Unified Storage

[jarvis050]

Hi Guys,

I am new to HPE in reference to Storage System , please help me with the following :

1) Does HPE Supports Unified Storage specifically Primera and 3PAR.

2) Secondly, How to convert a SAN into Unified Storage in referecne to HPE. Please clarify the procedure how HPE achieves it.

3) Does 3PAR storage has been declared end of life. Please provide the reference,

4) Please provide some link or referecne wherein I can understand the same further.

TIA

[sbhat09]

Hi Jarvis,

1) Does HPE Supports Unified Storage specifically Primera and 3PAR.

Yes. HPE 3PAR and Primera support Unified storage.

HPE Primera - Page number 14:

https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a00067738enw

HPE 3PAR - Page number 2 and 5:

https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=c04607918

2) Secondly, How to convert a SAN into Unified Storage in reference to HPE. Please clarify the procedure how HPE achieves it.

You can simultaneously use file and block storage in 3PAR by enabling File Persona feature.

Page 99 onwards:

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00101447en_us

3) Does 3PAR storage has been declared end of life. Please provide the reference,

3PAR 7000 series has been declared EOSL. Other models actively supported and future upgrades will be available.

3PAR 7000 series EOSL declaration - https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-a00008513en_us

4) Please provide some link or reference wherein I can understand the same further.

Provided the relevant link for the above queries.

Regards,

Srinivas

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[yosa]

The Primera & 3PAR when running between FC & SMB, cannot at the same time.