C A S E S T U D Y
Computer
Associates
QLogic Partners with Computer
Associates for SAN Infrastructures
Partnership
Data Protection
Solution
SAN Components
QLogic SANblade
™
QLA2342 HBA
QLogic SANblade QLA2340 HBA
QLogic SANblade QLA2200 HBA
QLogic SANbox2
™
–8
QLogic SANbox2–16
QLogic SANbox2–64
Applications
CA BrightStor
ARCserve Backup
Enterprise Backup
SAN Manager
The key to successfully deploying and selling SAN solutions in today’s market
is through Fibre Channel device and software interoperability.
QLogic partners with Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) to
accelerate joint efforts between QLogic’s SANtrack
™
Strategic Partner
program and CA’s Solutions Partner Program, leveraging resources, strengths,
and experience to deliver worldclass storage management solutions to our
mutual customers.
QLogic Corporation’s industry-leading SANblade Fibre Channel Host Bus
Adapters (HBA) and SANbox switches are fully certified with CA BrightStor
ARCserve Backup and BrightStor Enterprise Backup storage software for SAN
solutions. QLogic SANblade HBAs and SANbox switches are also supported
in CA’s BrightStor SAN Manager. The combination of these components
allows Fibre Channel HBAs and switches from a single source, QLogic, to be
managed from SAN Manager’s central console.
CA also offers Certified Solutions that represent the highest quality and
innovation built on CA’s industry-leading technologies. These solutions can
be recognized by the ca smart logo, which certifies interoperability. Based on
close collaboration between CA and QLogic, three families of QLogic’s HBAs
have received the ca smart Seal of Excellence. When you see the ca smart
logo, it indicates interoperability, and assures that CA and QLogic will stand
behind the quality and reliability of the products.
Learn how to protect your data with CA and QLogic
CA and QLogic have aligned to drive business innovations, technology
solutions and best practices for leveraging and protecting customer data by
offering centralized management of storage assets, backup and recovery,
and storage management.
There are three essential components to a software storage strategy: storage
management, storage infrastructure, and data protection. One or more of CA’s
BrightStor applications covers each of these: ARCserve Backup, Enterprise
Backup, SAN Designer, SAN Manager, and Storage Resource Manager.
