Quantum QXS Series User Manual

Chapter 3: Connecting Hosts
Connect Two Storage Systems to Replicate Volumes
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Figure109:Multiple Servers/SAN Fabric/Two Locationss (4U)
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Data Restore Modes:
- Replicate back over WAN
- Replicate via physical media transfer
Failover Modes
- VMware
- Hyper V failover to servers
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4824/4834/4844 storage
system (typ. 2 places)
Although not shown in the preceding cabling examples, you can cable replication-enabled QXS-4 Series
systems and compatible QXS-3 Series systems—via switch attach—for performing replication tasks.
QXS-6 Series systems can only support cable replication-enabled QXS-6 Series systems.

Quantum QXS Series Specifications

General

Brand	Quantum
Model	QXS Series
Category	Storage
Language	English