Novell

Compellent and Novell

As a Novell PartnerNet Gold Partner, Compellent supports open-source virtualization initiatives enabled by Novell server platforms. Compellent is approved under the Novell Yes Certified Program for both SLES and NetWare to ensure smooth interoperability, even in heterogeneous environments. Together, Compellent and Novell cut data center costs, save administration time and reduce the risk of technology lock-in.

How Compellent Enhances Novell Virtualization Initiatives

• Compellent Storage Virtualization teams with PlateSpin Orchestrate to create a flexible pool of server and storage resources
• Thin Provisioning allows users to rapidly create any size virtual volumes for Xen servers without wasting storage capacity
• Automated Tiered Storage reduces the impact of inactive data in programs with short data lifecycles such as GroupWise
• Data Instant Replay uses space-efficient Replays (continous snapshots) for instant recovery of any Xen server with unlimited recovery points
• Thin Replication protects GroupWise and iFolder collaboration data between local and remote sites
• Boot from SAN combines with PlateSpin Orchestrate to ease patch management, service pack testing and migration modeling on Novell platforms