HP AW592B, AP843B, AP844B User Manual
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HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
Overview
Hewlett Packard's MSA P2000 Family of storage arrays features P2000 G3 arrays with the latest 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 6 Gb SAS, 10GbE
iSCSI connected models, and an iSCSI model with four 1 Gb iSCSI ports per controller. The arrays are designed for entry-level customers
and feature the latest in functionality and host-connect technology while offering excellent price/performance. They are ideal for
companies with small budgets or limited IT expertise, and also larger companies with departmental or remote requirements. Each
solution is designed to be easy to deploy, to be secure, along with low management costs, while driving rapid return on investment
through efficient storage consolidation.
The MSA P2000 G3 arrays are 2U storage area network (SAN) or direct connect solutions (OS and protocol dependent) offering a choice
of five controllers - two FC, one SAS, one 10GbE iSCSI and the newest model features a four port 1 Gb iSCSI. The first Fibre Channel
controller is a high-performance, 8 Gb dual port model. The second offering is a unique dual-purpose Combo controller with two 8 Gb
Fibre Channel ports with the addition of two 1GbE iSCSI ports. The third controller choice is 6Gb SAS with four ports per controller.
There is also the addition of a two port 10 Gb iSCSI, while the latest controller introduction features four 1 Gb iSCSI ports per controller.
Whatever the situation calls for, the P2000 G3 line-up has the right solution.
The dual-protocol MSA P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Combo Controller gives exceptional flexibility. The 8 Gb FC ports support a full FC SAN
while the two 1GbE iSCSI ports can serve two purposes. With this combination you can economically share the array storage resource
with a smaller department accessing it over iSCSI or enable the new optional Remote Snap functionality over iSCSI protocol (also
available over FC).
The MSA P2000 G3 SAS is the follow-on product to the MSA2000sa G2, adding the latest 6 Gb SAS technology to the four host ports per
controller. The P2000 G3 SAS array is designed for directly attaching up to four dual-path or eight single path rack servers. SAS array
support for BladeSystems utilizes the HP 6 Gb SAS BL Switch.
The MSA P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI brings the very latest in high-performance host connection with technology generally found only in
higher priced arrays. The bandwidth it provides in conjunction with server consolidation is highly advantageous in shared storage
configurations. Array connection to 10GbE switches that are in turn connected to 1GbE NICs is commonplace. Directly attached server
support requires the server units to have 10GbE NICs.
Rounding out the controller choices is the MSA P2000 G3 iSCSI controller featuring four 1Gb iSCSI Ethernet ports, double the number of
the G2 model. This allows an array that keeps the price of the components, particularly the interconnects, low while markedly
increasing the performance capabilities.
All MSA P2000 G3 models can be equipped with single or dual controllers, feature the same scalability, and offer 6 Gb SAS back-end
transmission speed to drives and JBODs. Significant data protection advances are delivered by the all P2000 G3 arrays. All G3 units
come STANDARD with sixty-four snapshot capability at no extra cost and there is an option for the G3 series of five hundred and twelve
snapshots. Volume Copy (clone) also comes standard. In a further move to protect the user's data, optional Remote Snap (replication)
capability is offered on the FC, FC/iSCSI, and both iSCSI versions.
All MSA P2000 G3 models support hot plug replacement of redundant controllers, fans, power supplies, and I/O modules. Hot add of
expansion enclosures is also supported.
The controller-less MSA P2000 chassis is offered in two models - one comes standard with twelve Large Form Factor (LFF) 3.5-inch
drive bays, the other can accommodate twenty-four Small Form Factor (SFF) 2.5-inch drives. Both are able to simultaneously support
enterprise-class SAS drives, SAS Midline, and archival-class SATA Midline drives. Either chassis can have one or two matching P2000 G3
controllers (same protocol) and are available with AC or DC power Supplies.
