Q: Why do campus data centers recommend using hyper-converged architecture instead of traditional virtualization platforms?
A: Compared to traditional separated compute and storage virtualization platforms, hyper-converged architecture provides both storage and computing capabilities. This not only significantly reduces hardware investment and power costs but also places computing closer to storage, achieving optimal performance. Hyper-converged architecture typically uses fully distributed components, allowing for horizontal expansion without single points of failure. Data can be automatically recovered and backed up, offering significant performance advantages.
Q: How much can business deployment speed be improved by using a hyper-converged solution?
A: Using H3C's UIS hyper-converged solution can significantly shorten the business deployment cycle. Traditional delivery models typically take 2 to 5 months from project initiation to business deployment. In contrast, UIS hyper-convergence adopts a "four-pre" model—pre-optimization, pre-verification, pre-integration, and pre-installation—to deliver integrated hardware and software. It can be ready for use within 30 minutes after racking and powering on, with the fastest business deployment achievable in just 5 minutes, greatly improving response efficiency.
Q: How does hyper-converged architecture ensure high availability (HA) and data security for critical campus services (such as campus card systems and academic management systems)?
A: The hyper-converged solution ensures high service reliability through multi-layered technologies. At the data level, the integrated distributed storage (ONEStor) supports volume-based multi-replica or erasure coding redundancy strategies, enabling rapid data reconstruction without hot spare disks. At the service level, it provides application HA, virtual machine HA, and platform-wide reliability monitoring. Additionally, the solution includes disaster recovery functions such as agentless backup and CDP continuous data protection, ensuring data integrity and business continuity for high-concurrency, high-continuity services like campus card systems.