Tuesday
Dec222009
Is the Future of #vBlock Replication, #RecoverPoint?
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 12:36PMI’d like to think so or perhaps its written in the stars already (hence the image) …but has replication even been discussed? Sure there is a lot of talk about easing the transition from “private clouds” to “public clouds” but what about replicating internal private clouds 2 private clouds, clearly this is more approachable of a subject then the aforementioned. 
Why RecoverPoint?
Besides the obvious plus’s of which I have hooted and hollered over, these points seem to make sense…
- Cisco fabric integration already exists, inline with VCE partnership
- Clearly best of breed in EMC’s replication portfolio. vBlock consists of BoB referenced architectures.
- One replication engine across all vBlock architectures.
- R&D heavy, tighter integration with VMware and EMC product line
Help Please?
- Will RecoverPoint futures include support for the Celerra line? or vBlock0 that is, or will we be forced to use Celerra Replicator? I am talking support for file based replication.
- Will there be support for replication amongst the vBlock Infrastructure packages (ie. vBlock0 to vBlock1 to vBlock2)?
- Will RP be a plate-able addition with each vBlock tier? Or mandated across each tier? Or will native replication hold its own?
- Does this complicate vBlock architectures or not? Does this ease backend support for Acadia?
- Are there “Cluster” configurations for individual vBlock’s? Is RecoverPoint the enabler for this capability?
To me it seems so obvious to include RP as part of these “vBlock-Replicated” configs, what do you think?
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Reader Comments (4)
Joe - Great questions, many of the same questions customers are asking and definitely the planned direction. We should have a discussion off line about some the specifics that you're looking for. Cheers, Rick
Joe - Great post - If I had a buck for everytime someone has asked this question, I'd be able to finish my Xmas shopping. Lots of stuff to cover, most of it offline - contact me if you want to chat more. - RW
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