The HP modular approach to entry level SAN solutions enables incremental customer purchases, allowing the array to grow as needs
grow, thus allowing a maximum return on investment. Choose a single controller unit for low initial cost with the ability to upgrade
later; or decide on a model with dual controllers for the most demanding entry-level situations. There are no unexpected additional
charges, licenses or fees as you add enclosures or hosts and users.
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HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
Overview
Capacity can easily be added as the need develops by attaching additional drive enclosures. Maximum capacity ranges with LFF drives
up to 57.6 TB SAS, 384 TB SAS Midline or 192 TB SATA Midline with the addition of the maximum number of drive enclosures.
Configurations utilizing the SFF drive chassis and the maximum number of drive enclosures can grow to 178 TB of SAS, 149 TB of SAS
Midline or 74.5 TB SATA Midline with a total of 96 LFF or 149 SFF drives. The P2000 G3 Arrays do not support SSDs.
What's New in the P2000 G3 array family
Introducing support for the HP MSA 1.2TB 6G SAS 10K ENT HDD
HP P2000 G3 SFF Modular Smart Array
HP P2000 G3 LFF Modular Smart Array
P2000 G3 FC Controllers, 2 installed
1.
Power supplies
2.
8 Gb Fibre Channel ports
3.
CLI port (mini-USB)
4.
Reserved for future use
5.
Management Ethernet port
6.
Expansion port
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Overview
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI Combo Controllers, 2 installed
1.
Power supplies
2.
8 Gb Fibre Channel ports
3.
1GbE iSCSI ports
4.
CLI port (mini-USB)
5.
Reserved for future use
6.
Management Ethernet port
7.
Expansion port
P2000 G3 SAS controllers, 2 installed
1.
Power supplies
2.
6Gb SAS ports (four per
controller)
3.
CLI port (mini-USB)
P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI controllers, 2 installed
1.
Power supplies
2.
10GbE iSCSI ports
3.
CLI port (mini-USB)
4.
Management Ethernet port
5.
Expansion port
4.
Management Ethernet port
5.
Expansion port
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P2000 G3 iSCSI dual controller
1.
Power supplies
2.
1 GbE iSCSI ports (4)
3.
1 GbE iSCSI ports (4)
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
4.
CLI port (mini-USB)
5.
Management Ethernet port
6.
Expansion port
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Models
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
P2000 G3
Modular Smart Array
P2000 G3 Controllers
P2000 G3 Fibre Channel Controllers
HP P2000 G3 MSA Fibre Channel Controller
NOTE:
two 8Gb FC ports per controller
HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Combo Modular Smart Array Controller
NOTE:
two 8Gb FC ports and two 1GbE iSCSI ports per controller
P2000 G3 SAS Controller
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array System Controller
NOTE:
four 6Gb SAS ports per controller
P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI controller
HP P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI MSA Array System Controller
NOTE:
two 10GbE iSCSI ports per controller
P2000 G3 iSCSI controller (1Gb Ethernet)
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA Array System Controller
NOTE:
four 1Gb iSCSI ports per controller
P2000 Chassis
P2000 Controller-less Chassis (AC-powered)
HP P2000 LFF Modular Smart Array Chassis
NOTE:
Will accept one or two controllers or Disk Enclosure I/O modules
HP P2000 SFF Modular Smart Array Chassis
NOTE:
Will accept one or two controllers, not I/O modules
P2000 G3 Configured Array Systems
Configured Units, 8 Gb Fibre Channel Systems
HP P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Controller LFF Modular Smart Array System
HP P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Controller SFF Modular Smart Array System
HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Dual Combo Controller LFF Array
HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Dual Combo Controller SFF Array
Configured Units, 6 Gb SAS Systems
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Dual Controller LFF Array System
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Dual Controller SFF Array System
Configured Units, 10GbE iSCSI Systems
HP P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI MSA Dual Controller LFF Array System
HP P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI MSA Dual Controller SFF Array System
Configured Units, 1Gb iSCSI Systems
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA Dual Controller LFF Array System
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA Dual Controller SFF Array System
P2000 G3 FC SAN Starter Kits
HP P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Small Business SAN Starter Kit
AP836B
AP837B
AW592B
AW595B
BK829B
AP838B
AP839B
AP845B
AP846B
AW567B
AW568B
AW593B
AW594B
AW596B
AW597B
BK830B
BK831B
AP847B
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Models
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
Smart Buys
includes (1) HP P2000G3 MSA FC Dual Controller LFF Array (AP845B) , (2) HP SN6000
12port Single Power FC Switch (BK780B) , (4) HP 81Q PCI-e FC Single Port HBA
(AK344A), (12 ) 8Gb Short Wave FC SFPs (AJ718A ), and (8 ) HP 5M OM3 FC Cables
(AJ836A ).
