Enterprise Virtual Array Description; Features; Ease Of Management - HP 6100 User Manual

1 Enterprise Virtual Array description

The HP Enterprise Virtual Array family is a high performance, scaled capacity, on-demand, "virtual"
RAID storage system.
This storage system is designed for environments where improved storage use and scalability is
critical. It meets application-specific demands for consistently high transaction I/O (input/output)
and MB data rate performance, and provides seamless capacity expansion, instantaneous
replication, and simplified storage administration.
The Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) is available in multiple configurations—each optimized for
general-purpose commercial environments and high-performance technical computing environments.
The solutions include support for multivendor operating system platforms and stringent data center
availability enhancements, such as multipathing and clustering.
This guide includes information for six Enterprise Virtual Array products: EVA8000/8100,
EVA6000/6100, and EVA4000/4100.
EVA8000/8100 — available in multiple configurations ranging from the single-rack 2C2D
configuration to the multi-rack 2C18D. The EVA8000 includes two HSV210-A controllers and
four Fibre Channel loop switches. The EVA8100 includes two HSV210-B controllers and four
Fibre Channel loop switches.
EVA6000/6100 — available in configurations ranging from the 2C4D configuration to the
2C8D configuration. The EVA6000 includes two HSV200-A controllers and two Fibre Channel
loop switches. The EVA6100 includes two HSV200-B controllers with two Fibre Channel loop
switches.
EVA4000/4100 — available in configurations ranging from the 2C1D configuration to the
2C4D configuration without loop switches. The EVA4000 includes two HSV200-A controllers.
The EVA4100 includes two HSV200-B controllers. Multiple EVA4000/4100s can be installed
in a single rack.
See the HP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Hardware Configuration Guide for more
information about configurations. See

Features

The Enterprise Virtual Array provides many features and enhancements.

Ease of management

Easy-to-use storage management tools:
Software tools that allow you to manage larger SAN configurations with more servers and
more storage solutions
HP-supplied disk drives that conform to the enclosure-initiated Enclosure Services Interface
(ESI)
State-of-the-art controller software
Completely integrated configurations with a single part number, plus disk drives and storage
system software
Support for integrated iSCSI EVA solution
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