I have worked with hp store virtual vsa on several projects and i must say it really do. Ive heard that hpe discounts are higher than vmware. Take advantage of the free 1tb storeonce vsa option. Hp softwaredefined storage overview hp brought software defined storage as a bundle with storevirtual vsa virtual storage appliance with every purchase of new proliant gen8 server. Learn about the best hpe storevirtual vsa discontinued alternatives for your software defined storage software needs. First to answer the unknown question about which licenses support tiering the storevirtual vsa 10tb and 50tb licenses support tiering. How to register storevirtual vsa software in hpe s. The iscsibased, scaleout storage platform is easy to manage and change meeting ongoing business demands without creating it bottlenecks or application downtime. Hp storevirtual vsa software is a virtual storage appliance that provides complete array functionality of hp storevirtual 4000 storage on top of vmware vsphere or microsoft hyperv. Some software requires a valid warranty, current hewlett packard enterprise support contract, or a license fee.
With hp storevirtual vsa, you can amplify your existing server virtualization investments by using internal and directattached disks for shared storage purposes. Hphpe storevirtual vsa price hphpe price list 2020. Enjoy all the benefits of traditional san storage without a dedicated storage device. Vmware and hp storevirtual vsa graceful shutdown procedures. Part i of this series covered the deployment, part ii is dedicated to the configuration of the storevirtual vsa cluster. The hp p4000 centralized management console or cmc as it will now be known, is where all the magic happens. In reality the hpe storevirtual gui is very intuitive and more importantly allows for quick deployment operations as well go through. Hp storevirtual vsa software, based on the lefthand operating system, helps customers gain the benefits of a fully featured array without dedicated external storage. In both of those are 4x servers to replace our existing esxi hosts which are being retired due to age. Table3memoryrequirementsforstorevirtualvsadisks totalvirtualizedcapacity totalmemoryrequirementingb totalaomemoryrequirementingb storevirtual vsa software requires a vsphere, hyperv or kvm licensed server with the following. Hpe storevirtual storage ensures that organisations can optimise the benefits of server virtualisation with costeffective high availability and disaster recovery. Hp storevirtual compatibility matrix for hp storevirtual vsa software and hp storevirtual 4000 storage table of contents 1.
One of the resources that will be great for those conversations is a storevirutal vsa technical white paper that i can offer to customers looking at solutions for their environment. Hp storevirtual vsa includes threeyear hp software support, standard 9x5 business hours phone support software technical support and software product and documentation updates, and a 90day media replacementonly warranty. Sep 09, 2014 hp intelligent provisioning recovery media. The storevirtual vsa software is a virtual machine that supports hypervisor environments. Posted on 27 september 2012 14 december 2012 by craig.
Originally rolled out 8 years ago by lefthand networks, hp storevirtual vsa is software that virtualizes and pools the inexpensive local server disks so they can be shared. Hp storevirtual storage vsa hp support community 3871798. Hpe storevirtual vsa software allows you to build enterprise level, highly available, shared storage functionality into your server infrastructure delivering lower cost of ownership and. Jan 31, 2016 sometimes on the other hand we can easily use one of the software defined storages that are available on the market. At vmworld 2012 last week, hp announced the rebranding of the hp lefthand. The first software defined virtual storage appliance to support all major industrystandard servers and multiple hypervisors, hp storevirtual vsa has a proven 5year track record with more than 150,000 vsa s distributed. This service installs the hp storevirtual vsa software, which creates a shared storage node using resources that are already utilized by the server running vmware esxvsphere or microsoft hyperv. A softwaredefined storage appliance with a proven track record. Exchange 2003 has a 75gb db, sap is on a sql server 2008 db of 60gb. Hp storevirtual vsa transforms the internal storage of your vmware vsphere and microsoft hyperv servers into fully featured shared storage for applications and virtual environments. I like both solutions, but right now vsan is the simpler technology. A great blog from craig kilborn with a focus on storevirtual vsa. Hp vsa has been around and has a very proven track record.
