Feature-rich, Easy-to-use SAN

Remote Instant Replay™

The Only SAN with Thin Replication That Delivers Enterprise Disaster Recovery Without the Traditional Cost or Complexity

Remote Instant Replay replicates continuous snapshots, called "Replays" between local and remote sites, ensuring business continuity at a fraction of the cost of other replication solutions. Using Compellent's wizard-based setup, customers are only 6 clicks away from a replication solution. Cost-effective IP-based replication, brings disaster recovery within reach of every business.

Remote Instant Replay


Remote Instant Replay enables continuous protection of data, providing:

Affordable Disaster Recovery. Replicate cost-effectively over IP using existing networks, infrastructure and staff. Efficient Thin Replication consumes less space and reduces cost.

Easy to Deploy and Verify. Implement remote replication configurations using intuitive interface with as few as 6 clicks. Verify disaster recovery while online in just minutes while replication is still in progress without risking disruption or data loss.

Robust and Reliable Business Continuity. Ensure availability of data with an unlimited number of recovery points at multiple locations. Maximize bandwidth utilization with replication link estimation and optimization.
Key Benefits
  • Thin Replication consumes less space and lowers hardware, bandwidth and management costs
  • Easy-to-use interface enables setup with just 6 clicks, reducing planning and deployment efforts
  • Bandwidth simulation and shaping reduces network costs and optimizes network utilization
  • IP-based replication delivers affordable disaster recovery
  • Frequent Replays (snapshots) enable rapid recovery and provide continuous data protection
  • Easy to validate replication brings business continuity within reach
  • Intuitive interface enables the creation of powerful replication templates
  • Synchronous or asynchronous replication at multiple locations meets a wide range of enterprise disaster recovery requirements

The Compellent Advantage
CompellentOthers Typically
Frequent, successive Replays, mapped to any serverOffer 10 or less per volume
IP replication without Fibre Channel to IP convertersRequire costly Fibre Channel to IP converters
Point-and-click replication managementRequire training to use and consume time to administer
Verify replication success online in minutesRequire complex and time-consuming disaster recovery tests
Easily create replication templates without scriptingRequire scripting or additional software
Accurately estimates bandwidth requirements upfront based on actual dataDon't offer bandwidth simulation
Customize transfer rates based on link speed, time of day and replication priorityDon't offer bandwidth shaping
Creates volumes based on actual written data and does not require pre-allocation of space at the remote siteRequire full volume clones for replication, take more capacity and bandwidth to replicate allocated but unused space
Customer Testimonial
“With Compellent, we can switch active sites at least twice a year and should a hurricane or other disaster actually strike, we have no doubt we can bring up our remote site instantly.”

Bill Snow
IT Director
Moss & Associates
Thin Replication
The majority of Compellent customers reported taking less than 10 minutes to set up remote replication.
Related Collateral
Remote Instant Replay Datasheet: The only enterprise-class data replication without the traditional cost or complexity.

Remote Instant Replay One-Pager: Redefining Disaster Recovery with Thin Replication

Munder Capital Management Case Study: reduces storage expenditures and ensures business continuance.

AHC Case Study: deploys multi-site replication and affordable continuity solution.
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