cache and resource consumption on production/primary storage systems
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Improve bandwidth utilization
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Simplify bandwidth planning
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Mitigate the impact of network failures
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Gain more flexibility in trading off between Recovery Point Objective and cost
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Implement advanced multi-data center support more easily
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Move data among levels of tiered storage systems more easily
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Fully leverage the storage system and optimize the storage infrastructure
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Overview of HP XP Continuous Access Journal Software