Have your storage requirements rapidly increased? Do you need a flexible and powerful way to manage and control this growth?

HP StorageWorks X1800sb Network Storage Blade is a flexible storage server solution for BladeSystem environments. Combine the X1800sb with the SB40c Storage Blade to enable file serving and iSCSI shared storage inside the BladeSystem enclosure.
The flexibility of the X1800sb extends to external storage as well. The X1800sb can also be used as a low cost SAN gateway to provide consolidated file-serving access to FC, SAS, or iSCSI SANs.

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1. Pair the X1800sb with the SB40c storage blade and create iSCSI shared storage and file serving inside the BladeSystem enclosure.
2. Or use the X1800sb as an affordable gateway to external FC, SAS, or iSCSI storage.

In a Windows (SMB/CIFS) environment, there's no better way to serve files. Windows Storage Server 2008 delivers better file serving performance than standard Windows Server, has exclusive features like Single Instance Storage (SIS) file deduplication, and supports Volume Shadow Copy Service snapshots. In mixed environments, you get the flexibility of heterogeneous support for additional protocols like NFS, HTTP, FTP, and WebDAV. File serving inside the BladeSystem enclosure is available when the X1800sb is paired with the SB40c Storage Blade. The X1800sb can also be used as an affordable SAN gateway to provide consolidated file-service access to FC, SAS, or iSCSI SANs.

Pair the X1800sb with the SB40c Storage Blade, and you not only have file services, but you also have an internal iSCSI shared storage solution. Managed through a single interface, the X1800sb provides shared application storage (iSCSI SAN), file serving (NAS), and data protection inside the Blade System enclosure. The HP Automated Storage Manager is included, providing an 'application-centric' management tool that hides storage complexity.

HP Automated Storage Manager (HP ASM): Create, migrate, manage, and protect shared storage without the need for storage expertise using HP ASM Software, which is included with all X1000 Network Storage Systems. HP ASM is designed for IT generalists and is like getting a storage expert in the box. It includes tools to quickly and easily migrate and manage file and iSCSI data using automated best practice settings, and you can enable optional data protection features within HP ASM by installing HP Data Protector Express Software, and/or HP Storage Mirroring Software.

Integrated data protection: Provides an easy mechanism to manage disk based snapshots for easy rollback, integrated data protection software for offsite and archive, hot-plug disk drives (RAID), and hardware redundancy. Data can also be replicated to another system for enhanced disaster recovery.

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)-based user interface (also accessible via HTTPS)

• Features the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Access to HP tools such as ACU are centralized on the HP Storage Server Management console.
  

HP Rapid Start-up Wizard: Simplifies and accelerates new device deployment by walking you through basic system settings step-by-step.

Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

• 64-bit processing (compatible with 32-bit applications)
• Optimized for File Serving: Up to 20% faster file serving performance than a general-purpose Windows Server 2008 installation on the same hardware.
• HP-enhanced File Server Management Console: Features the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
• HP StorageWorks Rapid Startup: Simplifies and accelerates new device deployment by presenting basic system settings on your first boot.
• Single-instance Storage (SIS): Recovers up to 35% of disk space by deduplicating files and reducing the amount of redundant data stored. Identifies identical files, stores a single copy of the file in a central repository, and replaces the files with pointers to the file in the SIS common store.
• Search Enhancements: Indexing Service extracts the information from a set of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to access that information through the Search function for computers running Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
• File Server Resource Manager (FSRM): Provides both on-demand and scheduled reports detailing storage use, allows administrators to create and manage folder and volume quotas, and permits both name-based screening of files and allowing/disallowing file creation on specified folder trees.
• Distributed File System (DFS) Management Console: Updated DFS namespace failover, failback and prioritization controls.
• Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R): State-based, multi-master replication engine that supports replication scheduling and bandwidth throttling. DFS-R uses a new compression algorithm that efficiently updates files over limited bandwidth networks by replicating only the changes needed to ensure global file consistency.
• Full support of Volume Shadow Copy Service, which creates point-in-time copies of files and folders at predetermined time intervals that can then be accessed from client computers.
• Unlimited Client Access Licenses (CALs) included
• Microsoft Services for Network File System (NFS)
• Simultaneous support for multiple file serving protocols, including SMB/CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, and WebDAV
• Print Management Console: Manage multiple printers (license for unlimited printer support) from a single console, whether locally or over the WAN
• Support for any number of SATA or SAS drives and multiple network ports
• Support for up to 32 GB of SDRAM

