HP EVA Storage P6500 – With warranty and technical service for installation or support.
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Array StorageWorks HP EVA P6500
The HP EVA P6500 Disk Array is an easy-to-use, capacity-enhanced storage system with
built-in virtualization that allows you to consolidate storage and simplify your IT. The used HP EVA P6500 also offers
high performance, high availability, and robust data protection. Combined with your database, email, ERP, or other favorite applications, the P6500 EVA provides an integrated, end-to-end solution that helps drive your business forward.
See improved storage density with built-in thin provisioning and a smaller footprint in your data center
with 2.5-inch SAS disk drives. Twice as many 2.5-inch disks fit in the space occupied by 3.5-inch disks.
The used HP EVA P6500 provides native multi-protocol support for your SAN with 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel, 1 Gb/s
iSCSI, and 10 Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE options. All configurations are easily managed with HP P6500 Command View management software.
The P6500 EVA family delivers better business value by reducing idle capacity and increasing performance. It uses all disks to send and retrieve data, and it can dynamically expand virtual disks as data grows.
- The HP EVA family is a recognized leader when it comes to array management. Easy-to-use array management capabilities continue with the new P6500 EVA models. Because the P6500 EVA has built-in virtualization, it’s easy to provision storage, add storage, and protect data. This ease of use translates into savings for the customer.
- The P6500 EVA improves utilization and reduces the cost of explosive data growth with a virtualized design that is a perfect complement to converged infrastructure.
- The P6500 EVA has a modular design that makes it easy to select an affordable entry-level configuration while easily expanding downstream with up to 480 TB scaling.
- With the new small form factor (SFF) disk drives, the P6500 EVA requires less power per gigabyte compared to the previous generation array.
- In a virtual server environment where rapid deployment of new servers is critical, the HP P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array Systems family offers a complementary adaptive storage solution. VMware vCenter’s P6500 EVA configuration allows for easy provisioning.
- Protect your investment in your P6500 EVA as SAN connectivity needs change over time. The P6500 EVA offers flexible SAN connectivity options with built-in 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports, 1 Gb/s iSCSI ports, or 10 Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE ports.
- The P6500 EVA is widely used in many industries with a variety of applications and with robust operating system compatibility.
- Save disk space compared to traditional provisioning by using the new P6500 Thin Provisioning software to improve capacity utilization efficiency.
- As data ages, use the P6500 EVA’s Dynamic LUN Migration feature to easily move it to
less expensive storage, all without application disruption.
Specifications | |
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Unit | 450 SFF SAS or 240 LFF SAS |
Drive Type | 146GB 6G 15K SFF Dual-port SAS 300GB 6G 10K SFF Dual-port SAS 450GB 6G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS 600GB 6G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS 300GB 6G 15K LFF Dual-port ENT SAS 450GB 6G 15K LFF ENT SAS Dual-port 600GB 6G 15K LFF ENT SAS Dual-port 500GB 6G 7.2K SFF MDL SAS Dual-port 2TB 3G 7.2K LFF MDL SAS Dual Port |
Ability | Maximum of 480 TB, depending on model |
Host | Multiple configurations of 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports per controller, 1 Gb/s iSCSI ports per controller, and 10 GbE ports per controller |
Type and number of disk | M6612 and/or M6625 chassis. Up to 20 M6612 or M6625 are supported |
Enclosure | 12 LFF max for M6612 25 SFF max for M6625 |
Supported Servers | HP Servers (HP-UX, ProLiant, AlphaServers) X86 Servers Dell Servers Sun Servers IBM Servers Apple Mac OS X Servers |
Cache | 8 GB |
Inventory | (2) HSV360 |
Supported Operating Systems | HP-UX HP OpenVMS Linux Sun Solaris Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 VMware IBM AIX Apple Mac OS X Xen |