.Part 3 Host and Storage System Rules HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785353-001

15 SVSP storage system rules
This chapter describes the HP SVSP storage system rules. It includes the following topics:
• “SVSP storage systems” (page 242)
• “SVSP supported third-party arrays” (page 245)
• “SVSP Continuous Access” (page 246)
• “Configuration parameters” (page 247)
• “SVSP best practices” (page 248)
• “SVSP SAN boot support” (page 248)
• “Storage management server integration” (page 248)
SVSP storage systems
Before implementation, contact an HP storage representative for information about support for
specific configurations, including the following elements:
• Storage system firmware
• HBA firmware and driver versions
• Multipath software
HP SVSP is a scalable platform that provides:
• Centralized management of the HP SVSP domain and homogeneous or heterogeneous storage
arrays. SVSP does not support JBOD configuratons.
• Multitiered data protection (to applications) enabling tiered storage
Data import from supported arrays◦
◦ Thin provisioning
• Nondisruptive data provisioning
• Local and remote replication and volume management
HP SVSP improves array utilization by creating storage pools that span multiple arrays. Storage
pools are managed using a single interface and are provided with a rich set of virtualization
features, even though they span multiple physical devices from multiple vendors.
After a storage pool is defined, a volume of storage, called a virtual disk, can be allocated from
the storage pool to a server. The virtual disk size is flexible and independent of the size of physical
storage component or any logical unit in the SAN.
Features
HP SVSP offers the following features:
• The ability to create storage pools that span up to 16 arrays
• SAN storage-based local and remote replication
• Thin provisioning for designated virtual disks, even if the array does not support thin
provisioning
• A centralized VSM GUI to manage all objects in the domain, providing a single view of data
on multiple arrays
• Data migration between arrays from multiple vendors
• Disaster recovery for a site, array, or virtual disk
242 SVSP storage system rules