Boot from SAN

Compellent Simplifies Server Deployment.

Compellent's Boot from SAN enables organizations to maximize consolidation of their IT resources, minimize their equipment costs, and realize the considerable management benefits of centralizing the boot process.

The Problem:
You need to deploy new servers quickly, but:

• Servers with internal storage are expensive and subject to internal disk failure
• Installing upgrades and fixes for each server is a time intensive process
• New server and temporary server deployments must be scheduled off hours and impact system availability
• Disaster recovery requires identical dedicated resources in each location
• Recovery from failed servers is slow and impacts system availability

Our Solution:
Compellent streamlines the deployment of new servers by centralizing the boot process. Servers boot from a common boot image stored on the SAN, eliminating the cost of purchasing internal disks and the time to load duplicate operating system and system software software for each server.

• Boot from SAN standard with every system
• Support for thin, diskless servers
• Centralized deployment of upgrades and fixes
• Rapid deployment of new and temporary server loads
• Efficient replication to ensure quick recovery to remote site

Compellent Benefits:
Compellent offers benefits to your IT department and to your bottom line.

The Compellent Advantage:
Compellent's Boot from SAN solution offers features that others can't match.