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SanXferThe Industry’s First SAN Booting System
Migration Utility
InQuinox, LLC.04/15/2023 page 2
SanXfer is a software utility for:
Reconfiguring Windows®-based SAN booting systems to new hardware, regardless of vendor, model or attached devices
Migrating existing local-disk booting systems into SAN booting systems
Replacing failed servers rapidly
Improving server management, Disaster Recovery (DR) and storage management in SAN environments
Converting physical servers into virtual machines
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Summary of Current MethodsChallenge Current
MethodsProblems
Recovery of Failed Servers
• Break mirror/move disks
• Restore from backup• Reinstall from scratch
• Identical hardware• Downtime costs• Integrity unknown
Server Upgrade
• Ignore the problem• Side-by-side install• Restore from old
backup
• Identical hardware• Downtime costs• Integrity unknown
Disaster Recovery
• Install from scratch• Restore from backup
• Cost of identical hardware
• Switchover time• Testing difficulty
Datacenter Migration
• Restore from backup, over IP network
• Migration process• Switchover time• Labor intensive
Do More With Less
• Efficiency challenges• Time to provision• High skill level
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SanXfer Editions
SanXfer DC (DataCenter) Mover– Optimized solution for DataCenter Moves, in
minutes
SanXfer DataCenter– Optimized solution to replace, upgrade and
provision new SAN-booting servers in minutes
SanXfer Automated DR (Disaster Recovery)– Optimized solution to streamline your DR
procedures, in minutes
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SanXfer Editions Feature Map Feature DC Mover
EditionDataCenter
EditionAutomated DR
Edition
Convert Local booting system into SAN booting system Convert SAN booting system to a Local disk booting system Quickly Replace or Upgrade a server to any hardware Replace a Physical Server with a Virtual Machine (P2V) Licensed for a one time use Licensed for repeated use Fast Provision of new servers Remote (DR) site server reconfiguration Multi-site SanXfer Library Server Synchronization
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SanXfer Library Server (contains
driver cache)
SanXfer Process Examples
Windows Server (platform B)with no local
disks
Windows Server
(platform A) with local boot
disk
IP Network
SAN
Boot Disk Migration Example: 1 Boot the CD 2 Select Migrate from the Menu <SanXfer relocates the boot disk to the SAN> <SanXfer automatically updates the necessary device drivers and reconfigures the system> 3 Reboot
Onetime Setup Steps: 1 Install Library Server 2 Add device drivers (see note) 3 Create a boot CD 4 Install SanXfer Clients
Server Replacement Example: 1 Change the Server Hardware 2 Boot the CD 3 Select Reconfigure from the Menu<SanXfer automatically updates the necessary device drivers and reconfigures the system> 4 Reboot.
NOTE: If a device driver for a new device is already built-in to Windows, it is not necessary to add it to the Library Server.
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SanXfer DC Mover Process Example
New Windows Server
Hardware
DataCenter Move Example:1. Use high speed SAN-to-SAN copy tools to move the data
and boot LUNs2. In the new DataCenter, connect new servers to the SAN3. Boot the SanXfer start CD on a new Server4. Select Reconfigure from the Menu
• <SanXfer automatically updates the necessary device drivers and reconfigures the system>
5. Reboot the system in the new DataCenter.
Vendor tools for SAN-to-SAN copy
New SAN
IP Network
SanXfer Library Server
SAN Booting Windows Servers
Old SAN
x
xx
x indicates non-bootable disk, except on hardware identical to the original.
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SanXfer Automated DR Process Example
New Windows Server
HardwareDisaster Recovery Example:1. Primary SAN is continually replicated to remote site
(including boot LUNs)2. Primary site goes offline 3. At remote site, attach whatever server hardware is
available, or virtual machines, to the SAN4. Boot the SanXfer start CD on a new Server5. Select Reconfigure from the Menu
• <SanXfer automatically updates the necessary device drivers and reconfigures the system>
6. Reboot the DR site system.
SAN Replication
Replicated SAN
IP Network
Synced, Reloaded, or Reinstalled
SanXfer Library Server
VM
SanXfer Library Server
SAN Booting Windows Servers
Primary site SAN
IP Network
x
xx
x indicates non-bootable disk, except on hardware identical to the original.
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SanXfer Summary
• Optimal tool to migrate servers and storage– Replaces a SAN booting Server with any
new hardware in minutes–Migrates your existing servers’ local
boot disks into the SAN• Frees IT staff from the burden and
expense of managing and protecting server-local storage
• Frees customers from hardware lock-in
• Reduces unplanned server outages.
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InQuinox Information Contacts
Zach Hayes512.333.2222 / [email protected]
Website:www.inquinox.com
