ADIC ANNOUNCES ENHANCED VERSION OF PATHLIGHT 5000.Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) has announced an enhanced version of its Pathlight 5000 storage networking appliance that includes new, multi-path failover Invoking a secondary system to take over when the primary system fails. Up-to-date copies of all required data and applications are maintained on the secondary system in order to respond immediately if the primary system becomes unusable. Also called "fallover." See replication. capabilities. This new version of the Pathlight 5000 both helps expand the range of supported storage options and boosts overall system availability. The Pathlight 5000 is a connectivity and management platform that provides flexible associations between compute To perform mathematical operations or general computer processing. For an explanation of "The 3 C's," or how the computer processes data, see computer. and storage resources. It connects devices using different protocols, lets dissimilar operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. share the same fabric, provides dynamic mapping between servers and disk volumes, and controls access for security. The new version of the Pathlight 5000 gives users a new cost-effective solution for increasing overall data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. by boosting its support for multiple data paths. The Pathlight 5000 now allows servers with single-channel output to be supported by two independent paths to storage addresses in centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. storage arrays, with automated failover between paths that is transparent to the host and the application. The new capability will provide greater system reliability, while simplifying management and lowering costs. "In today's economic climate it's more critical than ever that IT departments get the most performance and flexibility out of their total infrastructure investment," said Bill Britts Bill Britt is one of the most successful Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in the Amway/Quixtar business. In 2002, together with his wife Peggy Britt, qualified for the corporations highest award; Founders Crown Ambassador. , ADIC Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "ADIC's enhanced technology provides greater data security at the same time that it reduces overall system costs and makes it easier for managers to re-purpose their storage resources." "The HP Utility Data Center now uses the advanced functions of the Pathlight 5000, including path failover, to provide redundant fabrics and help ensure continued availability of data," said Nick van der Zweep, Worldwide Director of Infrastructure Solutions, Hewlett-Packard Company. "The UDC UDC abbr. universal decimal system UDC (Brit) n abbr (= Urban District Council) → Stadtverwaltung f now lets users shift their resource utilization rapidly in response to demand, while supporting multiple types of storage and client resources in a single, highly available system. ADIC's innovative Pathlight technology is a key enabler of this solution." |
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