Solution Overview

Module 2
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Objectives
Recognize product features of the EVA
Describe the functional layout of the EVA
Describe the physical layout of the EVA
Recognize the attributes and features of EVA

hardware
Recognize the attributes and features of EVA
software
Identify the components of product support
Identify the current types of service solutions

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Generations of the EVA family

Historical progression of the EVA family,
from oldest to newest:
First generation (Gen 1)

(not covered in this course)

EVA3000/5000 series
HSV1x0 model controllers
Second generation (Gen 2)
EVA4000/6000/8000 series
EVA4100/6100/8100 series
HSV2x0 model controllers
Third generation (Gen 3)
EVA4400
HSV300 (and HSV300-S) model
controllers
Fourth generation (Gen 4)
EVA6400/8400
HSV400 and HSV450 model
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controllers

EVA8400
(dual
rack)

Product features

(1 of 2)

High performance
High capacity
Multipathing
Single pathing
Local and remote replication
Highly available, fault

tolerant
Dual redundant
Dual Controllers
Drive enclosures and
drives
Power distribution

EVA8100
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Product features

(2 of 2)

Scalability
Up to 16 arrays per fabric
Up to 2,048 LUNs per array
Up to 256 hosts per array
Presentable (virtualized) capacity

(based
on current drive capacity)
56TB (EVA4000/4100)
112TB (EVA6000/6100)
240TB (EVA8000/8100)
96TB (EVA4400)
216TB (EVA6400)
324TB (EVA8400)
EVA440
0
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Key EVA values

Higher utilization of purchased capacity
No pre-configured RAID sets
All spindles active when in a disk group
Several replication choices
Business Copy EVA for local replication
Continuous Access EVA for remote EVA replication
Automatic, self-tuning performance
Greatly reduced planned and unplanned application

downtime
Simplified management
HP Remote Support services (phone home)

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Product positioning
XP
family

Consolidation and Performance

EVA
family

All-in-One
Storage
family

MSA
family

EVA
Cluster

XP24000
< 1.13PB

MSA2000i
MSA2000fc

Simple Unified Storage

< 12TB

EVA440EVA640
0
0

EVA8400

iSCSI SAN and optimized

NAS with integrated
snapshots, backup,
replication, and simple
management
Windows, Linux, VMware,
more

Low cost consolidation

< 48TB

Outstanding TCO
< 324TB

Storage consolidation
+ disaster recovery
Simplification through
4Gb FC, 3 Gb SAS,1GbE iSCSI
virtualization
SAS & SATA together
Windows, Hyper-V, HP-UX,
Controller-based
Linux, VMware; Mac OS X,
snapshot/clone
Citrix Xen + more
Windows, Linux, VMware
WEB, Exchange, SQL Server

Business Continuity and Availability

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Always-on availability
< 1.13PB + Virtualized
Capacity

Data center consolidation +

disaster recovery
Large-scale Oracle/SAP
applications
HP-UX, Windows, + 20 more,
including NonStop &
mainframe

Virtualization technology
Abstraction of

physical storage
Storage pools (disk
groups) created
from physical
blocks of storage
Virtual disks
(vdisks) created
from the storage
pool
Physical devices
and capacity
distribution
transparent to
servers and
applications
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Serve
r
Virtual disk
Physical
LUNs

Storage
virtualization
(physical to
virtual block-level
mapping)

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Storag
e
arrays

Functional layout of the EVA

solution
Administrator uses

Command View EVA GUI

(through web browser) to
configure the storage
required by hosts
Management is done in-

band over the storage

fabric
Command View EVA allows

Windows server-based
management (SBM) or
VMware Guest OS (CV
9.2)
EVA4400 array-based
management (ABM) on
the Management Module
Creation and
presentation of virtual

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XCS

Physical layout of the EVA solution

Fabric Ports/Fibre Ports/Host Ports

(EVA8000 or EVA8100 shown)

(Front End)
Ports connect array to fabric
and support direct connect
host connectivity.
High-end models have 4
fabric ports per controller
Low/mid-models have 2 fabric
ports per controller

