All EVAs have dual redundant power distribution. Two independent power cords distribute power through
two Power Distribution Units (PDUs) to each side of the EVA cabinets and to each power supply of the
controllers and to each power supply of the drive enclosures and to each of the FC loop switches. Each
cabinet power cord can be connected to independent power sources. For maximum availability, a
customer should provide redundant power from independent power circuit breakers, independent power
lines from the power company and even independent power companies.
Integration
HP EVA4100 Starter Kits and EVA4100/6100/8100 models are 4Gb/s FC Switched Fabric "enabled"
and can operate on 4Gb/s or 2Gb/s FC Switched Fabric SANs. They can co-exist in the same FC SAN
with EVA3000 and EVA5000 FC storage solutions and many other SAN devices.
EVA Manageability
HP StorageWorks Command View EVA provides the capability to manage the EVA Array family in a
SAN or direct connect Fibre Channel host attach configuration. HP Command View EVA software runs on
a variety of server configurations; ProLiant DL380 G5 and DL585 G2 Storage Servers are the perfect
platforms from which to run Command View EVA. ProLiant Storage Server gateway models (including the
DL380 G5 x64 SAN Storage Server and DL585 G2 Storage Server) allow you to stretch your investment
by combining EVA management, file and print services, and iSCSI connectivity all on the same platform.
The powerful Command View EVA provides an easy mechanism to manage up to 16 EVA units in a SAN
configuration. Industry leading security enhancements in Command View now allows administrators to
take advantage of Windows domains and local groups. Command View integrates with Windows Active
Directory to authorize and authenticate users. In addition, all user actions and events that change system
state are logged. Administrators can now use the audit logging capabilities to see who did what and
when.
The Command View EVA media kits and license are required with all EVA models. HP Command View
EVA requires a License to use (LTUs) equal to, or greater than the total raw capacity of each array. For the
HP EVA4100 Starter Kits, Command View EVA software is included as well as licensing for up to 4 TBs
as part of the bundled offering.
NOTE: HP Command View EVA software and up to 4-1 TB License to Use (LTU) are included in the
EVA4100 Starter Kits.
Performance
Fibre Channel host connections provide up to 200MB/s bandwidth for each path. Dual mirrored port
write caching capability, with battery backed cache, maintains optimal availability while assuring data
integrity in the event of a failure.
Each HSV200-B controller (for EVA4100 Starter Kits, EVA4100/6100 configurations) has two Fibre
Channel host ports (four ports in a redundant pair of controllers) assuring the availability of bandwidth for
the most demanding applications. In addition, up to 4GB of cache per controller pair ensures high
performance.
Each HSV210-B controller (for EVA8100 configurations) has four Fibre Channel host ports (eight ports in a
redundant pair of controllers) assuring the availability of bandwidth for the most stringent applications. In
addition, up to 8GB of cache per controller pair ensures high performance.
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Family
Product Highlights
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