HP P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Virtualization SAN Starter Kit
(includes (1) HP P2000G3 MSA FC Dual Controller SFF Array (AP846B) , (2) HP 8/24 Base
16 Ports Enabled SAN Switch (AM868B) , (6) HP 81B PCI-e 8Gb FC Single Port HBA
(AP769A), (16 ) 8Gb Short Wave B Series FC SFPs (AJ716B ), and (10 ) HP 5M OM3 FC
Cables (AJ836A )
Disk Enclosures
HP P2000 Dual I/O LFF Drive Enclosure
HP P2000 LFF Drive Enclosure I/O Module
HP D2700 Disk Enclosure
Controller-less Chassis (DC-powered)
HP P2000 DC-power LFF Chassis
(can add one or two P2000 G3 controllers or P2000 JBOD I/O modules)
HP P2000 DC-power SFF Chassis
HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI DC LFF Array/Smart-Buy- Americas
Includes: (1) HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI DC LFF Array
(6) HP P2000 450GB 6G SAS 15K 3.5in DP HDD
HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI DC SFF Array/Smart-Buy- Americas
Includes: (1) HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI DC SFF Array
(6) HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K 2.5 inch DP ENT HDD
HP P2000 G3 FC DC LFF Array/S-Buy- Americas
Includes: (1) HP P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Controller LFF Array
(6) HP P2000 450GB 6G SAS 15K 3.5in DP HDD
HP P2000 G3 FC DC SFF Array/S-Buy- Americas
Includes: (1) HP P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Controller SFF Array
(6) HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K 2.5 inch DP ENT HDD
HP P2000fc w/24 300GB 6GSAS-7.2TB Bundle- Americas
Includes: (1) HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI Dual Controller SFF MSA Array
(24) HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K 2.5in DP ENT HDD
AP848B
AP843B
AP844B
AJ941A
AP840B
AP841B
BK748SB
BK749SB
BK746SB
BK747SB
BK816A
P2000 G3 Array Bundles
In some areas HP is offering P2000 G3 Array bundles with SFF SAS drives. These bundles can simplify the process of ordering. HP
offers these bundles with different type of P2000 G3 Array controllers for different storage capacity needs.
