EMC adds new features to Symmetrix VMAX

NEW YORK, USA: Information management solutions provider EMC introduced new mainframe software, AutoSwap, for its Symmetrix VMAX systems.

The new EMC AutoSwap software, with support for z/VM environments, was unveiled at the SHARE mainframe user event in Orlando, Florida, expanding Symmetrix VMAX-based solutions for all major virtual machine operating systems.

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Brian Gallagher, president, Enterprise Storage Division, EMC, said: "Symmetrix VMAX is purpose-built for the virtual data centre. Whether it is VMware, Hyper-V or z/VM, the Symmetrix VMAX family provides the most trusted and powerful set of capabilities for virtualized environments. Moreover, Symmetrix has also supported mission-critical mainframe workloads in industries like banking and financial services for more than two decades."

EMC AutoSwap software also features EMC's Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR) AutoSwap for z/VM capability.

New EMC GDDR AutoSwap for z/VM protects data and ensures continuous availability by automatically swapping operations in virtualized Linux on IBM System z environments to a secondary site in the event of a planned or unplanned disruption, says EMC in a release.

EMC GDDR AutoSwap for z/VM works with EMC SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) software to simplify and automate failover of the entire mainframe workloads to a remote site for the highest levels of data and application availability and disaster recovery capabilities, adds the company.

EMC has a multi-year technology licensing agreement with IBM to deliver storage capabilities to support System z  and provide mainframe environment.