HP VMA-series Memory Arrays - Manual (Page 66)

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• Targets: A target identifies the I/O port on the HP VMA SAN Gateway
through which the initiator may access the LUNs stored in a container. Access
to the LUNs in a container may be restricted by target port.
vSHARE System Architecture
vSHARE is ideal for applications that require rapid access to and processing of
large amounts of data including enterprise databases, data warehouses, application
servers, and Cloud-scale analytics.
A typical vSHARE system consists of one or more HP VMA SAN Gateways
running the vSHARE software and one or more VMA Arrays.
vSHARE is software running on the HP VMA SAN Gateways that implements
Fibre Channel protocol and manages both LUNs and initiator-target relationships.
In this environment, the HP VMA SAN Gateways operate as the SAN targets and
the hosts (for example, a database server or application server) are the initiators .
The HP VMA SAN Gateway provides network connectivity, high performance
processing, high bandwidth DRAM, and high bandwidth access to the VMA
Arrays.
All LUNs created and managed by vSHARE are stored within storage containers
created within a VMA Array. VMA Arrays with flash memory provide the flash
storage capacity. For maximum performance, Single Level Cell (SLC) flash is
used. The HP VMA SAN Gateways and VMA Arrays are connected via PCIe.
Figure 4.1 vSHARE System Architecture
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LUN Management