Sizzling-Hot-Takeover (SZT) Availability for Island Bank

Situation

An island bank runs BASE24™ for 24×7 point-of-sale (POS) and ATM services on HPE NonStop Servers. The bank relied upon an untested active/passive business continuity solution for Disaster Recovery.

Problem

1. The bank needed to replace a legacy replication product, increase application availability, and provide a simple method for periodically testing the failover process.
2. The bank needed to perform a BASE24 application upgrade and an HPE NonStop hardware refresh with no downtime.

Solution

• Use HPE Shadowbase Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) to upgrade the BASE24™ application and perform the hardware platform refresh.
• Implement HPE Shadowbase Sizzling-Hot-Takeover (SZT) for the new business continuity environment.

Outcomes

• Upgraded the BASE24 application – performs the hardware platform refresh with no downtime
• Simplified the recovery process with the SZT solution – created a fast and reliable failover capability and the flexible ability to practice periodic, nondisruptive testing through the SZT solution
• Synchronized the databases – demonstrates business continuity to key stakeholders with HPE Shadowbase Compare software

HPE Shadowbase Products of Interest

• HPE NonStop Shadowbase Basic Replication Software (BE441AC/QSA49V6)
• HPE NonStop Shadowbase Advanced Replication LTU (BE442AL/QSA50V6)
• HPE NonStop Shadowbase Compare Software (BE445AC/QSA53V6)

Contact us or your HPE Shadowbase representative, and learn how Shadowbase software will benefit you.

Further Reading

Related Case Studies:

• One Bank’s March Towards Active/Active
• Bank Chooses HPE Shadowbase Solutions for BASE24™ Business Continuity
• Bank Finds that Active/Active is Better than the End of the Rainbow

Related White Paper: Choosing a Business Continuity Solution to Match Your Business Availability Requirements

Related Solution Briefs:

•  HPE Shadowbase Database Compare Technology
• HPE Shadowbase Zero Downtime Migration