5.6 HP StorageWorks X9320 Network Storage System Administrator Guide (AW542-96006, June 2011)

1 Product description
The HP StorageWorks X9320 Network Storage System is a highly available, scale-out storage
solution for file data workloads. The system combines HP X9000 File Serving Software with HP
server and storage hardware to create an expansible cluster of file serving nodes.
X9320 Network Storage System features
The X9320 Network Storage System provides the following features:
• Segmented, scalable file system under a single namespace
• NFS, CIFS, FTP, and HTTP support for accessing file system data
• Centralized CLI and GUI cluster management
• Policy management
• Continuous remote replication
• Dual redundant paths to all storage components
• Gigabytes-per-second throughput
IMPORTANT: It is important to keep regular backups of the cluster configuration. See “Backing
up the management console configuration” (page 40) for more information.
System components
The HP StorageWorks X9320 Network Storage System is available in in a wide range of capacity
and performance configurations.two configurations. Components in the system differ depending
on the chosen configuration.
Common system components include:
• Two HP StorageWorks file serving nodes
• Optional Management Server
• Two or four HP StorageWorks X9300c storage controllers
• Four or eight HP StorageWorks X9300cx disk enclosures (48 or 96 hard drives)
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