HP StorageWorks P2000 G3

The HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 family provides small and medium businesses (SMBs) a good variety of enterprise-class, reasonably priced network storage arrays. These arrays flexibly fulfil the enterprises’ requirements of remote or departmental storage, and high-speed shared storage. Server Basket offers HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 fiber channel (FC) and SAS modular smart array (MSA) systems. This high‑performance storage area network (SAN) solution offers 8 Gb FC, Combination of FC/iSCSI, or 6 Gb SAS connected arrays, built for efficient and affordable storage consolidation. These arrays support SATA and SAS drives with high capacities. They reduce the chances of IT failure with their redundant hardware availability. Your data receives complete protection with the help of their latest package of multi-feature softwares. They enable an easy administration of SAN environments and can be conveniently managed. These arrays are known for their high flexibility and expansion potential.

The HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 arrays are high-performing SAN solutions. Their FC MSA dual controllers cater to the evolving needs for virtualization, comprehensive storage, and management capabilities across a network framework. They deliver an exclusive end-to-end SAN solution of 8 Gbps for small businesses by just adding disks and more power.

The P2000 G3 arrays provide dual-port MSA storage for SMBs that have limited IT skills availability, helping them achieve big storage in small budgets. They offer different options of dual-ported drives for storage with high capacity and performance at an enterprise level. These arrays come as 2U SAN, or direct connect solutions which are dependent on protocol and OS.

The HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 family offers high‑performing 8 Gb FC, 6 Gb SAS, 1 GbE or 10 GbE iSCSI, or a mix of FC/iSCSI connected arrays that enable efficient storage consolidation, which is affordable. Furthermore, the combo FC/iSCSI controller allows flexibility of sharing the array of resources over the two protocols, fulfilling the requirements of varying business divisions and budgets.

The P2000 G3 storage arrays can support seven LFF enclosures and 96 drives or five SFF enclosures and up to 149 drives. This allows the SMBs and departments to grow their capacities as required. These arrays support dual-ported SFF and LFF SAS, and high-capacity archival class SATA MDL or SAS MDL drives. They also support the mixing of these drives.

The HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 array series ensures reduced IT failure for your business as they bring with them – dual-ported drives, dual active/active controllers, and redundant hardware components. In a rare occurrence of any kind of failure, you need not worry about your data. They have a complete set of data backup and recovery tools available.

The P2000 G3 MSA provides comprehensive data protection with its total package software that comprises multiple advanced tools for data security. It enables increased data protection with Volume Copy Software and a 64 Snapshot license, supplying copy-on-write snapshots and clones at no additional charge. Replication with the Remote Snap is also available in FC or Combo FC/iSCSI models.