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VCE Vblock™ Systems Series 700 Architecture Overview
Business continuity and workload mobility
The Vblock Data Protection solution addresses the two most common use cases:
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Business continuity (disaster avoidance) that keeps the critical business applications operational, even
after a disaster
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Workload mobility is the ability to identify and migrate a workload without disruption to the most
appropriate platform at that point in time
EMC VPLEX
EMC VPLEX is an enterprise-class, storage federation technology that aggregates and manages pools of
Vblock system storage within and among data centers. EMC VPLEX resides between the virtual machine
servers and the FC attached storage. It presents local and distributed volumes to hosts.
EMC VPLEX enables dynamic workload mobility and continuous availability within and between Vblock
systems over distance. It provides simultaneous access to storage devices at two sites through the creation of
EMC VPLEX Distributed Virtual Volumes, supported on each side by an EMC VPLEX cluster.
The EMC VPLEX data protection solution for Vblock systems uses the following hardware and software
components and technologies:
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Vblock systems
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VMware vCenter Server
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VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
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VMware vSphere High Availability
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VMware vMotion
Refer to the
Vblock Data Protection: Best Practices for EMC VPLEX with Vblock Systems white paper for
more information about the business continuity and workload mobility solution. Refer to the
EMC VPLEX
Architecture Guide for more information about EMC VPLEX.
Cluster configurations
A single Vblock 700LX can be connected to a single engine or a dual engine EMC VPLEX cluster. It cannot be
connected to a quad engine EMC VPLEX cluster. The Vblock 700LX has only 16 ports available for EMC
VPLEX front-end and back-end connections.
A single Vblock 700MX can be connected to a single engine, dual engine, or quad engine EMC VPLEX
cluster.
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