OneSwitch^™

Automated enterprise replication & failover/failback for Windows applications at the push of a button

High availability is essential for mission-critical applications. Yet, hardware failures, datacenter outages, and network downtime regularly cause important applications to fail.

Guaranteed one click failover

Dell MessageOne^™ OneSwitch^™ provides guaranteed 15-minute application continuity at the push of a button. OneSwitch replicates application data in real-time to your company’s local or remote backup system over a standard network connection. By automating complex failover and failback processes, OneSwitch allows companies to resume normal operations quickly without user intervention or the long delays associated with restoration from tape.

Unlike self-managed replication solutions that are prone to failure and difficult to remotely manage, OneSwitch provides fully automated failover and failback that can be activated for all enterprise servers remotely with the touch of a button. If application availability is important to your organization, Dell MessageOne OneSwitch is the only solution that can ensure an effective failover during any crisis or system failure.

24/7 managed service

OneSwitch fully automates replication, failover, and failback for all essential Windows applications. The service includes Web-based and 24/7 expert monitoring of replication performance and failover readiness. When problems occur, your IT staff can initiate a fully automated failover of all affected applications with a single push of a button or phone call. Within 15 minutes, all applications will be functioning normally from their dedicated backup servers. OneSwitch includes application-specific failover and remediation logic to ensure that complex failovers occur quickly and without incident.

Learn more about the complete OneSwitch product line

• OneSwitch Enterprise Console more

  The OneSwitch Enterprise Console provides a global view of all critical systems, their replication status, and their readiness for failover in the event of an emergency. When problems occur, the console also provides one button failover for all affected applications.

  The OneSwitch Enterprise Console is the center of the OneSwitch solution. It provides a centralized view of all critical Windows applications and the controls to initiate failover and failback processes at the push of a button. Unlike self-managed solutions where failover and failback is a time-consuming high-risk process, the OneSwitch Enterprise Console provides fully automated failover and failback that can be activated remotely from any location.

  The OneSwitch Enterprise Console provides the following capabilities:

  • Enterprise Control – One-click automation of the application failover and failback processes across the enterprise.
  • Risk-Free Failover – OneSwitch eliminates tedious manual recovery/failover procedures, human-error, and the need to travel to recover your applications and data in a crisis.
  • Rapid Recovery – OneSwitch can failover dozens or even hundreds of servers simultaneously to ensure that all critical applications are available when you need them most.
  • Global Monitoring – The OneSwitch Enterprise Console provides a comprehensive view of the real-time and historical health and status of both the primary and secondary application environments via a single integrated command center.
  • 24x7 Management – The Dell MessageOne Operations Center can remotely initiate failover or failback for your organization via phone authorization.

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• OneSwitch for Exchange more

  OneSwitch for Exchange is designed to provide continuous availability of Exchange and all related systems including Active Directory, DNS, and BlackBerry® services.

  In the event of a system outage or disaster, OneSwitch provides guaranteed 15-minute application continuity at the push of a button. OneSwitch replicates application data in real-time to your company’s local or remote backup system over a standard network connection. By automating complex failover and failback processes, OneSwitch allows companies to resume normal operations quickly without user intervention or the long delays associated with restoration from tape.

  Under normal operation, OneSwitch monitors the health of your Microsoft Exchange application to prevent potential problems before they happen. OneSwitch monitors both your primary and secondary servers and application stacks to ensure that Exchange continues to perform as expected.
  Real-Time Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Exchange

  At the push of a button, OneSwitch for Exchange protects your mission-critical Microsoft Exchange application from outages by providing:

  • Total Control of the Disaster Recovery Process – With one-button failover from its Web-based console, OneSwitch for Exchange allows you to automatically control all your disaster recovery processes for Microsoft Exchange from anywhere, at any time.
  • Real-Time Data Replication – Continuous data replication coupled with snapshot archives to ensure the total integrity of your Microsoft Exchange information.
  • Continuous Monitoring – Complete behavioral-based monitoring of resources across the entire IT stack that supports Microsoft Exchange application- from network resources (routers, switches, firewalls) to operating systems (Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP) to applications (Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, and Internet Information Server).
  • Root-Cause Analysis – Instant, time series-based, cross-tier, root-cause analytics help determine the source of system problems before they cause Microsoft Exchange to fail.

