Overview :: Benefits :: Basic Configuration :: New Features :: Storage Services   New Features   With IPStor version 5, we continue to bring technological innovation and business value closer together   Adaptive Replication With the IPStor Adaptive Replication option, data from the primary disk is continuously replicated to a secondary disk unless the system determines it is not practical or possible, such as when there is insufficient bandwidth. In these types of situations the system automatically switches to periodic replication. After the next regularly scheduled replication takes place, the system automatically switches back to continuous replication. In addition, Adaptive Replication complements existing backup schemas by minimizing the risk of data loss between conventional backups.   Quality of Service (QoS) IPStor now provides intelligent I/O management that enables control of bandwidth based on the prioritization of each Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI host.   Support for 64-Bit Processors (AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon EM64T) IPStor Enterprise and Standard solutions to include support for the SuSE Professional 9.3 Operating System. IPStor fully leverages various features of the SuSE operating system, such as increased memory support (up to 64GB of RAM) and processing power (for TimeMarks,NAS, caching, snapshots,encryption and compression) to deliver cost effective network storage services that are easy to deploy and administer.   Easier Deployment & Usability New setup wizard makes IPStor v5 easier to deploy. IPStor Replication now provides an auto-tuning tool that determines the maximum bandwidth and latency between the source and the target server in order to optimize the remote replication process. The IPStor Console has been enhanced to provide administrators the ability to set client types for each SAN Client. This allows IPStor to automatically configure and manage the SAN Clients based on operating system, without additional configuration required by the administrator. For example, SAN Clients with client type set to HP-UX will have Volume Set Addressing (VSA) enabled automatically.   New High Availability Model - high availability without the need for standby ports IPStor has enhanced its Failover option to include a new failover model. The Symmetric Failover model presents LUNs concurrently from the target ports on both IPStor appliances – one preferred, one secondary – delivering high availability without the need for standby ports. These paths are presented to the operating system as active paths that enable the OS to recognize the device and the paths. In the event of an IPStor appliance failure, the data path from the failed IPStor appliance is switched to the secondary IPStor appliance providing users continuous access to the data without the need to swap port IDs.   Support for DiskSafe v3.5 IPStor v5 has been enhanced to support DiskSafe 3.5. DiskSafe software delivers continuous or scheduled data protection and rapid data and system recovery of business critical application and file servers with direct attached storage (DAS) over an existing IP network.   Support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) IPStor 5 supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), a standardized management interface that monitors the physical health of servers, such as temperature, fans, power supplies, to ensure that the server is operating properly. Servers with built-in or add-on (via PCI card) support for IPMI that are certified will be supported.   Support for iSCSI Multipathing IPStor v5 supports iSCSI hosts with multiple ports to deliver improved availability through fault tolerance against single points of failure, as well as load balancing of iSCSI host traffic for better application performance.   Replication over TCP The IPStor Remote Replication option has been enhanced to support the TCP protocol. This delivers improved integration with  existing corporate network infrastructures by allowing companies to use standard tools to manage and throttle TCP replication traffic.