Overview

You made the decision to invest in a storage array, but now you've found that you still have file and application servers that aren't connected. So you're still spending time managing islands of storage and your array isn't meeting its full potential. Wouldn't it be nice to complete the consolidation to truly create one unified storage pool to expand and protect?

HP StorageWorks X3000 Network Storage Systems boost the value of your array or SAN by adding Windows-powered IP-based gateway services to it. You'll spend less time and effort on maintenance and deliver a better return-on-investment for your array/SAN when you consolidate to a single, unified storage pool that can serve files to your clients and blocks to your servers via multiple protocols (FC/iSCSI or SAS/iSCSI). Industry-standards protect your investment by providing compatibility with your network and applications, and a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license is included to provide high availability and reduce downtime.

What's new

•	Three new single sku High Availability Shared Storage Solution bundles:

•	1-node HA ready X3400 Network Storage Gateway with MSA2312sa

•	2-node HA X3400 Network Storage Gateways with MSA2312sa

•	2-node HA X3800 Network Storage Gateways with MSA2312fc

Features

Add value to an array investment

Gateway services

•	HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways are file and iSCSI bridges into a Fibre Channel or SAS array, or into a Fibre Channel SAN. They add IP-based data services, including file serving and iSCSI, in a package that can be clustered for high-availability and can host array management utilities.

Multi-protocol optimized file serving

•	In a Windows (SMB/CIFS) environment, there’s no better way to serve files. In mixed environments, you get the flexibility of heterogeneous support for additional protocols like NFS, HTTP, FTP, and WebDAV.

SAN management

•	X3000 Gateways can host a variety of storage management applications, including HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software. Once you add an X3000 Gateway for file/iSCSI services, it’s like getting an array or SAN manager for free.

HA unified solutions

•	Small environments who thought high availability shared storage was out of their price range can build affordable HA direct-attach unified (file/block) solutions with clustered X3000 Gateways and MSA2000 array storage.

Print server support

•	Don't forget that X3000 Network Storage Systems host print services too, offering additional consolidation benefits to your Windows print environment.

Do more with fewer resources

Be up and serving files quickly

•	The operating system is pre-installed, so it's a fast, safe, and easy way to add gateway services to your array or SAN.

Tier block access to your SAN

•	Use X3000 Gateways as iSCSI bridges and you’ll drive a better return-on-investment for your array/SAN up by using IP-based access to finish centralizing all of your application and virtual environment storage—not just that for your mission-critical servers.

Consolidate to a single unified storage pool

•	If you’re already consolidating your block storage onto an array or SAN, complete the job by adding file and iSCSI services to that storage pool. You can serve files to your clients and blocks to your servers via multiple protocols (FC/iSCSI or SAS/iSCSI), and have one thing to scale and protect.

Be more efficient with file serving space

•	Single Instance Storage (SIS) recovers up to 35% of disk capacity by reducing the number of redundant files.

Familiar management look and feel

•	If you've used Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to manage a Windows server, you're probably already familiar with how to manage X3000 Network Storage Systems.

Protect and optimize your investment

HP ProLiant platforms

•	Relax — your investment is protected because you're not locked into proprietary hardware. And you can take advantage of built-in functionality like Integrated Lights-Out2 that lets you manage and troubleshoot remotely. X3000 models integrate with HP SIM and support ProLiant Support Pack.

Industry-standard components and interconnects

•	X3000 Network Storage Systems feature Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processors, reliable SAS internal hot plug hard drives, and support for a variety of Fibre Channel and SAS HBAs for array/SAN connection. There's also an X3000 BladeSystem gateway (X3800sb).

Seamless integration into your environment

•	They're running Windows, so they integrate natively (not by emulation) into your Active Directory and DFS environments, and run your favorite antivirus, backup, and storage management applications.

Ready for High Availability (HA)

•	With the included Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license, you can cluster X3000 Gateways to scale performance and/or reduce downtime. Pre-bundled single sku HA solutions now available to make it easier to order.

Storage-specific tools and features included

•	Get Quotas, File Screening, Storage Reporting, Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Snapshots, and Distributed File System (DFS) Replication—all at no extra cost.

Ideal For	Enterprise or workgroup IT environments that need to add services (file, iSCSI, mgmt) to an array/SAN, or need to build affordable HA unified storage
Drive Type	SAS LFF or SFF drives included Depending on model, for O/S mirror only
Number of Drives	2 Per node, included, for O/S mirror only
Processor	(2) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Maximum, depending on model
Processor Cache	8 MB Level 3; Maximum, depending on model
Memory	128 GB DDR3 Registered (RDIMM) with ECC Capabilities Maximum, depending on model
Capacity	292 GB Raw Internal SAS Maximum, depending on model, for O/S mirror only
Storage Expansion Options	Attach to EVA, MSA, XP, and P4000 arrays/SANs, depending on model
Network Controller	Embedded Gigabit Server Adapters
Storage Controller	(1) Smart Array Controller with BBWC Smart Array Controller for internal SAS drives (O/S mirror) Fibre Channel or SAS HBAs for connection to an array or SAN are optional
Expansion Slots	At least one open PCIe expansion slot (except for HA bundle skus)
Supported Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Pre-installed
Management	MMC-based management interface accessible via HTTPS, Remote Desktop, Integrated Lights-Out 2 remote
Number of Users	100 - 2000 Range, depending on model and number of nodes
Form Factor	6U maximum, depending on model
Warranty (parts-labor-onsite)	3/3/3