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target v3.2

• Compliant with iSCSI industry standards and compatible with industry standard iSCSI initiators. Interoperability has been verified for Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 (including Hyper-V), VMware ESX Server 3/3.5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, RedHat Enterprise Linux 5, and Qlogic 40xx series iSCSI hardware HBAs
  
• IETF-ratified iSCSI specification compliant
  
• IPv6 support (NOTE: HP ASM does not support IPv6)
  
• iSNS integration
  
• IPSec encryption
  
• CHAP authentication
  
• Seamless integration into Microsoft Management Console (MMC) user interface
  
• LUN resizing
  
• IP Take-Over support
  
• Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) support
  
• Application-aware snapshots with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
  NOTE: Limit of 512 snapshots per independent iSCSI/Application volume and 64 snapshots for file share volumes. If iSCSI LUNs and file shares are on a common volume the iSCSI snapshot limit is 448.
  
• Compatible with backup applications certified with Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  
• Sample Application Server Compatibility: Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, and 2007 Servers; Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008
  
• Sample Virtual Environment Compatibility: Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare, Xen

The HP Automated Storage Manager Software is included with the X1800sb, and can be used when the X1800sb is paired with an SB40c Storage Blade. This easy-to-use, integrated storage management tool works from an application point-of-view and can help you orchestrate the many aspects of your storage environment---even if you lack storage expertise. It's like having your own storage expert in the box.

• File Share creation wizard for CIFS or NFS shares with storage allocation, directory quota management, and scheduled snapshots.
• Quota monitoring and alerting per share or application.
• Remote management via Microsoft Internet Explorer or Terminal Services.
• Best practice and advanced dialog improvements to ASM wizards grant more control to those with more storage management experience.
• Support for setup and management of both internal storage as well as supported direct attached MSA storage enclosures.
• Supports management of tiered storage environments where both SAS and SATA hard drives are attached to the All-in-One Storage System either internally or in externally-attached HP StorageWorks MSA enclosures.
• You can use ASM to specify a dedicated, primary network--plus a secondary subnet--for your IP-based storage traffic.
• Disaster recovery tools work in concert with backup applications to preserve storage subsystem settings in case they need restored after a system rebuild.
• Provides end-to-end management and provisioning of iSCSI storage for non-clustered 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 hosts (including derivatives like Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008) from the iSCSI Target all the way through to the host.
• Provides management and provisioning of iSCSI storage for standards-compliant non-Windows iSCSI initiators such as VMWare, Linux, etc.
• Application data hosting and migration wizard using HP and Microsoft 'Best Practice' storage provisioning for Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 Storage Groups and Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008* databases (*SQL Server 2008 support requires installation of "SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility" option; file stream functionality not supported).
• Application-level capacity provisioning and online growth for shares, SQL Server and Exchange. SQL Server support includes data file and log directory provisioning and Exchange support includes Mailstore, Publicstore and log directory provisioning.
• Application data hosting and iSCSI Setup wizard for other 'User Defined' Application (Oracle, mySQL, VMware ESX, etc…)
• Data protection policy assignment (snapshots, backup, and HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring replication) integrated into application migration and share creation wizards for data hosted on the system. (Requires HP Data Protector Express Software and/or HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Software)
• Data Protector Express Virtual Library (D2D) device provisioning and space management as well as support for Data Protector Express D2D2Any add-on option. (Requires HP Data Protector Express Software)
• Integration with HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Software to accommodate asynchronous replication of file and block data to another system. (Requires HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Software)
• ASM agents now support domain servers (including Windows Server 2008, Small Business Server 2003 and Small Business Server 2008) as application host machines.

• HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade with one Intel® Xeon® processor L5506 (2.13 GHz, 60 watts) installed
• NOTE: All BL460c G6 options are supported by the X1800sb and will ship as separate components unless otherwise noted.

