Overview

You have better things to do than worry about file storage. You’re juggling multiple interfaces, security concerns, and shrinking backup windows - all while your users demand more storage space. You need scalable file storage that's powerful and easy to manage, and you need it soon.

A DL380 G5 Storage Server is the fast and easy way to add high-performance networked file storage to your enterprise or workgroup IT environment, or to add file and iSCSI services to your SAN. The Microsoft Windows-powered operating system is pre-installed, so you're up and serving files in minutes. Support for multiple protocols enables you to consolidate to a centralized network attached storage (NAS) solution or to create a backup/replication target. A single storage solution to manage, scale, and secure helps you spend less time and effort on maintenance and management, and industry-standard building blocks protect your investment by providing compatibility with your network and applications.

What's new

DL380 G5 Storage Server models now feature:

• Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5430 2.66 GHz processors
• At least 4 GB SDRAM standard
• Support for 1 TB SATA and 450 GB SAS drives with MSA60 bundle SKUs

Features and Benefits

• Be up and serving files in minutes, not hours: The operating system is pre-installed and user storage is pre-configured, so it's a quick, secure, and easy way to add file storage to your network.
• A single, centralized file server: Consolidate islands of direct-attached storage to one platform or create a scalable disk-based backup or replication target.
• Multiple models to fit your needs: The Base model is ready for enclosure expansion, the 1.16 TB SAS gets you started with internal storage, 6-drive MSA60 bundles get you started with external storage, and the SAN Gateway model boosts the value of your SAN/array investment by adding data services to it.
• Add file access or tier block access to your SAN: The SAN Gateway model is a file / iSCSI gateway into a SAN or array, creating IP-based access to virtually unlimited storage. In addition to enabling file services, it can help tier block access via inexpensive Ethernet infrastructure, and can host Windows-based storage management applications.

• Multi-protocol file serving: Install in wide range of heterogeneous file serving environments with support for SMB/CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, WebDAV, AppleTalk, and NetWare protocols.
• Spend less time and effort managing files: A consolidated and networked solution means you have one thing to manage, scale, and protect.
• Familiar management look and feel: If you've used Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to manage a Windows server, you're probably already familiar with how to manage a ProLiant Storage Server.

• HP ProLiant server hardware: Relax - your investment is protected because you're not locked into a proprietary platform. And you can take advantage of built-in functionality like Integrated Lights-out 2 (iLO2) that lets you manage and troubleshoot remotely.
• Seamless integration into your environment: It's running Windows, so it integrates natively into your Active Directory and DFS environments, and runs your favorite antivirus, backup, and storage management applications.
• High-performance platform: The scalable 2U rack mount platform supports up to 2 quad-core processors, up to 8 internal SFF drives, easy external expansion, and redundant power and cooling.

• Optimized for file serving: Up to 20% faster file serving performance than a Windows Server 2003 R2 installation
• Get more space using file de-duplication: Single Instance Storage (SIS) recovers up to 35% of disk space by reducing the amount of redundant data
• Storage-specific tools and features included: Reap the benefits of optimized Indexed Search, SharePoint® Services support, Quotas, File Screening, Storage Reporting, Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots, and Distributed File System (DFS) Replication - all at no extra charge.
• Print server support: Don't forget that a DL380 G5 Storage Server is a Windows print server too, offering consolidation benefits to your Windows print environment.
• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target support: Lower your total cost of ownership even more by hosting application (block) storage on your storage server. The Gateway model features the Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 O/S (which includes iSCSI software target), while other models can be upgraded with optional software