1-4 Chapter 3 Preparing for Universal Replicator z/OS Operations
Hitachi Universal Replicator for IBM /OS User’s Guide
Benefits
The business benefits of Hitachi Universal Replicator include:
• Ensure Business Continuity
– Simplifies implementation to meet the most demanding disaster
recovery and uptime requirements, regardless of the type of supported
storage platform hosting the business-critical data
– Supports availability of up-to-date copies of data in dispersed locations
by leveraging Hitachi TrueCopy
®
Synchronous software
– Maintains integrity of a replicated copy without impacting processing,
even when replication network outages occur or optimal bandwidth is
not available
– Works with Universal Storage Platform V replication technology to
greatly enhance administrative productivity and response to and
proactive aversion of crises
• Optimize Resource Usage
– Leverages advanced technology to maintain data integrity and optimize
the storage/IT infrastructure for protection of data from any application
across a variety of hardware and software platforms
– Optimizes storage resources for more efficient data protection over any
distance
– Significantly reduces cache utilization and increases bandwidth
utilization by leveraging performance-optimized disk-based journals
– Reduces overhead and application impact at production site by placing
more of the workload on remote site
– Centralizes operations for management resources and provides secure
management of data-related operational risk
• Improve Operational Efficiency and Resiliency
– Simplifies consolidation/aggregation and mapping of data value to the
cost of storage
– Supports planned site outages
– Keeps logging changes in the event of network problems between sites
– Reduces costs—requires only one product to provide asynchronous copy
across all attached storage systems
• Synergy with Hitachi Business Continuity Framework
– Builds on the data integrity heritage of Hitachi open-systems and
mainframe remote replication software
– Provides unified, simplified management via Hitachi HiCommand®
Device Manager and Hitachi Business Continuity Manager software for
IBM® z/OS®
