They can do so while systems remain online, eliminating costly downtime. Additional storage can be added to the pool online for easy, modular growth. With storage pooling and virtualization, customers can respond quickly to changing storage capacity requirements. A snapshot, which looks exactly like the original disk from which it was derived, takes seconds to create and allows customers to perform online backups and restores with minimal or no impact to users and applications. Customers can schedule automated snapshot backups using the integrated policy-based scheduling and scripting features.
Snapshots reduce backup and restore windows and help to eliminate costly downtime.
It is available now. At any point in the lifecycle, customers can choose storage-related consulting and support services from Compaq. Additionally, through FutureSourcing SM , Compaq can manage all or part of customers' computing environments on an outsourced basis, so that CIOs and IT staffs can focus on core business issues and future IT needs. Customers can access the capabilities of experienced Compaq service professionals and a global operations management infrastructure for their storage area networks. Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems.