Storage Spans Atlantic on IP

EMC and CNT recently created the first storage-over-IP system that mirrors data across the Atlantic Ocean. The implementation allowed P&O Nedlloyd Container Line to mirror data between sites in Rutherford, N.J., and London on EMC Symmetrix storage systems over the companys private IP network.

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EMCs SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) and new encapsulation/decapsulation technology from CNT made the project possible. SRDF-over-IP enables automatic mirroring of files, databases and applications among EMC Symmetrix storage systems via private IP networks. By leveraging IP-based networking infrastructures, IT managers can extend the reach of SANs. However, this sort of infrastructure could create a point of failure in the network.