HP StorageWorks HP-UX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RUHKB-TE, October 2003)

13HP-UX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide
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Understanding the
Enterprise Virtual Array
This chapter introduces the Enterprise Virtual Array components and explains
how the host servers are integrated. The following topics are covered:
■ About Virtualization, page 14
■ About the Enterprise Virtual Array, page 15
— EVA3000 versus EVA5000
— Storage Configuration, page 16
— Hosts and the Enterprise Virtual Array, page 16
— SAN Considerations, page 19
— Multiple Path Support, page 19
— Host Presentation Compared with Enterprise Modular Array, page 19
■ Virtual RAID Considerations, page 20