Enterprise computing today puts a new set of demands on storage. More flexibility, easier manageability, higher density, and true investment protection are top priorities when it comes to storage. The Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) has it all—innovative flexibility that addresses a full spectrum of storage challenges, in a platform that Sonray can depend on.

The EVA4400 provides a hardware, software and service portfolio in a single package that enables it to be rapidly deployed and maintained as a solid storage platform. Outstanding virtualization helps ensure the disks in the array are used efficiently, providing automated load leveling which eliminates stranded capacity, keeping drives busier and new a new family of controllers with up to 24 percent improved performance with Online Transaction Processing-type applications.

The EVA4400 incorporates fully switched enclosures and multiple redundant paths from the controllers to the disk drives to provide better data availability compared to traditional arbitrated loop connectivity. In addition, HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition Remote Data Collection captures information about the EVA4400 configuration and proactively identifies problems to prevent reactive service requests or system downtime. Installed based analysis shows that most EVA customers are achieving 99.999 percent availability.
With comprehensive protection against system downtime from fault, failure, or site disaster, the EVA4400 supports HP Metrocluster, HP Continentalclusters and HP StorageWorks EVA Cluster Extensions. These solutions automate site failover and failback for sustained operations during a crisis—without human intervention.

The Industry-Leading Design of the EVA4400 includes Many Key Features:

• Affordable enterprise-class storage array  functionality—The EVA4400, the newest member EVA family, is easier to install, upgrade and repair, at an affordable price for midsized customers.
  
  
• Virtualization improves capacity and reduces management complexities—Reduces complexities of installations typically found in traditional arrays by employing EVA virtualization capabilities to improve your management resources.
  
  
• Spend less time managing storage—Installation is quick and easy taking only a few hours freeing you to manage your business priorities and not your storage solution. You can easily upgrade, repair and replace components yourself, without the need for a service call.
  
  
• Lower cost of ownership—Contributing to an attractive Total Cost of Ownership, the EVA4400 is more affordable and less complex than traditional arrays.



• Storage that keeps pace in the agile world of virtual servers The EVA4400, because it’s so easy to configure and provision storage is the better SAN solution.
  
  
• Complete solution for storage and servers— Combined with HP BladeSystem, the EVA4400 provides a complete solution where storage and servers are managed together. This offers a simple management and resource solution for customers.
  
  
• Easy and robust disaster recovery—Local and remote replication software, Business Copy EVA and Continuous Access EVA, protect data so in the event of a service disruption, recovery is quick and easy.
  
  
• High availability for planned uptime—Customers can expect 99.999% availability with dual-redundant architecture of high-end arrays. In addition, the EVA4400 supports robust local and remote replication capabilities.