HP StorageWorks System Copy Software for SAP - Overview & Features

Overview

HP StorageWorks System Copy Software for SAP provides organizations an easier way to create system copies of their production databases for testing and development. By automating the multiple steps involved in the copy process, System Copy can save hours or days of time and effort. And by integrating with HP Business Copy software, downtime to the production database doesn't occur. With HP System Copy, SAP customers can create copies more frequently to test and validate in-house developments, with real business data, in less time, and at a lower cost.

What's New

• HP System Copy can now be used on your HP Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs)
• Integrates with HP XP Thin Provisioning Software, HP XP External Storage Software and HP Business Copy EVA Software
• Supports XP Snapshot functionality for greater space efficiency
• Support for Windows 2003/2008 with Oracle 10g or MS SQL 2008/2005 on both the XP and EVA disk arrays
• Central Management Station can now run on Hyper-V or VMware Virtual Machine
• Electronic Software Delivery (eSD) is a faster, easier, more efficient and environmentally friendly way to fulfill your software order

Features and Benefits

• Begin your SAP developments faster: HP StorageWorks System Copy Software automates many of the manual steps that were required when creating copies of the SAP database. This automated process can reduce your overall effort by hours, if not days, of time.
• Reduce the coordination and effort of administrators: Creating system copies of SAP instances typically requires the coordination of three different administrators (SAP, storage, and database). With HP System Copy, only the SAP administrator needs to be involved in the copy process, making the overall process much more efficient.
• Reduce the amount of errors: Manually backing up and restoring the SAP system can introduce errors. Because System Copy automates several of the manual steps involved in the copy process, many of the errors that could be introduced in the manual steps are now reduced.
• Simplify the database management: System Copy Software also automates the renaming and reconfiguration of the new SAP instance, as well as presents the copy to a target system.

• Create copies without experiencing downtime: System Copy Software integrates with HP StorageWorks Business Copy software, which uses array-based replication technologies that do not interfere with host-level operations. Test new applications on point-in-time copies without affecting your production systems.
• Deployment flexibility: Business Copy software can create full copies in separate locations within the array so that accesses to the copy will have no impact on the original production volume. You can create, suspend, and delete these copies as needed.
• Space-efficient copies: System Copy Software integrates with both XP and EVA Snapshot functionality to non-disruptively create point-in-time copies, thereby saving disk space.

• Test and validate with real business data: DEV, TST, QA, & TRNG systems often lack accurate data, making the testing of new software or applications is less effective. System Copy Software provides a testing environment that meets customer and business objectives by testing in-house developments with up-to-date business data.
• Perform system copies more frequently: Quickly and easily create new systems for decision support of new business requirement. System Copy provides a solution to those who struggle with the cost of pushing copies of production SAP databases down to support non-production operations (such as testing, training, and development).
• Provides a repeatable process: System Copy Software provides a repeatable process that can support effective generation of new databases.

• Faster availability: Electronic Software Delivery (eSD) provides faster availability of HP software products with no paper management for you and zero environmental impact