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Open Replicator for Symmetrix
Replication for data mobility, remote vaulting, and migration

EMC Open Replicator for Symmetrix creates remote point-in-time copies. Use Open Replicator for Symmetrix for high-speed data mobility, remote vaulting, migration, and distribution between EMC Symmetrix DMX and qualified storage systems. By leveraging Symmetrix storage architecture, Open Replicator offers the deployment flexibility and scalability you need to meet mixed service levels with minimal operational impact.

Open Replicator is integrated with the EMC TimeFinder and SRDF families of local and remote replication solutions. This provides lower-cost options for remote protection and migration and is ideal for applications and environments where economics and infrastructure flexibility outweigh recover point and time objectives.

EMC Open Replicator for Symmetrix delivers:

FeaturesBenefits
Heterogeneous data mobilityCopy and migrate data quickly between Symmetrix and third-party arrays with minimal RPO/RTO impact.
Online migrationsMinimize disruption to host applications.
Integration with EMC replication softwareUse Open Replicator for Symmetrix to protect lower-tier applications at remote locations more economically.
SAN/WAN capabilitiesReduce TCO by moving data from Symmetrix DMX systems to other qualified storage arrays.
Point-in-time copyingSupport data vaulting and remote testing and development efforts with point-in-time copies of local production volumes.
Consistency supportEnsure immediate data availability to host applications via Symmetrix DMX consistency technologies.
Full or incremental copyingAccelerate backups by pushing any live source Symmetrix DMX volume to a target volume on qualified storage.
Efficient data replicationEnable compliance with industry policies and government mandates.

Product NameOperating Environment
Symmetrix DMX-4 -EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 is a flexible, high-end networked storage system that enables massive consolidation and excellent scalability. Get 4 Gb/s performance, advanced security, and energy efficiency in an easy-to-operate storage system.
Symmetrix DMX-4 950 -EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 950 is an entry-level, high-end storage system that enables you to consolidate data, host applications, and storage tiers—reliably, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
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