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Solution brief
Create enterprise
storage solutions
efectively.
HP Virtual Connect Direct-Attach Fibre Channel for HP 3PAR
Storage Systems
Achieve virtualization eiciency easily
Today’s data centers are undergoing rapid changes with trends such
as virtualization, cloud, and mobility setting the pace. The impact
of these trends on your networks, however, can be of increasing
complexity. It’s vital that you simplify to gain the agility required to
keep pace with the changing scenario. In addition to complexity, you
may also face challenges in the management of your network and
server connections. Not addressing these challenges efectively can
directly limit the success of virtualization and cloud deployments in
your network.
The newest addition to the Virtual Connect family is a solution that
can handle even the most complex IT environment. You can now
connect HP 3PAR Storage Systems directly to the HP Virtual Connect
FlexFabric Module, and remove the need for an intermediate
SAN fabric.
HP Virtual Connect Direct Attach Fibre Channel (FC) for HP 3PAR
Storage Systems lets you worry less about storage solution
complexity. The need for an expensive intermediate SAN fabric to
create the connection between Virtual Connect and HP 3PAR Storage
Systems devices no longer exists. In addition to being much more
cost-eicient, management of your storage solution is made easier.
Valuable IT resources are freed up, along with reduced costs.
Shrink functional silos
HP Virtual Connect solution provides simpliied storage, server,
and network management in virtualized environments. Server
and virtual machine (VM) connections to LANs and SANs are
simpliied—vastly freeing up resources of time and power.
Virtual Connect liberates administrators from the constraints of
a traditional infrastructure by bringing “wire-once” simpliied
management between networks and servers. Wire-once technology
can help you add, move, or change servers in minutes, thus saving
time and improving agility— and eventually providing direct
connections to thousands of servers. It also shrinks functional
silos between the server, storage, and network administrators
by providing tools to collaborate together in the management
of a virtualized data center. In addition, with the HP FlexFabric
architecture used in these solutions, you can get improved network
utilization and performance.
Make server connection management
a breeze
Storage solutions usually include components such as server
Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), SAN switches/directors, optical
transceivers/cables, and storage systems. You may have concerns
about management and eiciency, because of the sheer number
of components. Moreover, diferent components require diferent
tools—such as SAN fabric management, storage management (for
each type of storage), and HBA management.
HP Virtual Connect Direct-Attach for HP 3PAR Storage Systems helps
you to:
Reduce costs
• Do away with the need for expensive SAN fabrics, HBAs, and cables
• Save on operating costs and cut down on capital expenditure
• Scale with the “pay-as-you-grow” model, which lets you pay for
only what you need now
It’s vital that you are able to consolidate thousands of virtual
machines onto the single storage system that’s connected via
HP Virtual Connect. With the advent of the highly scalable
HP 3PAR Storage Systems, you get this beneit in addition to
greater performance and non-disruptive workload migration.
Virtual Connect connects with HP 3PAR Storage Systems through an
intermediate SAN fabric to create your storage solution. However,
this fabric can be expensive, and can result in increased complexity
and IT infrastructure costs.
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Overcome complexity
• Connect Virtual Connect FlexFabric Fibre Channel connects
directly to HP 3PAR FC storage to simplify your server connections
• Improve eiciency with automated fabric management with
simpliied management tools
• Conigure your Virtual Connect as “direct attach” or “fabric
attach,” depending on your solution design
Simplify management
• Manage through a single pane of glass with Virtual Connect
Manager Web-based and Command Line Interfaces
• Use Virtual Connect technology to further improve
management eiciency
• Reduce disparity with separate fabric and device management
Figure 1.
Virtual Connect FlexFabric direct attach with FC based HP 3PAR Storage Systems
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4
HP 3PAR Storage Systems
BladeSystem c-Class with dual VC FlexFabric Modules
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Figure 2.
Eliminating sprawl and complexity at the server edge
Simpliied Fibre Channel Storage Connectivity and Management
67% faster
provisioning
50% less
infrastructure cost
55% reduction
latency
Virtual Connect Direct-Attach Fibre
Channel Storage for HP 3PAR
Cisco-EMC Vblock 700
Cisco/EMC
HP 3PAR
16 minutes
Provisioning time
6 minutes
175
FC switches, cables, and transceivers
27
3
Storage protocol layers
1
1
SAN fabric licenses
0
The HP advantage
Network complexity can make managing your data center confusing.
HP is committed to being with you every step of the way, and to
helping you make an informed decision about your data center
solution. Our solutions liberate you from worry and let you focus on
innovation and handling your business.
Learn more
Reduce the complexity of your enterprise storage solution by
embracing HP Virtual Connect Direct-Attach Fibre Channel for
HP 3PAR Storage Systems. For more information, visit
hp.com/go/virtualconnect
.
Transformational improvements are best efected with
HP, with more than 45 years of infrastructure technology
services experience. HP is unique in its breadth of capabilities to
deliver a robust ofering that addresses your unique needs.
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hp.com/go/getconnected
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© Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and
services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors
or omissions contained herein.
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