The Panasas ActiveStor Replicator solution provides continuous data replication over any distance. You can replicate and distribute your critical data between Panasas High Performance Computing storage systems for disaster recovery, remote site file sharing and content distribution, all managed with an easy to use graphical user interface. In addition to a Panasas source and destination configuration, the Panasas ActiveStor Replicator operates seamlessly across heterogeneous platforms supporting Linux, Windows and Solaris operating environments.

Panasas ActiveStor Replicator monitors changes to all protected files and replicates only the bytes that change, reducing the time to create replicas and capacity growth. Improved performance is achieved by compressing the protected data before it is sent. Replicated WAN data traffic flow is controlled with the bandwidth throttling flow-control feature.

• Uni-Directional Data Replication - Replicates data from one server (Source) to another server (Destination). In this configuration, the source is the primary server and the destination is a warm-standby server.
• Bi-Directional Data Replication - Bi-directional data replication connects two servers using a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). It automatically replicates data between source and destination to maintain enterprise-wide data consistency using existing networks. Data can be used on both the primary and secondary server. This enables enterprises to instantly switch between the source and the destination server in the event of a business interruption. Bi-directional replication also enables remote site access to the same file with mirrored data sets, regardless of distance.
• One-to-Many Data Replication - This configuration distributes data from one server to many servers, each of which could be running on different operating platforms, such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, or Solaris. Geographically dispersed organizations rely on this functionality to effectively provide the same data to all locations.
• Many-to-One Data Replication - Some organizations need to consolidate data from many heterogeneous servers in real-time to a single destination server where it can be stored, backed up or archived. This capability enables organizations to achieve significant savings due to the efficiencies of centralized data management and reduced backup time with Panasas as the destination.