Mirror ports

Used for mirroring of writes

from one controller to
another.
Two ports per controller for
some models. EVA 4400 does
not have mirror ports.
Data Ports/Device Ports/Device

Pairs/Loop Ports/Loop Pairs (Back

End)
Arbitrated loop
Dual loop connections
Ports used to physically
connect drive shelves to the
controllers

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iSCSI direct connect solution

GbE
GbE

Ethernet
Fabric

M
P
X
1
0
0

NL

Controller 1

Fabric

NL

GbE

GbE

M
P
X
1
0
0

Controller 2
NL

NL

WWPN2

GbE Gigabit Ethernet

N, NL Fibre Channel ports, N Point-to-Point, NL
FC-AL
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E
V
A

Indirect iSCSI solution

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Array management software

managing the array
Command View EVA GUI
Command line interface
Storage System Scripting
Utility (SSSU)
Software installation
Windows storage
management server or
VMware Guest OSSMS
(all EVAs)
Management Module
(EVA4400) for array-based
management
Allows EVA storage
configuration, administration,
and management
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HP remote monitoring solutions

Two user interfaces for

Management
applications
Command View EVA suite
Configuration,
discovery, events and
monitoring, and
CLUIsecurity
Performa
nce
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LUN
maski
ng

scripti
ng
/
agents

WEBES
SMI-S and APIs
EVAs

Basic
replicat
ion

Command View EVA home page

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Storage management server (SMS)

Current types of servers eligible to be
SMS

Dedicated management server (most

common option)
General purpose server
HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways
VMware virtual machine (ESX server)

Server configuration
One of the following:
Windows Server 2003 Standard
and EE
SP1/SP2/R2 (32- or
64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 Standard
and EE
(32-or 64-bit)
Command View EVA 9.x only
Windows 2008 R2 (Command
View 9.2 or later)
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Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU)

Command-level interface for storage configuration

tasks
Included in the Command View media kit and

software suite
Can run on management server or on any EVA-

supported OS client
Downloadable from HP website
SSSU version must be compatible with Command

View Version (4.x through 9.x)

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HP SmartStart for EVA Storage

This utility allows you to perform the
following:

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Command View EVA installation

License installation
HBA setup
Multipath install and setup
Changing embedded switch configuration
settings
EVA initialization, if desired
EVA configuration of disk groups (two only)
EVA configuration of virtual disks
Presentation of virtual disks
Host configuration of presented LUNs
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HP Command View EVAPerf

Monitor performance levels

Host connection data

Port status
Host port statistics
Storage cell data
Physical disk data
Virtual disk data
Storage controller pairs
Replication data
Tool to analyze EVA performance metrics
Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks
Export data to Windows Perfmon
Includes command line interface
Installs with Command View EVA (current version is EVAPerf
9.x)

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Product support
The most current support information and news is
contained in the QuickSpecs, release notes, and
advisories
Available through the standard HP product sites such

as http://www.hp.com/go/eva
Select an array
Select Quickspecs for specifications
Select Support to get technical documentation or
warranty information

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Operating system support

Windows 2003, 2008, 2008/HyperV
HP-UX
HP OpenVMS
Sun Solaris
Linux
IBM AIX
Novell NetWare
VMware
Apple Mac OSX
Xen

Note: Specific versions are in the

QuickSpecs
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Value-added software
HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA (BC EVA)
Locally replicate EVA data
snapshots, snapclones, mirrorclones

HP StorageWorks Continuous Access (CA EVA)

Replicates data remotely from one EVA to another

EVA

HP Replication Solution Manager (RSM)

GUI that uses job engines and wizards to support

Continuous Access EVA and BC EVA

Includes Continuous Access EVA and BC

HP StorageWorks multipath failover software

Solutions available for various operating systems
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Additional software product

interoperability
Dynamic Capacity Management software
HP Storage Essentials SRM Software (Standard and

