Contents
Preface 6
About this guide 6 Intended audience 6 Disk arrays 6 Related documentation 6 Document conventions and symbols 7 Rack stability 8 HP technical support 8 Subscription service 9 HP web sites 9
1 Overview 11
Continuous data availability 11 Nondisruptive service and upgrades 12 Connectivity 13 Scalability 13 Data integrity and high availability 14 Summary of features 15
Web-based array management 15 Operating systems 15 External storage 16 Included components 16 Required additional components 17 Optional components 17 Hardware specifications 18
2 Hardware 21
Physical components 22 Disk control frame 22
Control panel 23 Unit emergency power off switch 28 Service processor (SVP 28 Disk drives 28 HP StorageWorks Continuous Track XP 28 Disk array frames 29 Disk drives 29 RAID options 29
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
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