QuickSpecs
Compaq
StorageWorks
High
Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
DA-10463
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Compaq StorageWorks High Availability Storage Solution for ProLiant
StorageWorks
RAID Array 4000
223100-001
Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7
234453-001
Fibre Channel Host Adapter Kit / PCI
223180-B21
Rack 9000 22U
120665-B21
18.2-GB Pluggable Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 10K-II Drive
(1.0 in (2.54 cm))
128417-B21
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V E R V I E W
The Compaq
StorageWorks
High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
The High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
is a pre-tested configuration of hardware, software, installation, and customer training that is targeted at
moving large Microsoft Exchange servers into a SAN-compatible environment.
It provides a first step toward simplifying rapidly growing storage deployment by combining appropriate Compaq products with services and customer
training to meet the requirements of a typical medium-sized storage configuration attached to
ProLiant
servers. All the components of the High Availability
Storage Solution for
ProLiant
are “SAN-ready”, and can become part of a future Compaq Storage Area Network installation.
Microsoft Exchange Solution
In today's information age, collaboration via electronic communication is an essential part of every business. Microsoft Exchange Server contains
collaboration tools that help develop a wide range of collaborative solutions.
The High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
easily satisfies the storage capacity and performance needs of a dual server Microsoft Exchange
configuration. Migration from existing server based Exchange Server configurations to the High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
is a
straightforward. Compaq provides a fully documented migration process. The High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
supports smooth future
migration to a full SAN configuration.
Hardware and Software Components
The High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
consists of the following components:
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Two independent Fibre Channel loops, each capable of transferring data at 100 megabytes per second.
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Four Fibre Channel Host Adapters and two Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7 to link the servers to the Fibre Channel loops. The two loops insure that if
one loop fails, all the data in the storage system is still available.
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Two dual controller RAID Array 4000 systems. Each system holds up to twelve 18.2 gigabyte disks or eight 36.4 gigabyte disks.
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One 22U Rack 9000 with 13U available to mount existing
ProLiant
Microsoft Exchange servers. (1U is 1.75 inches (4.45 cm) of vertical height in the
rack.)
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Software for configuration and data management in the RAID environment.
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StorageWorks
Virtual Replicator software simplifying the overall management of the storage solution.
StorageWorks
Replicator can also create
snapshots that can be used for backup, restore, and other purposes.
These components are integrated to provide the Compaq
StorageWorks
High Availability Storage Solution for
ProLiant
Solution. Compaq decided to
integrate these specific “best-in-class” components because each one offers the very best technology to solve the problems of migrating an existing
Microsoft Exchange Server system to a SAN-ready storage environment.
