SteelEye® DataKeeper™ Cluster Edition Extends Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 Failover Clustering
Create multi-site clusters with DataKeeper to assure your disaster recovery plan
SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition integrates with and extends Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) and Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) to enable "shared-nothing" and multi-site failover clusters. DataKeeper replaces the traditional shared physical disk cluster resource with a DataKeeper replicated volume resource. Any application that can be clustered with Microsoft clustering can now be further protected with SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition, eliminating the single point of failure represented by shared storage while also facilitating multi-site clusters for disaster recovery.
| Multi-site Cluster Challenges | SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition Advantages |
|---|---|
| Replication solution must integrate with the Windows cluster seamlessly | A new cluster resource type "DataKeeper Volume" is used to manage the replication from the cluster GUI, providing a completely integrated user experience. |
| Replication solution must be compatible with my current storage infrastructure | Replication between heterogeneous storage arrays is fully supported, including local attached disks, iSCSI and all SAN storage array types. |
| Common multi-site replication solution across all my applications | With support for any application, DataKeeper is an ideal multi-site cluster replication solution for Hyper-V, SQL, Exchange, File Servers and all other cluster resource types. |
| Array based replication efficiency in a host based replication solution | Unlike other host based replication solutions that which use file level replication, DataKeeper uses a much faster and efficient block level replication engine, which is commonly only delivered with expensive array based replication solutions. |
| Replicating across a WAN efficiently | SteelEye DataKeeper has built in WAN acceleration technology, eliminating the need to deploy hardware based WAN acceleration solutions commonly sold as an add-on with other host based replication solutions. |
| Need to guarantee data is always in sync | A choice of synchronous or asynchronous replication is included, allowing administrators to choose the best data protection for their requirements. |
| Must be simple to install, configure and manage | From a single setup executable, intuitive MMC interface and complete integration with the Windows failover cluster interface, DataKeeper makes multi-site clusters easy to build and manage. |
