HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array Connectivity 3.1A for Tru64 UNIX Release Notes (5697-6385, June 2007)

Important notes
EVA best practi ces
Although the EVA3000/5000 is designed to work in a wide range of configurations, som e of the
configuration options can influence performance, usable capacity, or availability. If you have the
necessary information, you can man age the configuration to optimize its attributes for a specific
application. These con figuration choices include:
• Number of disk groups
• Type of disk group
• Type and number of disks in a disk group
• Vraid levels (0, 1, an d 5)
• Disk failure protection level (none, single, and double)
• Cache settings
For mo re information on any of the co n fi guration choices, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual
Array configuration best practices white paper at:
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ttp://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/5982-9140EN.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
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