QuickSpecs
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage
Configuration Information
requirementsrails that are compatible with industry standard
Expansion Options
HP provides a variety of SAS cable kits to allow expansion of the HP3PAR StoreServ 7000. Note that the Storage Base products, the Upgrade Node Pair and the Drive Enclosures all include SAS cables. Most configurations will not require a SAS expansion cable kit.
SAS expansion cable kit HP 6 Meter Expansion Cable Kit | AP879A |
If an HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 needs to be expanded into an adjacent rack, one 6 meter |
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SAS expansion cable kit is required for every node pair that must access drive |
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enclosures in the expansion rack. Each 6 meter SAS expansion cable kit contains four 6 |
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meter SAS cables. |
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HP 2 Meter Expansion Cable Kit | AW566A |
If an HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 needs to be expanded within the same rack, but the new |
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drive enclosure must be located some distance from the nearest existing drive |
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enclosure within the same rack, one or two 2 meter SAS expansion cable kits is needed, |
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depending on configuration. Each 2 meter SAS expansion cable kit contains two 2 meter |
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SAS cables. |
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HP 1 Meter SAS Expansion Cable Kit | QR514A |
The 1 meter SAS expansion cable kit is provided for cases where a shorter SAS cable is |
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required. Each 1 meter SAS expansion cable kit contains two 1 meter SAS cables. |
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NOTE: The |
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cables each and the
Step 8 - Choose Software
HP provides an extensive selection of features for HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage. All of the features available on the HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage system are also available on the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system, the result of a common architecture that spans from small and medium businesses to the largest global enterprise. For convenient ordering, the 3PAR StoreServ 7000 provides the features in Suites.
Two types of software licensing methods are employed with the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000. Some software titles are licensed per system; other titles are licensed by drive. With
For more information regarding HP 3PAR software see http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/solutions/3par/software.html.
HP 3PAR 7000 Operating System Software Suite (Required)
HP 3PAR OS SW Suite - HP 3PAR 7000 Operating System Software Suite is the foundation software of HP 3PAR
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