Storage resources can be allocated online from a single, common pool, scaling from gigabytes to petabytes as needed. Data can be replicated instantly for backup, testing, additional application access, or for user-initiated backups and restores. Elements of Compaq ENSA ENSA includes storage products, servers, network infrastructure and linking devices such as bridges, switches and hubs. It also provides components to administer and manage the entire environment. These elements communicate with each other and act co-operatively to solve storage problems.
Customers see only a reliable, available utility that dispenses storage upon demand.
Compaq is delivering ENSA in a phased approach, incorporating current and future storage products such as UltraSCSI and Fibre Channel-based solutions that enable the distribution of storage resources over distance. Compaq recently announced a Fibre Channel-based network backup solution called Enterprise Backup Solution which enables multiple hosts to share common tape libraries. The next phase will be the creation of a storage network in which multiple hosts have access to common storage. Compaq will consistently announce solutions in the future that will enable customers to create virtual pools of storage they can access from anywhere in their enterprise. ENSA provides investment protection with a comprehensive framework based on core technology, software and services that enables all of a customer's existing storage assets to become part of the overall storage utility.