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same rack, allows customers to connect up to 4 EVA's to a single MPX200, reducing the complexity and
cost of iSCSI connectivity to EVA storage arrays. Modular multi-protocol SAN designs using MPX200
increase scalability, stability, and ROI on storage infrastructure.
The MPX200 Multifunction Router enables organizations to integrate low-cost Ethernet connected servers
with an EVA storage system by bridging the iSCSI protocol to the Fibre Channel protocol. This capability
allows iSCSI servers to leverage shared SAN resources, improving asset utilization and enabling new
applications. This integration greatly reduces the cost of connecting servers to centrally managed storage
and helps provide a cost-effective solution to introduce utility computing into the enterprise.
An EVA with multi-protocol support also provides network storage at reduced infrastructure costs. Small
and medium businesses now have a lower entry point to take advantage of SAN benefits. Large
enterprises may also deploy multi-protocol SANs in departments and remote offices.
Key Benefits
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Key Benefits
Delivering SAN-like benefits over the Ethernet IP network, the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router
enables access to block storage across up to 4 EVA storage systems from an Ethernet IP network.
Provides customers a flexible and cost effective way to connect stranded servers to existing Fibre
Channel storage, increasing return on investment.
Allows hundreds of servers to be cost effectively connected to the EVA using iSCSI in addition to
Fibre Channel. Enterprise-class high availability design provides dual hot-plug power supplies and
router blades for no single point of failure.
Modular software and hardware design enables easy upgrades to enable additional protocols or
to add more ports.
Unmatched performance: 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel, 1 GbE and 10 GbE iSCSI ports deliver best in
class performance.
Advanced installation and configuration wizards allow set up in less than 25 minutes.
Power efficient: typically dissipates 200W for a dual blade configuration.
Extend access to FC SANs across Ethernet networks with the virtues of an FC SAN including:
Consolidated storage
Improved disk utilization
Improved IT efficiency
FCIP for SAN over WAN: MPX200 now includes Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) functionality
enabling customers to do low cost remote data replication over IP networks. Customers can
deploy MPX200 to provide iSCSI and FCIP connectivity simultaneously.
Direct connection to the EVA
Data Migration: MPX200 can now enable customers to migrate their data between heterogeneous
storage arrays (offline) at a very high performance using a very user friendly data migration GUI.
Key Features
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Key Features
Supports four Ethernet and two Fibre Channel ports
Increase the flexibility of EVAs by adding integrated iSCSI support
Delivers the benefits of SAN storage at a significant discount to FC SAN storage
Concurrent FC and IP traffic is managed with high throughput enabling access for 300-600 iSCSI
servers and 4096 LUNS per MPX200 chassis
Fully integrated EVA and MPX management with Command View EVA
iSCSI ready for the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows
VMware
Linux Red Hat
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