Ease of management, Data availability, Performance – HP 4000.6000.8000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays User Manual
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Ease of management
Easy-to-use storage management tools:
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Software tools that allow you to manage larger SAN configurations with more servers and more
storage solutions
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HP-supplied disk drives conform to the enclosure-initiated Enclosure Services Interface (ESI)
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State-of-the-art controller software
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Completely integrated configurations with a single part number, plus disk drives and storage
system software
Data availability
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Redundant hardware design and value—added software eliminate single points of failure from
server to storage in clustered or single server configurations with multiple pathing.
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Full support for local and remote data replication using optional HP StorageWorks Business Copy
EVA and HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA applications.
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Dual– and multi–node cluster support provided for host–level fault tolerance and high system
availability.
Performance
Outstanding self-tuning performance includes:
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Virtualization technology—Vraid, enables data to be distributed from 8 to 240 disks to increase
disk spindle count far beyond traditional RAID sets. This virtualization method also optimizes
storage for the best performance of a specific configuration and application. Enterprise Virtual
Array eliminates tedious management functions to provide the best performance possible.
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Both online high-performance disk drives and FATA (Fibre Attached Technology Adapted) disk
drives.
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State-of-the-art controller software that improves performance, increases capacity, and allows for
easy dynamic storage expansion.
Scalability
The EVA8000 provides:
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Up to 200 TB of addressable disk data. With 300–GB drives, a single 42U rack has 50.4 TB of
capacity. Using an expansion rack, this can be increased to 72 TB of capacity.
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A maximum of 240 disk drives
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Support for 1024 virtual disks
The EVA6000 provides:
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Up to 70 TB of addressable disk data (33.6–TB rack capacity using 300–GB drives) in a 42U rack.
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A maximum of 112 disk drives
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Support for 1024 virtual disks
The EVA4000 provides:
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Up to 70 TB of addressable disk data (16.8–TB rack capacity using 300–GB drives) in a 42U
rack.
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A maximum of 56 disk drives
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Support for 1024 virtual disks
All models support the following disk capacities:
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300-GB FC disk drives
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