QuickSpecs

The HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array family is an enterprise class storage array system designed to aggregate and automate
your array management tasks to manage more storage capacity with fewer resources. EVA is designed specifically for customers in
the business critical, enterprise marketplace and is a highly available and highly reliable "virtual" array storage solution. Not only
does this solution save time, space and costs compared to traditionally architected storage, it is supported by a powerfully simple
suite of management software making it easy for users to provision storage and the achieve highest level of productivity.
The Enterprise Virtual Array family is designed for the data center where there is a critical need for improved storage utilization and
scalability. The EVA meets application specific demands for transaction I/O performance for mid-range and enterprise customers. It
provides easy capacity expansion, instantaneous replication, and simplified storage administration. The Enterprise Virtual Array
combined with HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software provides a comprehensive solution designed to simplify management
and maximize performance.
With HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition SRM Software, you have an affordable and complete Storage Resource Management
solution to efficiently manage EVA and SAN infrastructure via a unified and integrated server and storage, secure web-based tool set.
Standard Edition SRM software is designed for small to medium HP Storage-based SANs and it discovers HP EVA and SAN
infrastructure devices with a big picture topology view of the entire EVA ecosystem including HP EVA, HP MSA, and HP ProLiant
Storage Servers (NAS), HBAs, servers and fabric switches, and it provides an holistic view of storage from the application level
including Oracle, MS SQL, Exchange and Sybase for quicker problem resolution. The software solution reduces SAN complexity,
helps optimizes SAN capacity, automates manual intensive tasks, increases IT staff efficiency and simplifies end-to-end
troubleshooting monitoring and reporting. For heterogeneous and multivendor SANs, you can use HP Storage Essentials Enterprise
Edition Software.
HP offers a full spectrum of complimentary HP StorageWorks EVA hardware, software product, solutions and HP services. This
ranges from an EVA4100 Starter Kit for affordable, fast and easy small SAN deployment, EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option, Business
Copy EVA, Continuous Access EVA and solution integration. In addition, the EVA warranty offering -- Foundation Service Solution,
provides the base level of service included with most EVAs. HP Services provide additional offerings up to Critical Service, the
support for mission critical environments.
QuickSpecs
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