HP 3PAR GeoCluster Software -
Overview & Features

Overview

HP 3PAR GeoCluster Software for Microsoft Windows simplifies and automates disaster recovery (DR), reducing administration time and improving recovery time objectives (RTOs) in Windows-based environments. GeoCluster Software automates storage failover between primary and backup sites and reduces disruption to Windows-based applications. An easy, automated process simplifies DR, reduces administration and application recovery times, facilitates business continuity, and minimizes user impact.

GeoCluster Software works with Microsoft's Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) and HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software to automate and expedite the failover of storage resources to further prevent application disruption and simplify testing.

Features

• Works with Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) and HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software to automate application failover and recovery.
• Automatic storage failover between primary and backup sites reduces disruption to Windows-based applications.
• Reduced application recovery times facilitate business continuity and minimize user impact.

• Automated solution removes need for skilled administrators to manually execute both application and infrastructure failover to the backup site as part of the recovery process.
• Integration with Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager delivers simplified failover configuration and management using a single user interface.

• Support for Microsoft Hyper-V Live Migration minimizes disruption during migration of virtual servers.
• Automation simplifies disaster recovery testing as well, aiding compliance efforts and removing its administrative burden.