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Performance
PerformancePerformance
Performance Fibre Channel host connections provide up to 200MB/s bandwidth for each path. Dual mirrored port
write caching capability, with battery backed cache, maintains optimal availability while assuring data
integrity in the event of a failure.
Each HSV200-B controller (for EVA4100 Starter Kits, EVA4100/6100 configurations) has two Fibre
Channel host ports (four ports in a redundant pair of controllers) assuring the availability of bandwidth
for the most demanding applications. In addition, up to 4GB of cache per controller pair ensures high
performance.
Each HSV210-B controller (for EVA8100 configurations) has four Fibre Channel host ports (eight ports in
a redundant pair of controllers) assuring the availability of bandwidth for the most stringent applications.
In addition, up to 8GB of cache per controller pair ensures high performance.
Scalability
ScalabilityScalability
Scalability A storage management server can manage up to 16 EVA controller pairs (EVA 3000s, EVA5000s,
EVA4x00 Starter Kits, EVA4x00s, EVA6x00s and/or EVA8x00s) in any one fabric. An EVA controller pair
will support up to 256 host connections (up to 1024 HBAs).
The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100 will scale up to 56 disks (28TB using 500GB FATA disk drives,
and 16.8TB using 300GB high performance disk drives).
The EVA6100 will scale up to 112 disks (56TB using 500GB FATA disk drives, and 37.6TB using 300GB
high performance disk drives).
The EVA8100 will scale up to 168 disks in a single cabinet and with the addition of an optional utility
cabinet, an EVA8100 will scale up to 240 disks(120TB using 500GB FATA disk drives, and 72TB using
300GB high performance disk drives).
Configure to Order (CTO) options and the HP 10000 G2 Series Racks allow even greater server and
device integration, flexibility and scalability for the EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100.
Data center managers can customize server, storage and back-up configurations as well as using the
residual cabinet U space to mount Storage Management servers, switches and have the peace of mind
that it is built with HP factory precision manufacturing. The EVA8100 2C2D, 2C6D, and 2C12D, now
allows customers to configure-to-order their new EVA8100 units from HP manufacturing.
EVA as Virtualized Storage
EVA as Virtualized StorageEVA as Virtualized Storage
EVA as Virtualized Storage
behind the XP
behind the XPbehind the XP
behind the XP
HP StorageWorks EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100 disk arrays can be connected as
external storage devices behind the XP12000.
The XP12000 simplifies the management of heterogeneous SAN environments through its ability to
support up to 32 PB of external storage-all configured 'behind' a single XP12000. HP StorageWorks
External Storage XP software uses advanced virtualization technology to allow storage administrators to
host XP12000 Disk Array LUNs on externally attached storage subsystems. Any Fibre Channel port from
any CHIP pair installed in any slot can be used to connect to an external EVA4100 Starter Kits and
EVA4100/6100/8100.
With external EVA storage, XP presents multiple tiers of storage to a wide range of host systems. Instead
of seeing a confusing collection of arrays, host systems perceive all the data to be stored inside the XP
disk array. In effect, the XP disk array becomes the storage controller for a flexible, multi-tiered collection
of EVAs with a range of cost and performance capabilities. By configuring EVA storage arrays behind a
single XP12000, data can be moved back and forth dynamically across tiers, all of which is invisible to
the applications.
The XP12000's virtualization feature also reduces the total cost of storage ownership by:
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