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• OneSwitch for BlackBerry^® services more

  OneSwitch for BlackBerry is the first high availability solution to provide automated failover and failback of one or more BlackBerry Enterprise Servers with the push of a single button -- without violating RIM security policies or creating an SRP key lockout. By automating complex failover and failback processes, OneSwitch allows companies to deploy hot-backup BlackBerry Enterprise Servers and resume normal operations in less than 2-minutes when their primary server, infrastructure, network, or datacenter fail.

  Unlike self-managed high availability solutions that are prone to failure and difficult to remotely manage, OneSwitch for BlackBerry provides fully automated failover and failback that can be activated for any or all BlackBerry Enterprise Servers remotely with the touch of a button.

  During normal operation, OneSwitch synchronizes essential data and application configuration information from the primary BES environment to dedicated backup servers in a second data center. When problems occur in the primary environment — whether hardware, software, network, or datacenter — administrators can failover one or all of the servers in less than 2 minutes with the push of a button or a single phone call. OneSwitch fully automates the failover process by clearing the replication queue, shutting down the services on the primary server, releasing the SRP key, and bringing-up the secondary environment in the proper sequence. When problems occur, OneSwitch fully remediates errors to ensure the highest possible level of availability.

  If BlackBerry availability is important to your organization, Dell MessageOne OneSwitch is the only solution that can ensure an effective failover during any crisis or system failure. The service includes web-based and 24x7 expert monitoring of availability and failover readiness.

  When combined with OneSwitch for Exchange, OneSwitch provides one-button global failover of your entire messaging environment in less than 15 minutes to ensure that email and BlackBerry are always available.

  OneSwitch for BlackBerry provides the following capabilities:

  • Guaranteed One-Click Failover™ – OneSwitch will failover or failback all affected BlackBerry Enterprise Servers and Mobile Data Services in less than 2 minutes with a single push of a button or phone call.
  • RIM Security Compliant – OneSwitch is the only high availability solution for BlackBerry that is fully compliant with RIM security policies and best practices. This allows OneSwitch to provide quick failover without triggering a security violation that could lock-out your BlackBerry service account.
  • A 24x7 Managed Service – OneSwitch provides 24x7 remote monitoring, notification, and failover automation to ensure that backup systems are always ready and can quickly be activated without incident. Optionally, Dell MessageOne will also host and manage a dedicated secondary system in a top-tier disaster recovery datacenter.
  • Intelligent Remediation – OneSwitch’s BlackBerry-specific failover logic will intelligently control service activation based on the specific system failure.

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• OneSwitch for SQL Server more

  Critical enterprise applications increasingly depend on Microsoft SQL Server for storage and management of data. When SQL Server goes down, important applications and the business processes they support may grind to a halt.

  OneSwitch for SQL Server provides automated failover and failback of your Microsoft SQL Server environment with the push of a single button. When combined with OneSwitch’s support for other Windows applications, OneSwitch provides one button global failover of critical enterprise applications and data in less than 15 minutes. The result: your applications will always be available when you need them.

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• OneSwitch for IIS more

  The Internet has become a dominant factor in effective sales, communication, and application delivery. Increasingly, enterprises depend on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) as a core part of their web application infrastructure. When IIS goes down, critical applications and business processes may shut down.

  OneSwitch for IIS provides automated failover and failback of your Microsoft IIS environment with the push of a single button. When combined with OneSwitch’s support for SQL Server and other Windows applications, OneSwitch provides one button global failover of critical Internet applications and data in less than 15 minutes.

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