HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array owner's guide (AE002-96029, October 2006)

1Overview
This disk array is part of the HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array family of products, which
provide reliable and secure data storage and protection. These disk arrays also support
multiple operating systems, platforms, and RA ID groups. Advantages include:
• Continuous data availability
• Nondisruptive service and upgrades
• Connectivity
• Scalability
• Data integrity and high availability
Continuous data availability
The HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP family includes the first RAID disk arrays to pr o vide
truly continuous data availability. XP disk arrays are designed for nonstop operation
and continuous access to all user data.
The followi
ng features ensure continuous data availability:
• No single point of component failure, which enables uninterrupted access to data
• Component and function redundancy, providing full fault tolerance for disk array
microproc
essors, control storage, cache, control and data buses, power supplies,
and coolin
gfans
• Can sustain multiple component failures and still continue to provide full access
to stored data
Note that
although access to data is not compromised, the failure of a key component
can caus
e a temporary reduction in disk array performance.
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
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