Product bulletin, research hewlett packard enterprise servers, storage, networking, enterprise solutions and software. Run the hp storevirtual vsa installer for vsphere and a self extracting winzip wizard opens up, specify the location and click unzip. Some software requires a valid warranty, current hewlett packard enterprise support contract, or a license fee. Eol for the storevirtual vsa is 11012018 hewlett packard. If you are searching for a deployment and configuration guide for lefthand os 9. Hp storevirtual software installation and startup service. Storevirtual vsa really has nothing to do with the cluster that you have it runs as a guest on your hyperv host. Hpe storevirtual vsa software creates a shared storage node using resources that are already utilized by the server running vmware. A storage node is a server that virtualizes its directattached. My hp storevirtual hardware under similar load functions just fine.
Hpe storevirtual vsa cluster configuration learnvmware. 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. The fact that i tell them that my vsa based san volumes in my home labdatacenter has an uptime of 4,5 years now also helps them to get started with this imho powerfull storage platform. The new offer, announced last november 20, and it is available with 10 models of proliant and includes a 1tb free entitlement license. Hp storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service. An hp virtual san appliance is a great way to take existing local storage from multiple physical servers and combine them into a virtual san. Hpe installation and startup service for storevirtual vsa software. Part i of this series covered the deployment, part ii is dedicated to the configuration of the storevirtual vsa cluster.
A virtual san is a great way to get all the benefits of a traditional san, but at a fraction of the cost. Hp storevirtual storage user guide hewlett packard. Hpe storevirtual central management console installation and startup service. The first softwaredefined virtual storage appliance to support all major industrystandard servers and multiple hypervisors, hp storevirtual vsa has a proven 6year track record with. I assume that the centralized management console cmc was installed. 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. Firstly hp storevirtual vsa works great it is two vsa storage systems and one failover manager fom providing high availability and automatic failover. Having had the chance to spend some serious time with the latest storevirtual vsa 11.
Storevirtual vsa as the physical hp storevirtual counterpart is a scaleout solution, this means that if you need to increase storage capacity, resilience or performance other storevirtual vsa nodes i. Today i would like to show you how to actually configure a clustered system and create some volume to host our data. Hp storevirtual vsa software, based on the lefthand operating system, helps. Hp storevirtual vsa software hewlett packard enterprise. 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. Hpstorevirtualstorageuserguide abstract thisguideprovidesinstructionsforconfiguringindividualstoragesystems,aswellasforcreatingstorageclusters,volumes. Hpe storevirtual vsa software allows you to build enterprise level, highly. Small to medium businesses are implementing software defined storage solutions such as hp storevirtual vsa software, because it allows them. Jan 31, 2016 sometimes on the other hand we can easily use one of the software defined storages that are available on the market. Hpe storevirtual 4000 storage startup svc, hpe storefront mobile access software, hpe storefront mobile access software, hpe storeever lto6 ultrium 6250 internal tape drive with 4 lto6 mediatvlite.
A closer look at adaptive optimization on the storevirtual. The fact that i tell them that my vsa based san volumes in my home labdatacenter has an uptime of 4,5. 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. In both of those are 4x servers to replace our existing esxi hosts which are being retired due to age. Vmware itself offers such product vmware vsan, but today i would like to write about one of the competitors hpe store virtual vsa. I like both solutions, but right now vsan is the simpler technology. Server supported to run hyperv, vsphere or kvmmicrosoft windows server 2008. Hp storevirtual networkraid explained bitcon it consultants. Next step is configure hp storevirtual vsa replication between your protected site and dr site. If you can drive iops with a single storevirtual vsa, a two node system will get 2000 iops. Hp storevirtual vsa software data sheet us english hp storage. Hp storevirtual vsa software offers the colocation of virtualized applications and shared storage on their existing servers.
Storevirtual vsa delivers softwaredefined storage by virtualizing up to. 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 environments without external array hardware. How to register storevirtual vsa software in hpe s. Turn any microsoft or vmware virtualized servers internal andor external storage into virtual shared storage. This concludes this article about how to configure hpe storevirtual vsa using the centralized management console. Vsa high latency hewlett packard enterprise community. San iq, the core software that makes the platform unique, has been renamed lefthand os as of version 10. Add a third node and now you can drive 3000 iops a 50% improvement. Hp storevirtual vsa 2014 is the ideal addition to serverdriven virtualization projects on hp proliant. I was told the hp vsa software which came with the servers was the way to do this, but it supposedly needs windows clustering set up. Hp installation and startup service for lefthand storage. Vmware and hp storevirtual vsa graceful shutdown procedures.
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. Hpe storevirtual vsa software hewlett packard enterprise. 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 user quantities represented on the order installable on vmware vsphere, microsoft hyper v or linux kvm installation media and documentation downloadable from. Jan 05, 2014 an hp virtual san appliance is a great way to take existing local storage from multiple physical servers and combine them into a virtual san. In reality the hpe storevirtual gui is very intuitive and more importantly allows for quick deployment operations as well go through. Hp storevirtual vsa transforms your servers internal or direct attached storage. With hp storevirtual vsa, you can amplify your existing server virtualization investments by using internal and directattached disks for shared storage purposes. This release will be the first to drop the saniq moniker in favor of the company name that created the product before hps aquisition a few years ago. The last version that works with the old vsa is 12.
