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Disk Array: Two or more disk drives combined in a single unit for increased capacity and speed as well as fault tolerant operation. A disk array typically refers to a group...; Full Disk Array Definition >>

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HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe White Paper: Data Recovery and Restart in an IBM Sysplex And/or GDPS Environment: At every level, large enterprises recognize the advantage of automated processes. The mainframe was created to run applications in a shared workload environment, providing dramatically fewer boxes and better management of the database structures. In addition to the quantity of human resources needed for monitoring and fixing disaster recovery environments,...; Tags: Data Recovery, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Disk Array, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Disaster Recovery, Servers, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2009-06-01
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe White Paper: Direct Attached Vs. Switched Vs. Cascaded FICON: With the speed of FICON channels, and the availability of FICON ports on both the Mainframe and XP, one may think that simply direct attaching the XP to the Mainframe CHPIDs is the best thing to do. However, using a FICON Storage Network, with its switches and directors, provides several...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Disk Array, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2009-06-01
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe White Paper: High Performance FICON: As previously mentioned in this paper, zHPF or high performance FICON for system z is an enhancement of the FICON channel architecture; which also means compatibility with certain standards: Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling standard (FC-FS), Fibre Channel Switch Fabric and Switch Control Requirements (FC-SW) and Fibre Channel Single-Byte-4 (FC-SB-4)...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Fibre Channel, HP StorageWorks, Mainframe, High-performance, Architecture, Disk Array, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware; White papers 2009-03-01
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays and Mainframe White Paper: DB2 and IMS Database Backup and Recovery: A general solution for database backup and recovery depends on many aspects and is different for every mainframe shop. HP can provide an independent analysis of specific situation and forecast a way to improve the current business by using various software and hardware techniques. In today's fast-moving online transaction environment,...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Recovery, HP StorageWorks, IBM IMS, IBM DB2, Disk Array, Backups, Mainframes, Productivity, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management; White papers 2008-12-01
Disaster Proof: HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array: Your enterprise needs constant access to vital data. This means downtime is not an option. The solution is a disaster-proof storage - with the HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array. Empower your IT operations to drive better business outcome as you mitigate risk with constant data availability; lower costs through...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Disk Array, Utility Computing; Resource centers 2007-12-01

Bell Helicopter Depends on HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays to Keep Test Program Flying: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. wanted to maintain stable, uninterrupted support for critical flight-test data, providing 24x7 availability, lower cost, and increased flight-test data analysis system performance. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. replaced slow optical-disk storage with three HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Arrays and two MSL6030 Tape Libraries, upgrade 10 HP...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Disk Array, Bell Helicopter, Utility Computing, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2007-10-01
Outback Steakhouse Adds HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Arrays to the Menu for Business Continuity: OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. owns and operates 1,300 restaurants across the United States, including Outback Steakhouse restaurants and seven other chains. OSI needed an advanced solution with virtualized storage to reduce cost, improve customer service, and enhance the ability to maintain business services in the event of a disaster. OSI...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, SAN, Business Continuity, Disk Array, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2007-09-01
HP Announces Game-Changing Storage Integration: XP24000 Disk Array Simplifies Storage Provisioning and Improves Storage Infrastructure for the Delivery of Storage Services: Over the last number of years, the growth rate of storage resources has been extraordinary, driven by applications that have a greater thirst for more and larger files and a diversity of performance requirements. In the fall of 2004 with the initial announcement of the XP12000 Disk Array, HP set...; Tags: Storage Provisioning, Disk, Hewlett-Packard Co., Disk Array, Integration, Barometrix, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2007-08-21
Sun Datapath Policies for Disks and Disk Arrays: This paper contains policies for disk and disk array implementations. This paper is limited to datapath interfaces and does not address policies related to physical interfaces or management interfaces independent from the datapath. The software considered includes drivers for the Solaris Operating System Solaris OS version 9 and later, and...; Tags: Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Standards, Disk Array, Sun Solaris, Quality, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations; White papers 2007-08-01
HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway Performance and Scalability With HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array White Paper: High file system performance is often a requirement for the purchase of a storage solution, and performance scalability is a key differentiator for the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services EFS Clustered Gateway product. Those customers who want high-performance storage and file services will likely purchase an XP disk array and...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, HP StorageWorks, Scalability, Disk Array, File System Performance, Performance Management, Utility Computing, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2007-08-01
HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy (HP StorageWorks XP10000/XP12000/XP24000 Disk Arrays) With Oracle 10gR2 RAC/ASM White Paper: There are several backup and recovery techniques that allow for fast recovery of an Oracle Database. Some are server based, some are appliance based, and some are storage based. This paper highlights the process to perform storage-based real-time backup and recovery using the HP StorageWorks XP10000, XP12000 and XP24000 Disk...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., HP StorageWorks, Storage, Disk Array, XP Snapshot, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; White papers 2007-07-01
Business Continuity and Availability - XP24000 Disk Array: For financial services and other companies with grave requirements for business continuity, complexity of the data storage configuration can make meeting service-level and uptime objectives a nail-biter. Read this white paper to learn why HP's XP24000 Disk Array can offer peace of mind for any situation involving heterogeneity, long...; Tags: Data Storage, Disk, Hewlett-Packard Co., Business Continuity, Disk Array, It Services, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2007-06-01
HP NonStop Servers and HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays Considerations and Best Practices: HP NonStop servers, the NonStop Kernel operating system, and HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays are an ideal combination for managing mission-critical data in the most demanding IT environments. Both systems are designed for the highest availability and performance. To get the most from a NonStop server coupled with an HP...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Server, Best Practice, Disk Array, Utility Computing; White papers 2006-12-01
Impact of Cache on the Performance of the HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array: This white paper is intended for use by Storage Architects and advanced knowledge customers to determine if increasing cache will be a benefit for their XP Array. This applies to all XP Arrays from the HP StorageWorks XP512 Disk Array to the HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array. Performance improvement due...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, HP StorageWorks, Disk Array, Utility Computing; White papers 2006-09-01
HP StorageWorks XP Disk/Cache Partition Best Practices: The HP StorageWorks XP12000/XP10000 disk arrays and the HP StorageWorks XP Disk/Cache Partition feature provide the ability to subdivide the disk array into secure subsystems and to partition resources so that multiple applications can share the disk array without affecting each other. This white paper describes best use cases and...; Tags: Disk, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Best Practice, Disk Array, Utility Computing; White papers 2006-08-01
Why Was the HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array Able to Take the Bullet and Keep Running? White Paper: This white paper describes the features of the HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array that enabled it to be shot and keep operating. The paper describes how the XP12000 Disk Array was able to sustain multiple catastrophic failures induced by an external force the bullet and continue delivering data services to...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Disk Array, Utility Computing; White papers 2006-03-01
Archive Storage Technologies Supporting Information Lifecycle Management: A large amount of fixed content has been generated due to the ongoing development of the broadband Internet and digital information technology. Consequently, there is a growing need for a special archive storage system that efficiently preserves and manages a large amount of content at low cost. Fujitsu has taken...; Tags: Tape Library, Fujitsu Ltd., Information Lifecycle Management, Disk Array, Backups, Storage, Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Storage Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2006-01-01
HP StorageWorks External Storage XP: An External/Subordinated Storage Solution for the HP StorageWorks XP12000/10000 Disk Array: This white paper is intended to supply HP StorageWorks External Storage XP information. Flex Copy XP is an HP StorageWorks XP disk array-based capability that enables the storage administrator to copy user data between an existing LU on an HP StorageWorks XP128 Disk Array, HP StorageWorks XP1024 Disk Array, or...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Microsoft Windows XP, Storage, Disk Array, Utility Computing; White papers 2005-10-01
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array: Next-Generation Enterprise Storage, Taking Oracle Applications to a Whole New Level of Performance, Availability, and Scalability: Because performance, availability, scalability, and management are critical for Oracle applications, XP disk arrays are the ideal storage solution. Its next-generation features and flexible configuration options, including connectivity with external storage, provide powerful solutions for high-end Oracle applications. Their industry-leading performance stands up to the demands of intense OLTP and...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Performance, HP StorageWorks, Scalability, Disk Array, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2005-08-01
Comparing Storage Consolidation Solutions: High-end disk arrays offer enterprises many tangible business benefits, including 24/7/365 availability as well as improved performance and scalability, to name just a few. If your IT organization is ready to upgrade to a more robust storage infrastructure, you won't want to miss this informative decision-support paper, which provides a...; Tags: Storage Consolidation, Hewlett-Packard Co., Disk Array, Server Consolidation, Storage, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2005-01-19