Appendix B: Feature, function, and benefit matrix

Feature

Function

Benefit

HP Storage Management

 

 

 

Suite bundle

 

 

 

 

Large File Systems

Maximum supported file

Better scalability

All bundles

 

system size 40 TB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Level Incremental

Backs up only changed

Faster backups and lower

All bundles

Backup Support (Requires

BLIB data blocks

CPU and network

 

Net Back Up product)

 

utilization

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint Restore

Restores from the point-in-time

Faster recovery

T2774xx, T2775xx,

 

image of the database

 

T8686xx, T2777xx

 

without going to tapes by

 

 

 

putting changed blocks back

 

 

 

to the primary file system

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cluster File System

Provides file system access

Concurrent file system

T2775xx, T8686xx,

 

from multiple servers

access and ease of

T2777xx

 

 

management

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration backup and

Makes a backup of

Restores from previous

All bundles

Restore

previous volume

configuration and

 

 

configuration automatically

minimizes downtime

 

 

 

 

 

Database (FlashSnap)

Creates point-in-time

Enhances application

T2774xx through T2777xx

 

volume snapshots that are

performance by allowing

(New for SGCFSRAC

 

readable and writable for

processing on a secondary

A.02.00)

 

off-host processing

server where the cloned DB

 

 

 

can be located

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic LUN Expansion

Grows or shrinks both the

Reduces the amount of

All bundles

 

file system and the

planned downtime for

 

 

associated LUNs

routine tasks such as

 

 

dynamically without

adding disk capacity to an

 

 

application interruption

application

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Pathing

Balances IP across all

Increased availability and

All bundles

 

available paths between the

performance

 

 

server and the storage array

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic Storage Tiering

Identifies and moves

Ease of management

T2774xx, T2775xx,

 

unimportant or old files to

 

T8686xx, T2777xx

 

less expensive storage

 

 

 

without changing the way

 

 

 

users or applications access

 

 

 

the files

 

 

 

 

 

 

FastResync (FlashSnap)

Syncs changed only blocks

Reduced unplanned

T2774xx, T2775xx,

 

 

downtime

T8686xx, T2777xx

 

 

 

 

File Change Log

Logs file system activity for

Improved availability and

All bundles

 

fast incremental backup

performance

 

 

and auditing

 

 

 

 

 

 

FlashSnap

Takes instant, full volume,

Ensures database

T2774xx, T2775xx,

 

or space-optimized

consistency

T8686xx, T2777xx

 

snapshots of data for off-

 

 

 

host processing, disk-based

 

 

 

recovery, and backup.

 

 

 

Only resynchronizes

 

 

 

changed blocks for fast

 

 

 

resynchronization. Online

 

 

 

split/join of diskgroups

 

 

 

 

 

 

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