NOTE:
These bundles are not offered worldwide so please check the availability for your region
Protocol
Fully Populated Bundles:
FC Bundles
Raw Capacity
3.5 TB
Regions
Availability
AMS
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HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/24 146GB SAS
Bundle Description
15K SFF HDD 3.5TB Bundle
SKUs
BV901B
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Models
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
7.2 TB
14.4 TB
21.6 TB
24 TB
7.2 TB AMS
FC/iSCSI Combo
Bundles
SAS Bundles
1G iSCSI
Bundles
Half Populated Bundles:
FC Bundles
21.6 TB
24 TB
7.2 TB
14.4 TB
21.6 TB
24 TB
7.2 TB
21.6 TB
24 TB
3.6 TB
7.2 TB
10.8 TB
12 TB
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APJ
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APJ
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APJ
EMEA
AMS
APJ
AMS
APJ
HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/24 300GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/24 600GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 14.4TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC 24x900GB SAS SFF
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC 24x1TB SAS SFF
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/24 300GB SAS
15K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI MSA DC w/24
900GB SAS 10K SFF HDD 21.6TB
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI MSA DC w/24
1TB SAS 7.2K SFF MDL HDD 24TB
Bundle
HP P2000 SAS DC w/24 300GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 SAS DC w/24 600GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 14.4TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA DC w/24 900GB
SAS 10K SFF HDD 21.6TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA DC w/24 1TB
SAS 7.2K SFF MDL HDD 24TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI DC w/24 300GB
SAS 10K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA DC w/24
900GB SAS 10K SFF HDD 21.6TB
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA DC w/24 1TB
SAS 7.2K SFF MDL HDD 24TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/12 300GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 3.6TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/12 600GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC MSA DC w/12 900GB
SAS 10K SFF HDD 10.8TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC MSA DC w/12 1TB SAS
7.2K SFF MDL HDD 12TB Bundle
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Models
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
FC/iSCSI Combo
Bundles
SAS Bundles
1G iSCSI G3
Bundles
3.6 TB
10.8 TB
12 TB
3.6 TB
7.2 TB
10.8 TB
12 TB
3.6 TB
3.6 TB
7.2 TB
10.8 TB
12 TB
3.6 TB
AMS
APJ
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HP P2000 G3 FC DC w/12 300GB SAS
15K SFF HDD 3.6TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI MSA DC w/12
900GB SAS 10K SFF HDD 10.8TB
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI MSA DC w/12
1TB SAS 7.2K SFF MDL HDD 12TB
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS DC w/12 300GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 3.6TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS DC w/12 600GB SAS
10K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA DC w/12 900GB
SAS 10K SFF HDD 10.8TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA DC w/12 1TB
SAS 7.2K SFF MDL HDD 12TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 SAS DC w/12 300GB SAS
15K SFF HDD 3.6TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI DC w/12 300GB
SAS 10K SFF HDD 3.6TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI DC w/12 600GB
SAS 10K SFF HDD 7.2TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA DC w/12
900GB SAS 10K SFF HDD 10.8TB
Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA DC w/12 1TB
SAS 7.2K SFF MDL HDD 12TB Bundle
HP P2000 G3 iSCSI DC w/12 300GB
SAS 15K SFF HDD 3.6TB Bundle
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HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
Features
Key Features
The HP P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array family encompasses five controllers, each featuring different protocols or combination of
protocols to match the exact needs of the user.
P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI Combo MSA controller: this unique controller offers both 8 Gb Fibre Channel and 1 GbE iSCSI functionalities
built into a single array controller. This allows customers to enable storage needing high performance thru the FC ports while
leveraging their SAN investment by sharing the array resources with smaller departments through low-cost iSCSI. It also
enables optional Remote Snap (replication) for data protection.
P2000 G3 FC MSA controller: Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel host ports per controller give high performance with a mature topology
and is compatible with the largest installed base of SAN users.
P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI MSA controller: HP was the first of the major modular array manufacturers that brought a high
performance dual-ported 10GbE iSCSI solution to the entry level segment. Ideal for those who want to utilize cost-effective
Ethernet as their infrastructure without sacrificing access time to their data. Now supports Remote Snap (replication).
P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller: the P2000 G3 SAS model gives fast 6 Gb transmission rates with low cost SAS connections. Four
host ports per controller support a highly efficient direct connect configuration.
P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA controller offers four 1 Gb iSCSI ports utilizes the popular Ethernet infrastructure with its low cost and ease
of management, while the additional ports assure increased performance over the previous generation. Now supports Remote
Snap (replication).
All P2000 G3 models offer a common set of valuable features:
Ease of management featuring browser-based out-of-band access. This allows a department or small company to effectively
handle growing storage requirements, with the aid of an intuitive GUI to administer the unit with a minimum of complexity. Ideal
for local or remote installations.
All G3 models come standard with 64 controller-based snapshots and clone capability. The G3 arrays also support an optional
512 snaps.
Choose either a low-cost single controller array or start with a configured dual controller array model to fit the budget, high
availability, and performance needs.
