HP 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array - Manual (Page 20)

Storage System Description
20 Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 User Guide
Introduction
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 is a high performance,
scaled capacity on demand, “virtual” RAID storage solution. A complement of the
current Modular Array (MA) family of StorageWorks solutions (MA8000 /
EMA12000 / EMA16000), it can co-exist in the same Fibre Channel SAN, while
providing 2-Gbps end-to-end Fibre Channel technology readiness.
The Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 is designed for the data center where improved
storage use and scalability is critical. It meets application-specific demands for
consistently high transaction I/O and data rate performance, and provides
seamless capacity expansion, instantaneous replication, and simplified storage
administration.
The Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 is available as a single, scalable configuration
installed in a variety of racks. Each configuration is optimized for general-purpose
commercial environments and high-performance technical computing
environments. The solutions include support for multivendor operating system
platforms and stringent data center availability enhancements, such as
multipathing and clustering.
Figure 1 shows a 2C2D configuration in the 42U rack.