MSA 2062 Storage Array

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HPE MSA 2062 Storage Array
Standard Features
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Advanced Data Services Suite
The HPE MSA Advanced Data Services Suite is included as a standard feature on the MSA 2062 at no extra charge.
The standard Advanced Data Services Suite includes the following functionality:
• Performance Tiering
• 512 Snapshots and Volume Copy
• Remote Snap functionality
Performance Tiering and Archive Tiering
Disk tiers are comprised of aggregating 1 or more Disk Groups of similar physical disks. The MSA 2062 supports 3 distinct tiers:
• A Performance tier with SSDs
• A Standard SAS tier with Enterprise SAS HDDs
• An Archive tier utilizing Midline SAS HDDs.
The MSA 2062 supports sub-LUN tiering and automated data movement between tiers. The MSA 2062 automated tiering
engine moves data between available tiers based on the access characteristics of that data. Frequently accessed “pages” will
migrate to the highest available tier delivering maximum I/O´s to the application.
Snapshot and Volume Copy
• All MSA 2062 arrays come standard with 512 snapshots.
• Snapshots create up to 512 point-in-time copies of data.
• Volume Copies create up to 128 point-in-time copies of data.
• Volume copies become standard volumes when they are complete.
• Recovery is instant - revert data from any previous Snapshot or Volume Copy.
• Backup 'snapped' data to disk, virtual tape, or physical tape without a backup window.
• If telephone support and software updates are desired for bundled software functionalities like 512
snapshots and volume
copy software, a combination HW + SW support care pack must be purchased.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not provide warranty assistance for software products included with our base hardware
products. Support is available with either the SupportPlus or SupportPlus24 Service options the hardware warranty
component of these services is accounted for in the pricing of the SP and SP24 HPE Pointnext operational.
Remote Snap
All MSA 2062 arrays come standard with Remote Snaps. HPE MSA Remote Snap Software is array based functionality that
provides remote replication on the HPE MSA 2062 array products.
MSA Remote Snap is a form of asynchronous replication which
consists of replication of block-level data from a volume on a local system to a volume on a second independent system. This
second system may be co-located with the first system or may be located at a remote site.
• MSA Remote Snaps are used to determine the data to be replicated using the differences in snapshots on the primary
volume, minimizing the amount of data to be transferred.
• MSA Remote Snap replication technology provides the ability to accomplish key data management and protection
capabilities. First, because Remote Snap uses snapshots as the underlying technology can create multiple local recovery
points which can be used for such tasks as to complement daily backups; second, replication provides the ability to access
data in a remote site which could be used for dispersed operations; and third but definitely not least important replication
allows for business continuance in the event of a failure on the primary site.
• In order to perform a replication, a snapshot of the volume to be replicated is taken, creating a point-in-time image of the
data. This point-in-time image is compared to the point-in-time image taken during the previous replication and the
changes are then replicated to the destination volume by copying the data represented by the snapshot via a transport
medium such as TCP/IP (iSCSI) or Fibre Channel. The amount of data transferred is minimized though the use of
snapshots whenever possible.
• Support of both Ethernet and Fibre Channel interconnects provides flexible options to the application environments.
• Snapshot based replication technology means only changed data will be replicated to alternate site