All models feature a wide variety of drives: enterprise-class SAS, SAS Midline, and archival-class SATA Midline in either P2000
LFF 3.5-inch or HP Storage SFF 2.5-inch drives.
P2000 G3 models can have a maximum number of P2000 LFF drive enclosures (7), a maximum number of D2700 SFF enclosures
(5), or mix both sizes. The array can grow incrementally from a few drives to 178 TB SAS, 384 TB of SAS MDL or 192 TB SATA
MDL.
2 GB transportable read/write cache per controller. Battery-free cache backup with super capacitors and compact flash
Vdisks can be spanned across multiple enclosures
RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Maximums vary by RAID levels: 2 drive max for RAID level 1; max of 16 drives for RAID levels 0, 3, 5, 6, and 10; max of 32 drives
for RAID level 50
512 LUNs with LUN sizes greater than 40TB depending on the RAID configuration chosen. The maximum LUN size is 64TB
Non-disruptive on-line controller code upgrade (requires dual controllers w/ multi-pathing software)
Upgradable by design. Owners of an original MSA2000 G1 or G2 array are able to do data-in-place controller upgrades to the
P2000 G3 FC, Combo FC/iSCSI, 1 Gb or 10GbE iSCSI, or P2000 G3 SAS. Cross protocol upgrades are also supported between the
protocols. This unique ability protects the earlier investments in chassis, drives, and JBODs
Follow us on twitter and be a part of the conversation, and get the latest P2000 G3/MSA related news and information at:
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HP P2000 G3 FC MSA SAN Starter Kits
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HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
Features
The new P2000 G3 FC MSA SAN Starter kits are offered to simplify ordering and implementation of your SAN. HP includes all the
necessary hardware components to build your own SAN solution in one package, just add the drives of your choice. These kits are
offered at very affordable prices which reflect a savings over purchasing each SAN component separately.
Virtualization SAN Starter
Kit
Small Business SAN
Starter Kit
HP P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Virtualization SAN Starter Kit
The HP P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Virtualization SAN Starter Kit addresses the
growing need for server and storage administrators to deliver end-to-end storage,
virtualization, and management capabilities across their network infrastructure. The
hardware bundle consists of six Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), two FC switches, a P2000 G3
FC MSA Dual Controller Array (SFF Chassis), sixteen 8Gb FC SFPs , ten HP 5M FC cables
as well as two licenses per switch enabling Server Application Optimization (SAO) and
Adaptive Networking (AN). SAO is an adapter technology that offers Quality of Service
(QoS) capabilities that can be used in conjunction with fabric wide QoS and to enable a
high performing, virtualized infrastructure. With SAO deployed, administrators can
protect a VM and its application by assigning its IO flow to a specific priority level. The
QoS priorities are enforced at the hardware level, thereby providing adequate
bandwidth during periods of high congestion. Applications such as email and databases
achieve better performance when deployed in specific SAO and MSA configurations.
HP P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Small Business SAN Starter Kit
The HP P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Small Business SAN Starter Kit is a unique
end-to-end 8 Gbps SAN Solution, just add disks and power. This kit includes one 8 Gbps
P2000 G3 FC MSA Dual Controller Array (LFF Chassis), four 8 Gbps FC HBAs, two HP
SN6000 Stackable 8 Gbps 8-port FC switches, twelve 8Gb FC SFPs, eight HP 5M FC
cables and HP unique Simple SAN Connection Manager (SSCM) SAN management
software, cables, rails and optics. SSCM is the only SAN management software that can
manage the FC switch, HBA and provision HP storage from a single pane of glass.
AP848B
AP847B
Application Solutions
Learn more
The HP P2000 SAN is the ideal solution for customers running Oracle, Microsoft, SAP environments and
those customers who are deploying virtual server technologies like VMware, Hyper-V, and Oracle Virtual
Machine. The HP P2000 SAN delivers enterprise functionality that enhances virtual environments,
simplifies management, and reduces costs. Easy to deploy, scale and maintain, HP P2000 SANs ensure
that crucial business data remains available.
HP has developed best-in-class expertise in Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and Virtualization Hypervisor
technology through extensive testing with the HP P2000 SAN, HP servers, and management software;
high availability and disaster recovery solutions; and backup and recovery on the Oracle, Microsoft, and
SAP application platforms. As a result, our customers can expect a wide range of operational and business
benefits where they can:
Deploy IT assets across multiple locations.
Incrementally grow storage without interruption.
Enable high availability and disaster recovery capabilities for critical applications.
Deploy a remote disaster recovery site.
To learn more about specific HP Storage Solutions that are built with Oracle, Microsoft, SAP and
Virtualization environments in mind, visit the solution sites supporting each of these applications.
HP Storage for Oracle hyperlink to:
HP Storage for Microsoft hyperlink to:
HP Storage for SAP hyperlink to:
HP Storage for VMware hyperlink to:
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http://www.hp.com/storage/oracle
http://www.hp.com/storage/microsoft
http://www.hp.com/storage/sap
http://www.hp.com/go/vmware/storage
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Family Information
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
Capacity
Minimum / with maximum
additional drive enclosures
Controller Cache
Total LUNs
LUN sizes greater than
40TB depending on the
RAID configuration chosen
Host connect
P2000 & MSA2000 have 1
or 2 controllers, EVA has 2
controllers standard
Maximum Drives
w/ expansion
Maximum host supported
(dual controller)
Optional software:
Snapshot, clone,
Remote Snap
Use for Storage
NOTE:
maximum available storage capacity depends on the RAID level being implemented
P2000 G3 FC
LFF
: 7.2 TB SAS
or 48 TB SAS MDL or 24
TB SATA MDL
w/ 7 LFF enclosures:
57.6 TB SAS,
384 TB SAS MDL or 192
TB SATA
SFF
: 28 TB SAS
or 24 TB SAS MDL or 12
TB SATA MDL
w/ 5 D2700 JBODs:
178 TB SAS
or 149 TB SAS MDL or
74.5 TB SATA MDL
2 GB per controller 2 GB per controller 2 GB per controller 2 GB per controller
512
maximum LUN size: 64TB
Two 8 Gb
Fibre Channel ports or
Two 8Gb FC and two 1GbE
iSCSI ports
per controller
96 LFF/149 SFF 96 LFF/149 SFF 96 LFF/149 SFF 96 LFF/149 SFF
64 64
Snapshot, 64 standard
(max 512)
Clone (standard)
Remote Snap (optional)
Primary Storage
with SAS drives.
Secondary with SATA
P2000 G3 SAS
LFF
: 7.2 TB SAS
or 48 TB SAS MDL or 24
TB SATA MDL
w/ 7 LFF enclosures:
57.6 TB SAS,
384 TB SAS MDL or 192
SATA
SFF
: 28 TB SAS
or 24 TB SAS MDL or 12
TB SATA MDL
w/ 5 D2700 JBODs:
178 TB SAS
or 149 TB SAS MDL or
74.5 TB SATA MDL
512
maximum LUN size: 64TB
Four 6 Gb (x4)
SAS ports
per controller
w/ SAS switch: 32 single
blade servers (2x c7000),
or 16 dual density blade
servers
Snapshot, 64 standard
(max 512)
Clone (standard)
Primary Storage
with SAS drives.
Secondary with SATA
P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI
LFF
: 7.2 TB SAS
or 48 TB SAS MDL or 24
TB SATA MDL
w/ 7 LFF enclosures:
57.6 TB SAS,
384 TB SAS MDL or 192
TB SATA
SFF
: 28 TB SAS
or 24 TB SAS MDL or 12
TB SATA MDL
w/ 5 D2700 JBODs:
178 TB SAS
or 149 TB SAS MDL or
74.5 TB SATA MDL
512
maximum LUN size: 64TB
Two 10 GbE iSCSI ports
per controller
64 64
Snapshot, 64 standard
(max 512)
Clone (standard)
Remote Snap (optional)
Primary Storage
with SAS drives.
Secondary with SATA
P2000 G3 iSCSI (1GbE)
LFF
: 7.2 TB SAS
or 48 TB SAS MDL or 24
TBSATA MDL
w/ 7 LFF enclosures:
57.6 TB SAS,
384 TB SAS MDL or 192
TB SATA
SFF
: 28 TB SAS
or 24 TB SAS MDL or 12
TB SATA MDL
w/ 5 D2700 JBODs:
178TB SAS
or 149 TB SAS MDL or
74.5 TB SATA MDL
512
maximum LUN size: 64TB
Four 1 Gb
iSCSI ports
per controller
Snapshot, 64 standard
(max 512)
Clone (standard) Remote
Snap (optional)
Primary Storage
with SAS drives.
Secondary with SATA
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HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
8Gb Fibre Channel
controller
Combo controller with
FC and iSCSI ports
6Gb SAS controller
10GbE iSCSI controller
1 Gb iSCSI controller
Modular Chassis
Drives available
Two host ports per FC controller shipped with SFPs. The P2000 G3 FC controller can run in either point-topoint or FCAL (loop). The default is FCAL which is used in Direct Connect, particularly with two controllers.
The PtP (fabric) mode is used with almost all switches.
This ingenious dual-protocol "combo" controller supports a full FC SAN through the 8Gb FC ports, while
designating the two 1 GbE iSCSI ports to enable remote replication over iSCSI protocol and perform as an
iSCSI target. This allows economical sharing of the storage resource (the P2000 G3 array) with one
department needing the performance afforded by the 8 Gb FC ports while simultaneously supporting
another department with lesser performance needs and a budget only allowing a 1GbE iSCSI network.
Four 4x host ports per 6Gb SAS controller.
Two 10GbE ports per G3 10GbE iSCSI controller. Ports are ready for the choice of SFP (none included)
Supports the ProCurve and ISS versions of the following 10GbE parts for use in the controllers:
HP 10Gb Cables
HP SFP+ 10GbE Copper Cable
HP ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+-SFP+ Direct Attach Cable
HP SFP+ Transceivers
HP BladeSystem 10Gb SR SFP+ and HP BladeSystem 10Gb LRM SFP+
HP ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+ SR Transceiver and HP ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+ LRM Transceiver
No SFP+ LR Transceiver support
Four 1 Gb Ethernet iSCSI ports per G3 iSCSI controller
2U rack height. 12 Large Form Factor or 24 Small Form Factor drive bays, accommodating SAS and SATA.
Comes with space for one or two controllers, or P2000 3.5-inch disk Enclosure I/O modules (LFF chassis
only)
The P2000 G3 controllers support both the P2000 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF) drives, and the HP
Storage 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) drives.
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) enterprise-class drives are designed for high demand, 24x7 usage.
SAS Midline and SATA Midline are usually reserved for archival of data as they are both relatively
inexpensive and are available in very large capacities.
The HP entry-level family of arrays can accommodate both SAS and SATA drives within the same enclosure
making it ideal to have both business-critical, high activity files on SAS drives while using Snapshot, clone,
or Remote Snap capability to keep back-up or archival data on the less expensive drives.
For investment protection, the controllers will support single and dual port SAS & SATA drives in a legacy
single - or dual - domain MSA70. This support allows current owners of MSA70s to migrate their single port
drives (in their MSA70 only, not into the array head) to be attached to a P2000 G3 FC or SAS. They can only
cascade to another single I/O MSA70. This is not a data-in-place transition, and overall performance could
be impacted.
SAS drive performance can be approximately 30% greater than SATA performance on sequential host I/O.
SAS performance excels in sequential lower latency response time and random I/O per second transaction
performance due to higher rpm disk speeds yielding lower seek times. SAS drive random performance is
generally twice that of SATA drives.
