What's New In The P2000 G3 Msa; Hardware Overview - HP P2000 G3 MSA Technical White Paper

Technical white paper | HP P2000 G3 MSA
Fastest throughput optimization
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Highest fault-tolerance optimization
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Disk Scrubbing, SMART, and Drive Spin Down
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Cascading Array Enclosures
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8 Gb Switches and SFP transceivers
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MSA 70 Considerations
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Administering with HP SMU
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P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA Considerations
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Using Optic Cables
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Software
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What's new in the P2000 G3 MSA

Four port 1GbE iSCSI controller or
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Two port 10GbE iSCSI controller or
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Four port 6 Gb SAS controller or
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Two new 8 Gb Fibre Channel controllers:
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– Standard model with two 8 Gb FC host ports each
– Combo model with two 8 Gb FC host ports and two 1GbE iSCSI ports each
Controllers come with 2 GB cache memory each
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Increased support to seven P2000 LFF disk enclosures (96 LFF drives)
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Increased support to five D2700 SFF disk enclosures (149 SFF drives)
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6 Gb SAS back end and HDD support
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64 Snaps and clone capability come standard on G3 models
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Optional 512 snapshots max (double the MSA2000 G2)
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Optional controller-based replication (Remote Snap) with the FC or the FC/iSCSI Combo controllers only
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512 max LUN support
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Higher performance with an upgraded controller with increased I/O performance
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Improved Storage Management Utility (SMU) user interface
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Full support for G1/G2 to G3 upgrade, including cross-protocol upgrades
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Hardware overview

HP P2000 G3 MSA Modular Smart Array
HP 2000 Family of storage arrays features P2000 G3 MSA arrays with the latest 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 6 Gb SAS, 10GbE iSCSI,
and four port 1GbE iSCSI connected models. The arrays are designed for entry-level customers and feature the latest in
functionality and host-connect technology while offering excellent price/performance. The P2000 G3 MSA is ideal for
companies with small budgets or limited IT expertise, and also for larger companies with departmental or remote
requirements. Each solution is designed to be easy to deploy, to be secure, along with low management costs, while driving
rapid return on investment.
The P2000 G3 FC is an 8 Gb Fibre Channel, while the P2000 G3 SAS is a 6 Gb SAS connected 2U storage area network (SAN)
or direct connect solution (OS dependent) designed for small to medium-sized departments or remote locations.
The P2000 G3 MSA offers a choice of four controllers:
A high-performance, Fibre Channel 8 Gb dual port model
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A unique dual-purpose Combo controller with two 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports plus two 1GbE iSCSI ports
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A 6 Gb SAS controller with four ports per controller
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A 10GbE iSCSI controller with two ports per controller
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A 1GbE iSCSI controller with four ports per controller
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