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What's the most compelling reason to consider the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems?
A1.
The HP P6000 EVA is an outstanding solution to consider when you need storage that is easy to use, reliable and available at an affordable price and with room to add more capacity or more services. The P6000 EVA virtualized storage architecture is what makes it easy to manage with simple configuration, automated capacity management and self-tuning performance. P6000 EVA offers small form factory (SFF) and large form factor (LFF) SAS drives to match a customer's capacity, performance and price requirements. They also offer 8Gb/s FC and native 1Gb/s iSCSI and native 10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE SAN support.
Q2.
Will the EVA4400/6400/8400 all support the new software features - Thin provisioning, Dynamic LUN/RAID migration, Improved Large LUNs -- now available for the new HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family?
A2.
Yes. The same software features are supported on the P6000 EVA and the EVA4400/6400/8400.
Q3.
How does the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family compare to other EVA models?
A3.
The P6300/P6500 EVA offers support for more disk drives, more capacity and better performance than the EVA4400/6400/8400 and offers both small-form-factor (SFF) and large-form-factor (LFF) 6Gb/s SAS-2 disk drive options, instead of LFF Fibre Channel drives. The P6300/P6500 EVAs are also unique compared to other EVA models in that they include controller options for native 1Gb/s iSCSI and 10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE in addition to 8Gb/s FC host ports.
Q4.
Does the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family support the EVA software products like Command View Software and Business Copy Software?
A4.
Yes, both the P6300/P6500 EVA models support all of the standard EVA software products including P6000 Command View SBM (Server Based Management) as well as P6000 Command View ABM (Array Based Management), P6000 Business Copy Software, P6000 Continuous Access Software, Replication Solutions Manager Software, Dynamic Capacity Management Software, as well as support for HP SmartStart for P6000 EVA storage that aids in the setup and installation of the arrays.
Q5.
Is the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family a dual-controller product?
A5.
Yes, both the P6300/P6500 EVA models are dual-controller products where both controllers are housed in a single controller enclosure. This design minimizes required rack space and minimizes costs by sharing packaging, redundant power and redundant cooling.
Q6.
What capacity can the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family be configured to?
A6.
The P6300/P6500 EVAs can support any combination of high performance 10K and 15K RPM enterprise SAS drives and the 7.2K Mid-line SAS drives for tiered storage. The P6300 EVA can support:
- up to 120 LFF SAS drives for:
- up to 240TBs using 2TB Midline LFF SAS drives, or
- up to 72TBs using 600GB 15K LFF drives or
- up to 250 SFF SAS drives for:
- up to 250TBs using 1TB SFF Mid-line SAS drives,
- or up to 150TBs using 600GB 10K SFF SAS drives.
The P6500 EVA can support:
- up to 240 LFF SAS drives for:
- up to 480TBs using 2TB Mid-line LFF SAS drives, or
- up to 144TBs using 600GB 15K LFF SAS drives or
- up to 450 SFF SAS drives for:
- up to 450TBs using 1TB SFF Midline SAS drives, or
- up to 270TBs using 600GB 10K SFF SAS drives.
Q7.
Can the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family be used in the same SAN as existing EVAs and connect to the same hosts and same clusters?
A7.
Yes, the P6000 EVA can exist in a SAN supporting both 2Gb/s and/or 4Gb/s and/or 8Gb/s. The new EVAs will negotiate to the speed of the connection. Native 1Gb/s iSCSI and 10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE are controller options that are also supported.
Q8.
Does the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family offer support for iSCSI?
A8.
Some P6000 EVA models have native 1Gb/s iSCSI and 10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE support in addition to Fibre Channel connectivity. The native 1Gb/s iSCSI or 10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE functionality cannot be used simultaneously with the EVA iSCSI Connectivity Gateway or MPX200 Multi-function router.
Q9.
Does the P6300/P6500 EVA support solid state disks?
A9.
Not at the present time. Support for SAS solid state disks is planned for the future.
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