A hyper-converged server and storage system is coming as the
offspring of a Huawei-DataCore deal giving channel partners of both an answer
to Nutanix, Simplicity, and EVO: RAIL-type offerings.
Basically it’s Huawei FusionServer servers
running DataCore SANsymphony-V software with Huawei Oceanstor
direct-attached storage made into a virtual SAN across 2 to 64 servers. Also,
3rd-party storage can be virtualised through DataCore’s software and added into
the storage resource pool.
Two or more Huawei server nodes can be used
to pool external storage and form a stretch cluster over multiple data centres,
with DataCore failover, using sync mirroring, providing non-stop data access if
there is a disaster in either location.
The systems can have pre-installed Microsoft
server software and be delivered optimised to support Microsoft applications
and Hyper-V virtualisation projects, as well as VMware ones. Supported apps
include SQL server, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics ERP, SharePoint, Exchange, SAP
and VDI.
The two suppliers say DataCore and Huawei
channel partners can now provide 100 per cent Huawei hardware products, end to
end, covering storage, network and compute needs.
It’s good news for Huawei, whose channel can
now pitch its servers and disk and flash storage into accounts with existing
third-party storage arrays and use DataCore software as the glue to bring it
all together, ticking the software-defined and hyper-converged boxes on the
way.
For DataCore it’s good news as well, coming
on top of existing deals with Cisco (UCS), Dell (PowerEdge) and Fujitsu
(Primergy) for their servers. All server vendors are jumping aboard the
hyper-converged and software-defined storage bandwagons as a way to sell more
servers and their own direct-attached storage.
They see the virtual SANs inherent in such
offers as a way to divert customer spend previously devoted to third-party SAN
arrays into their own pockets.
Get a briefing doc about the combined
Huawei/DataCore system here (pdf).
Huawei/DataCore hyper-converged systems will
be available for shipment later this month within EMEA. List prices start at
around €20.000.
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