Automated, Affordable Disaster Recovery Solutions - IBM System x Enterprise Servers, IBM System Storage DS4000 / DS5000, VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager

A growing number of organizations are deploying networked storage in conjunction with server virtualization to consolidate, reduce costs, and improve the flexibility and availability of mission-critical applications. IT managers choosing networked storage for virtualized environments are looking for easy and cost effective disaster recovery without sacrificing performance. This ESG Lab report presents the results of hands on testing of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager, IBM System x x3850 M2 servers, and the IBM SAN-attached System Storage DS3500/5000 series deployed in a highly virtualized data center.