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Respond to growing demands—efficiently, effortlessly, and without compromise

As an organization that constantly makes leaps and strides toward growth, you cannot afford to be impeded and encumbered by storage architecture limitations and silos of capacity and data. To keep pace with your changing data landscape, you need a flash-optimized truly converged storage platform that provides both block volumes and file shares to store structured and unstructured data effectively.

Traditional so-called unified storage devices on the market today may support both block and file. However, these devices employ legacy architectures that superficially bolt file capabilities onto existing block capabilities or vice versa, and are not optimized for flash. As your workload and data demands grow, such approaches will hold your organization back.

HPE 3PAR File Persona SoftwareFile services and object access for the only primary storage you will ever need

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With truly converged, flash-optimized HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage, you can address a broad spectrum of workloads and data types, today and into the future—from virtualization, databases, and applications to home directories and user shares, content management and collaboration, and data preservation and governance—efficiently, effortlessly, and without compromise.

Do not settle for less—deploy the truly converged

HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage was designed to eliminate the trade-offs that come with other storage devices. Now Hewlett Packard Enterprise is raising the bar once again with a new approach to protocol convergence that eliminates compromise. Rated as the leader for midrange use cases—for Consolidation, OLTP, Server Virtualization and VDI, Analytics, and Cloud—by Gartner1 and the only all-flash array to offer a 99.9999% availability guarantee program,2 HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage is a tier-1 platform that proves traditional unified devices did not go far enough.

Only HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage has the ability to host workload-centric Storage Personas directly on a multicontroller architecture with hardware-accelerated data compaction—delivering a high-performance, low-cost, tier-1 storage platform to address a spectrum of workload needs and data types.

SMB, NFS, REST, FTP File Persona

Home directoriesand user shares

Content managementand collaboration

Data preservationand governance

Virtualization Databases Applications

FC, FCoE, iSCSI Block Persona

Figure 1. Truly converged storage for spectrum of workloads and solutions

Figure 2. HPE 3PAR StoreServ with File Persona—truly converged storage

1 Critical Capabilities for General-Purpose, Midrange Storage Arrays, November 2016

2 Subject to qualification and compliance with the HPE 3PAR Get 6-Nines Guarantee Program Terms and Conditions, which will be provided by your HPE sales or partner representative

1Truly converged controllers

Truly agile capacity

Truly unified management

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Unlike first-generation unified devices, truly converged HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage does not create inflexible capacity pools between block and file, or require you to run workloads that are best served by block over file. Instead, you get a platform that is both flash-optimized and built from the ground up to leverage a single, converged capacity for block volumes and file shares with lower total cost of storage3 while offering uncompromising availability.

With the HPE 3PAR File Persona Software, you can access the native file services and object access capabilities within your HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage. HPE 3PAR File Persona enables rich file protocols from SMB/CIFS and NFS to FTP, file data services from quota management to file snapshots and File Lock for retention and WORM, and a RESTful Object Access API for programmatic data access.

Enables rich file protocols and key file data services

SMB 3.0, 2.1, 2.0, 1.0for Microsoft® Windows®and Apple OS X

NFSv4 and v3for Linux® and UNIX®

FTP/FTPS

Object Access (REST) API

User authentication

Quota management

File snapshots

File Lock

Virus scanning integration

Recovery Manager Central Express Protect and traditional backup

Thin Provisioning and Thin Deduplication

Adaptive Optimization and Dynamic Optimization

Adaptive Flash Cache

Remote Copy

Data-at-Rest Encryption

While leveraging core block services

HPE 3PAR File Persona Software is deeply integrated into the HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage architecture to deliver a truly converged platform for provisioning both block volumes and file shares. Unlike other unified devices, HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage extends its architectural strengths from block to file and object access—all in a way that is simple to deploy and administer.

