The following features were introduced with the PowerMaxOS 5978 Q3 2020 Service Release (SR) and Solutions Enabler/Unisphere for PowerMax 9.2:
- SRDF/Metro Smart DR
- Support for 25 GbE SRDF
- SRDF/Metro Smart DR provides SRDF/Metro with a single asynchronous target R22 volume which may be populated from either the R1 or R2 volume of an SRDF/Metro paired solution. Adding the capability to use a single asynchronous target volume simplifies setup, maintenance capabilities, system requirements, and reduces the amount of disk space required for a single target system.
- This release also added support for the 4-port 25 Gb Ethernet I/O module and protocol driver for all SRDF replication and host connectivity (RE/SE). This hardware expands PowerMax support for next generation Ethernet-based SAN fabrics, continuing to provide maximum I/O performance and fabric capabilities to the platform.