HP X3800sb G2 Network Storage Blade

What's New

• Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition operating system; Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license and Microsoft iSCSI Software Target included.

• Built on the HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server Blade for industry standard reliability within your BladeSystem enclosure.

Features

Consolidate File and Block Storage onto a Centralized SAN

• Use the HP X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade as a clusterable SAN gateway to access SAN storage, translating file data from the server into blocks for storage.

• The X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade enables application servers to access a range of SAN storage to leverage existing storage infrastructures.

• In a Windows (SMB/CIFS) environment, there’s no better way to serve files. In mixed environments, you get the flexibility of heterogeneous support for additional protocols like NFS, HTTP, FTP, and WebDAV.

• The X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade can host a variety of storage management applications, including HP Command View EVA Software. Once you add an X3800sb G2 for file/iSCSI services, it’s like getting an array or SAN manager for free.

• The HP X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade can also be used as a Windows print server, where the integrated print management console allows multiple printers to be managed from a single interface.

Time-saving Installation and Deployment

• The HP X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade saves configuration time with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition factory-installed on local hard drives.

• The HP Rapid Start-up Wizard simplifies and accelerates new device deployment by walking you through basic system settings step-by-step.

• Built on the HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server Blade that is backed by a 3/3/3 hardware warranty and 1 year software support. HP world class support organization and partner network is your resource in the case of a problem.

• Includes Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license and Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.

Intelligent Storage Management

• The HP X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade makes more efficient use of storage space using the file deduplicating Single-instance Storage (SIS) capability by recovering up to 35% of your disk capacity by reducing the number of redundant files.

• The X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade includes additional storage-specific tools like Indexed Search, SharePoint® Services support, Quotas, File Screening, Storage Reporting, and Distributed File System (DFS) Replication.

• The X3800sb G2 Network Storage Gateway Blade is running Windows, so it integrates natively into your Active Directory and DFS environments, and runs your favorite antivirus, backup, and storage management applications.