Compaq StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 8C8D

The Compaq Enterprise Virtual Array is a storage cabinet. It is designed for the data center where there is a critical need for improved storage utilization and scalability while meeting application specific demands for consistently high transaction I/O and MB data rate performance, seamless capacity expansion, instantaneous replication, and simplified storage administration. It includes support for the most popular multi-vendor operating system platforms and data center availability enhancements such as multi-pathing and clustering. For data centers having continuously increasing capacity / replication requirements, and ever-increasing business continuance needs, the Enterprise Virtual Array is the clear choice for creating impressive value opportunities within a customer's enterprise in the areas of space, time and cost savings.

Features

Device Type: Storage Cabinet
Enclosure Type: Tower
Enclosure Color: Opal
Data Transfer Rate: 2Gbps
Buffer Size: 1GB
Inferfaces: 32 x storage - FC-AL
RAID Level: 16 x storage - Fibre Channel
Warranty: 3 Years

About the Compaq 239782-001

EVA's redundant architecture and value added software eliminates single points of failure from server to storage in clustered or single server configurations with multiple pathing.

The high density configuration provides over 24 TB in a single cabinet using 146 GB disks (disk and controller enclosures included) with a footprint of only 6.6square feet (2.012 square meter) of floor space in 42U graphite cabs, over 35 TB in two cabinets (with a Utility cabinet), or over 70 TB in three cabinets using 146 GB disks with a footprint of only 19.8 square feet (6.04 square meters) in a 42U graphite cab. The EVA is a fully wired solution, which reduces installation time and provides carefree on-site deployment. The internal design of the cabinet allows easy serviceability ensuring Non-Stop high availability.

Dual and multi-node cluster support is provided for host level fault tolerance and high system availability.

Heterogeneous and homogeneous host support provides the ability to share storage between multiple servers. The EVA provides storage access control (i.e. Selective Storage Presentation or LUN masking) assuring that a host cannot access data belonging to a different host. SAN-based data zoning is also supported.

Single pathing (or single HBA per host) support is provided for Tru64, OVMS, SUN Solaris, Windows NT/Windows 2000/ Windows Server 2003, and HP-UX, Linux and NetWare but not IBM AIX. Secure Path is not required for single pathing. Use of single pathing, which does not offer a redundant path option, should be used with care. Failure of the single HBA will result in loss of access for that host until the HBA is repaired/replaced.

Warehouse Locations
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