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FATA Drive Support
FATA Drive SupportFATA Drive Support
FATA Drive Support The EVA supports 500GB dual ported 2 Gb/s Fibre Attached Technology Adapted (FATA) disk. An EVA
will support a full configuration of FATA disk drives. The EVA4100 Starter Kits, EVA4100/6100/8100
can be configured with any combination of FATA and high performance disk drives; total raw capacity
will vary based upon the redundancy (Vraid) selected. A minimum of eight FATA drives are required in a
configuration.
FATA drives are designed for lower duty cycle applications such as near on-line data replication for
back-up. These drives should not be used as a replacement for EVA's high performance, standard duty
cycle, Fibre Channel drives. Doing so could shorten the life of the drive.
Please see the following URL for more information on FATA drives, their uses and their benefits
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/5982-7353EN.pdf
Fibre Channel Technology
Fibre Channel TechnologyFibre Channel Technology
Fibre Channel Technology The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100 takes advantage of the benefits of Fibre Channel
(FC) in distance, performance and connectivity. The use of optical Fibre cabling allows distances between
connected segments of a SAN to be up to 500 meters @ 1 Gb/s; 300 meters @ 2 Gb/s using short
wave multi-mode cable and up to 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) @ 1 Gb/s when using long wave cable.
The EVA4100 Starter Kit and EVA4100/EVA6100/EVA 8100 with XCS v6.1100 for HSV200 and
HSV210 are 4 Gb/s enabled on each FC path, but will also support 2 Gb/s FC paths for backwards
compatibility. Storage Area Networks (SANs) can be constructed using FC switches/directors for fabric
connectivity (currently up to a maximum of 20 FC switches supported).
Fibre Channel
Fibre ChannelFibre Channel
Fibre Channel
Switch/Director Support
Switch/Director SupportSwitch/Director Support
Switch/Director Support
Support for up to twenty FC switches operating at 2 Gb/s and FC switches operating at 4 Gb/s allow the
full benefits of a storage area network (SAN), providing exceptional connectivity while increasing the
effective bandwidth of the network. Supported SAN features include Zoning for communication isolation
and Inter-Switch Links (hops) up to 10 km. The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100 supports
4 Gb/s FC enabled with XCS vv6.110.
For more information on specific support specifications see the following Switch URL:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches.html
Transfer Speeds
Transfer SpeedsTransfer Speeds
Transfer Speeds The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100 has two FC host interfaces per HSV200-B controller; four
for a controller pair. The EVA8100 has four FC host interfaces per HSV210-B controller; eight for a
controller pair. Each controller-to-host interface is 4 Gb/s. The controllers are also compatible with 2
Gb/s and 4 Gb/s FC switches, HBAs, servers and other storage solutions.
Each EVA controller pair interfaces with M5314C drive enclosures either directly or through fibre channel
loop switches. With 2 (for EVA4100/6100) and 4 (for EVA8100) device ports per controller and dual FC
I/O modules per drive enclosure, each controller can connect to each FC drive A and B port. So each
controller has a redundant path to each drive.
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Family
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array FamilyHP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Family
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Family
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