QuickSpecs

Hot Plug
Expansion and
Replacement
Support
All P2000 G3 models support hot plug expansion and replacement of redundant controllers, enclosures,
fans, power supplies, and I/O modules for simple, fast installation and maintenance. Hot add expansion
of disk enclosures is also supported.
Snapshot and
Clone
All G3 arrays come standard with 64 snaps, 512 snaps available. Controller based functionality. Offers
higher levels of data protection, enabling an almost instant recovery from data failure or corruption.
Offers alternative development testing of 'offline' production data and the ability to backup
snapped/cloned data.
Overview The P2000 G3 arrays come integrated with web browser and CLI based software for storage
and RAID management, setup, configuration, and troubleshooting. This reduces the cost of
ownership by reducing the training and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain
your HP storage solution.
The SPOCK database provides interoperability information for thousands of components and
millions of component combinations. It is available to all users at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock .
Server Compatibility
NOTE: depends on
protocol
Supports most HP ProLiant, BladeSystems and Integrity servers including
HP ProLiant DL, ML
HP c-Class Blade Servers
Integrity servers, IA64 (FC and FC/iSCSI support only)
Compatibility must be confirmed at: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
Industry Standard
servers support
Supports most multi-vendor industry standard 32-bit Intel and AMD based (x86)
servers. HP requires the Third-Party Server to be logo'd and listed on the Microsoft
Windows Server Catalog.
Refer to the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/server/
HP Division recommends that the Third-Party Server Vendor is an active member of
TSANet. Refer to the TSANet website for details: www.tsanet.com
Non-HP servers will generally be supported if the HP storage stack is used. This
includes supported HP branded HBAs and drivers, and supported FC switches.
OS Support
Fibre Channel ports
Refer to the HP support statements for complete current OS version support:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 IA32, x64, IA64 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
Microsoft Windows 2003 SP1, SP2, and R2 and 2003 R2 IA32, x64
HP-UX
Red Hat Linux (32/64)
SuSE SLES (32/64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V
VMware
OpenVMS
Apple Mac OS X (requires ATTO Celerity 8Gb FC HBA)
Solaris 10 (x86)
OS Support
Fibre Channel Ports
(Integrity)
HP-UX
Windows
OpenVMS
Linux
OS Support
1GbE iSCSI ports
on the G3 Combo
FC/iSCSI Controller
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (x64, IA64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V
Microsoft Windows 2003 (SP1, SP2, and R2) and 2003 R2 (IA32, x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (32/64)
SuSE Linux IA32, x64
VMware ESX
OS Support
G3 SAS Controller
Refer to the HP support statements for complete current OS version support:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
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