HP StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services

Scaled decision HP StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services supplies constant availability of business critical appendices for the account virtualizatsii connections between servers and storehouse of data that allows to create consolidated, «shared data», architecture.

Thanking virtualizatsii connections all servers of a network get access to all storehouse of data. Thus, servers together with storehouse form a flexible dynamical complex of resources which can beused effectively when it is necessary. The appendices possessed on different servers, can get access to the same pool of data that does possible moving of the appendix from one server on other, for example, for productivity increase.

The architecture «shared data» forms at the expense of integration of the decision 4400 Scalable NAS File Services with system of storage HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400), file servers, the managing director ON, and also at the expense of support of operating systems Windows or Linux. It eliminates necessity of acquisition of a considerable quantity of diverse hardware maintenance, simplifies a data control and minimises "window" of reserve copying.

The consolidated architecture allows to scale appendices without their stop thanks to what productivity of the appendices using file services raises. Virtualizatsiya allows to unite all physical resources of storehouse in the uniform pool accessible to all servers of a network. As a result if necessary it is possible to move, redistribute and increase storehouse capacity, and also to raise efficiency of its use to 30 %. The server and network infrastructure becomes simpler, the rate of work through the Internet, works with potokovyim a media content and service of thin clients as appendices work on three file-server knots, instead of on a separate file server considerably increases. Initial capacity of storehouse (4,8 Tbyte) at desire it is possible to expand about 96 Tbyte.

Increase of productivity and continuous availability of crucial business appendices is supplied because various servers can get access to the same data simultaneously. The improved software of reserve copying considerably reduce risks of idle time and loss of data. Possibility of failure because of malfunction of a unique file server is eliminated thanks to availability three file-server of knots and two controllers in a disk file. It allows to carry out necessary reserve copying, supplying, thereby, continuous availability.

The architecture «shared data», uniting servers with storehouse, reduces cost gigabayta information, at least, on 50 %. The incorporated storehouse is a uniform point of management that allows to reduce expenses for the additional IT Personnel and to liberate a part of available experts for fulfilment of other problems. Factory presets allow to develop the decision fast and easily.

HP 4400 Scalable NAS File Services will appear on sale in the fourth quarter 2008.