Support for luns over 2tb in size, Storage support on asm, Required software for asm features – HP X1000 Network Storage Systems User Manual
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ASM provides storage-management services for the following applications:
Table 1 Storage support on ASM
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Using the Host an Exchange Storage Group
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with SP1 or later
and Exchange Server 2007
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Using the Create a Shared Folder Wiz-
File sharing services on local storage
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Using the Host a SQL Server Database Wiz-
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SP4 or later, SQL
Server 2005 with SP2 or later, and SQL Server
2008*
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Using the Host a User-Defined Application Wiz-
User-defined applications
* ASM does not support SQL Server 2008 databases that utilize FILESTREAM data type storage.
ASM does not support Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). When entering or configuring IP address
settings using ASM, use Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses.
In order to use some Automated Storage Manager features, your HP Storage System must have
supporting software installed. Microsoft iSCSI Software target is preinstalled. Data Protector Express
is not preinstalled. The following table lists the supporting software and installation requirements. To
obtain software that is not preinstalled on your HP Storage System, go to
.
Table 2 Required software for ASM features
Preinstalled on X1000 Net-
work Storage Systems
Required for:
Software
Yes (license key not required)
Hosting application storage (Exchange and
SQL Server) and iSCSI-based User-Defined ap-
plication storage
Microsoft iSCSI Software
Target
No
Creating backups to tape, other disks, or other
types of storage media
Data Protector Express
Using ASM with HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring software
As of ASM version 4.0, HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (SWSM) software is no longer integrated
directly with ASM. For more information about using SWSM with HP StorageWorks X1000 Network
Storage Systems, go to
Under Related information, click White papers.
Support for LUNs over 2TB in size
ASM version 4.0 supports the provisioning of LUNs over 2TB in size on systems running Windows
Storage Server 2003 and Windows Storage Server 2008 and greater. ASM 4.0 uses GUID Partition
Table (GPT) partitions to enable this new feature. All storage that is provisioned using ASM now uses
GPT partitions by default.
Limitations
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Existing Master Boot Record (MBR) LUNs cannot be grown beyond 2TB. This includes local volumes
and iSCSI volumes.
Automated Storage Manager Overview
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