Delivers virtual storage for the midsize customer that provides enhanced performance, better capacity utilization, and easier management of on-demand storage activities.
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The HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array Starter kits are easily ordered, simply deployed array packages affordably priced for the midsized customer. There are the basic Starter Kits and Starter Kits specifically for HP BladeSystems.
EVA virtualization improves capacity and reduces management complexities, lowering total cost of ownership compared to traditional arrays. The EVA4400 fits well for customers looking for a high-performance, scalable, reliable and highly available storage solution that can be installed in just a few hours. The benefit of a virtual environment is realized on the bottom line, ideally integrating IT infrastructure and business applications. By providing broad operating system support, and proven integration with Microsoft Exchange, Oracle and SAP, the EVA4400 delivers real value with cost savings that include easy set up and configuration, and self-repair capabilities. The EVA4400's high availability is built on the EVA4100/6100/8100 architecture with dual-redundant design and 99.999% availability. The array supports robust local and remote replication capabilities of HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA Software and HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA Software, providing customers disaster tolerance and the ability to keep applications on-line during backup and restore. EVA4400 also offers tiered storage to match the value of data to your business needs with support for high-performing Fibre Channel drives or lower priced FATA drives. With the flexibility to attach to iSCSI and FC SAN networks, customers can deploy networking technologies that make sense for their environments. With HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software and storage provisioning capabilities of HP Dynamic Capacity Management Software, customers spend less time managing their storage and more time managing their business.
What's new
The EVA4400 Starter Kit and Bundle for BladeSystems is specifically targeted for market segments using HP BladeSystems.
Features &
Benefits
Affordable enterprise-class storage array functionality: The EVA4400 is easier to install, upgrade and repair, at an affordable price for midsized customers. These Starter Kits are aggressively priced, targeted at specific market segments including HP BladeSystems.
Virtualization improves capacity and reduces management complexities: Reduces complexities of installations typically found in traditional arrays by employing EVA virtualization capabilities to improve your management resources.
Spend less time managing storage: Installation is quick and easy taking only a few hours freeing you to manage your business priorities and not your storage solution. You can easily upgrade, repair and replace components yourself, without the need for a service call.
Lower cost of ownership: Contributing to an attractive Total Cost of Ownership, the EVA4400 is more affordable and less complex than traditional arrays. The EVA4400 Starter Kits are single part number packages that are easy to order.
Simplify integration of leading business applications: EVA4400 Solution Blocks provide blueprints for integration with Microsoft Exchange, Oracle and SAP that combines the right server, storage and application components for quick deployment of typical business intelligence, disaster recovery, mail and messaging applications as well as other projects.
Storage that keeps pace in the agile world of virtual servers: In a dynamic VMware environment, the most complimentary storage is that which can respond quickly to change. The aggressively priced Starter Kit for BladeSystems meets this requirement because the EVA4400 is easy to manage and provisions storage.
Complete solution for storage and servers: Combined with HP BladeSystem, the EVA4400 provides a complete solution where storage and servers are managed together. This offers a simple management and resource solution for customers. The EVA4400 Starter Kit for BladeSystems is a very affordable package for adding virtualized storage to a VMware environment.
Easy and robust disaster recovery: Local and remote replication software, Business Copy EVA and Continuous Access EVA, protect data so in the event of a service disruption, recovery is quick and easy.
High availability for planned uptime: Customers can expect 99.999% availability with dual-redundant architecture of high-end arrays supports robust local and remote replication capabilities.
