HP StorageWorks 6000-series Virtual Library System User Guide (AH809-96049, September 2010)

VLS6600–series

A VLS6600–series consists of a VLS6600–series node (head unit) and two Modular Smart Array 20

(MSA20) disk arrays. The node includes dual processors, four 4 GB Fibre Channel host ports, and

eight VHDCI connectors. The disk array contains twelve SATA disks.

DescriptionItem

Node1

Disk array 02

Disk array 13

Up to six disk arrays can be added to a VLS6600 by purchasing up to six VLS capacity bundles. A

VLS capacity bundle includes a disk array with twelve SATA disks and a capacity license for the

additional disk array.

Adding disk arrays expands the VLS6600 storage capacity as shown in VLS6600-series capacity.

Adding disk arrays also increases the performance. See the HP StorageWorks 6000 virtual library

s ystem Quicks pec on the HP web site (http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/6000vls)

for performance data.

NOTE:

You can also re-use an existing MSA20 disk array with twelve blank SATA disks of the same, supported

type (all 250 GB, all 500 GB, or all 750 GB disks) and the latest MSA20 firmware. Purchase a

capacity license for the additional disk array separately.

NOTE:

Hardware compression is automatically enabled upon installation of a VLS6600–series system.

Table 3 VLS6600–series capacity (based on RAID5 configuration; capacity is lower in RAID6

configuration)

Capacity

Data compression (2:1)

enabled

Disk arraysModel

13.2 TBYes

VLS6636

(all 500 GB disks)

26.4 TBYes

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