EMC VPLEX User Manual

EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.1 Installation and Setup Guide
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Introduction
VPLEX overview
Figure 1 through Figure 3 show the main hardware components in the three available
configurations of an EMC
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VPLEX™ cluster (a single-cabinet configuration). A
VPLEX implementation can be VPLEX Local™ (single cluster) or VPLEX Metro™
(two clusters, separated by up to 5 ms round trip time, or RTT).
Note: The component placement shown for single-engine and dual-engine configurations
allows for nondisruptive upgrades to larger configurations.
Figure 1 VPLEX hardware example: Single-engine configuration
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Engine 1
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EMC VPLEX Specifications

General

Data Mobility	Yes
Replication	Synchronous and asynchronous
Virtualization	Yes
Category	Storage
Vendor	EMC
Function	Storage virtualization, data mobility, replication, high availability, disaster recovery
High Availability	Yes
Disaster Recovery	Yes
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI