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What is the HP EVA File Services (EVA File Services)? |
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HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array File Services (EVA File Services) is an integrated application (block) and file storage solution. It can serve both block and file data concurrently with high availability and scalable performance. It is designed for mid-range and enterprise customers wanting to consolidate their online data storage with one simple solution. The EVA File Services includes redundant HP StorageWorks 4/8 Base SAN Switches, 1 HP Procurve Ethernet switch, 16 HP 4Gb Short Wave Transceivers, Ethernet interconnect cables between the internal modules, FC interconnect cables between the internal modules, power cords for all modules, and mounting hardware for all modules, installation and startup. Note: Requires the purchase of an EVA4100/6100/8100 on the same order. One EVA File Services can support multiple EVA arrays. |
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| Q2. |
Is the EVA File Services integrated in the factory? |
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Yes. EVA File Services is integrated and tested in the factory including all cabling. |
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| Q3. |
Does the EVA File Services include installation and startup? |
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Yes. Once the unit has been delivered HP or authorized service personnel will completed the software configuration of the application (block) and file services. |
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| Q4. |
What file serving protocols does EVA File Services support? |
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EVA File Services can support the CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP file serving protocols. |
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| Q5. |
Does EVA File Services support Business Copy and Continuous Access EVA? |
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Yes. EVS File Services fully supports Business Copy and Continuous Access EVA to provide advanced snapshots and replication services. |
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| Q6. |
Can an EVA4100, EVA4100 Starter Kit, EVA6100 and EVA8100 be upgraded with File Services? |
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Yes. When customers want to add EVA File Services to an existing EVA they simply order an HP EFS Clustered Gateway. For more information on how to order an Clustered Gateway refer to:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/efs/index.html
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| Q7. |
Why are EVA File Services better than traditional file servers offered by competitors? |
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Every traditional file server and NAS appliance has a single performance limit. As demand for files being served reaches that performance limit it takes longer for files to be served. Traditional file servers and NAS appliances also suffer from a single point of failure. EVA File Services does not have a single performance limit or a single point of failure. EVA File Services enables file serving protocols, such as CIFS and NFS, to be scaled in a near linear fashion to unprecedented absolute I/O throughput and performance, with no single points of failure and integrated fault tolerance. |
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| Q8. |
Is CIFS file serving supported on the Linux version of EVA File Services? |
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EVA for Linux File Services does support CIFS file serving on a single node. |
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| Q9. |
Is NFS file serving supported on the Windows version of EVA File Services? |
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The Windows version of EVA File Services does not currently include a bundled NFS solution. HP recommends the Hummingbird Maestro product for this function. |
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| Q10. |
What capacity can the EVA4100, EVA6100, and EVA8100 be configured to? |
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The EVA4100 can support any combination of existing high performance drives and the 500GB low cost FATA drives. The EVA4100 can support up to a maximum capacity of 28TB (with the 500GB FATA drives) with any Vraid type supported. The EVA6100 can support up to a maximum capacity of 56TB (with the 500GB FATA drives) with any Vraid type supported. The EVA8100 can support up to a maximum capacity of 84TB in a single cabinet and up to 120TB with an expansion cabinet today (with the 500GB FATA drives) with any Vraid type supported.
Total usable capacity will vary based upon the desired combination of disk redundancy and sparing chosen (supported RAID types are Vraid 0, Vraid 1 and Vraid 5). |
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What Operating System platforms are supported by the EVA4100, EVA4100 Starter Kit/EVA6100/EVA8100? |
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- Windows 2000 Server SP4 and update roll up 1 for SP4, Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 and Update roll up 1 for SP4, Windows 2003 Standard/Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP1, R2, Windows 2003 Standard/Enterprise Edition (x64) SP1, R2, Windows 2003 Enterprise/DataCenter (IA64) SP1
- HP-UX: v11i v1 (PA-RISC), v11i v2 (PA-RISC and Integrity)
- Linux: Red Hat EL Advanced Server 3.0 (IA32, IA64 & x86_64)- U7, Red Hat EL Advanced Server 4.0 0 (IA32, IA64 and x86_64) U3, United Linux 1.0/SLES8 SP4 0 (IA32, IA64 and x86_64), SUSE/SLES9 0 (IA32, IA64 and x86_64)
- HP Tru64 UNIX: v5.1b-2 and v5.1b-3
- HP OpenVMS: 7.3-2 Alpha, 8.2 Integrity and Alpha, 8.2-1 Integrity
- SUN Solaris: v8, v9, v10
- IBM AIX: v5.2, v5.3
- Novell NetWare: v6.5 SP5
- VMWare: ESX 2.5.2 (GSX and WSX Application support), ESX 2.5.3, ESX Server 3.0
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| Q12. |
What is HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA for the Enterprise Virtual Array family? |
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HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA is a host-independent, HP StorageWorks EVA array-based solution that offloads servers of replication tasks, meeting stringent requirements for data coherency, system performance and data integrity. EVA4100/6100/8100 customers running XCS v6.0 can purchase an optional Continuous Access EVA license for their Enterprise Virtual Array units. Using Continuous Access EVA, customers can now even replicate data between all of their EVAs - EVA4100s, EVA4100 Starter Kits, EVA6100s and EVA8100s - and replicate data on high performance enterprise drives to FATA drives. |
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