HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Specifications page 5

QuickSpecs
Software
Start Thin. HP 3PAR Thin
Provisioning Software
Get Thin. HP 3PAR Thin
Conversion Software
Stay Thin. HP 3PAR Thin
Persistence Software and
Thin Copy Reclamation
HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software improves storage system efficiency and optimizes capacity utilization
system-wide. It does this by addressing the problem of capacity over-allocation through eliminating the
need to dedicate storage capacity on a per-application basis. Since its introduction, HP 3PAR Thin
Provisioning Software has given HP 3PAR Storage clients the ability to meet Green IT targets and reduce
capacity purchases. Thin Provisioning makes this possible by cutting SAN costs, floor space requirements,
and energy expenses by up to 75% and decreasing administration time by up to 90%. It does this by
allowing organizations to purchase only the disk capacity they actually need, only as they actually need it
through eliminating the need for up-front capacity allocation and dedicating resources to individual
applications. This prevents clients from paying to power, house, and cool disks that they may not need for
months or years to come, or may never actually need.
With HP 3PAR Thin Conversion Software, a technology refresh no longer requires a terabyte-for-terabyte
replacement, but instead offers the opportunity to eliminate 70-80% of the legacy capacity in a client's
storage environment, simply and rapidly. Leveraging the zero-detection capability built into the HP 3PAR
ASIC, the new Gen4 ASIC combined with HP 3PAR Thin Conversion Software, still effectively and rapidly
"thin" a heterogeneous data center to one-quarter of its original size or less while preserving service
levels, and without impacting production workloads. The new ASIC enables the automatic migration of
data from sparsely used pages to enable 128MB regions to be reclaimed for re-use by other volumes,
driving efficient use of space beyond what was available with the Gen3 ASIC. This solution not only makes
a technology refresh more affordable, but it reduces up-front capital costs as well as ongoing operational
and environmental costs associated with powering, cooling, and housing storage equipment. It also
provides space and power consumption relief for data centers approaching maximum density.
In an ideal world, all storage volumes would start thin using HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software. But in
some cases, starting thin has not been an option, particularly when it comes to data stored on legacy
arrays from traditional storage vendors. HP 3PAR Thin Conversion Software uses a virtualization mapping
engine for space reclamation called the HP 3PAR Thin Engine, together with the unique hardware
capabilities of the HP 3PAR Gen4 ASIC to extend the benefits of thin provisioning to existing storage
volumes. In tandem with the HP 3PAR Gen4 ASIC, Thin Conversion enables inline, wire speed "fat-to-thin"
conversions compatible with any host volume. HP 3PAR Utility Storage is the only storage platform to
offer this built-in, hardware-accelerated, fat-to-thin conversion capability. With HP 3PAR Thin Conversion
Software, clients can rapidly and non-disruptively shrink storage footprint, reduce storage TCO, and meet
Green IT targets.
To realize the ultimate efficiency and cost-saving benefits of starting thin or getting thin, storage also
needs to stay thin. An industry first, HP 3PAR Thin Persistence Software ensures that thin volumes on the
array stay as lean and efficient as possible. Thin Persistence Software accomplishes this by using the HP
3PAR Thin Engine with the system's built-in zero-detect capability to reclaim unused space associated
with deleted data. With Thin Persistence, space reclamation on HP 3PAR arrays takes place simply, quickly,
and without disruption to production workloads.
Thin Copy Reclamation is an HP 3PAR Operating System Software feature that performs a similar function
to HP 3PAR Thin Persistence Software, but uses the HP 3PAR Thin Engine to reclaim unused space from
thin copies (virtual copy snapshots and remote copies) rather than thin volumes.
On average, HP 3PAR Storage clients already purchase 60% less capacity than with traditional storage
arrays. With HP 3PAR Thin Persistence and Thin Copy Reclamation, customers can improve this average
capacity savings by another 10% for a total savings of up to 70%. Volumes and snapshots can now stay
thin to help sustain Green IT targets, defer the cost of purchasing raw capacity to handle new data growth,
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