IBM Total Storage

Virtual SAN Extension over Distance with Inter-Fabric Routing

FICON CTC Connectivity

Global Mirror Over Distance WithStorwize V7000

z10 / z196 – FICON Express4 Interoperability

Layer 2 Extension

OASIS Monitoring System for IBM BC&RS solutions

PowerHA System Mirror for iSeries

Three (3) Site XRC Replication over 1.000Km

xSeries DiskCopy FAStT-600 (DS-4300)

iSeries Remote Tape Backup LTO

XRC for ESS-800

XRC in Multi-system environment (ESS-800, DS-8300, HDS)

xSeries Remote Tape Backup LTO

zSeries DiskCopy for DS-8300 over MAN/WAN
with LightSand FICON extension gateways

Solution Description:
The i-7100F FICON extension gateways utilized to extend FICON channel over MAN/WAN. The solution is exercised in customer production environment in cooperation with IBM BCRS, Portugal. The DiskCopy is used to replicate customer's data on the IBM BCRS recovery site.

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zSeries DiskCopy in Multi-system environment over WAN

Remote SAN Fabrics Integration / FC Router

Storage Virtualization with SVC for Extended SAN Topologies

SAN Isolation and Internetworking of Heterogeneous SAN Fabrics
over IP Networks (FCIP) with i-8100A Switching Gateway

Solution Description:
The i-8100A switching gateway interconnects disparate storage area networks (SANs) across the wide area for applications such as Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Regulatory Compliance, Data Migration, or other critical projects.

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PtP VTS (Virtual Tape)

Metro/Global Copy (Asynchronous Cascading PPRC/PPRC-XD)
with LightSand SAN extension gateways

Solution Description:
LightSand i-8100B FC extension gateways used to extend FC channel over the MAN/WAN. IBM equipment included: IBM zSeries z/990 servers, ESS-800 and DS8300 storage subsystems. The effective extension distance is 44km.

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Product Solutions

XRC FICON over Distance with LightSand's Storage Gateways

Solution Description:
LightSand's S-series and i-Series gateways provide long distance extension for IBM's latest z/OS and OS/390 disk mirroring solution with XRC (eXtended Remote Copy) FICON over Wide Area Networks.

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i-8100B - Eight port FCIP Switching Gateway for Remote SAN Apps

Solution Description:
Allows remote SAN connectivity over routed IP networks with optimized performance.

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