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Data Replication Solutions
Improve efficiency and cut costs with smarter replication policies
Organizations can ensure consistency between redundant resources by replicating files among different file storage devices, potentially in different locations. Replication technology, however, can have costly and burdensome restrictions--such as the need to replicate only entire file systems or volumes, or to use equivalent storage systems at the source and target of a replication.
F5 intelligent file virtualization solution supports file-based replication across different storage devices, and our data replication solutions are extremely efficient in terms of bandwidth and storage capacity. Administrators can define file sets--at the file, directory, share, or volume level--to be asynchronously replicated, either locally or remotely, across an IP network of F5 devices.
Why do I need file-based data replication?
Business benefits of using F5 for file-based data replication include:
- More capacity for truly business-critical data.
IT managers can gain greater control over which files merit replication by replicating data at the file level. - Better efficiency for bandwidth and storage.
With file-based replication, unchanged data isn't repeatedly sent and re-sent. - More flexibility to use different vendors.
The ability to replicate between heterogeneous storage devices lets you deploy storage from one vendor at one site and another vendor at the second site.
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Replicate data efficiently between heterogeneous storage devices
How do I implement file-based data replication?
When you use intelligent file virtualization to implement a data replication plan, you virtualize your file storage environment. This eliminates the rigid mapping between clients and physical file location, and creates a logical representation of file content. This virtualized environment lets you streamline and automate file movement between storage devices, enabling replication based on individual file characteristics, such as file type or last access date.
What F5 offerings do I need for a file-based data replication solution?
F5 ARX® intelligent file virtualization devices make the physical location of files irrelevant in terms of file access. These devices provide a rich set of management policies that simplify data replication, improve management flexibility, and reduce disruptions and costs. F5 Acopia solutions also eliminate "vendor lock-in," so you can use storage devices from different vendors at the replication source and target data centers.
