HP (Hewlett-Packard) AP844B Computer Accessories User Manual


 
Bi-Directional
The bidirectional HP P2000 Array solution addresses the growing need among businesses to ensure
continuous availability of applications that are critical to daily business operations. HP P2000 enables two
sites in a remote replication connection to use each other as a destination to maintain replicated copies of
online data. This maximizes resource utilization while enabling business continuance, even in the event of
disaster.
Disaster Tolerance
The P2000 G3 FC products utilize snapshot data online and in real time to a remote P2000 G3 through a local
or extended storage area network (SAN). Additionally, data replication can be bidirectional, meaning that a
storage array can be both a source and a destination. A particular LUN can be replicated in only one direction
between the two storage arrays. Write I/O data sent to the source is replicated by HP P2000 Array to the
destination. A pair of properly configured HP P2000 G3 FC arrays is a replication solution that guarantees data
integrity in the event of a storage system or site failure.
Normalization (first initial copy)
When a DR site is initially created a normalization or initial copy of the data from the source volume to the
target volume must occur. The P2000 G3 array allows this first copy to take place locally. After completion the
disks can me manually moved to the remote location. Subsequent changes will only remotely copy the
changed blocks.
SAN Extensions
HP P2000 G3 Array provides the capability to replicate data over direct Fibre Channel. The distances supported
over dark fiber are determined by the speed of the dark fiber connection and the technology used to
communicate over the dark fiber.
Path failover (MPIO)
MPIO for Windows provides a single multi-path solution for HP P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array on HP servers.
Support for Windows 2003 and Windows 2003 R2 operating systems is provided by HP MPIO Full Featured
DSM. For the P2000 G3 this version is 2.6.1.7 or greater.
Support for Microsoft Windows 2008 is bundled within the operating system
Support for Linux distributions is with Device Mapper 4.4.0 or greater.
Support for HPUX is native multipathing in HP-UX v3 and PV-Links in HP-UX v2.
HP StoreEasy 3000
Gateway Storage
Add more value to your P2000 array
HP MSA P2000 combined with HP StoreEasy 3830 Gateway Storage or StoreEasy 3830 Gateway Storage Blade
enables you to consolidate block and file storage onto a single, high-performance system - giving your
business the flexibility to meet changing business needs on-demand.
HP StoreEasy 3830 Storage delivers efficient, secure, and highly available file services that help address your
changing file-serving needs. It reduces your cost of ownership by simplifying management, increasing
resource utilization, centralizing growth, and protecting data. HP StoreEasy 3830 Storage leverages the
Server Manager capabilities in Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 to provide a simple and consistent
experience for managing block and file storage for multiple workloads centrally.
HP StoreEasy 3830 Gateway Storage - B7E00A
HP StoreEasy 3830 Gateway Storage Blade - B7E01A
NOTE:
For more information visit:
www.hp.com/go/StoreEasy
HP X3000 G2 Network
Storage Gateways
Add more value to your P2000 array
Stretch your P2000 array investment by adding file services, iSCSI connectivity, print, and management
hosting with an X3000 G2 Series Network Storage Gateway platform. X Series Network Storage Gateways are
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HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
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