HP Storage Mirroring V5 Software - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction
Welcome to Server Image Copy, which is dedicated to protecting
your entire server. It allows you to protect a production server,
known as a source, by replicating an image of the source to a target,
known as the image server. The image that is replicated contains all
of the source server’s data and the source server’s system state. The system state is the server’s
configured operating system and the installed applications.
Server Image Copy is based on core Storage Mirroring technology, so as changes are made on the
source, Storage Mirroring mirroring and replication keeps the image of the source stored on the target
image server up-to-date. Storage Mirroring replicates, in real-time, only the file changes rather than
copying entire files, allowing you to more efficiently use resources.
In the event the source should fail, you can use the image of the source, stored on the target image
server, to quickly and easily create a new source, which can be a physical or virtual machine.
Source Data
Source
Source System State
Source
Source Server
Source
Before Recovery
Target
Source Data
Source
After Recovery
Target
Applications
Operating System
Configuration
Recovery Server
with original source
identity, data, and system state
Mirroring and Replication
X
Source
Source System State
Source
Source Server
Applications
Operating System
Configuration
Recovery
Image Server
Image Server
(Recovery server can be physical or virtual)