QuickSpecs

Scalability
ScalabilityScalability
Scalability A storage management server can manage up to 16 EVA controller pairs (EVA4400/6400/8400,
EVA4100/6100/8100s), EVA4000/6000/8000 and EVA3000/5000s in any one fabric. An EVA
controller pair will support up to 256 host connections (up to 1024 HBAs).
The EVA6400 will scale up to 216 disks in a single rack (216TB using 1TB FATA disk drives, and 130TB
using 600 GB high performance disk drives).
The EVA8400 will scale up to 216 disks in a single rack and 324 disk using and expansion rack (130TB
and 194TB respectively).
Configure to Order (CTO) options and the HP 10000 G2 Series Racks allow even greater server and
device integration, flexibility and scalability for the EVA6400/8400. Data center managers can customize
server, storage and back-up configurations as well as use any available cabinet U space to mount
Storage Management servers, switches and have the peace of mind that it is built with HP factory
precision manufacturing.
EVA as Virtualized Storage
EVA as Virtualized StorageEVA as Virtualized Storage
EVA as Virtualized Storage
behind the P9500 and XP
behind the P9500 and XPbehind the P9500 and XP
behind the P9500 and XP
HP EVA6400/8400 disk arrays can be connected as external storage devices behind HP P9500 and XP
disk arrays.
The P9500/XP24000/XP20000 simplifies the management of heterogeneous SAN environments through
its ability to support up to 255PB/ 247 PB/ 96 PB respectively of external storage-all configured 'behind'
a single P9500/XP. P9000/XP External Storage software uses advanced virtualization technology to allow
storage administrators to host P9500/XP Disk Array LUNs on externally attached disk arrays. Any Fibre
Channel port from any CHA pair installed in any slot can be used to connect to external storage EVA.
With external EVA storage, P9500/XP presents multiple tiers of storage to a wide range of host systems.
Instead of seeing a confusing collection of arrays, host systems perceive all the data to be stored inside
the P9500/XP disk array. In effect, the P9500/XP disk array becomes the storage controller for a flexible,
multi-tiered collection of EVAs with a range of cost and performance capabilities. By configuring EVA
storage arrays behind a single P9500/XP24000/XP20000, data can be moved back and forth
dynamically across tiers, all of which is invisible to the applications.
The P9500/XP virtualization feature also reduces the total cost of storage ownership by:
Exploiting common storage management across multiple vendors' systems
Easily deploying a dual-vendor policy
Facilitating simpler and lower cost data migrations
Increasing storage utilization
Extending the life of legacy storage
For more information please refer to the HP XP External Storage Software web page at:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/extstxp/index.html or the HP P9000 External
Storage Software web page at: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/software/p9000/ess/index.html
QuickSpecs
HP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Arrays
HP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual ArraysHP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Arrays
HP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Arrays
Product Highlights
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