Oct 03, 2016 run the hp storevirtual vsa installer for vsphere and a self extracting winzip wizard opens up, specify the location and click unzip. Hp storevirtual vsa software 60pack e ltu hp storevirtual vsa software 60pack e ltu electronic vsa software product entitlement installable on either vmware vsphere or microsoft hyperv up to 10 tb capacity licensed per virtual storage appliance vsa includes 3 yr of software support for each license note. Server supported to run hyper v, vsphere or kvm microsoft windows server 2019, 2016, 2012 r2 supported by storevirtual os 12. You then send hpe a feature key mac address for appliance activation and ge. Sep 06, 2012 at vmworld 2012 last week, hp announced the rebranding of the hp lefthand vsa product to address this issue.
For developing converged compute and storage solutions in virtualized environments, hpe storevirtual vsa software delivers high performance shared storage on your choice of servers and ssd or hdd media. Hpe storevirtual vsa software product documentation. Hpestorevirtualstorageuserguide abstract thisguideprovidesinstructionsforconfiguringindividualstoragesystems,aswellasforcreatingstorageclusters,volumes. Firstly hp storevirtual vsa works great it is two vsa storage systems and one failover manager fom providing high availability and automatic failover. Hp storevirtual vsa virtual storage appliance software. Are you looking for the efficiency of deduplicating secondary storage without the constraints of a purpose built appliance. Companies are adopting or expanding virtualization regardless of size. The hpe vsa is t he first software defined virtual storage appliance to support all major industrystandard servers and multiple hypervisors and has a proven 6year track record with. The first softwaredefined virtual storage appliance to support all major industrystandard servers and multiple hypervisors, hpe. If so, the hpe storeonce vsa meets your needs with the flexibility of a. How to register storevirtual vsa software in hpe support. Hello, we have to rebuild a 2 host vmware esxi hp proliant 380p g8 with virtual storage. The first softwaredefined virtual storage appliance to support all major industrystandard servers and multiple hypervisors, hp storevirtual vsa has a proven 5year track record with more than 150,000 vsas distributed. We have storevirtual 10tb for both host and we have to made a simple design, one vm vsa in.
Apr 29, 2014 since hp decided to deliver a free 1tb version of the storevirtual vsa with almost every hp proliant gen8 server, i notice that more and more of my customers are interested in lefthand storage. With a comprehensive feature set, the storevirtual vsa is optimized for virtual environments and is a flexible shared storage solution that scales as needed. The first software defined virtual storage appliance to support all major industrystandard servers and multiple hypervisors, hp storevirtual vsa has a proven 6year track record with. Lets see how to install hpe storevirtual vsa on vsphere. Ok well not magic, its where we configure all the settings for the hp storevirtual vsa. Server supported to run hyper v, vsphere or kvm microsoft windows server 2012, 2012 r2, 2016 supported by lefthand os 12. Server lifecycle management software that quickly and consistently provisions, manages, controls, and optimizes hpe proliant servers. It does have greater options and the ability to leverage. Navigate to the softwaredefined storage page and select a vsa type if you do not want to deploy the storevirtual vsa software, select continue without deploying vsa and click the. Hpe storevirtual vsa software licenses hpe store us. The biggest challenge i had was making the whole environment recover automatically with all vms powering on if power cycling or power cut, for example long power cut at the weekend and ups.
The storevirtual vsa software delivers the scalability. Hp storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service. In an earlier post, i covered the latest enhancements announced for our software defined data protection solu. Very easy and easy process to follow for all the storevirtual appliances. Small to medium businesses are implementing software defined storage solutions such as hp storevirtual vsa software, because it allows them. Take into consideration that my infrastructure is really simple. With tens of thousands of systems deployed in production, hp storevirtual vsa is the solution trusted by fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike to deliver enterprise storage. We have a couple of storevirtual vsa 2014 in production and every time we need support its very hard to open a case.
