Overview

What's new

• The XP24000 and XP20000 disk arrays are now Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) compliant. IPv6 has a much larger address space that allows greater flexibility in assigning addresses.

Features & Benefits

• Bulletproof design to protect against failure: When operating a business that demands constant uptime, the risk of data loss or downtime is always at the forefront. That risk is mitigated with the XP disk array. All components are redundant, hot-swappable, and can be upgraded online. Firmware can be updated one microprocessor at a time so no downtime is experienced.
• Disaster proof solutions for complete protection: If you experience a large-scale disaster, you need to not only have high levels of data protection but also business continuance. XP disk array clustering solutions allow remote mirroring to be tightly integrated with high availability server clustering to provide true multi-site server/storage disaster recovery.
• Power and cooling cost savings: Through thin provisioning, you can lower power and cooling costs by supplying storage capacity to applications from a virtualized pool and reducing unused storage that consumes power, requires cooling, and takes up space. Reduce costs, accelerate your ROI, and reduce the environmental impact of your XP array.
• React quickly to new business demands: Thin provisioning also provides the flexibility you need to respond quickly to new demands. You can now configure all the capacity you will need for the future, but only buy what you need today. XP Thin Provisioning will automatically allocate capacity as applications need it.
• Simplify complex management through virtualization: Simplify data management in a complex, multi-vendor environment. Virtualization enables important functions such as data migration, array repurposing, and storage tiers. XP External Storage virtualizes heterogeneous disk arrays, so that hosts see the capacity, but not the physical attributes of the external storage devices.
• Deliver predictability and quality of service via array partitioning: Make certain your critical applications have the resources they demand with partitioning. The dynamic partitioning solution prevents inadvertent administrator errors from affecting the entire array and allows storage consolidation, even when you have applications that can’t tolerate performance loss.
• Standardize and simplify storage through consolidation: Simplify your operations and reduce costs by consolidating multiple applications onto a single XP array. By having multiple hosts running diverse operating systems connected to an XP, you can reduce the time it takes to manage various environments and simplify the implementation of backups and disaster recovery solutions.
• Enhanced data protection and security: Decrease your exposure to data loss with the security features of XP Array Manager software. You will be able to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, prevent unauthorized modification, and protect your information at the end of its lifecycle by completely deleting data on a specified volume.
• Protect against data loss with built-in safety measures: Relax, knowing that data is protected. If power goes out, the XP batteries can continue operations and then write cache data to disk. RAID 6 adds an extra layer of fault tolerance. Continuous Track checks your XP for unseen issues, and the end-to-end checksum confirms data integrity from port to disk and back.
• Grow business seamlessly: The CIO dilemma of either overbuying capacity today or planning for a costly “forklift” upgrade tomorrow is now history. The XP scales seamlessly. All main components can be added or replaced - without shutting down critical operations. Simply buy what you need today and grow as your needs change.