HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array AE130A Leaflet
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OES to support mission-critical e-commerce and
merchandising programs it hosts for its customers –
including outsourced call centers, private-label Internet
sites and catalog sales. In addition, OES and CFD
support the firm’s largest accounts – including a large
OEM’s repair/replacement materials distribution
services and a Tier One national carrier’s warranty
support and accessories program.
merchandising programs it hosts for its customers –
including outsourced call centers, private-label Internet
sites and catalog sales. In addition, OES and CFD
support the firm’s largest accounts – including a large
OEM’s repair/replacement materials distribution
services and a Tier One national carrier’s warranty
support and accessories program.
BladeSystem provides consolidation base
The move to the HP BladeSystem provides TESSCO
with an ideal virtualization and consolidation platform
with reduced power requirements, a smaller footprint,
unified management and flexible configuration. The
full-size BladeSystem c7000 chassis and c3000
“shorty” chassis can support both HP Integrity and
ProLiant blades, multiple operating systems and
storage blades.
The move to the HP BladeSystem provides TESSCO
with an ideal virtualization and consolidation platform
with reduced power requirements, a smaller footprint,
unified management and flexible configuration. The
full-size BladeSystem c7000 chassis and c3000
“shorty” chassis can support both HP Integrity and
ProLiant blades, multiple operating systems and
storage blades.
“We just completed the migration of 20 AlphaServer
systems and our OpenVMS applications to clustered
Integrity BL860c blades in three c7000 chassis,”
Kuff says. TESSCO was also able to transfer some of
its OpenVMS licensing credits from its AlphaServer
systems to the new Integrity server blades equipped
with Intel Itanium processors. “Our licensing cost for
porting to the Integrity blades was close to zero,”
Kuff adds. “We also expect to save about one full-
time equivalent in labor and about $200,000 per
year in reduced total cost of ownership. In addition
to the AlphaServer systems, our long-term goal is to
migrate about 100 rack-mounted ProLiant servers to
the BladeSystem.”
systems and our OpenVMS applications to clustered
Integrity BL860c blades in three c7000 chassis,”
Kuff says. TESSCO was also able to transfer some of
its OpenVMS licensing credits from its AlphaServer
systems to the new Integrity server blades equipped
with Intel Itanium processors. “Our licensing cost for
porting to the Integrity blades was close to zero,”
Kuff adds. “We also expect to save about one full-
time equivalent in labor and about $200,000 per
year in reduced total cost of ownership. In addition
to the AlphaServer systems, our long-term goal is to
migrate about 100 rack-mounted ProLiant servers to
the BladeSystem.”
Kuff’s team has already retired 50 older ProLiant rack
servers by virtualizing their functions using VMware
ESX Server on HP ProLiant BL465c and BL495c server
servers by virtualizing their functions using VMware
ESX Server on HP ProLiant BL465c and BL495c server
blades. “You hold one of these HP server blades in
your hands,” Kuff observes, “then you look at the 10+
rack servers that can be consolidated onto it, and you
don’t need to break out the slide rule to determine
that it makes good sense.”
your hands,” Kuff observes, “then you look at the 10+
rack servers that can be consolidated onto it, and you
don’t need to break out the slide rule to determine
that it makes good sense.”
Improved coverage for business continuity
A consolidated technology infrastructure has made
business-continuity planning far easier as well. “The
BladeSystem environment offers us disaster-recovery
options we didn’t have before,” Kuff notes. “Before,
we had to provide separate AlphaServer and ProLiant
environments at both our main data center and our
backup site. Now, we have one, unified architecture
to support. That makes our lives easier, and saves
time and money.”
A consolidated technology infrastructure has made
business-continuity planning far easier as well. “The
BladeSystem environment offers us disaster-recovery
options we didn’t have before,” Kuff notes. “Before,
we had to provide separate AlphaServer and ProLiant
environments at both our main data center and our
backup site. Now, we have one, unified architecture
to support. That makes our lives easier, and saves
time and money.”
TESSCO’s XP24000 links via a fiber optic connection
(2.5 Gbit/s OC-48 fiber) to the firm’s XP10000 at
the Timonium backup site, about three miles away
from the Hunt Valley data center. HP StorageWorks
XP Continuous Access software provides an
asynchronous replication link between the two
arrays to provide an up-to-the-minute copy of critical
data for business continuity and disaster recovery.
The firm uses the Commvault Simpana Backup
Solution for its Windows and Linux servers and the
OpenVMS BACKUP utility to back up OES data to HP
StorageWorks MSL tape libraries, equipped with HP
Ultrium drives and cartridges.
(2.5 Gbit/s OC-48 fiber) to the firm’s XP10000 at
the Timonium backup site, about three miles away
from the Hunt Valley data center. HP StorageWorks
XP Continuous Access software provides an
asynchronous replication link between the two
arrays to provide an up-to-the-minute copy of critical
data for business continuity and disaster recovery.
The firm uses the Commvault Simpana Backup
Solution for its Windows and Linux servers and the
OpenVMS BACKUP utility to back up OES data to HP
StorageWorks MSL tape libraries, equipped with HP
Ultrium drives and cartridges.
“Our competitive advantage stems from our ability
to provide the highest level of customer service and
deliver products and solutions on time, every time,”
explains Kuff. “Our OES and CFD applications must
be available around the clock, truly 24x7x365. We
call it responding to the ‘moment of truth’ − when the
customer is ready to order or needs assistance; we
have to be ready, without fail.”
to provide the highest level of customer service and
deliver products and solutions on time, every time,”
explains Kuff. “Our OES and CFD applications must
be available around the clock, truly 24x7x365. We
call it responding to the ‘moment of truth’ − when the
customer is ready to order or needs assistance; we
have to be ready, without fail.”
“An outage to either our OES or CFD systems could
mean millions of dollars in lost revenues for us
and our partners for every day we’re down,” Kuff
emphasizes, “not to mention the hit we would take to
our reputation. The 2002 flood hit us Saturday night,
and by Sunday morning we had OES and our WMS
application back on line at a backup site Sunday
morning. That gave us time to move in and recover the
rest of the data center, which took about a week. We
learned a lot from that experience, and our business-
continuity preparation is a top consideration.”
mean millions of dollars in lost revenues for us
and our partners for every day we’re down,” Kuff
emphasizes, “not to mention the hit we would take to
our reputation. The 2002 flood hit us Saturday night,
and by Sunday morning we had OES and our WMS
application back on line at a backup site Sunday
morning. That gave us time to move in and recover the
rest of the data center, which took about a week. We
learned a lot from that experience, and our business-
continuity preparation is a top consideration.”
HP Services is part of the plan
HP Software Consulting Services installed the
XP24000 in TESSCO’s main data center in Hunt
Valley, and helped Kuff and his team to a fast start
HP Software Consulting Services installed the
XP24000 in TESSCO’s main data center in Hunt
Valley, and helped Kuff and his team to a fast start
“Our licensing cost for porting to the Integrity blades
was close to zero. We also expect to save about one
full-time equivalent in labor and about $200,000 per
year in reduced total cost of ownership. In addition
to the AlphaServer systems, our long-term goal is to
migrate about 100 rack-mounted ProLiant servers to
the BladeSystem.”
was close to zero. We also expect to save about one
full-time equivalent in labor and about $200,000 per
year in reduced total cost of ownership. In addition
to the AlphaServer systems, our long-term goal is to
migrate about 100 rack-mounted ProLiant servers to
the BladeSystem.”
− Hal Kuff, Vice President of Technology Development
Services, TESSCO Technologies Inc.
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