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Page 2: Executive Summary
Main Street to Wall Street to inside the Beltway. HP has invented a solution that will get you on the road to saving money and set you up to grow revenue streams once the economy turns around. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
• array virtualization defined • the reasons you need more virtualization in the array • key features of hp’s patented virtual technology • why now is the time for array virtualization • managing traditional storage •... -
Page 4: Customer Quotes
After seven years and 20,000 sales, virtualization new Many companies have optimized their performance with HP, including: Amazon.com “We look at three things when selecting data warehouse disks. Price per terabyte, throughput capabilities, and availability features. With the... -
Page 5: Viasat
VA7400 was the best solution. We have transformed to an enterprise environment with great expandability for the future. And as a hospital environment with needs for an always-on, 24x7 operation, we've found a reliable solution with HP.” Gary Davis Hospital Information Systems Manager II Santa Clara ViaSat “We selected the HP Surestore Virtual Array... -
Page 6: Section 1: Hp Storage White Paper
In 2001, HP announced two new disk arrays— the HP Surestore Virtual Array 7400 and the HP Surestore Virtual Array 7100. This paper will focus entirely on the virtualization technology that makes these the easiest arrays to manage and the most intelligently simple arrays on the market. -
Page 7: The Reasons You Need More Virtualization In The Array
• doesn’t—virtualization reduces the number of people required to manage storage key features of hp’s patented virtual technology automatically stripes every LUN across all • disks in a very large redundancy group Benefit: simplifies overall management;... -
Page 8: Why Now Is The Time For Array Virtualization
Data centers have become enormously complex. Interestingly, new technologies that initially held the promise of simplifying the data center have, in fact, added to the complexity—at least for now. -
Page 9: Configuring An Array For A Database
This typically involves a large problem set with many, many variables. Unfortunately, database hp storage white paper administrators oftentimes don’t have all the critical information. They don’t know the precise database performance requirements for each of the pieces, and they don’t know the performance behavior... -
Page 10: The System Administrator's Dilemma
Configuring an HP Virtual Array is much simpler than the process for configuring a traditional array. Remember the complex steps involved in... -
Page 11: Time To Implementation: Formatting The Array
LUNs. In making these determinations, there is ample opportunity for error. With HP’s Virtual Arrays, all of this is preset and automatic. And this means that all the parameters within the array are tuned to work in unison with the stripe size and the array hardware. -
Page 12: Faqs
For arrays, management costs are far more costly than the initial purchase price. The HP virtual array is the easiest array in the world to configure, add capacity, and manage— the administration savings are significant. It also has the best availability of any mid-range array on the market. - Page 13 No! And neither would the HP Virtual Array. The HP Virtual Array policy is to NOT perform the background tuning operations when the array is under a greater than 60% workload.
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Page 14: Summary
When both arrays are initially configured, the traditional array should be faster at least for a day or so, but after that the HP Virtual Array will catch up and continue to operate at peak performance for as long as the array is plugged in, while the traditional array will get slower over time. -
Page 15: Section 2: "Hp Extends Virtualization To The Array
3000 I/Os per sec. back-end In the HP Surestore VA7000 family, “virtual array” refers to treating the disks within the array as a pool of storage blocks rather than as physical disks. With this technology, the VA7000 family emerges as a second tier of storage virtualization. -
Page 16: Super Redundancy Enhances Raid
10 years. Most provide moderate variations on the standard RAID 1 (mirroring) and RAID 5 (striping) techniques. In its VA7000 Series, HP delivers a variation that substantially adds to its availability characteristics. RAID 5DP (Double Parity) approaches a RAID 6 solution in that it enables recovery from simultaneous failures in two disks without loss of any data. -
Page 17: Reliability Characteristics Of Hp's Va7000 Series
(consisting of all the odd-numbered disk slots) and the other controller to the second group “hp extends virtualization to the array” (consisting of all the even-numbered disk slots). Data movement and failover occur in the same manner as in the VA7100. -
Page 18: Software Extends Virtual Functions
While hardware design and functionality are critical to enabling performance, software function can maximize the efficiency and flexibility of the device. HP’s software packages extend the management and flexibility of the VA7000 family while exploiting the virtualization capability. - Page 19 “as is.” DHBA makes no guarantees or representations regarding, and shall have no liability for the accuracy of, data, subject matter, quality, or timeliness of the content. CA Unicenter TNG and BMC Patrol are supported in addition to the HP OpenView Storage Node Manager, OpenView Allocator, Builder, Optimizer, and Accountant.
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