HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring for Hyper-V Enterprise Edition E-LTU TA734AAE 产品宣传页
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TA734AAE
Figure 1. A storage cluster can provide continuous availability to Hyper-V, even with the loss of an entire data center.
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Live Migration
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HP LeftHand P4000 SAN
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Solution overview
The HP LeftHand P4000 SAN is a robust solution for
a Hyper-V environment.
• An HP LeftHand P4000 SAN is easy to manage and
a Hyper-V environment.
• An HP LeftHand P4000 SAN is easy to manage and
requires no specific expertise in array management or
storage networking. The SAN leverages the existing
Windows and IP expertise with implementations
requiring less than half a day.
storage networking. The SAN leverages the existing
Windows and IP expertise with implementations
requiring less than half a day.
• The SAN is easy to change and expand as the virtual
server environment changes or grows. Changes
require no downtime and can address both capacity
and performance. Automation lowers the risk of costly
administrative errors.
require no downtime and can address both capacity
and performance. Automation lowers the risk of costly
administrative errors.
• Never outgrow the storage environment. The SAN
scales to any size environment on the fly. There are
no expensive “fork lift” upgrades—ever.
no expensive “fork lift” upgrades—ever.
• The SAN is optimized for several Windows Server
roles by supporting unique read/write IO profiles.
This optimization enables the highest performance
possible from a set of disks and decreases the dollars
per IOPS for the system.
This optimization enables the highest performance
possible from a set of disks and decreases the dollars
per IOPS for the system.
• Construct a highly available storage environment
that survives virtually any set of component failures
to keep running without affecting application users.
to keep running without affecting application users.
• Easily apply data protection features as needed for
specific storage groups without downtime.
How does HP support all these features? Based on
our patented SAN/iQ storage management software,
an HP LeftHand P4000 SAN is comprised of multiple
“storage nodes.” Each node is a self-contained server
with eight to 12 drives. The set of storage nodes are
clustered together to create a virtual storage array, or
storage pool, from which iSCSI volumes are created.
SAN/iQ software load balances volume data across
the storage nodes within a cluster and replicates individ-
ual blocks to different storage nodes using a technology
called network redundant array of independent disks
(RAID). The storage subsystem scales by adding storage
nodes to the cluster. Existing volumes are automatically
rebalanced to accommodate the new nodes, increasing
both the capacity and the performance of the storage
cluster. You can immediately resolve a performance
bottleneck relating to the storage subsystem by adding
a node to the storage cluster—no re-planning or
reconfiguration; no downtime; and no storage
expertise required.
our patented SAN/iQ storage management software,
an HP LeftHand P4000 SAN is comprised of multiple
“storage nodes.” Each node is a self-contained server
with eight to 12 drives. The set of storage nodes are
clustered together to create a virtual storage array, or
storage pool, from which iSCSI volumes are created.
SAN/iQ software load balances volume data across
the storage nodes within a cluster and replicates individ-
ual blocks to different storage nodes using a technology
called network redundant array of independent disks
(RAID). The storage subsystem scales by adding storage
nodes to the cluster. Existing volumes are automatically
rebalanced to accommodate the new nodes, increasing
both the capacity and the performance of the storage
cluster. You can immediately resolve a performance
bottleneck relating to the storage subsystem by adding
a node to the storage cluster—no re-planning or
reconfiguration; no downtime; and no storage
expertise required.
Additionally, network RAID provides the same level of
protection between storage nodes as disk RAID pro-
vides between disks in a RAID array. Thus, if any part
of a node fails (e.g., disks, CPU, network connections,
power), other copies of the data within the SAN provide
that the data volumes are still available. The system can
even tolerate multiple failure scenarios. And, because of
the method network RAID uses to create data replicas,
protection between storage nodes as disk RAID pro-
vides between disks in a RAID array. Thus, if any part
of a node fails (e.g., disks, CPU, network connections,
power), other copies of the data within the SAN provide
that the data volumes are still available. The system can
even tolerate multiple failure scenarios. And, because of
the method network RAID uses to create data replicas,
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