HP StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services - Overview & Features

Overview

Medium-sized customers who need to seamlessly increase application throughput far in excess of traditional NAS products and easily grow storage capacity online without service disruption will find that the HP StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services is a fully factory configured storage solution. It includes an HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array with dual array controllers and 4.8 TB of storage, three file serving nodes, management and replication software, and support for Windows or Linux. With three file serving nodes and dual array controllers, the 4400 Scalable NAS File Services does not have a single point of failure. The 4400 Scalable NAS File Services offers great total cost of ownership with a low initial purchase price and “shared data” architecture that yields lower management expenses from a shared pool of file serving nodes and storage.

Features & Benefits

 • Transparently scale application throughput: The HP StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services reduces file serving bottlenecks and increase the productivity of your file serving applications far in excess of traditional NAS products.

 • Advanced storage virtualization features: Easily add storage online to support growing needs without the need to over provision.

 • Native application hosting: Simplify your application server environment and dramatically increase your file serving application performance.

 • High availability: Reduced downtime and increased productivity for applications served by the 4400 Scalable NAS File Services solution.

 • No single point of failure: The 4400 Scalable NAS File Services is designed to operate under extreme conditions.

 • Instant data recovery with advanced replication: Support comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery policies for your critical data.

 • Shared data architecture: Enables low $/GB initial expense.

 • Shared pool of file serving nodes and storage: Lower the amount of servers and storage that must be purchased and deliver higher server and storage utilization rates.

 • Factory pre-configuration: The 4400 Scalable NAS File Services sets up fast for quick deployment of file and storage services since it has been configured in the factory.