Introduction

SmartVirtualization eliminates incompatibility concerns across multiple storage systems, enabling users to manage heterogeneous storage systems and utilize storage resources from both legacy and new storage systems, thereby safeguarding client investments.

Merits of SmartVirtualization:

Some Merits of SmartVirtualization are as follows:

·         The local storage system is compatible with standard heterogeneous storage systems, allowing accomplish centralized storage resource planning and administration.

·         When a local storage system uses the storage space provided by LUNs in a heterogeneous storage system (external LUNs for short), the local storage system does not generate complete copies of physical data, so the storage space of the local storage system will not be wasted.

·         In addition to employing external LUNs as local storage resources, a local storage system can set value-added functions such as SmartMigration for these LUNs to provide high security and dependability of service data.

·         Use smart virtualization to make a local storage system take over the resources of a heterogeneous storage system. Then, the local storage system can manage and allocate storage space on the heterogeneous storage system. This makes space allocation across different storage systems easier and consolidates the resources of multiple storage systems.

Use cases of SmartVirtualization:

Service data migration :

enables you to migrate your databases to the cloud in almost no downtime. All data changes to the source database that occur during the migration are continuously replicated to the target, allowing the source database to be fully operational during the migration process

 Storage resource management:

Storage resource management is a technique and methodology used to make network memory storage better and easier. Storage resource management often aims to increase memory storage and recovery efficiency. SRM reduces saving times and takes advantage of underutilized network resources. SRM experts may even be able to locate cheaper storage options for the company. SRM enables enterprises double or nearly double their stored memory annually.

Centralized Management of Storage Resources:

Centralized data storage management is the ability to manage a wide range of tasks with the same software and a centralized control interface. It does all types of data storage management; file-level data or unstructured data, block-level data or structured data, object-level data, or cloud data.

Conclusion:

Smartvirtualization works efficiently to manage the storage resources thus enhancing productivity. It also makes effective use of Smartmigration features.

After SmartVirtualization is installed, you can add value-added features to eDevLUNs, perform routine maintenance, and set heterogeneous storage information to make SmartVirtualization even more important to service running.