Enterprise Virtual Array Description; Introduction To The Enterprise Virtual Array; Features; Ease Of Management - HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

1 Enterprise Virtual Array description

This chapter provides an overview of Enterprise Virtual Array and its components.

Introduction to the Enterprise Virtual Array

The HP StorageWorks 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 con-
figuration 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 StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array hardware configuration guide
for more information about configurations. See
document.

Features

The Enterprise Virtual Array provides many features and enhancements which are detailed in the
sections that follow.

Ease of management

Easy-to-use storage management tools:
HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array user guide
"Related documentation" on page 17 for links to this
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