The SimpliVity 380 is the recommended solution for a customer who has acquired another company with an outdated and costly infrastructure. This hyper-converged infrastructure solution minimizes the footprint in the data center by combining compute, storage, and networking into a single, integrated system. SimpliVity 380 offers quick deployment, simplified management, and reduced operational costs, making it ideal for modernizing IT environments rapidly and efficiently.

HPE Storage References:

HPE SimpliVity 380 Overview

HPE Converged and Hyper-Converged Solutions

To calculate the required capacity for snapshots after one week for an HPE Alletra 9000 with the given customer requirements:

Base volume size: 200TB

Snapshots frequency: Every hour (24 snapshots per day, 168 per week)

Daily change rate: 10%

The snapshot capacity can be calculated by considering the daily change rate and the number of snapshots over a week.

Daily change: 10% of 200TB = 20TBTotal change over a week: 20TB * 7 days = 140TB

Since there are 168 snapshots (24 per day for 7 days), the total required capacity is 140TB (for the changes) plus the base volume size of 200TB, totaling 480TB.

References:

HPE Alletra 9000

HPE Snapshot Management

RMC (Recovery Manager Central) Express Protect is the most suitable HPE storage solution for addressing the customer's concerns about backup windows, recovery time objectives (RTOs), and data corruption risks in their primary storage environment. RMC Express Protect integrates with HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE StoreOnce systems, allowing direct backup of Oracle databases from primary storage to the StoreOnce appliance. This reduces backup windows and ensures fast, efficient, and reliable recovery, mitigating the risks associated with data growth and corruption.

HPE Storage References:

HPE RMC Express Protect Overview

HPE 3PAR and StoreOnce Integration

In an iSCSI-based SAN, the IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name) is used for host identification. IQNs uniquely identify iSCSI initiators and targets within a network, enabling proper connection and communication in an iSCSI storage environment. This identification is crucial for establishing and managing iSCSI sessions between hosts and storage arrays.

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HPE Storage Networking Solutions

To create a configuration including the sizing and performance values for a customer solution for Alletra MP, the recommended HPE tool is Ninja STARS. This tool is specifically designed for storage sizing and configuration, providing detailed insights into the performance requirements and helping to tailor the solution to meet the specific needs of the customer. Ninja STARS helps in accurately sizing the storage solution to ensure it meets both current and future demands.

For further details, refer to:

HPE Ninja STARS Tool

The Core-Edge SAN topology offers the highest centralized data access performance. In this topology, the core switch provides centralized connectivity, and the edge switches connect to the hosts and storage devices. This architecture is highly scalable and supports high-performance data access while maintaining low latency. It is ideal for large SAN environments where centralized data management and high throughput are crucial.

References:

HPE SAN Solutions

SAN Topology Guide