NOTE:
P2000 and MSA2 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF) drives are for use only in the P2000 G3 or
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MSA2000 models. The 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) drives are supported only with the P2000 G3 or the
MSA2300 G2 controllers and are Storage hot-plug 2.5-inch drives.
Optional Disk enclosures
Just as the user has a choice of chassis for the array head (LFF and SFF drive bays, AC or DC powered), so
also do they have a choice of expansion disk enclosures accommodating either drive size. Both the P2000
and the D2700 disk enclosures can be hot-added to an operating array.
(
NOTE:
Chassis. There is a certified JBOD listed in the Carrier-grade section
P2000 3.5-inch drive enclosure
Storage 2.5-inch Universal form factor (SFF) 6Gb SAS or SATA hard drives. It ships standard with dual I/O
modules installed.
D2700 2.5-inch drive enclosure
ProLiant 2.5-inch Universal form factor (SFF) 6Gb SAS or SATA hard drives. It ships standard with dual I/O
modules installed.
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems
these are not supported as part of a NEBS-certified configuration with the MSA Carrier Grade
)
. This 2U storage enclosure (AJ941A) is designed to support twenty five
This 3.5-inch drive enclosure can be attached to either the P2000 G3 FC or SAS LFF or SFF array head.
Each configured model ships standard with two .5m mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables for cascading to
other P2000 drive enclosures
Up to seven P2000 3.5-inch enclosures can be attached to a P2000 G3 FC, FC/iSCSI Combo, or SAS
controller in the array head.
. This 2U storage enclosure (AJ941A) is designed to support twenty five
Scalability
Vdisks
LUNs
RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
This 2.5-inch drive enclosure can be attached to a P2000 G3 controller (SFF or LFF) array head
The D2700 enclosure ships with a two .5m miniSAS to miniSAS cable.
Up to five D2700 may be attached to the P2000 G3 array head, given total support for 149 SFF drives.
The P2000 G3 FC, Combo FC/iSCSI, SAS, 1 Gb or 10GbE iSCSI controllers are designed to allow an installation
to begin with smaller capacity and be able to grow gradually as needed. The flexibility of SAS or SATA drive
technology, form factors, sizes, speeds, and costs per GB allows a system to easily fit in almost any budget.
Large Form Factor configurations can scale up to 7.2 TB SAS, 36TB SAS MDL or 24 TB SATA,
expandable to 57.6 TB SAS, 384 TB SAS MDL or 192 TB SATA with the addition of a maximum of seven
P2000 3.5-inch Drive Enclosures.
Small Form Factor configurations can scale from 21.6 TB SAS, 24 TB SAS MDL or 12 TB SATA MDL.
With the addition of five D2700 JBODs, the P2000 G3 can support 134 TB SAS, 149 TB SAS MDL or
74.5 TB SATA MDL.
Users may configure a 24-drive P2000 G3 SFF array head with 12-drive LFF P2000 3.5-inch disk
enclosures. This is an excellent method for a configuration that supports fast SFF enterprise-class
SAS drives in the array head, combined with economical LFF drives staged for archival purposes, all in
the same array.
Qualification of larger capacity drives is ongoing.
Vdisks can span across multiple enclosures, where drives used in the Vdisk can be contained in different
enclosures. The maximum number of drives that can be used in RAID 1 Vdisk is 2; RAID 0, 3, 5, 6, and 10 is
16; and for RAID 50 Vdisk is 32.
The HP 2000 family of arrays supports 512 LUNs (total volumes in a dual controller system) and LUN sizes
up to 64 TB depending on the RAID configuration chosen. The array supports expansion and deletion of any
LUN.
In addition to the usual RAID levels, the P2000 G3 features several important additional levels. RAID 6 is the
highest level of RAID protection. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous
write operations. It can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss. RAID 10 is
mirroring and striping without parity. It is the most popular of the multiple RAID levels, allowing large arrays
with high performance in most cases and superior fault tolerance. RAID 50 combines the block striping and
parity of RAID 5 with the straight block striping of RAID 0, yielding higher performance than RAID 5 through
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