HP 3000 HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference (5697-0145, - Page 33

6.0 Features supported by controller software version 6.1 Supported array features by controller software version Array features depend on the controller software version. An HP P6000 Command View license is required to use these features. Controller software version Feature VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS 095xx000 XCS 095xx000 XCS 10000000 XCS 10000000 XCS 10000000 EVA3000/5000 EVA3000/5000 EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 EVA4400 EVA6400/8400 EVA4400 EVA6400/8400 P6300/P6500 EVA Maximum number of arrays per HP P6000 Command View instance1 Maximum number of virtual disks per array (includes snapshots, snapclones, mirrorclones, and DR group logs) Maximum number of disk groups per array5 Maximum number of hosts (clustered or standalone) per array7 Maximum virtual mapping capacity8 Large LUN support Thin provisioning11 16 512 16 256 35 TB 16 1024 16 256 35 TB 16 1024 16 256 120/120/300 TB 16 10242, 3 126 256 120 TB •9 16 20482, 3 16 256 300/500 TB •9 16 10242, 3 125 256 120 TB •10 • 16 20482, 3 16 256 300/500 TB •10 • 16 1024/20482, 3, 4 16 256 300/800 TB •10 • Vraid6 support • • • • • 1HP recommends a maximum of eight arrays per HP Command View EVA 9.2 or later instance. When running HP Command View EVA 9.1 or earlier, the recommended maximum is four. This recommendation applies to all management server types. 2On the EVAx400 and P6300/P6500 EVA, the maximum number of virtual disks per array also includes DR group logs. One LUN (LUN 0) is always reserved by the controller software. The number of DR group log virtual disks will reduce the total number of virtual disks available to the user. 3If the array configuration includes virtual disks that are greater than 2 TB, then the maximum number of virtual disks (including snapshots, snapclones, and mirrorclones) per array will be less than the maximum listed. 4The P6300/P6500 EVA iSCSI controllers support a maximum of 256 initiators and 255 LUNs (plus LUN 0). The P6300/P6500 EVA iSCSI/FCoE controllers support a maximum of 1024 initiators, 1024 LUNs, and 256 LUNs per virtual port group. 5 The maximum number of disk groups is also limited by the maximum number of disks. For Fibre Channel disk drives, each disk group requires a minimum of 8 disks. For solid state disk (SSD) drives, each disk group requires a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 8 disks. 6The EVA4400 supports a maximum of 96 disks, so a maximum of 12 disk groups (8 disks per group) is supported. 7For additional maximums and rules on host presentations, See the "Configuration parameters" section of the "P6000/EVA storage system rules" chapter in the HP SAN Design Reference Guide . 8The virtual mapping capacity is the sum of all virtual disks plus the mapped capacity of snapshots, snapclones, and mirrorclones. For HP P6000 Continuous Access configurations, the DR log file size is also included in this sum. Note that demand-allocated and fully-allocated snapshots consume mapping capacity equal to the size of the source virtual disk. For information about enclosure capacity, see the QuickSpecs for the applicable array model. 9Create virtual disks (LUNs) that are larger than 2 TB (32 TB maximum). The operations allowed on virtual disks that are 2TB or greater are create, present, and delete. 10Create virtual disks (LUNs) that are larger than 2 TB (32 TB maximum). The operations allowed on virtual disks or snapshots that are 2TB or greater are create, present, delete, extend, and shrink virtual disks; create and delete snapshots; and create, delete, and attach empty containers. 11The operations allowed on thin provisioned virtual disks are create, present, delete, extend, and shrink. 33