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Virtualize your servers and data with VMware and VSA without the expense of a physical SAN
Extend the life of legacy direct attach storage (DAS), integrate into an existing LeftHand management group for additional nearline capacity. |
Ideal For
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Customers looking for the benefits of advanced server virtualization where physical SAN deployment is limited by space or budget constraints.
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Obtain Software
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Download from HP |
Number of Drives
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1 to 5 virtual disks
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Capacity
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Up to 10TB
(5) 2TB vDisks
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Customer Profile
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Entry and medium sized environments, (replication with) Remote and branch offices
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VMWare Certified
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Yes, VSA is VMware certified. VSA is the ONLY VMware certified Storage Virtual Appliance
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Warranty
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The HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software comes with one year of HP Software Support, standard 9x5 business hours phone support (software technical support and software product and documentation updates).
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Hardware/Software Requirements
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Your server and storage must be VMware compatible for one of the following:
VMware ESX 3.5, vSphere 4.0, ESXi 3.5/4.0 |
Supported Storage
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external SAS, iSCSI or FC arrays supported by VMware ESX |
| P4000 Compatibility |
Feature Parity with all HP LeftHand P4000 series SAN modules. Can participate in Management Groups, Storage Clustering, Snapshots (local and Remote), Cloning etc. |
| Use Cases |
- Turn internal ESX server storage into an iSCSI SAN
- Enable virtualization features that require a SAN at a lower entry cost and with less infrastructure.
- Implement advanced VMware features such as VMware HA, VMotion, DRS and SRM without having to purchase additional storage hardware.
- Enable a DR solution for remote or branch offices that do not have the budget, space, power or staffing for a traditional SAN.
- Provide shared storage for test, training, DR, and development environments at a lower cost.
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P4000 QuickSpecs