3 HPE internal analysis compared to EMC VNX, April 2016

Figure 3. Key features—managed through HPE 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC), HPE 3PAR CLI, HPE 3PAR WSAPI and OpenStack® Horizon

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Maximize your storage efficiency

HPE 3PAR File Persona expands the spectrum of workloads natively addressed by HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage in up to 71% less data center space and with significant power savings.4 It allows additional uses that enable workplace productivity and empower a data-driven organization. Examples include:

•Individual user, group/department, and corporate shares

•Home directory consolidation for physical and virtual desktops

•Enterprise file sync and share, and optimized content management

•Protection of people and physical assets via video surveillance

•Structured and unstructured data preservation and governance

•Static data for scale-out SAP HANA® shared infrastructure

•Custom cloud applications

Key foundational innovations within HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage such as industry-leading thin technologies and built-in Adaptive Data Reduction technologies all contribute to data compaction for both block volumes and file shares. File shares also benefit from other features that HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage brings to block volumes. This includes support for HPE 3PAR Adaptive Flash Cache that uses solid-state drive (SSD) capacity to extend DRAM cache, providing greater performance and lower latency for read-intensive workloads. HPE 3PAR Adaptive Optimization and Dynamic Optimization software extend granular performance and capacity efficiency to both your file shares and block volumes.

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4 HPE internal analysis compared to EMC VNX, April 2016

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Simplify your storage provisioning and administration

HPE 3PAR File Persona Software offers seamless support for a broad range of client operating systems via the included rich set of SMB/CIFS, NFS, and FTP protocols as well as the Object Access (REST) API. Industry-leading ease of use with the simple, truly unified HPE 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) makes HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage 2X easier for you to provision and 2X easier for you to manage.5 Unified management via a powerful, scriptable CLI and programmatic access via WSAPI to automate storage management tasks, gives you additional control and flexibility.

5 “Unified Storage Array Efficiency: HP (now HPE) 3PAR StoreServ 7400c vs. EMC VNX 5600 (TVS),” Taneja Group, December 2014

HPE 3PAR File Persona Software allows straightforward integration of file shares into a broad range of IT infrastructure solutions, including support for Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and local user authentication. Also, with support for OpenStack Manila for self-service file share management, transforming to a hybrid infrastructure is easier.

Deploy your file shares with confidence

Protecting your file data and your organization have never been simpler, thanks to the resiliency and high availability features built into HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage. In contrast to other unified devices, high availability for Virtual File Servers is autonomic. Support for continuously available file shares provides nondisruptive HPE 3PAR Operating System upgrades and transparent failover of clients in the event of a controller failure. Comprehensive data protection is delivered to you by point-in-time file snapshots with user-driven file recovery, integration with third-party antivirus software, and high-speed file-system–level backup and restore that is supported via HPE Recovery Manager Central (RMC). Traditional backup and restore applications are also supported, and disaster recovery replication is available via HPE 3PAR Remote Copy Software.

Instant, in-place data protection and recovery using Virtual Copy Snapshots and user-driven file restore with Previous Version integration via File Store snapshots

Enable disaster tolerance with HPE 3PAR Remote Copy and replicated snapshots

Fast and e�icient backups for long-term storage using HPE StoreOnce RMC and Express Protect in addition to traditional NDMP or share-based backups

Instant, granular recovery Disaster tolerance Tier-2 backup

Figure 4. HPE 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC)

Figure 5. Protecting HPE 3PAR File Persona—the right protection for the right data

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The complete HPE 3PAR software portfolio

Predictive analytics powered by StoreFront Remote

StoreServ Management ConsoleCommand Line Interface

System ReporterService Processor

File PersonaSmart SAN

HPE OneView integrationWSAPI, SMI-S, and SNMP

OpenStack integrationVMware® integration

Dockers containers support

Manage

Remote CopyPeer Persistence & CLX

Recovery Manager CentralData-at-rest Encryption

File Store snapshotsPersistent Checksum

Persistent CachePersistent Ports

Virtual Lock and File LockVSS Provider

Protect

Adaptive SparingAdaptive Flash CachePriority Optimization

Federation (Peer Motion, Online Import)

