Data Sheet

Server-independent, cross-platform data

movement utilizing high-speed SAN
infrastructure
Incremental capabilities demand less
bandwidth and provide faster updates for
long-distance WAN copies
Enables information consolidation across
multiple platforms, locations, and
geographies
Fast distribution of production data for
application testing and development
Content distribution and content
collection for maximum operational
efficiencies
The Big Picture
EMC SAN Copy
Information: Where you need it...when you need it.
EMC SAN Copy enables businesses to quickly and easily move data from one storage
system to another without the use of critical application server cycles or local area
network bandwidth. SAN Copy provides server- and platform-independent copy and
movement capabilities over the storage area network (SAN) or wide area network (WAN via
FC/IP) and is designed to assist you in meeting your evolving business needs. Data can
move between CLARiiON

systems and within a single CLARiiON system; between

CLARiiON and Symmetrix

storage systems; and between EMC and other vendors storage

arrays (HPQ, IBM, Sun) for the utmost in deployment flexibility. And, SAN Copy eliminates
the impact to production activities by utilizing EMC SnapView along with TimeFinder
copies as sources for the data movement process so applications remain online
throughout the entire data movement operation.
Enterprise data mobility to meet todays demanding
business requirements
SAN Copy helps simplify your IT operations while increasing business
process efficiencies
Data consolidation from distributed locations to a centralized location
Move applications or data to a different storage platform
Data relocation for workload balancing or tiering service levels
Local and remote data relocation
Incremental data migration from one CLARiiON array to another CLARiiON
Porting new applications from test environments to production use
Long distance, incremental or full LUN bulk data copy
Data distribution from centralized to distributed locations
Change RAID protection schemes
Simple yet powerful configurations
SAN Copy, running on an EMC CLARiiON networked storage system, communicates with
other storage systems and data via World Wide Names. SAN Copy supports local data
movement over the SAN and extended distance data movement over the Wide Area
Network (WAN) via common FC-to-IP conversion. The data movement is performed at the
block level for high-speed copying over the SAN or WAN. SAN Copy moves full
LUNs/volumes or incremental updates from system to system. This means a CLARiiON can
freely move all forms of information. SAN Copy has the flexibility to move data within
CLARiiON storage platforms, between CLARiiON and other storage platforms, and between
two non-CLARiiON storage platforms.
Data movement without impacting production
SAN Copy ensures that valuable server cycles are reserved for servicing applications and
user requests by performing data copying and movement as a function of storage. SAN
Copy easily distributes data without interruption to production while protecting server CPU
cycles and preventing LAN bandwidth bottlenecks. SAN Copy operates independently of
application servers and therefore doesnt steal cycles from those applications through
unnecessary file transfer overhead.
SAN Copy supports data movement
between CLARiiON systems, between
CLARiiON and Symmetrix systems,
and even between HPQ, IBM, and Sun
storage arrays, giving you the flexibili-
ty to deploy a data mobility configura-
tion that includes all your data center,
regional, and/or distributed sys-
temsno matter how close or far
apart they are.
SAN Copy can use point-in-time source data for the movement from SnapView snapshots
and BCVs, TimeFinder BCVs and TimeFinder Snapshots, and/or an idle production LUN to
create a consistent point-in-time image of data while providing continuous application
access to production data.
SAN Copy provides faster incremental updates, copying only the changes since the last
SAN Copy session out to any supported array (EMC, HP, IBM, or Sun target LUNs.
Source LUN must exist in a SAN Copy-hosted CLARiiON array: CX700, CX500, CX600,
CX400, or FC4700).
Flexibility to move and copy enormous amounts of information
SAN Copy is extremely flexible, enabling you to configure an environment that meets your
specific business requirements. You can execute up to 16 simultaneous active copy
sessions per SAN Copy application. A single SAN Copy session can support up to 100
destination LUNs or volumes in each session, allowing you to move or update large
numbers of LUNs and volumes at one time. SAN Copy also allows you to start, pause, and
resume copy operations with continuous checkpoints so each time you resume the copy
process it picks up from the point it was stopped, ensuring data integrity. Should you need
to perform SAN Copy operations during periods of heavy system usage, you can use EMC
Navisphere

