topic Re: p2000 to switch in MSA Storage

p2000 to switch

AminBaik — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:08:29 GMT

Hello,

i want to get P2000 With 12Tb (Mirroring) “HP P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Cntrl LFF Array AP845B”. This data storage will connect to 8 server’s every two server will work with VMware in cluster mode so :

what the best switch will be fine for that? how many switch's should i get?

can i get two data storage and make it as failover if the first one is going down?

can i connect the data storage to eight servers thoruge the switch?

should i get a spesifc network card for server i have dl380 g8:

HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 E5-2650v2 1P 32GB-R P420i/2G 2 xw
750W PS Server
Processor(s) : (2) HP DL380p Gen8 Intel® Xeon® E5-2650
(2.0GHz/8-core/20MB/95W)
Cache Memory: 20MB Level 3
Memory: 32GB (4x8GB) Registered DIMMs
Network Controller: HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR Adapter
Fiber Network Controller: HP NC523SFP 10Gb 2-port Server Adapter
Storage Controller: HP Smart Array P420i/2GB FBWC (RAID
0/1/1+0/5/5+0/6/)
Hard Drive: 2 x HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm SFF
Internal Storage : Standard: 8 SFF SAS/SATA HDD Bays; includes 6
SFF hard drive blanks
Optical Drive Bay : Slim SATA DVD-RW
PCI-Express Slots : 3 PCIe slots (+3 PCIe slots available with
upgrade option)
Power Supply: (2) HP 750W Common Slot Gold Hot Plug Power
Supply (92% Efficient)
Fans: (4) (N+1 redundancy standard)
Management: HP iLO Management Engine (standard)
Form Factor : Rack (2U), HP Friction Rail Kit

thanks.

Re: p2000 to switch

Torsten. — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:23:17 GMT

As far as i can see your servers have network cards only, but the array is FC. If the network cards can do FCoE (i assume they can) you need an (expensive) switch that can "translate" FCoE to pure FC like the SN6500C , for redundancy you need 2.

Re: p2000 to switch

Cali — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:10:32 GMT

what the best switch will be fine for that?
HP 8/24 Base (16) Full Fabric Ports Enabled SAN Switch AM868B

how many switch's should i get?
2

can i get two data storage and make it as failover if the first one is going down?
You can buy a second P2000 and do a Snapshot based Replication.
Take a look in the P2000 G3 QuickSpec.

can i connect the data storage to eight servers thoruge the switch?
Yes

should i get a spesifc network card for server i have dl380 g8:
Yes, example: HP 82Q, HP 82E

Re: p2000 to switch

BK_HPE — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:03:44 GMT

Hi @AminBaik

I agree with Cali's suggestions. These products are available through our HP SMB website:

HP 8/24 Base (16) Full Fabric Ports Enabled SAN Switches

HP P2000 G3 MSA

HP 82Q 8Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Here is the P2000 G3 MSA Quickspecs page. All models come with 64 controller-based snapshots and clone capability, and an optional 512 snaps.Page 12 details the snapshot software for each model.

If you would like more information or have any other questions, please let me know and I will be happy to assist you further.