Adaptive OptimizationExpress Protect

Adaptive Reads and WritesExpress Writes

Autonomic cache offloadMixed Workload Technology

Optimize

Zero DetectDeduplicationCompressionData Packing

Thin ProvisioningVirtual Copy

Thin ConversionThin PersistenceExpress Layout

Express IndexingExpress Scan

Efficient

Manage: Everything you need to get up and running quickly and efficiently

Simplified management is offered by the HPE 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC). The scriptable HPE 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) gives you powerful customization capabilities that are simple to configure and reduce the need for extra management tools. HPE 3PAR System Reporter helps track performance and capacity utilization trends for multiple HPE 3PAR StoreServ systems. Remote error detection along with support for diagnostics and maintenance activities is offered via HPE 3PAR Service Processor. Rich file protocols from SMB/CIFS to NFS and FTP, and a RESTful Object Access API for programmatic access to files are offered with HPE 3PAR File Persona. Built-in automated SAN configuration is offered with HPE 3PAR Smart SAN. HPE OneView integration gives you a web-based interface that is common across enterprise servers, storage, and networking. Support for the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) provides simplified storage management from within the Microsoft System Center Management framework. With OpenStack integration, over both iSCSI and Fibre Channel protocols, the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of a highly resilient cloud-based open source platform that meets the requirements of your mission-critical applications, is offered. HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage integration with VMware vSphere® enables you to take advantage of architectural benefits such as wide striping, a Mesh-Active clustered controller design, mixed workload support, and hardware-assisted VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Array Integration (VAAI) support. Dockers containers support helps deliver enterprise-grade storage availability, resiliency, and performance for stateful containers.

Protect: Safeguard your most mission-critical of applications

HPE 3PAR Remote Copy offers simple and cost-effective data protection for efficient multitenant disaster recovery. HPE 3PAR Peer Persistence ensures transparent autonomic failover over metropolitan distances. HPE 3PAR Cluster Extension Software enables automatic failover across data centers using Remote Copy Asynchronous mode. HPE Recovery Manager Central allows you to create, manage, and automate crash-consistent snapshots for any application and app-consistent snapshots for VMware vSphere, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and SAP HANA. HPE 3PAR StoreServ Data-at-Rest Encryption protects data from both internal and external security breaches by securely encrypting all data as it is written to the drive. End-to-end data integrity and protection against silent corruption from the host to the storage array are offered via HPE 3PAR Persistent Checksum. HPE 3PAR Persistent Cache maintains service levels, so they are not impacted by unplanned component failures—a key requirement for the virtual data center. Nondisruptive upgrades to HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8000 Storage systems without relying on multipathing software and without initiating failover are initiated via HPE 3PAR Persistent Ports. HPE 3PAR Virtual Domains and HPE 3PAR Virtual Lock Software help segregate access and deliver robust storage services for different applications and user groups with additional security attached to the retention of storage volumes. HPE 3PAR File Lock enables data preservation to meet the enterprise governance requirements.

Optimize: Make the best use of the available storage capacity

HPE 3PAR Adaptive Sparing leverages the system’s sparing approach to improve the performance and endurance of flash. Performance acceleration is assured by HPE 3PAR Adaptive Flash Cache, which reduces application response times. HPE 3PAR Priority Optimization assures service levels with QoS controls for mission-critical applications. HPE 3PAR Peer Motion enables load balancing at will, wherein movement of data and workloads between arrays does not impact, applications, users, or services. HPE 3PAR Online Import is included to enable migration from HPE EVA, EMC, HDS, or IBM Storage systems. HPE 3PAR Adaptive Optimization improves storage utilization by enabling cost-optimized storage tiering. HPE 3PAR Express Protect enables backups to StoreOnce—all through the familiar RMC GUI. HPE 3PAR Adaptive Reads and Writes help to avoid unnecessary data reads and writes to reduce latency, enhance back end performance, and extend flash media lifespan. HPE 3PAR Express Writes enhances write acceleration that helps optimize CPU utilization and depending on workload, delivers greater throughput. HPE 3PAR Autonomic cache offload helps reduce cache bottlenecks by automatically changing the frequency at which data is offloaded from cache to flash media based on utilization rate. HPE 3PAR Multi-tenant I/O processing enables performance improvement for mixed workloads or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments by breaking large I/O into smaller chunks so that small read requests don’t get held up behind larger I/O requests, ensuring reduced latency.

