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Create, migrate, manage, and protect file shares and network application storage like a pro. If you're a storage expert, it's a time saver; if you're not, it's a life saver. |
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Overview |
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| Things like RAID, LUN creation, and iSCSI can be intimidating if you don’t have storage training or expertise. How do you know the best way to provision disks for desired performance and availability for file shares, email, or database storage and logs? You can do a lot of homework, or you can use HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager Software (HP ASM).
HP ASM radically simplifies the creation, migration, growth, and protection of shared storage by hiding complexity and presenting it from an application point-of-view. Included with all HP StorageWorks X1000 Network Storage Systems, the software is designed for those with little or no storage expertise and includes tools to easily migrate and manage data using automated best practice logic. It saves time for storage experts, too - wizards that require only a few mouse clicks to expertly set up and protect file and/or iSCSI storage make the move to unified network storage a quick and painless experience for anyone. |
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- The HP All-in-One interface is now called HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager Software (HP ASM) and is included at no extra charge on all HP X1000 Network Storage Systems.
- All HP X1000 Network Storage Systems also include Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, which automatically enables the Microsoft Exchange, SQL, and iSCSI tools in HP ASM.
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Features and Benefits |
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Breakthrough simplicity for those with limited storage expertise
- Included with all X1000 Network Storage Systems: Create, migrate, grow, and protect shared file and/or application storage for your clients and servers. .
- Designed for admins with no storage expertise: Requires no special training and makes any IT generalist look like a storage pro by hiding complexity and presenting shared storage from an application point-of-view. In fact, it’s like having a storage expert in the box.
- Multiple data services under one roof: Provides management of file shares (NAS), application storage (iSCSI Target), and data protection.
- Intuitive user interface: Presents shared storage in application-centric terms and uses terms and functions familiar to application administrators.
Saves time in setup and operation
- Setup and provisioning wizards: Configure existing volumes or raw storage for file shares and/or application storage in just a few mouse clicks. Be up and running in minutes instead of hours.
- A single dashboard with point and click simplicity: Manage capacity, security, quotas, alerts, data protection, replication, and more from one interface.
- Data services options are right at hand: Integration of snapshot, backup, and replication options in setup wizards for file shares and application stores makes configuring data protection a breeze.
- Discovers existing file shares: If you've already created file shares using Microsoft's management tools, All-in-One Storage Manager will discover and manage them (including snapshot scheduling).
Powerful and protected
- The easy way to set up file shares: Create Windows and/or NFS file shares on an existing logical drive or on raw unpartitioned disks. Either way, disk-based scheduled snapshots are included by default.
- Automated ‘best practice’ logic: Tight integration with Microsoft Exchange (2003/2007) and SQL Server (2000/2005/2008) enables optimal storage setup and data migration without needing to know industry-established best practices.
- Host a user-defined application wizard: Manage and provision iSCSI storage for standards-compliant non-Windows environments such as VMware and Linux.
- Comprehensive data protection features: Capture disk-based application-aware snapshots of data for easy roll-back, backup to disk, tape, or other removable media with Data Protector Express Software integration, and replicate data on a scheduled basis to another system using HP Storage Mirroring Software integration.
- Automatic problem notification: Be notified automatically of pending problems or actual issues, via e-mail or page. Monitor capacity and set alerts to manage growth.
Seamless software/services integration
- Microsoft iSCSI Software Target: Now included with all HP X1000 Network Storage Systems. Adds block storage capability and enables “Host an Exchange Storage Group” and “Host a SQL Server Database” wizards plus provisioning and management for virtual and other non-Windows environments.
- HP Data Protector Express Software: Optional for HP X1000 Network Storage Systems. Adds data protection features to HP ASM including automated backup of file shares or application stores to tape, disk, or other removable media target using application-aware snapshots.
- HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Software: Optional for HP X1000 Network Storage Systems. Enables replication features within HP ASM including streamlined setup of near-real-time automated replication of file shares or application stores to a remote target.
- See the 'Software' tab for more information: Capture disk-based application-aware snapshots of data for easy roll-back, backup to disk, tape, or other removable media with Data Protector Express Software integration, and replicate data on a scheduled basis to another system using HP Storage Mirroring Software integration.
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