• 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC3-10600R

• HP Smart Array P410i Controller (RAID 0/1)

• 2 x 146GB SFF SAS 10k hot plug hard drives with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Standard X64 Edition pre-installed (in a RAID 1 configuration)

• Embedded NC532i Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction Server Adapter
  NOTE: Each port is autosensing 1 Gb/10Gb, and can interoperate with 1Gb HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnect components.
• One (1) additional 10/100 server adapter dedicated to iLO 2 Management

• Two (2) I/O expansion mezzanine slots
• Supports up to (2) mezzanine cards
  • Dual-Port Fibre Channel Mezzanine options for SAN connectivity (Choice of Emulex or QLogic)
  • iSCSI Ethernet mezzanine option for optimized iSCSI connectivity
  • Ethernet server adapter mezzanine options for additional network ports
  • 4X DDR InfiniBand (IB) Mezzanine (20 Gb/s) options for low latency server interconnectivity (based on Mellanox technology)

• HBA selection is left as your choice based on existing infrastructure and/or desired array support.

NOTE: The following options are available factory-integrated:

• The X1800sb is based on the HP ProLiant BL460c G6, which is a half-height server blade that plugs into the HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures

• HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator (powered by the Integrated Lights-Out 2 management processor) provides virtual KVM graphical remote console, virtual media, simplified server setup, and core server control functions out of the box.
• Unlock the full capabilities of the HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator with iLO Advanced for BladeSystem to take advantage of capabilities such as boot and failure sequence replay, on-demand video record and playback, and multi-user console for up to four users. Learn more at: www.hp.com/go/iLO

• The X1800sb comes with a standard 3-3-3 warranty (3 years parts exchange, 3 years labor and 3 years onsite next business day response)

• One year of HP Software Support, standard 9x5 business hours (software technical support and software product and documentation updates).

HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Software - HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring offers a host-based application that performs remote copy over an IP LAN/WAN. Key features include asynchronous replication that can be scheduled to a fine granular level, Logical Unit Number (LUN), file or byte level. Other features include multiple replication configuration options including peer-to-peer and many-to-one. In addition, Storage Mirroring is a very cost effective disaster recovery alternative from one host to another within a LAN, storage center, or between direct attached storage in metro offices and regional centers. Additional configurations allow replication from small office environments to ensure business continuity without an outside IT staff.

For more information on HP Storage Mirroring Software: http://www.hp.com/go/storageworks/storagemirrorring

HP Data Protector software - HP Data Protector software is enterprise data protection and disaster recovery, ensuring recovery from any disruption. Data Protector integrates a variety of techniques to eliminate backup and recovery windows. The capabilities to eliminate planned downtime range from online backup and backup of open files to zero-downtime, zero-impact backup. The software provides industry-leading instant recovery as well as several disaster recovery alternatives to eliminate unplanned downtime, allowing recovery of entire data centers in minutes.

Data Protector is enabling organizations to reduce costs by automating routine tasks to maximize the effectiveness of the data protection staff. For the price of an entry-level product, it provides the enterprise functionality customers need. Data Protector scales from single server to distributed enterprise, covering an extensive range of heterogeneous applications, operating environments and storage configurations with a single solution.

For more information on HP Data Protector: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/dataprotector/index.html

HP Data Protector Express Software - HP Data Protector Express is easy-to-use data protection and disaster recovery software. It is designed for smaller environments where ease of installation, use, and installation are needed. It enables backup to disk and/or tape of data stored on an X1000 Network Storage System and disaster recovery in the event of a serious incident. An X1000 Network Storage System can also act as the Backup Server and as a target for backup of data on other LAN connected machines or data protection can be integrated into an existing Data Protector Express installation.

Installing HP Data Protector Express on an HP X1000 Network Storage System enables data protection features within HP X1000 Automated Storage Manager Software (HP ASM), including backup of file shares or application stores using application-aware snapshots to tape, disk, or other removable media targets. See: http://www.hp.com/go/simplestorage for more information.

For more information on HP Data Protector Express Software: http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorexpress

HP StorageWorks File Migration Agent - HP FMA is an automated solution designed to help simplify Windows-based file, web, and application server administration in small business to enterprise environments. This is accomplished through policy-based file migration and archive to popular storage targets, including HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System (RISS), HP StorageWorks File System Extender, and NAS, via Common Internet File System (CIFS).

