FATA Drive Support
The EVA supports 500GB and 1TB dual ported 2 Gb/s Fibre Attached Technology Adapted (FATA) disk.
An EVA will support a full configuration of FATA disk drives. The EVA4100 Starter Kits,
EVA4100/6100/8100 can be configured with any combination of FATA and high performance disk
drives; total raw capacity will vary based upon the redundancy (Vraid) selected. A minimum of eight FATA
drives are required in a configuration.
FATA drives are designed for lower duty cycle applications such as near on-line data replication for back-
up. These drives should not be used as a replacement for EVA's high performance, standard duty cycle,
Fibre Channel drives. Doing so could shorten the life of the drive.
Please see the following URL for more information on FATA drives, their uses and their benefits:
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/5982-7353EN.pdf
Fibre Channel Technology
The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100 takes advantage of the benefits of Fibre Channel
(FC) in distance, performance and connectivity. The use of optical Fibre cabling allows distances between
connected segments of a SAN to be up to 500 meters @ 1 Gb/s; 300 meters @ 2 Gb/s using short
wave multi-mode cable and up to 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) @ 1 Gb/s when using long wave cable.
The EVA4100 Starter Kit and EVA4100/EVA6100/EVA 8100 with XCS v6.1100 for HSV200 and
HSV210 are 4 Gb/s enabled on each FC path, but will also support 2 Gb/s FC paths for backwards
compatibility. Storage Area Networks (SANs) can be constructed using FC switches/directors for fabric
connectivity (currently up to a maximum of 20 FC switches supported).
Fibre Channel
Switch/Director Support
Support for up to twenty FC switches operating at 2 Gb/s and FC switches operating at 4 Gb/s allow
the full benefits of a storage area network (SAN), providing exceptional connectivity while increasing the
effective bandwidth of the network. Supported SAN features include Zoning for communication isolation
and Inter-Switch Links (hops) up to 10 km. The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100
supports 4 Gb/s FC enabled with XCS vv6.110.
For more information on specific support specifications see the following Switch URL:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches.html
Transfer Speeds
The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100 has two FC host interfaces per HSV200-B controller; four
for a controller pair. The EVA8100 has four FC host interfaces per HSV210-B controller; eight for a
controller pair. Each controller-to-host interface is 4 Gb/s. The controllers are also compatible with 2
Gb/s and 4 Gb/s FC switches, HBAs, servers and other storage solutions.
Each EVA controller pair interfaces with M5314C drive enclosures either directly or through fibre channel
loop switches. With 2 (for EVA4100/6100) and 4 (for EVA8100) device ports per controller and dual
FC I/O modules per drive enclosure, each controller can connect to each FC drive A and B port. So
each controller has a redundant path to each drive.
Easy Installation
The EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100 predefined models ship from the factory fully
configured. After unpacking, they can be plugged into power sources, connected to the FC SAN,
enabled and configured using Command View EVA and they are ready for use.
Installation and start-up services are part of the EVA Foundation Service Solution warranty and are
available on most of the EVA4100/6100/8100 offerings.
NOTE: Except in EMEA, installation and start-up services are not included in the purchase of the
EVA4100 Starter Kits, but are highly recommended.
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Family
Product Highlights
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