.Part 4 SAN Extension and Bridging HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785354-001

Maximum configurations
Table 176 (page 329) lists the maximum configurations for the MSA iSCSI storage family.
Table 176 MSA iSCSI storage family maximum configurations
Snapshots and
volume copies
1
LUN sizeLUNsHostsDrivesOperating systemsStorage systems
64 standard
(maximum 512
snapshots)
Up to 64 TB,
depending on
vdisk
configuration
51264
96 3.5-in LFF
199 2.5-in
SFF
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
MSA 2040 SAN
VMware ESXi
64 standard
(maximum 512
snapshots)
Up to 64 TB,
depending on
vdisk
configuration
51264
48 3.5-in LFF
99 2.5-in SFF
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
HP MSA 1040
1GbE iSCSI
HP MSA 1040
10GbE iSCSI
VMware ESXi
Up to 64
snapshots
64 TB51264
149 SFF
96 LFF
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
P2000 G3
FC/iSCSI
P2000 G3
10GbE iSCSI
Additional
license to 512
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESX
Up to 256
snapshots
16 TB51264
99 SFF
60 LFF
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxMSA2000i G2
MSA2324i G2
Up to 256
volume copies
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXMSA2312i G2
Oracle Solaris
Up to 64
snapshots
16 TB
256
2
1648
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
MSA2000i
Up to 128
volume copies
VMware ESX
1
Snapshots and volume copies require additional licenses.
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A single controller supports 128 LUNs. Two controllers are required for 256 LUNs.
HP StoreVirtual Storage
This section describes the following topics:
• “ HP StoreVirtual Storage overview” (page 329)
• “ HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage support” (page 330)
In this section, HP StoreVirtual Storage refers to HP StoreVirtual Storage, HP LeftHand Storage, HP
P4000 G2, and HP LeftHand P4000 products, as well as HP StoreVirtual VSA, HP P4000 VSA,
and HP LeftHand VSA products.
HP StoreVirtual Storage overview
IMPORTANT: HP StoreVirtual Storage is the new name for HP LeftHand Storage, and HP P4000
SAN solutions. LeftHand Operating System (LeftHand OS) is the new name for SAN/iQ. These
name changes will be incorporated into documentation, solution materials and product components
over the next two LeftHand OS releases.
HP StoreVirtual Storage is composed of multiple storage nodes consolidated into single or multiple
pools of storage. All available capacity and performance is aggregated and available to every
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