The new offer, announced last november 20, and it is available with 10 models of proliant and includes a 1tb free entitlement license. Once winzip extraction is done, virtual san appliance launcher opens up automatically and if it does not, navigate to the unzipped folder and find the vsa appliance launcher and run it. The fact that i tell them that my vsa based san volumes in my home labdatacenter has an uptime of 4,5. Hpe storevirtual vsa 2014 software 4tb 3 pack 3year ltu. Quickspecs hpe storevirtual vsa software ordering information page 6 up to 3 storevirtual vsas per cluster not stockable by the channel, must order as drop ship and have single end. Hphpe storevirtual vsa price from hphpe price list 2020. Internal storages managed with hp storevirtual solution not the vmware vsa because does not work well he says and is ending its lifecycle to distribute the storage and give business continuity. Part 4 installing hp virtual store vsa on esxi step by. Built on proven data services technology, hpe storevirtual vsa delivers softwaredefined storage by virtualizing up. Hpe storevirtual vsa software hewlett packard enterprise. Hp storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service data sheet us english author.
In an earlier post, i covered the latest enhancements announced for our softwaredefined data protection solu. If you are searching for a deployment and configuration guide for lefthand os 9. This concludes this article about how to configure hpe storevirtual vsa using the centralized management console. We are a software dev house which has grown rapidly so run approx 100 vms which are migrating to this. Hp storevirtual storage vsa installation and configuration guide. Hpstorevirtualstorageuserguide abstract thisguideprovidesinstructionsforconfiguringindividualstoragesystems,aswellasforcreatingstorageclusters,volumes. I pulled this from the hpe storevirtual vsa quickspec and using our product bulletin software which gives me the list price so should be accurate but please confirm with. Most virtualized server environments require shared storage for high availability, as well as application data, and storage solutions should be as highly available as the vms. Sometimes on the other hand we can easily use one of the software defined storages that are available on the market.
It does have greater options and the ability to leverage dedicated hardware nodes at scale and integrate them with the software vsa. Hp storevirtual vsa allows smbs to be cloud providers. Technical white papers reference architecture data sheets quickspecs hpe storevirtual vsa software. Hpe storevirtual vsa 2014 for network functions virtualization systems ltu. Hp storevirtual vsa software hp storevirtual vsa software stock ltuhp storevirtual vsa software stock ltu includes copy of vsa software media and documentation stockable by. Hp brought software defined storage as a bundle with storevirtual vsa virtual storage appliance with every purchase of new proliant gen8 server. Hpe storevirtual vsa software requires a vsphere, hyperv or kvm licensed server with the following. Ive previously mentioned that i spend a lot of time on spiceworks an smb focused community of end users. Hello i would like to use hp storevirtual storage vsa 11. Oct 01, 2012 the hp p4000 centralized management console or cmc as it will now be known, is where all the magic happens. This entry was posted in storage and tagged hp, storage, storevirtual, virtualization, vmware on may 10, 2014 by patrick terlisten. Hp storevirtual vsa software offers the colocation of virtualized applications and shared storage on their existing servers. I assume that the centralized management console cmc was.
Hp storevirtual networkraid explained bitcon it consultants. With more than 1 million downloads and a 7year lifespan, hp s storevirtual vsa from their acquisition of lefthand networks is arguably the worlds most mature and popular virtual storage package. Hp news hp makes softwaredefined storage available to. Deploying hp storevirtual vsa on hyperv 2012 r2 cluster. Loaded onto virtualized application servers, storevirtual vsa creates a virtual storage array inside each server, alongside applications. Hpe storevirtual storage user guide hewlett packard. Hpe storevirtual vsa software allows you to build enterprise level. Vmware itself offers such product vmware vsan, but today i would like to write about one of the competitors hpe store virtual vsa. Its ideal for evaluating the benefits before purchasing the licensed version of the platform.
Hpe storevirtual vsa software requires a vsphere, hyperv or kvm server with at least server supported to run hyper v, vsphere or kvm microsoft windows server 2008, 2008 r2, 2012 and 2012 r2. Storevirtual vsa storage software comes with part number such as d4u01a and entitlement order number. I find myself in a lot of conversations where hpe storevirtual vsa seems like the perfect fit. By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license agreement. Hp storevirtual vsa skus model description hp storevirtual vsa software hp storevirtual vsa 2014 sw 4tb 3 pack 3year ltu tc484a 3 licenses for hp storevirtual vsa software up to 4tb capacity per storevirtual vsa up to 3 storevirtual vsas per cluster not stockable by the channel, must order as drop ship and have single enduser.
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