Листовка для HP StorageWorks MSA2000sa 3Gb SAS BL Switch Bundle AP716A
Модели
AP716A
Agilysys declares direct connect SAS from HP a winner
for server consolidation
for server consolidation
“Many of our customers will see great benefit in deploying this solution
where circumstances demand a shared storage approach, but do not
require the investment of a SAN. The user interface is extremely intuitive and
performance is very good.”
− Steve Lankard, Director of Solutions Architecture, Agilysys, Inc.
where circumstances demand a shared storage approach, but do not
require the investment of a SAN. The user interface is extremely intuitive and
performance is very good.”
− Steve Lankard, Director of Solutions Architecture, Agilysys, Inc.
Objective:
Find an economical, easy-to-manage, shared
storage solution for customers consolidating their
server environments
storage solution for customers consolidating their
server environments
Approach:
Install HP direct connect SAS storage for HP
BladeSystem in the Agilysys customer solution
center, giving customers an opportunity
to evaluate the functionality and ease of
implementation of this solution
BladeSystem in the Agilysys customer solution
center, giving customers an opportunity
to evaluate the functionality and ease of
implementation of this solution
Business technology improvements:
Server blades can share external SAS storage
•
without a SAN
Increased storage utilization and flexibility
•
Virtualization without adding complexity
•
Shared storage management by a server
•
administrator
High availability with path failover, RAID-level
•
flexibility
Business outcomes:
Low cost per GB = affordable, shared storage
•
Three Gb/s performance with lower
•
infrastructure expense
Intuitive, centralized control of storage resources
•
and built-in tools = lower storage-management
costs
costs
Industry: Technology
solution provider
solution provider
Solution: HP direct
connect SAS storage
for HP BladeSystem
– including HP
Smart Array
P700m Controllers,
StorageWorks 3Gb
SAS BL Switches and
StorageWorks 2000
SAS Modular Smart
Arrays
connect SAS storage
for HP BladeSystem
– including HP
Smart Array
P700m Controllers,
StorageWorks 3Gb
SAS BL Switches and
StorageWorks 2000
SAS Modular Smart
Arrays
Shared storage for server blades
Agilysys, an HP Elite Business Partner, creates
innovative technology solutions for different sizes of
customers with multiple computing needs in a variety
of industries. Their customer solution center in New
York City allows small to mid-size customers – as well
as enterprise department and branch managers – to
experience multiple storage configurations on a wide
range of HP StorageWorks hardware and software.
Agilysys, an HP Elite Business Partner, creates
innovative technology solutions for different sizes of
customers with multiple computing needs in a variety
of industries. Their customer solution center in New
York City allows small to mid-size customers – as well
as enterprise department and branch managers – to
experience multiple storage configurations on a wide
range of HP StorageWorks hardware and software.
In December 2008, the Agilysys team implemented
HP direct connect SAS storage for HP BladeSystem
in the solution center lab. This solution extends
BladeSystem storage options by directly connecting
the BladeSystem chassis to external shared storage on
an HP StorageWorks 2000 SAS Modular Smart Array
(MSA2000sa) disk array, interconnected via HP Smart
Array P700m Controllers and the HP StorageWorks
3Gb SAS BL Switch in the BladeSystem enclosure.
HP direct connect SAS storage for HP BladeSystem
in the solution center lab. This solution extends
BladeSystem storage options by directly connecting
the BladeSystem chassis to external shared storage on
an HP StorageWorks 2000 SAS Modular Smart Array
(MSA2000sa) disk array, interconnected via HP Smart
Array P700m Controllers and the HP StorageWorks
3Gb SAS BL Switch in the BladeSystem enclosure.
Based on their testing, Agilysys sees shared SAS as
an attractive new storage option for customers moving
from rack-mounted servers with direct-attached storage
or rack-mounted arrays to a blade environment. It
provides the flexibility of shared external storage more
economically than a Fibre Channel SAN.
an attractive new storage option for customers moving
from rack-mounted servers with direct-attached storage
or rack-mounted arrays to a blade environment. It
provides the flexibility of shared external storage more
economically than a Fibre Channel SAN.
Delivering what customers want
Agilysys is a strong proponent of blade solutions,
and having the direct connect SAS from HP in the
company’s New York City lab gives customers
access to an important new storage option for blade
environments. Richard Atkins, Agilysys Solution
Architects Regional Manager explains, “For a long
time, we’ve had internal storage for server blades,
but it has been dedicated to specific servers. With
this new solution, we can configure storage to be
shared by multiple server blades. Until now, customers
who want to move to a blade environment with
virtualization and shared storage have been using
their Fibre Channel arrays for shared storage, because
they have had no alternative. Customers want this
type of shared SAS storage for blades – because it
Agilysys is a strong proponent of blade solutions,
and having the direct connect SAS from HP in the
company’s New York City lab gives customers
access to an important new storage option for blade
environments. Richard Atkins, Agilysys Solution
Architects Regional Manager explains, “For a long
time, we’ve had internal storage for server blades,
but it has been dedicated to specific servers. With
this new solution, we can configure storage to be
shared by multiple server blades. Until now, customers
who want to move to a blade environment with
virtualization and shared storage have been using
their Fibre Channel arrays for shared storage, because
they have had no alternative. Customers want this
type of shared SAS storage for blades – because it