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QuickSpecs
HP MSA 2040 Storage
Optional Software
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It supports heterogeneous HP Storage environment including MSA 2040, 1040, HP StoreVirtual, HP 3PAR
StoreServ, HP StoreOnce, HP StoreEasy, HP XP, HP EVA and HP StoreEver Storage.
When deployed with the MSA 2040 array, HP StoreFront Manager provides the following:
 Monitors the health, events and alerts for the MSA 2040/1040 – Linear and virtual Pools, and volumes
 Provides detailed information on the VMs provisioned through MSA Storage
 Effortless installation and configuration using Powershell
HP StoreFront Manager for Microsoft for MSA Storage is downloadable from Software Depot:
https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=System_Center
vStorage API
for Array
Integration
(VAAI)
The vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) is one of the storage application programming interface (API) sets in
vSphere. VAAI is an API storage partners can leverage to enhance performance of virtual machine (VM)
management operations by delegating these operations to the storage array. With hardware offload, ESX/ESXi
hosts perform certain operations faster and consume less server CPU and memory resources, and also storage
port and storage fabric bandwidth. VAAI includes high performance and scalable VM data path primitives.
Storage Hardware Primitives for VAAI
 Full Copy or Hardware Assisted Move
 Block Zeroing or Hardware Assisted Zeroing
 Hardware Assisted Locking or Atomic Test and Set (ATS)
 UNMAP reclaims space that is no longer on a thinly provisioned VMFS volume
Snapshot and
Volume Copy
Software for
the MSA 2040
Product Features
Data Protection
 Snapshots create up to 512 point-in-time pictures of data
 Volume Copies create up to 128 point-in-time copies of data
 Recovery is instant - revert data from any previous Snapshot or Volume Copy (only available on linear
storage).
 Backup 'snapped' data to disk, virtual tape, or physical tape without a backup window
 A 64 snapshot license and Volume Copy are included with all MSA 2040 models.
 Support and updates are desired for bundled software functionalities (such as 64 LTU Snap and/or
Volume Copy etc. in the MSA 2040 products) a combination HW + SW support care pack must be
purchased.
 HP does not provide warranty assistance for software products included with our base hardware
products. This would either be SupportPlus or SupportPlus24. The hardware warranty component of
these services is accounted for in the pricing of the SP and SP24 care packs.
Data Testing
 Snap or clone data to test the performance of a software application on 'offline' production data
 Snap or clone data to test how a software patch or enhancement will function on 'offline; production data