About This Document; Intended Audience; Prerequisites; Related Documentation - HP P2000 G3 MSA Technical White Paper

Technical white paper | HP P2000 G3 MSA

About this document

This white paper highlights the best practices for optimizing the HP P2000 G3 MSA, and should be used in conjunction with
other HP Storage Modular Smart Array manuals. Modular Smart Array (MSA) technical user documentations can be found at
hp.com/go/P2000

Intended audience

This paper is intended for entry-level and mid-range HP P2000 G3 MSA administrators and requires previous SAN
knowledge. This document offers Modular Storage Array facts that can contribute to an MSA best customer experience.
This paper outlines a best practice approach to performance and configuration.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include knowledge of:
Network administration
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Storage system configuration
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Storage area network (SAN) management and direct attach storage (DAS)
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Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Internet SCSI (iSCSI), and Ethernet protocols
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Related documentation

In addition to this guide, please refer to other documents for this product:
HP P2000 G3 MSA System Racking Instructions
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HP P2000 G3 MSA System Installation Instructions
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HP P2000 G3 MSA System Cable Configuration Guide
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HP P2000 G3 MSA System FC User's Guide HP P2000 G3 MSA System FC/iSCSI User's Guide
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HP P2000 G3 MSA System SAS User's Guide
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HP P2000 G3 MSA System iSCSI User's Guide
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You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center: hp.com/support/manuals

The P2000 G3 MSA

Topics covered

This section examines the following:
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What's new
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Hardware overview
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Unified LUN Presentation (ULP)
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Choosing single or dual controllers
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Choosing DAS or SAN attach
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Dealing with controller failures
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Virtual disks
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Volume mapping
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RAID levels
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Cache configuration
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World Wide Name (WWN) naming conventions
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