ETERNUS SF - Flexible Data Management

The comprehensive and flexible data management for ETERNUS AF All-flash arrays and ETERNUS DX Hybrid storage systems offer convenient, consistent and powerful tools with enterprise class functionality even for the entry class.

Innovative and advanced functions increase operational efficiency and help to implement appropriate service levels. Complementing the integrated ETERNUS hardware storages and the ETERNUS SF storage management software is used to support overall daily operations within the entire storage infrastructure. ETERNUS system's embedded management, together with ETERNUS SF, serve as the overarching basis for Fujitsu's highly efficient Flexible Data Management.

It offers the same usability for all operational workflows throughout the ETERNUS system, from entry-level systems up to the high-end models.

Features and Benefits

Main Features	Benefits
Configuration and Correlation Management Device detection, zoning and access path management Visualization of the entire SAN infrastructure - storage systems, switches and servers including virtual machines Wizard-assisted setup of major features Customizable dashboard view Streamlined interface for the most common configuration and snapshot operations	Reduces operational cost through centralized management and uniform administrative tools Lowers the workload and training needs of administrative staff Allows comprehensive views of system status and system health
Fault Management Permanent status monitoring and health check of the entire infrastructure Local or remote copy alerts of failure events	Enables preemptive fault countermeasures Reduces time for fault and incident detection and error fix
Performance Management Performance monitoring of storage devices and SAN infrastructure Multiple Graphs can be displayed on a customizable screen to grasp the current performance flow at a glance Setting of performance thresholds and alert policies Automated Quality of Service management based on performance requirements	Significantly improve application data access, availability and performance Helps to avoid, identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks Increases quality of service
Automated Storage Tiering Management Setup of profiles, policies and tier pools for automatic data movement	Lowers acquisition cost while increasing I/O performance Reduces total cost of ownership, energy consumption and system footprint
Replication and Backup Management Comprehensive functions for local and remote replication Non-stop backup for all major database systems Backup support for virtualized server environments	Replication and backup tailorable to business needs Frees server resources for operative tasks
Disaster Recovery Management Setup and management of synchronous and asynchronous array-based replication Automated failover in virtualized server environments	Prevents loss of vital information and data Ensures continous business operations, services and production under any circumstances
Business Continuity Management Transparent failover between storage systems Automatic and manual failover	Round the clock application availability Ease-of-use and affordable business continuity
Energy Consumption Management Monitoring of power consumption and temperature Setting of thresholds and policies for disk spin-down	Decreases expenditures for power and cooling

Technical Details

Supported Devices

ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser - Supported Devices
All-Flash Arrays	ETERNUS AF150 S3 ETERNUS AF250 S3/S2, AF250 ETERNUS AF650 S3/S2, AF650 ETERNUS DX200F
Hybrid Storage Systems/ Disk Storage Systems	ETERNUS DX60 S5/S4/S3/S2 ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX500 S5/S4/S3, DX600 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX900 S5 ETERNUS DX8700 S3/S2, DX8900 S4/S3 ETERNUS DX80 S2, DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX410 S2, DX440 S2 NetApp FAS series/V series/AFF A series Tintri VMstore series (can be monitored only by the management server for Windows.)
Tape Libraries	ETERNUS LT20 S2, LT40 S2, LT60 S2 ETERNUS LT140 ETERNUS LT200, LT210, LT220, LT230 ETERNUS LT260, LT270 S2
Data Protection Appliances	ETERNUS CS800 S5/S4/S3/S2, CS800 ETERNUS CS2000
Fibre Channel Switches	Brocade 12000, 24000, 48000 Brocade 8000, 7800, 7500, 6730, 6710, 6510, 6505, 5000, 5100, 5300, 5450 Brocade 4016, 4016 D4, 4100, 4900 Brocade 3250, 3850, 3014, 3200, 3800, 3900 Brocade 200E, 300, G610, G620, G630 Brocade DCX 8510-4/8, DCX-4S/DCX, X6-4/8 Brocade AP7420 PRIMERGY Fibre Channel Switch Blade PRIMERGY BX600 Fibre Channel Switch Blade PRIMERGY Fibre Channel Switch Blade S26361-F3144-E1/L1, S26361-F3144-E2/L2, S26361-F3144-E4 S26361-F3144-E6, S26361-F3144-E14, S26361-F3144-E16 S26361-K1305-V14, S26361-K1305-V26, S26361-K1305-V126

ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager - Supported Devices
All-Flash Arrays	ETERNUS AF150 S3 ETERNUS AF250 S3/S2, AF250 ETERNUS AF650 S3/S2, AF650 ETERNUS DX200F
Hybrid Storage Systems/ Disk Storage Systems	ETERNUS DX60 S5/S4/S3/S2 ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX500 S5/S4/S3, DX600 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX900 S5 ETERNUS DX8700 S3/S2, DX8900 S4/S3 ETERNUS DX80 S2, DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX410 S2, DX440 S2

ETERNUS SF Express - Supported Devices
All-Flash Arrays	ETERNUS AF150 S3 ETERNUS AF250 S3/S2, AF250 (*Note 1) ETERNUS DX200F
Hybrid Storage Systems/ Disk Storage Systems	ETERNUS DX60 S5/S4/S3/S2 ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3 ETERNUS DX80 S2, DX90 S2

*Note 1: ETERNUS SF All-Flash Pack is bundled with ETERNUS AF Series.

