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29th Apr 2009
PRODUCT REVIEW: HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array
Provides enterprises the ability to reduce the management burden of traditional storage with a
high-performance disk array tuned for the most popular applications in a fully virtualized environment .The HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family is an enterprise class storage array system designed to aggregate and automate your array management tasks to manage more storage capacity with fewer resources. The EVA is designed specifically for customers in the business critical, enterprise marketplace and is a scalable, highly available and highly reliable "virtual" array storage solution . The EVA6400/8400 saves time, space and costs compared to traditionally architected storage. It is supported by a powerfully simple suite of management software making it easy for users to provision storage and to achieve the highest level of productivity.
The HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array family is designed for the data center where there is a critical need for improved storage utilization and scalability. The EVA meets application specific demands for transaction I/O performance for midrange and enterprise customers. It provides easy capacity expansion, instantaneous replication and simplified storage administration. The Enterprise Virtual Array combined with HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software provides a comprehensive solution designed to simplify management and maximize performance.
HP offers a full spectrum of complimentary HP StorageWorks EVA hardware, software product, solutions and HP services. This includes the EVA4400 for affordable, fast and easy small SAN deployment, EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option, Business Copy EVA, Continuous Access EVA, Dynamic Capacity Management and solution integration. With HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition SRM Software, you can also have an affordable and complete Storage Resource Management solution to efficiently manage EVA and server infrastructure via a unified and integrated secure web-based tool set. In addition, the EVA warranty offering provides the base level of service to which you can add appropriate service options. HP Services provide additional offerings up to Critical Service, the support for mission critical environments.
