QuickSpecs HPE SimpliVity RapidDR Software

Overview

HPE SimpliVity RapidDR Software

HPE SimpliVity RapidDR is a DR orchestration tool for HPE SimpliVity platforms to automate the recovery
of pre-configured set of virtual machines, from a production site to a recovery site and vice versa.
HPE SimpliVity RapidDR solution simplifies and accelerates offsite disaster recovery through automation. It
is built on the inherent HPE SimpliVity HyperProtected and HyperSimple capabilities, confirming to
customer SLAs around Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) in the order of seconds and reducing Recovery
Time Objectives (RTOs) from days or hours to minutes. It can be used in the event of disaster to efficiently
protect enterprise data centers, regional sites, remote offices or branch offices even over bandwidth-
constrained WAN links.

What's New
Support for Windows Server 2022 (Guest Operating System)
Support for VMware NSX-T configuration
Support for VMware vCenter Server 7.0
Support for VM recovery from HPE Cloud Volume backup. The external stores can be HPE StoreOnce
appliance or HPE Cloud Volumes.

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Standard Features

HPE SimpliVity RapidDR Features and Benefits

Rapid Recovery

Minimize service disruption by automating site recovery and eliminating manual errors
Simplified, configurable recovery workflow includes the order in which VMs are powered on, activate
the IP addresses and execute pre and post recovery scripts.
Simplified DR setup and Execution

An intuitive, VM-centric graphical user interface guiding the configuration process in five easy steps.
Avoids complicated manual runbooks that consume time, resources and budget
Reduced the cost and complexity

Eliminates the cost and complexity of special-purpose disaster recovery automation tools and stand-
alone replication products.
Support from the same hyper-converged infrastructure vendor.
Improved Compliance and Risk Mitigation

Helps to ensure strict compliance with stringent disaster recovery and business continuity regulations
Creates well documented and detailed historical reports automatically for compliance audits

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Service and Support

HPE Services
No matter where you are in your digital transformation journey, you can count on HPE Services to deliver the
expertise you need when, where and how you need it. From planning to deployment, ongoing operations and
beyond, our experts can help you realize your digital ambitions.
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Consulting Services
No matter where you are in your journey to hybrid cloud, experts can help you map out your next steps. From
determining what workloads should live where, to handling governance and compliance, to managing costs,
our experts can help you optimize your operations.
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HPE Managed Services

HPE runs your IT operations, providing services that monitor, operate, and optimize your infrastructure and
applications, delivered consistently and globally to give you unified control and let you focus on innovation.
HPE Managed Services | HPE

Operational services
Optimize your entire IT environment and drive innovation. Manage day-to-day IT operational tasks while
freeing up valuable time and resources. Meet service-level targets and business objectives with features
designed to drive better business outcomes.
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HPE Complete Care Service

HPE Complete Care Service is a modular, edge-to-cloud IT environment service designed to help optimize
your entire IT environment and achieve agreed upon IT outcomes and business goals through a personalized
experience. All delivered by an assigned team of HPE Services experts. HPE Complete Care Service
provides:

A complete coverage approach -- edge to cloud

An assigned HPE team
Modular and fully personalized engagement
Enhanced Incident Management experience with priority access
Digitally enabled and AI driven customer experience
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HPE Tech Care Service

HPE Tech Care Service is the operational support service experience for HPE products. The service goes
beyond traditional support by providing access to product specific experts, an AI driven digital experience, and
general technical guidance to not only reduce risk but constantly search for ways to do things better. HPE Tech
Care Service delivers a customer-centric, AI driven, and digitally enabled customer experience to move your
business forward. HPE Tech Care Service is available in three response levels. Basic, which provides 9x5
business hour availability and a 2-hour response time. Essential which provides a 15-minute response time
24x7 for most enterprise level customers, and Critical which includes a 6-hour repair commitment where
available and outage management response for severity 1 incidents.
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Service and Support

HPE Lifecycle Services
HPE Lifecycle Services provide a variety of options to help maintain your HPE systems and solutions at all
stages of the product lifecycle. A few popular examples include:

Lifecycle Install and Startup Services: Various levels for physical installation and power on, remote access
setup, installation and startup, and enhanced installation services with the operating system.
HPE Firmware Update Analysis Service: Recommendations for firmware revision levels for selected HPE
products, taking into account the relevant revision dependencies within your IT environment.
HPE Firmware Update Implementation Service: Implementation of firmware updates for selected HPE
server, storage, and solution products, taking into account the relevant revision dependencies within your
IT environment.
Implementation assistance services: Highly trained technical service specialists to assist you with a variety
of activities, ranging from design, implementation, and platform deployment to consolidation, migration,
project management, and onsite technical forums.
HPE Service Credits: Access to prepaid services for flexibility to choose from a variety of specialized
service activities, including assessments, performance maintenance reviews, firmware management,
professional services, and operational best practices.
Notes: To review the list of Lifecycle Services available for your product go to:
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For a list of the most frequently purchased services using service credits, see the HPE Service Credits Menu

Other Related Services from HPE Services:

HPE Education Services
Training and certification designed for IT and business professionals across all industries. Broad catalogue of
course offerings to expand skills and proficiencies in topics ranging from cloud and cybersecurity to AI and
DevOps. Create learning paths to expand proficiency in a specific subject. Schedule training in a way that
works best for your business with flexible continuous learning options.
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Defective Media Retention

