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

HP StorageWorks Cac
he LUN XP
HP Cache LUN XP lets
you reserve areas of mem ory cache on the HP XP disk arrays
to store frequently accessed information. It improves file access times and enables
faster data transfers. Assigning information to on-board cache spe eds up access to
your data because cache-resident data is available at host data transfer speeds for
both read and writ
eoperations.
HP Cache LUN XP redirects I/O requests from the XP disk drives to data locked in
the array’s cache. It’s transparent, simple to implement, and it d elivers immediate
performance gai
ns. Cache memory for HP Cache LUN XP can be set as low as one
logical block or 512 MB. As your needs grow, you can increase cache volumes in
increments of one logical block to a maximum of 1,024 cached volumes.
HP StorageWorks Data Integrity Check for XP
HP Data Integrity Check for XP corrects extraneous data pro blems in the I/O path
from server to array. It provides XP disk arrays with an added level of protection
when deployed in Oracle database environments, eliminating data c orruption-related
downtime and ensuring business continuity. It comprises flexible tools for solution
configuration and management and supports raw disk, LVM, and VxVM environments.
The soft ware is compatible with HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and MC/Service Guard for HP-UX.
Key features and benefits include:
• Enhanced data protection in Oracle environments
• Implementation on O racle’s Hardware Assisted Resilient Data (HARD) framework
• Correction of any random data corruption in the I/O path from server to array
• Averts unplanned downtime
• Increases uptime and business continuity
HP StorageWorks LU N Security XP Extension
HP LUN Se
curity XP Extension helps you manage business-critical or sensitive data
by prov
iding a highly secure method of LDEV access control, allowing you to protect
critic
al data from being changed.
Key fe
atures and benefits include:
• Creation of read-only volumes
• Protection of d atasets from write and read access
• Prot
ection from lo cal and remote replication activities
• Data read only by authorized applications
• Access attributes assigned to each log ical volume
• Glo
bal masking for protection from all host servers
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