Data and information management software firm CommVault and Fujitsu have extended partnership to deliver integrated hardware snapshots and replication for Fujitsu ETERNUS DX storage arrays powered by CommVault Simpana 9 software.
The integrated application will offer data management capability to enterprises of different sizes to protect their virtual and physical environments and enable instant data recovery without impacting performance.
The expanded partnership with Fujitsu will enable customers worldwide to extend the value of their existing storage hardware investments while addressing data uptime and accessibility challenges with modern data management techniques.
CommVault Simpana 9 software’s compatibility with Fujitsu ETERNUS DX S2 Series storage systems, reduces the cost, complexity and risk associated with hardware snapshot management by eliminating the need to create and maintain scripts or manage numerous storage array tools and consoles.
By automating snapshot copies of data using the ETERNUS DX S2 Series and CommVault Simpana software, backup times can be reduced without impacting production.
Fujitsu customers can also use Simpana software to copy data from ETERNUS DX systems to ETERNUS CS data protection appliances, delivering short-term data protection with long-term data retention, on disk, tape or the cloud.
CommVault offers technology access and open, unified hardware snapshot management across multiple storage systems as part of its IntelliSnap Connect Program.
As part of the IntelliSnapConnect Program, CommVault enables disk array vendors to integrate their array-based snapshot applications so that they are compatible with the SnapProtect module in CommVault Simpana software.
Fujitsu also offers pre- and post-sales services for Simpana software and collaborates with CommVault to provide maintenance services.
Fujitsu Technology Solutions Storage Product Development Group head Marcus Schneider said the support of Fujitsu ETERNUS DX and ETERNUS CS will enable its customers with an end-to-end approach to snapshot-based data protection.
"Now you can use Simpana to create a snapshot on an ETERNUS DX system and send it to its final target on an ETERNUS CS. We are very excited about this and our future plans of joint engineering," Schneider said.