Efficient: Get maximum performance with minimum expenditure

HPE 3PAR Zero Detect reduces the cost of storage by identifying and removing repeated data from incoming data streams. HPE 3PAR Deduplication helps reduce the amount of flash needed to store data by preventing the storage of duplicate data. HPE 3PAR Compression helps reduce the amount of flash needed to store data by reducing the data footprint. HPE 3PAR Data Packing helps improve storage efficiency and bandwidth by condensing multiple smaller data sets together. HPE 3PAR Virtual Copy Software protects and shares data affordably with rapid recovery using reservationless, nonduplicative, copy-on-write snapshots. HPE 3PAR Thin Technologies—including HPE 3PAR Thin Provisioning, Thin Conversion, Thin Persistence, and Thin Copy Reclamation—achieve data compaction by leveraging built-in hardware capabilities. HPE 3PAR Express Layout allows HPE 3PAR controller nodes to share access to SSDs in order to drive efficiency. HPE 3PAR Express Indexing helps deduplicate data inline and with a high degree of granularity. HPE 3PAR Express Scan helps remove redundant data inline and prevents wastage of CPU cycles.

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HPE Technology Services

The support services portfolio will help complement the performance and reliability of the HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage infrastructure. Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides complete, end-to-end lifecycle services for your entire infrastructure—servers, storage, networks, and software. Our services also help you consolidate your support management and whenever necessary, we collaborate with independent software vendors directly. By integrating hardware and software services, we offer you a support experience that is relevant to your business needs.

Advise, transform, and integrateNavigate through the complexities of storage, backup, archive, disaster recovery, and Big Data with advisory, transformation, and integration consulting.

Deploy and implementAccess expertise to support deployment, operations, relocation, sanitization, and disposal plus improvement-focused education.

Operate and supportFind the level of personalized, proactive, and simplified support right for your business.

Note: Specific service availability varies by product.

HPE Foundation CareA comprehensive suite of hardware and software services aimed to help increase the availability of IT infrastructure.

HPE Proactive CareAn integrated set of reactive and proactive services designed to help you improve the stability and operation of your converged infrastructure to achieve better business outcomes. HPE Proactive Care has been specifically designed to support devices in IT environments, providing enhanced support that covers servers, operating systems, hypervisors, storage, storage area networks (SANs), and networks.

HPE Proactive Care AdvancedThis service expands on HPE Proactive Care Service and is designed to help maximize the benefits of IT investments, maintain IT infrastructure stability, achieve business and IT project objectives, reduce operational costs, and free IT staff for other priority tasks. An assigned HPE account support manager (ASM) provides personalized technical and operational advice, including HPE best practices gleaned from HPE’s broad support experience.

HPE Datacenter CareHPE’s most comprehensive support solution tailored to meet specific data center support requirements. It offers a wide choice of proactive and reactive service levels to cover requirements ranging from the most basic to the most business-critical environments.

HPE Lifecycle Event ServicesThese services are sold on a per-event basis and include services to help deploy technologies and solutions as well as assessments and other services to help optimize and operate the IT infrastructure.

Optimize your IT investment strategy with new ways to acquire, pay for, and use technology, in lock-step with your business and transformation goals. hpe.com/solutions/hpefinancialservices

HPE Factory Express provides customization and deployment services along with your storage and server purchases. You can customize hardware to your exact specifications in the factory—helping speed deployment. Visit www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/factory-express/overview.html

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