management software to throttle the priority of the SAN Copy operation

relative to the other activities on the system.
Content distribution and centralized collection
SAN Copy is highly optimized to move and copy data between systems across the SAN or
between distributed locations via the WAN. For example, SAN Copy is ideal for retail
establishments that need to copy field-related store sales and inventory data back to the
corporate data center each evening to populate a data warehouse or for decision-support
systems. Then, each morning, pricing and inventory updates can be incrementally
distributed to each of the field locations, thus ensuring each is working from the same data
for the days sales. Moving only the changed data blocks lowers bandwidth demand and
gets the data updated very fast.
EMC can help architect the right solution
for your particular business needs. SAN
Copy, combined with the CLARiiON and
Symmetrix platforms, connectivity, and
business continuity software can deliver
data mobility and data protection to all
areas of your business.
Distributed application testing and development with the freshest data
In many organizations, application developers are not co-located, yet they require copies
of the same data to code and test against in order to maintain consistency. In most cases,
SnapView and TimeFinder enable them to create multiple, non-disruptive point-in-time
copies or snapshots of their production data to use for testing. Today, because SAN Copy
can utilize these point-in-time copies as sources for data movement, you can easily move
and/or copy test data between distributed development and test organizations. Testing
efforts become more efficient by providing a timely copy of the production information in
the test environment via full LUN or incremental update copy technologies. Testing on real
versus simulated data yields greater accuracy and higher levels of confidence in the new
or upgraded applications.
Data relocation for resource-level balancing and tuning
Business requirements and IT requirements change over time. It is important to have the
flexibility to meet those changing requirements. SAN Copy allows IT to manage changes as
they occur with minimal disruption to operations. SAN Copys efficient data movement and
relocation capabilities assist in storage management tasks such as resource balancing,
addition of different-sized disk capacities, and even hot spindle tuning. And, when
resource leveling between storage systems, SAN Copy alleviates lengthy data outages
caused by the need to transport data to another system or location.
Simplified management through one centralized interface
Managing multiple storage systems and associated storage-based software and related
processes should not require multiple instances of different management applications.
EMC Navisphere can manage all your storage tasks, local and remote replication activities,
data mobility processes, LUN creation, access control, and other storage management
features, all from one easy-to-use graphical user interface. EMC Navisphere allows you to
manage all CLARiiON-related activitiesfrom system management to all your SnapView,
MirrorView, and SAN Copy sessionsfrom a centralized Web browser.
If your infrastructure has both CLARiiON and Symmetrix systems, EMC ControlCenter can
manage both the CLARiiON and Symmetrix systems from one location.
Specifications
For prerequisites and platform support, please view the EMC Support Matrix available on
EMC.com or contact your EMC representative.
EMC Services for SAN Copy
EMC Services expert implementation of SAN Copy into your SAN environment leverages
EMCs extensive storage deployment best practices, and proven methodology to accelerate
business results without straining your resources. Our Technology Solutions professionals
have the technical expertise, skills, and resources needed to integrate SAN Copy within your
single-array or complex environmentsincluding Exchange, SQL Server, Oracle, and SAP
minimizing disruption and speeding time-to-value of your assets. Deep experience with SAN
Copy, combined with the ability to move data between heterogeneous servers, storage, and
applications, allows our team to help you with moves, consolidation, infrastructure
upgrades, new application introductions, and even core-to-edge/edge-to-core data
movement.
Installation Specification:
This product, if entitled to EMC installation, will be installed within one hundred twenty (120) days after shipment unless otherwise
delayed by (i) customers acts or omissions, (ii) mutual agreement, or (iii) conditions beyond EMCs control.
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The EMC Global Delivery Model ensures rapid, flawless service delivery to every customer in
every engagement, regardless of location. Our service is customized to address your
specific goals and requirements in three phases:
Planning and DesignEMC meets with members of your team to gather organizational,
operational, process, and procedural information relative to SAN management, and to verify
that the minimum revisions of the CLARiiON and Navisphere software components are
installed. SAN Copy is designed accordingly.
Implementation and TestingImplementation can include installation of EMCSAN Copy and
SnapView software, verification of host storage access and zoning, and creation of up to 10
SAN Copy sessions. Testing is performed according to plan.
Documentation, Functional Overview, and AcceptanceEMC provides you with key
documentation and conducts a Functional Overview and demonstration to familiarize your
staff with EMC SAN Copy in your storage environment.
After implementation, EMC Customer Servicethree-time winner of the SSPA STAR Award
for outstanding mission-critical supporthelps you keep your information available 24/7.
And EMC Global Education drives the value of your investment with a comprehensive
portfolio of customer courses.
Take the Next Step
Find out how EMC SAN Copy can enable frictionless enterprise data mobility for
your IT environment. Contact your local EMC sales representative or EMC
authorized value-added systems integrator today. Or call EMC directly.
SAN Copy can even be used to move data
within a single CLARiiON system. This
enables you to change RAID protection
schemes as requirements change, along
with moving LUNs for workload balancing
and to minimize hot spindles.