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The Challenge: Work With Mainframe and Open Systems and
Improve Flexibility
Improve Flexibility
Belgium’s National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) organizes,
manages, and supervises Belgium’s compulsory health insurance and disability
program. The insurance program covers 99% of the Belgian population, and
guarantees care for anyone who is ill or requires medical care. In addition, it
ensures that citizens get the proper disability benefits when they are unable to
work due to disease, accident, or when on maternity leave.
manages, and supervises Belgium’s compulsory health insurance and disability
program. The insurance program covers 99% of the Belgian population, and
guarantees care for anyone who is ill or requires medical care. In addition, it
ensures that citizens get the proper disability benefits when they are unable to
work due to disease, accident, or when on maternity leave.
The NIHDI was using an IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E20 (also known as
the Shark E20) to handle storage for its mainframe and its Open Systems (Unix,
Novell, and Windows). The mainframe runs the VM/VSE operating system. The
mainframe and Open Systems servers shared the storage capacity of Shark E20.
the Shark E20) to handle storage for its mainframe and its Open Systems (Unix,
Novell, and Windows). The mainframe runs the VM/VSE operating system. The
mainframe and Open Systems servers shared the storage capacity of Shark E20.
The Shark E20 was at the end of its planned life cycle, and NIHDI was looking to
replace it with a storage solution that would accomplish the following:
replace it with a storage solution that would accomplish the following:
• Work with the mainframe. NIHDI was in the process of phasing out its main-
frame, but that phase-out would not be completed for two or three years.
NIHDI needed a solution that would work with the mainframe.
NIHDI needed a solution that would work with the mainframe.
• Work more effectively with industry-standard systems. The Shark E20
actually did not work optimally with NIHDI’s Open Systems servers. The
storage was inflexible and difficult to manage. NIHDI used both NetWare
and Windows servers, and was in the process of phasing out NetWare. The
new storage solution would have to work well with NetWare in the short run,
and with Windows in the long run.
storage was inflexible and difficult to manage. NIHDI used both NetWare
and Windows servers, and was in the process of phasing out NetWare. The
new storage solution would have to work well with NetWare in the short run,
and with Windows in the long run.
• Offer high reliability. Because the NIHDI administers Belgium’s health
insurance and disability program, its data must be safe, secure, and always
available. NIHDI needed a highly reliable storage solution.
available. NIHDI needed a highly reliable storage solution.
• Be cost-effective. As a government agency, NIHDI needed to buy the most
cost-effective solution as possible, to ensure that taxpayers’ money was
spent as efficiently as possible.
spent as efficiently as possible.
• Provide greater flexibility. NIHDI was looking for a solution that could be
easily reconfigured and scaled, without significant additional costs and
without adding to staff.
without adding to staff.
NIHDI Chooses an HP StorageWorks Solution
NIHDI offered a public tender for a comprehensive storage solution and received
bids from multiple vendors, including HP, Sun, comparex, and Xiotech. After
analyzing and debating, NIHDI ultimately chose an HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Virtual Array for its Open Systems. The HP solution received the highest scores
from NIHDI based on a variety of criteria, including the systems’ technical
features, service-level agreements promised by HP, the total cost of ownership,
initial price, and how well it integrated into the existing infrastructure. For the
mainframe storage, NIHDI chose an HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array.
bids from multiple vendors, including HP, Sun, comparex, and Xiotech. After
analyzing and debating, NIHDI ultimately chose an HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Virtual Array for its Open Systems. The HP solution received the highest scores
from NIHDI based on a variety of criteria, including the systems’ technical
features, service-level agreements promised by HP, the total cost of ownership,
initial price, and how well it integrated into the existing infrastructure. For the
mainframe storage, NIHDI chose an HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array.
The XP Disk Array combines a completely redundant hardware platform with
unique data replication capabilities that are integrated with clustering solutions
unique data replication capabilities that are integrated with clustering solutions
“
The HP StorageWorks solution
was superior to the competition.
We looked at technical features,
operational value, total cost of
ownership, and the support we
would get, and HP came out the
winner.
We looked at technical features,
operational value, total cost of
ownership, and the support we
would get, and HP came out the
winner.
”
Bob collumbien
Infrastructure & Operations Manager
NIHDI
Infrastructure & Operations Manager
NIHDI