The following Windows Storage Server features or add-ons are currently NOT supported by HP File Archiving software:

NOTE: Single Instance Storage (SIS) - (NOT SUPPORTED)
NOTE: DFS-Replication (DFS-R) - (NOT SUPPORTED)
NOTE: File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) - Content Filter, & File Screening - (NOT SUPPORTED)

For more information: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/fma/

HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Provides comprehensive Network Attached Storage (NAS) management capabilities for HP ProLiant Storage Server. Visualize your distributed HP NAS solutions and centrally manage their capacity, performance, events, and dependencies to ensure NAS availability and performance and unify SAN and NAS management. For more information on the complete line of HP Storage Essential products go to: http://www.hp.com/go/storageessentials

HP Care Pack Services. Scalable, Flexible, Dependable. Like your storage.

Your storage is evolving. Get scalable support that evolves with it. HP Care Pack Services is an easy-to-buy, easy-to-use portfolio of packaged services covering your lifecycle needs. You can rely on our highly skilled, HP certified professionals to offer a breadth of expertise across leading storage technologies, and work side by side with you for optimal results. Partner with HP Technology Services to boost availability and avoid costly downtime by mitigating technology-related business risks. To help take the worry out of deploying, supporting and managing your storage technologies, we've designed a portfolio of service options that are as flexible, scalable and affordable as our storage.

Protect your business beyond the warranty

Standard warranty protects against product defects and some causes of downtime. HP Care Pack Services helps you proactively guard against unplanned downtime which can reduce your productivity and profitability. By using a standard approach to warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services, customers can be certain of consistency of operations for both mission-critical and standard business computing.

Extending warranties with HP Care Pack Services
The key to normalizing the warranty of combined solutions-is making service uplift simple: HP Care Pack Services. This portfolio of predefined packages, extending across the entire IT lifecycle, offering consulting, education, technical support, optimization, risk assessment, and more. It's entirely flexible allowing customers to extend the cover to the precise level of support required. Customer's standard hardware warranty, for example, can be upgraded to next-business-day response, to same-day coverage, or even to a committed six-hour call-to-repair service available 24 hours every day of the week.

Provide consistent, predictable levels of support across your entire department or business
Give you direct access to proven technical and problem-solving expertise
Offer a choice of response-time and repair-time commitments
Are available whenever and wherever you do business

For many products, post-warranty HP Care Pack Services are available when your original warranty has expired. Choose the support levels that meet your business requirements, from basic to mission-critical. In the new world of business technology, when your technology has to work for your business to work, who can you trust to make your technology work? HP Technology Services, the trusted business technology experts who manage your technology in action, because when technology works, business works. http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

NOTE: Care Pack Services availability may vary by product and country.

HP Care Pack Services recommended for optimal satisfaction of all deployments of your product.

3-Year HP Support Plus 24 provides integrated hardware and software support services designed specifically for your technology. HP Services engineers deliver reactive onsite hardware support and over-the-phone software support around-the-clock.

Services that will enhance the user experience in many product deployments.

HP eSupport is a portfolio of technology-based services that assist you with managing your business environment - from the desktop to the data center.

Support Portal
The HP support portal provides one-stop access to the information, tools and services you need to manage the daily operations of your IT environment.

Features include:

• Access to self-solve tools (including search technical knowledge base)
• Efficient logging and tracking of support cases
• Collaboration with other business and IT professionals
• Download of patches and drivers
• Access to diagnostic tools
• Proactive notification of relevant information

Access to certain features of the support portal requires an HP service agreement. To access the support portal, visit: http://www.hp.com/support

Remote Support Technology (RST)-HP Remote Support Pack
Taking a more proactive approach to IT support, the HP Remote Support pack plug-in module easily integrates with HP Systems Insight Manager to provide a powerful, unified "single pane of glass" solution for onsite and remote management.

HP Remote Support Pack enhances HP Systems Insight Manager with intelligent event diagnosis plus the automatic submission of hardware event notifications securely to HP support, including acknowledgment and status returns. It adds remote configuration collections to allow the delivery of assessment and proactive services for your SAN storage and HP-UX environments.

Consider education as an integral part of your strategy to get the best return on investment for your HP storage solution. HP offers a variety of training courses on storage software, networking, archiving and disk storage systems. Our classes are available in many delivery modalities from traditional instructor-led courses at one of our 80 training centers worldwide to on-site training customized to your needs or online. www.hp.com/learn/storage

HP Services continues to be recognized for service and support excellence by customers, partners, industry organizations and publications around the world. Recent honors and award reflect our services team's dedications, technical expertise, professionalism and uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction. For a list of all our awards, please visit:
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