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HP P4000 SAN Solutions

Are you a small to mid-sized company...

  1. Faced with ever-changing storage requirements
  2. Constrained with a restricted IT budget
  3. Looking for a simplified storage management solution that can be easily added to your current infrastructure
  4. All of the above

If "All of the above" fits your company profile, then read on... Good news awaits you.

Meet the P4000 G2 San family

Unlike traditional SANs, the HP StorageWorks P4000 G2 SANs offer FLEXIBILITY.
Indeed, the HP P4000 SANs can scale from an entry-level software solution to an enterprise-class physical SAN. With a pay as you grow, all-inclusive licensing model and intuitive storage management powered by the P4000 SAN/iQ software, the P4000 SANs support online upgrades, firmware changes, modification of the SAN layout, and provides advanced high availability to address your company’s ever changing needs.

The P4000 Difference

What gives HP StorageWorks P4000 G2 SAN such competitive edge is its scale out architecture. To put things into perspective, let us introduce you to The Freight Train, your traditional controller-based SAN with a scale UP architecture, and The Metro Train, HP StorageWorks P4000 G2 SAN with a scale OUT architecture.

The Freight Train

The Freight Train – Scale up architecture

  • Array controllers: 1-2 locomotives for performance & redundancy
  • Disk shelves: Wagons for capacity
  • For a short train, much of the locomotive horsepower is wasted leading to wasteful expenditures
  • Locomotive performance is limited; adding wagons may exceed its power limits
The Metro Train

The Metro Train - Scale out architecture

  • Each wagon holds capacilty and performance
  • If engine in one wagon goes off, other wagons take over
  • Adding wagons scales performance in parallel
  • The combination functions like a single train

In other words, choosing HP P4000 SAN (a.k.a. The Metro Train) over a traditional SAN (a.k.a. The Freight Train) gives you:

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