Flexible SAN gateway built for HP BladeSystem, consolidates file-serving access onto FC, SAS, or iSCSI storage, increasing efficiency of existing SAN infrastructure.
Do you have islands of storage that you need to consolidate, or tier two applications that would benefit from centralized storage? You need a flexible SAN gateway that increases the efficiency of your existing infrastructure.
The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade is a flexible ready to deploy SAN gateway solution for both enterprise and workgroup SAN environments. The X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade is used to access SAN storage, translating file data from the server into blocks for storage. Centralize file serving onto a SAN to control proliferation of storage devices. Connect to Fibre Channel, SAS, or iSCSI storage to increase efficiency of your existing infrastructure. Microsoft Storage Server 2008, Enterprise Edition is pre-installed on a HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade, and Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license and Microsoft iSCSI Software Target software are also included.
What's new
Consolidate file and block storage onto a centralized SAN
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Use the HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade as a clusterable SAN gateway to access SAN storage, translating file data from the server into blocks for storage.
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The X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade enables application servers to access a range of SAN storage to leverage existing storage infrastructures.
In a Windows (SMB/CIFS) environment, there’s no better way to serve files. In mixed environments, you get the flexibility of heterogeneous support for additional protocols like NFS, HTTP, FTP, and WebDAV.
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The X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade can host a variety of storage management applications, including HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software. Once you add an X3800sb for file/iSCSI services, it’s like getting an array or SAN manager for free.
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The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade can also be used as a Windows print server, where the integrated print management console allows multiple printers to be managed from a single interface.
Time-saving installation and deployment
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The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade saves configuration time with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Enterprise Edition factory-installed on local hard drives.
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The HP Rapid Start-up Wizard simplifies and accelerates new device deployment by walking you through basic system settings step-by-step.
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Built on the HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade that is backed by a 3/3/3 hardware warranty and 1 year software support. HP world class support organization and partner network is your resource in the case of a problem.
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Includes Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license and Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.
Intelligent storage management
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The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade makes more efficient use of storage space using the file deduplicating Single-instance Storage (SIS) capability by recovering up to 35% of your disk capacity by reducing the number of redundant files.
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The X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade includes additional storage-specific tools like Indexed Search, SharePoint® Services support, Quotas, File Screening, Storage Reporting, and Distributed File System (DFS) Replication.
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The X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade is running Windows, so it integrates natively into your Active Directory and DFS environments, and runs your favorite antivirus, backup, and storage management applications.
Ideal environment
Reviews dated from 9/1/09 – 10/15/09 may have been part of a sweepstakes submission
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