An option available with HPE Complete Care Service and HPE Tech Care Service and applies only to Disk or
eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced by HPE due to malfunction.
Consult your HPE Sales Representative or Authorized Channel Partner of choice for any additional questions
and services options.
Parts and Materials
HPE will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware
product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering
improvements.
Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage
limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product quick-specs, or the technical product
data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.
How to Purchase Services
Services are sold by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Service Partners:

Services for customers purchasing from HPE or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HPE order
configuration tools.
Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find services at
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Service and Support

AI Powered and Digitally Enabled Support Experience
Achieve faster time to resolution with access to product-specific resources and expertise through a digital and
data driven customer experience
Sign into the HPE Support Center experience, featuring streamlined self-serve case creation and management
capabilities with inline knowledge recommendations. You will also find personalized task alerts and powerful
troubleshooting support through an intelligent virtual agent with seamless transition when needed to a live
support agent.
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Consume IT On Your Terms

HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform brings the cloud experience directly to your apps and data wherever
they are-the edge, colocations, or your data center. It delivers cloud services for on-premises IT infrastructure
specifically tailored to your most demanding workloads. With a pay-per-use, scalable, point-and-click self-
service experience that is managed for you, HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform accelerates digital
transformation in a distributed, edge-to-cloud world.
Get faster time to market
Save on TCO, align costs to business
Scale quickly, meet unpredictable demand
Simplify IT operations across your data centers and clouds
To learn more about HPE Services, please contact your Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales representative or
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Channel Partner. Contact information for a representative in your area
can be found at "Contact HPE" https://www.hpe.com/us/en/contact-hpe.html
For more information
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Configuration Information

How to Order
HPE SimpliVity RapidDR software is available in 25 VM or 100 VM license packs to protect virtual machines in
the case of disaster across the primary and secondary sites, which consist of multiple HPE SimpliVity nodes.

1. Start with HPE SimpliVity RapidDR software E-LTUs.

2. Choose a mandatory Service and Support level

Step 1: Start with HPE SimpliVity RapidDR software E-LTUs

Choose the required number of HPE SimpliVity RapidDR license packs based on the number of virtual
machines that need to be protected.

E-LTU is an electronic license, and used where the HPE electronic delivery method is requested. Customers
will receive an email after the order is processed from Hewlett Packard Enterprise with an "Access Your
Products" option to download the software.

Select the RapidDR license pack

Description SKU
HPE SimpliVity RapidDR 100VM Pack E-LTU Q8E45AAE
HPE SimpliVity RapidDR 25 VM Starter Pack E-LTU Q8E46AAE
HPE SimpliVity RapidDR 25 VM Add-on Pack E-LTU Q8E47AAE
Notes: Maximum number of HPE SimpliVity RapidDR 25 VM Starter packs E-LTU per
order is one.

Step 2: Choose a mandatory Service and Support level

Services for customers purchasing from Hewlett Packard Enterprise or an enterprise reseller for the above
HPE SimpliVity RapidDR part numbers are quoted automatically using Hewlett Packard Enterprise order
configuration tools.

HPE Tech Care NBD 3yr is the minimum required support level for all the above HPE SimpliVity RapidDR part
numbers. Additional levels of Tech Care and Tech Care Advanced options are also available. It is
recommended that the customers choose the same level of support that is sold with HPE SimpliVity platforms.

Technology Services for increased uptime, productivity and ROI.

At HPE, our priority is to maximize your workload uptime, avoiding problems before they occur. As the experts
for the HPE SimpliVity, HPE Services support will be your single point-of-contact for all of your support needs.
This means you can spend more time developing apps and adding value to the business rather than
maintaining your infrastructure.
If there is a potential risk in your infrastructure, our remote support technology will proactively notify HPE and
initiate the resolution process. If you are experiencing any issue with your solution and you purchased Tech
Care, you will have immediate access to our team of solution experts, whose first priority is to ensure your
workloads are up and running, and then immediately start diagnosing the failure.

HPE SimpliVity is supported by the power of HPE, in 30+ different languages, with local presence across 140
countries.

Installation and Startup Services

HPE Services provides optional HPE SimpliVity Remote RapidDR software installation and startup services to
meet your unique disaster orchestration deployment requirements.

HPE SVT RDR install services

Description SKU
HPE SimpliVity Remote RapidDR software installation and startup service HA124A1#5YR

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Configuration Information
Notes:

− Please consult your HPE Sales Representative for any additional questions and support options.

− For more information on Technology Services Please visit: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/services.html

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Summary of Changes

Date Version Action Description of Change

History
12-Feb-2024 Version 12 Changed Overview and Service and Support sections were updated
01-Nov-2021 Version 11 Changed Service and Support Pointnext Tech Care and Complete Care
information updated
06-Jul-2021 Version 10 Changed Overview section was updated
08-Sep-2020 Version 9 Changed Overview and Configuration Information sections were updated.
03-Feb-2020 Version 8 Changed Overview and Configuration Information sections were updated.
17-Jun-2019 Version 7 Changed Overview section was updated.
03-Jun-2019 Version 6 Changed Overview, Standard Features, and How to Order sections were
updated.
SKU added: HA124A1#5YR.
02-Apr-2018 Version 5 Changed Overview, Standard Features and How to Order sections were
updated.
04-Dec-2017 Version 4 Changed Overview, Standard Features, and How to order sections were
updated.
04-Sep-2017 Version 3 Changed Changes made to the How to Order Section
14-Aug-2017 Version 2 Changed Changes made to the entire document
07-Aug-2017 Version 1 Created New QuickSpecs

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