StorageWorks RAID Software for OpenVMS

This brochure describes the features and benefits of StorageWorks RAID Software for OpenVMS. The software provides data redundancy through striping and mirroring technologies, ensuring business continuity in the event of disk failures. Key benefits include:

• High Availability: Protects data against disk failure by utilizing parity data or volume shadowing.
• Improved Performance: Enhances system performance by balancing I/O workloads across multiple disks.
• Investment Protection: Allows for a software-based RAID implementation on existing, older hardware.
• Ease of Management: Offers disk partitioning to create virtual disks.

The document explains concepts such as disk striping, parity, and the integration with Digital's Volume Shadowing for maximum reliability.