Release Notes

SC Series overview
7 Optimizing Dell EMC SC Series Storage for Oracle OLAP Processing | 2009-M-BP-O
Replication technology protects a virtual volume by creating a replica on a remote SC Series array using
either asynchronous or synchronous mode. After the initial setup, SCOS copies only the data changes made
since the last snapshot. This uses less network bandwidth and less time. In the event of primary array/site
failure, the replicas can be activated by the administrator on the remote site.
Live Volume is a hyper-volume that stretches across two different SC Series arrays. The feature extends
data protection beyond the basic array replication and offers enhanced disaster recovery capability to a
remote site. When the primary SC Series array becomes unavailable, Live Volume can seamlessly fail over to
the secondary array without causing data access interruption. The feature allows on-demand failover or auto-
failover between the two arrays. For more information on Live Volume and how it interacts with Microsoft
®
and
VMware
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, refer to SC Series Technical Documents.
Live Migrate builds on the same virtualization architecture of Live Volume and allows migrating workloads
seamlessly from one array to another. The feature is intended for migrating data between SC Series arrays
without causing service interruption. It simplifies the complex manual migration workflow of setting up the Live
Volume and replication, mapping the Live Volume to the server, waiting for replication to finish, performing
role swap, and removing the Live Volume at the end.
Dell Storage Manager (DSM) serves as a centralized administration console for one or multiple SC Series
arrays, PS Series arrays, and FluidFS clusters. DSM offers an easy-to-use graphical interface to manage
storage volumes, server mappings, storage-medium configuration, storage profiles, snapshot profiles,
replication, and Live Volumes, and provides performance monitoring of the storage systems with rich charting
capabilities. DSM also provides product integration for Microsoft and VMware products. These products
include Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, VMware Site Recovery Manager, and VMware
®
vSphere
®
Virtual Volumes™ (vVols). For more information, refer to the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s
Guide and visit SC Series Technical Documents.
SC Series PowerShell SDK, REST API, and Java-based CompCU allow administrators to manage the SC
Series storage through scripting and automation. They are available to customers free of charge.
Dell SupportAssist is built into DSM and every SC Series array. When enabled, DSM sends array
configuration, diagnostic, and performance data to Dell technical support for proactive monitoring,
performance analysis, and troubleshooting purposes. With SupportAssist, administrators can choose to
receive update notification and whether the updates should be pushed directly to DSM automatically.
Administrator approval is always required to apply the updates.
For additional documentation on these features, see the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide and the
best practices document, Dell EMC SC Series Arrays and Oracle.