Installation specifications

Manager Platforms	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2 Solaris 11 (11/11 or later), Solaris 10 (except ETERNUS SF Express) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Oracle Linux 6 VMware® vSphere 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Agent platforms	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2 Solaris 11 (11/11 or later), Solaris 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Oracle Linux 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 HP-UX 11i v3, HP-UX 11i v3 (IPF) AIX 7.1 VMware® vSphere 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V KVM on RHEL 8 KVM on RHEL 7 KVM on RHEL 6
Client - Web Browser	Internet Explorer 10, 11 Firefox ESR 60, ESR 68 Microsoft Edge 25, 42, 44 Google Chrome 60, 75
Client - Tablet (Dashboard Screens)	Safari 8, 9 (iOS) Chrome 47, 50 (Android)

Licenses

ETERNUS SF Web GUI	The standard browser based graphical user interface provides an intuitive single console for entire ETERNUS DX family and enables administrators to implement storage environments with ease and without high-level skills. A customizable dashboard facilitates real-time and comprehensive information regarding the current system state.
ETERNUS SF Express License	Free-of-charge license for the ETERNUS DX entry systems that offers restricted functions for configuration, management and monitoring as well as basic snapshot capabilities.
ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser (SC) Licenses	ETERNUS SF SC Basic License: Offers functions to monitor and administrate multiple ETERNUS DX systems including unified (block and file) management, storage system configuration, thin provisioning, health and status overview, performance monitoring, Eco Mode settings, power consumption and temperature monitoring.
	ETERNUS SF SC Standard License: Enhanced license offering in addition to the basic license health, status and end-to-end relationship overview for 3rd party storage, switches, servers and VM's, SAN management with correlation and map view and a reporting function. Mandatory prerequisite for the Optimization, QoS and Storage Cluster licenses.
	ETERNUS SF SC Optimization License: Enables automated tiering by setting policies to automatically place data on the right media at the right time, achieving the best balance between maximizing performance and minimizing cost (available for ETERNUS AF S3/S2 series, AF series, ETERNUS DX S5/S4/S3 series, except DX60 S5/S4/S3, DX80 S2, DX90 S2, DX400 S2 series and DX8700 S2.)
	ETERNUS SF SC QoS Management License: Enables the consolidation of multiple tiers of applications in single storage systems. The ETERNUS SF QoS automation feature enhances the array-based ETERNUS DX QoS feature and automates the process by dynamically maintaining, controlling and balancing the response times of the application-specific volumes (available for ETERNUS AF S3/S2 series, AF series, ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3, DX500 S5/S4/S3, DX600 S5/S4/S3, DX900 S5, DX8700 S3 and DX8900 S4/S3).
	ETERNUS SF SC Storage Cluster License: Transparent failover feature which ensures business continuity in case of planned or unplanned outages of a complete array. (available for ETERNUS AF S3/S2 series, AF series, ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3, DX500 S5/S4/S3, DX600 S5/S4/S3, DX900 S5, DX8700 S3, DX8900 S4/S3 and DX200F).
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager (ACM) Licenses	ETERNUS SF ACM Local Copy License: Offers a comprehensive set of array-based snapshot, cloning and mirroring capabilities including wizard- assisted backup for Exchange and SQL Servers. Mandatory prerequisite for the Exchange Server and SQL Server licenses
	ETERNUS SF ACM Remote Copy License: Enables synchronous or asynchronous remote mirroring between arrays. Mandatory prerequisite for the Storage Cluster license (not available for ETERNUS DX60 S5/S4/S3/S2, DX80 S2).
	ETERNUS SF ACM for Exchange Server License: Restore wizard for Exchange Server
	ETERNUS SF ACM for SQL Server License: Restore wizard for SQL Server.
Feature Packs	ETERNUS SF Replication Bundle: includes SC Standard License, ACM Local Copy, ACM Remote Copy, ACM for Exchange, ACM for SQL Server licenses (available for ETERNUS DX S5/S4/S3 series, for DX60 S5/S4/S3 without ACM Remote Copy and ETERNUS AF150 S3).
	ETERNUS SF Replication Bundle with Tiering: includes Replication Bundle and SC Optimization Option licenses (available for ETERNUS DX S5/S4/S3 series, except DX60 S5/S4/S3).
	ETERNUS SF Tiering Bundle: includes SC Standard and SC Optimization Option licenses (available for ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3, DX500 S5/S4/S3, DX600 S5/S4/S3, DX900 S5).
	ETERNUS SF Business Continuity Bundle: includes SC Standard, ACM Remote Copy and Storage Cluster Option licenses. (available for ETERNUS DX100 S5/S4/S3, DX200 S5/S4/S3, DX500 S5/S4/S3, DX600 S5/S4/S3, DX900 S5 and ETERNUS AF150 S3).
	All-in FlashPack: includes SC Standard, ACM Local & Remote Copy and SC Quality of Service Management Option. （included in ETERNUS AF S3/S2 series without ETERNUS AF150 S3, AF series).

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