Enterprise editions)
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
Remote monitoring
WEBES-SEA
Insight Remote Support Advanced (Insight RSA)
Light solution called Insight Remote Support Standard
(Insight RSS)
File services and connectivity
EVA for Windows (or Linux) File Services
StorageWorks iSCSI Connectivity Option
HP StorageWorks 12000 Virtual Library System EVA Gateway
HP Application Recovery Manager (AppRM)
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Availability and serviceability

Several features promote availability and serviceability
I/O module with enhanced port bypass controller (E-PBC)
Allows easier resolution of drive problems
WEBES-SEA with Insight RSA or Insight RSS solution

Chosen tools for remote notification worldwide

Services only
Service port (serial line/Ethernet) for backend loop switches
Service ports for controllers or I/O modules
Customer self repair (CSR)
Instructions for removal and replacement are provided to
the customer
EVA4400 is considered CSx (Customer Self Install,

Customer Self Upgrade, and Customer Self Repair)

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Customer self repair

(1 of 2)

CSR is an effort to improve product serviceability by allowing

customers to perform hardware fault monitoring, diagnosis,

and repair
Replacement part is sent to customer instead of using HP
onsite service
All customer self repair (CSR) units purchased prior to February
2007 are optional (no charge for HP replacement) rather than
mandatory (charge for HP travel/labor); as of February 2007, all
EVAs sold have mandatory CSR
HP EVA warranty includes support for CSR
For EVAs with a warranty entitlement start date of 12
February 2007 or later, customers may ask HP Services to
replace replaceable units (RUs) or perform a firmware
upgrade of the disk drives for an additional charge
Customers who purchase an HP EVA support agreement
have the option to perform CSR or receive on-site support
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Customer self repair

(2 of 2)

Many EVA controller and drive enclosure components are ready

for customer self repair (CSR)

Port (purple) handle on component means it is hot-swappable,

for example, fan, power supplies, and batteries

Alloy (gray) handle on component means it is warm-swappable,

for example, controllers

Slate blue handle on component means it is cold-swappable,

for example, the drive enclosure mid-plane

Directional arrows are on handles
Some tabs are lift-and-pull while others are pull-down and pull-

out
For any component, the replacement pattern is

Verify component failure

Remove and replace the defective component
Verify proper operation
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Service Media Library

Graphic and video guidance through CSR
procedures

http://www.hp.com/go/sml
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Licensing
Starting with Command View EVA 7.0, customers can

effectively manage the licenses

Available through HP Webware software licensing center at
http://webware.hp.com
Integrated 60 day (Command View EVA 8.x and 9.x) trial
license (full featured)
Command View EVA General license
Unlimited capacity use per EVA
Upgrade up to unlimited capacity use per EVA
Optional licenses for the EVA Enforced TB limits
Business Copy EVA
Continuous Access EVA
Dynamic Capacity Management (DCM)

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Warranty and services solutions

Warranty and services included with the EVA4000/6000/8000 and
4100/6100/8100 product include the following:
Installation and startup
Recommended services
service
include:
2-year hardware and
HP SAN Solution Service
firmware support
HP Critical Services
4-hour remote response on
HP Proactive 24
a 24 x 7 basis
9 x 5 next-business-day
HP Support Plus 24
response
24 x 7 four-hour on-site
Two-year, 24 x 7 XCS
hardware support
telephone response with
Material and parts included
updates
Workto-completion for
Software
hardware support
Installation and startup
24 x 7 two-hour response
Included with product
firmware phone-in
warranty
Care Packs to extend
assistance
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Review Questions
Ports on the back of the HSV controllers that connect the EVA

to the fabric and support direct connect host connectivity are

called ________________ ports.

Ports on the back of the HSV controllers that connect the drive

shelves to the controllers are called ________________ ports.

The GUI interface used to configure the EVA disk array (ie.

create vdisks, present storage to hosts) is called

_______________________ .

The command line used for EVA management is called

______________ .

The EVA performance monitoring tool used to gather EVA

performance metrics is called ____________________.

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