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QuickSpecs
Product Highlights
Multi-Vendor Platform
Designed for No-Single-
Point-of-Failure
HP StorageWorks
12000 Virtual Library
System EVA Gateway
M5314C Drive Enclosures, and Optional FC Dual Loop Switches to accommodate adding
EVA4100/6100 subsystems to existing EVA configurations, other supported HP field racking choices and
to support qualifying customer-supplied racks. The 5642 (42U) Rack Cabinet System is supported for field
installation.
The EVA4100 Starter Kits, EVA4100/EVA6100/EVA8100 provide support for industry-leading
Operating System platforms including: HP-UX, HP OpenVMS, HP Tru64 UNIX, Windows 2000 Server &
Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Professional, Windows 2003 Standard/Enterprise (32/64-bit) and
Extended (32/64-bit), /DataCenter (64-bit), Sun Solaris, Linux, IBM AIX, Novell NetWare ,VMware and
Apple Mac OS X.
NOTE: See Operating System, Cluster and High Availability Compatibility matrix for Operating System
version detail.
The EVA family's redundant architecture and value added software is designed to eliminate single-points-
of-failure from server to storage in clustered or single server configurations with multi-pathing.
Expanding the power of the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA), the HP StorageWorks
12000 Virtual Library System EVA Gateway accelerates backup performance in complex SAN
environments while improving overall reliability. Integrating seamlessly into existing backup applications
and processes by emulating popular tape libraries and tape drives, the HP VLS 12000 EVA Gateway
matches the existing data protection environment, removing the need to change backup software or
monitoring policies. Additionally, because the VLS EVA Gateway uses HP EVAs as the storage pool, ease
of use is maintained throughout the system. By emulating multiple tape drives simultaneously, more backup
jobs can be done in parallel resulting in reduced backup times and, because the data resides on disk,
single file restores are exceptionally fast.
The HP Virtual Library System EVA Gateway simplifies your SAN environment by providing more virtual
devices and leveraging existing switches and HP EVA infrastructure. The result is the ability to vastly
increase scale yet reduce the complexity of shared storage while maintaining the manageability of the
system. As your environment changes, the HP Virtual Library System EVA Gateway adapts to it - host
masking and mapping ensure that only the appropriate hosts have access to the HP Virtual Library System.
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