The Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Advanced Implementation Service ensures the successful deployment of Dynamic Link Manager Advanced in your storage multipathing environments.

1. Get the help you need to install, configure and make effective use of Hitachi
Dynamic Link Manager Advanced in your production environment.
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DATASHEET
Protect Data Traveling
Between Server and
Storage System
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Advanced
software improves information accessibility,
reliability and availability with comprehensive
path failover and failback. It helps maintain
system performance with automatic work-
load balancing. Further, in the event of path
failure, it automatically switches the I/O to
an alternate path, ensuring an active route is
always available.
By providing a centralized, integrated storage
path management interface, Dynamic Link
Manager Advanced helps administrators:
■■ Minimize configuration errors.
■■ Optimize application performance by
controlling path bandwidth.
■■ Keep applications online to perform
maintenance tasks by switching to
alternate paths.
■■ Use automatic path health checks and
reporting to reduce downtime and help
with rapid troubleshooting.
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Advanced Implementation Service
Ensure an Optimal Setup
of Hitachi Dynamic Link
Manager Advanced
The Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Advanced Implementation Service ensures
the successful deployment of Dynamic Link
Manager Advanced in your storage multi-
pathing environments. Hitachi Data Systems
Global Solution Services (GSS) consul-
tants help you understand deployment
requirements, assist with installation, and
recommend best practices so you can turn
Dynamic Link Manager Advanced into an
immediate asset.
This service can be delivered remotely or on
site. Please contact your local GSS repre-
sentative to determine which option is best
for your requirements.
Scope of Service
The Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Advanced Implementation Service includes:
■■ Installation of 1 Dynamic Link Manager
Advanced instance on a test server you
specify.
■■ Installation of 1 Dynamic Link Manager
Advanced instance on a production
server that matches the make and
model of the test server.
■■ Knowledge transfer to a limited number
of your technical staff.
■■ A rundown of the requirements for
deploying Dynamic Link Manager
Advanced.
■■ A demonstration on the test server of
the major features and functionality of
Dynamic Link Manager Advanced.
■■ Hitachi Data Systems recommended
practices with emphasis on Dynamic
Link Manager Advanced planning,
installation and use.

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Take the Next Step
Our services experts can help you success-
fully deploy Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Advanced. We help you to deliver such
business continuity strategies as fault-
tolerant failover, failback, and load balancing
with centralized path management. To learn
more, we invite you to contact your Hitachi
Data Systems representative or visit us at
www.HDS.com/services.
The Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Advanced Implementation Service provides the
level of expertise your business needs to use Dynamic Link Manager Advanced effec-
tively in your production environments. We help you:
■■ Gain a rapid and accurate implementation of Dynamic Link Manager Advanced.
■■ Get started with Dynamic Link Manager Advanced immediately following
deployment.
■■ Use Dynamic Link Manager Advanced to protect data availability, optimize system
performance, enable application-specific storage service levels, and simplify path
administration.
■■ Take a best practice approach to using and maintaining the software.
Benefits of Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Advanced
Implementation Service