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

HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP

HP Flex Copy XP enables bidirectional, server-independent data transfer between the

HP XP12000 and thes

e H P Disk Array storage systems: XP48/128/256/512/1024,

MSA1000, MSA1500, EVA 3000, EVA 4000, EVA 5000 EVA 6000, EVA 8000. Data

can be transferred locally within a single data center or over m etropolitan distances in a

distributed storage network, without consuming server or LAN performance resources.

This capability allows for more efﬁcient, cost-effective leverage of business-critical

data in a wide range of storage solutions, resulting in enhanced IT effectiveness and

better return-on-investment in storage infrastructures. These storage solutions include

nearline/array-based storage backup, data distribution a nd concentration, and

hierarchica

l storage management.

Multipathing/high availability software

HP StorageWorks Secure Path

HP Secure Path is a family of high availability multipathing software products providing

continuous data access from the disk array to host servers running Windows Server

2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Linux, Sun Solaris, Novell NetWare, IBM AIX,

and HP-UX.

Redundant hardware, advanced RA ID technology and Secure Path’s automated failover

capability enhance fault tolerance and availability. Secure Path effectively eliminates

controllers, disk drives, interconnect hardware and host bus adapters as single points

of failure. Secure Path:

• Ensures

increased business efﬁciency by maintaining high availability of

busines

s-critical data and by simplifying the task of path management

• Monitors path status, and in the case of a path failure, automatically re-routes

data to an alternate path

• Allows

easy path management from a single application with g raphical displays

and task automation

Software