6.0 HP X9720 Network Storage System Administrator Guide (AW549-96034, December 2011)

1 Product description
HP X9720 Network Storage System is a scalable, network-attached storage (NAS) product. The
system combines HP X9000 File Serving Software with HP server and storage hardware to create
a cluster of file serving nodes.
HP X9720 Network Storage System features
The X9720 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 for cluster management
• Policy management
• Continuous remote replication
• Dual redundant paths to all storage components
• Gigabytes-per-second of throughput
IMPORTANT: It is important to keep regular backups of the cluster configuration. See “Backing
up the management console configuration” (page 44) for more information.
System components
The X9720 Network Storage System includes the following components:
• X9720 Network Storage System Base Rack, including
Two management switches◦
◦ Keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM)
• X9720 Network Storage System performance chassis comprised of:
A c-Class blade enclosure◦
◦ Two Flex-10 Virtual Connect modules
◦ Redundant SAS switch pair
• Performance block comprised of a server blade and blade infrastructure
• Capacity block (array), (minimum of one) comprising:
X9700c (array controller chassis and 12 disk drives)◦
◦ X9700cx (disk enclosure with 70 disk drives)
• Software for manageability, segmented file system, and file serving
IMPORTANT: All software that is included with the X9720 Network Storage System is for the
sole purpose of operating the system. Do not add, remove, or change any software unless instructed
to do so by HP-authorized personnel.
For more information about system components and cabling, see “Component and cabling
diagrams” (page 155).
HP X9000 Software features
HP X9000 Software is a scale-out, network-attached storage solution including a parallel file system
for clusters, an integrated volume manager, high-availability features such as automatic failover
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