Deploying hp storevirtual vsa on hyperv 2012 r2 cluster. It does have greater options and the ability to leverage dedicated hardware nodes at scale and integrate them with the software vsa. Fix for booting to physical dvd media in a sataattached or a b140iattached optical media drive. How to register storevirtual vsa software in hpe support. This background storage replication will be used by srm to move the virtual machines from protected site to recovery site. Now assume that storage and network are configured on all hyperv hosts that should run the storevirtual vsa, the next step is to start the deployment of the software on each host. In previous article we have looked at the basic features of hpe storevirtual vsa as well as the installation to the vsphere environment. Hpe storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service data sheet data sheet 4aa11567enw. Dec 27, 20 hp released recently the new version of the storevirtual platform, lefthandos 11.
Try hp storevirtual vsa free and see the benefits of a fullyfeatured storage array without dedicated external storage. Hphpe storevirtual vsa price hphpe price list 2020. So that, whatever vms placed on the protected volume will be replicated to the dr volume. Hp virtual storage array vsa and windows clustering. 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. Hp storeonce vsa and storevirtual vsa software defined. We compared these products and thousands more to help professionals like you find the perfect solution for your business. If you see no systems unter available systems, client find on. We have a couple of storevirtual vsa 2014 in production and every time we need support its very hard to open a case. Small to medium businesses are implementing softwaredefined storage solutions such as hp storevirtual vsa software, because it allows them. Hpe storevirtual vsa software creates a shared storage node using resources that are already utilized by the server running vmware esx.
The virtual san appliances vsas that make up the san can be hosted either on vmware esxi or. Hpe storevirtual vsa software requires a vsphere, hyperv or kvm licensed server with the following. Runs as a vm on either hyper v, esxi or vmware player use existing hp proliant or c class blade hardware to create a. Sometimes on the other hand we can easily use one of the software defined storages that are available on the market. One enhancement of the latest version is, that you can now restart the upgrade without assistance from hpe support if an upgrade fails read more about this at the end of the blog post. So not to confuse things with todays containers but think of vsa as a container and storevirtual os runs within the vsa container. This entry was posted in storage and tagged hp, storage, storevirtual, virtualization, vmware on may 10, 2014 by patrick terlisten. This blog post is a stepbystep guide how to upgrade an existing hp storevirtual infrastructure to lefthand os 12. Sep 09, 2014 hp intelligent provisioning recovery media. Enregistrement des licences vsa update septembre 2015. Hp storevirtual vsa software installation and startup.
We are now ready to configure management groups, clusters and volumes as per per next article. Its going to form the basis of all my storage for my home lab. Sep 27, 2012 the hp storevirtual vsa is sheer awesomeness. Hp storevirtual vsa software, based on the lefthand operating system, helps customers gain the benefits of a fully featured array without dedicated external storage.
Storevirtual vsa scales in a very predictable fashion. What is the storeonce vsa a software only version of the hp storeonce backup system. Hp storevirtual vsa includes three years of hp software support, standard 9x5 business hours phone support software technical. Very easy and easy process to follow for all the storevirtual appliances we intend to participate to the same management group and cluster. Updates for the latest hardware and software from hewlett packard enterprise. By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license agreement. Storevirtual vsa storage software comes with part number such as d4u01a and entitlement order number. Fibre channel support for hp storevirtual recovery manager for windows smarter online upgrades inside centralized management console improved cli vmware snapshot quiesce only option snapshot schedule enhancements fibre channel support for. Quickspecs hp storevirtual vsa software service and support, hp care pack and warranty information da 255worldwide version 6 october 12, 2012 page 7. 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.
Designed to run as a virtual machine on a vmware esxi host. Hpe storevirtual vsa software installation and startup. One thing that id say is that storevirtual vsa runs as. Hp brought software defined storage as a bundle with storevirtual vsa virtual storage appliance with every purchase of new proliant gen8 server.
Hp released recently the new version of the storevirtual platform, lefthandos 11. Hpe storage try hp storevirtual vsa free and see the. Hpe storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service data. I have worked with hp store virtual vsa on several projects and i must say it really do. 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. Select the hpe storevirtual vsa and sub two options as shown in the below image and click next select the data store and click next to install the vsa appliance which the vsa should reside provide the name for vsa appliance, select the nic, inut the ip address and vm port group for communicating to public network and click next. Hpe storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service. Including software updates and comprehensive support enhances the performance and availability of your software. Hpe storevirtual vsa software quickspecs c04111621.
Hpe storevirtual vsa software transforms your servers internal or directattached storage into a fullyfeatured shared storage array without the cost and complexity associated with dedicated storage. We are a software dev house which has grown rapidly so run approx 100 vms which are migrating to this. 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. You then send hpe a feature key mac address for appliance activation and ge. Once you have installed vsa, you can create your nodes and your off and running. Added ability to deploy hp storevirtual vsa virtual storage appliance alongside your hypervisor. Part 4 installing hp virtual store vsa on esxi step by. Learn more at the official hewlett packard enterprise website. The hp storevirtual 4000 platform is the successor of the p4000 p4300 and p4500 g2 arrays. Hp vsa has been around and has a very proven track record. Hp storevirtual vsa software installation and startup service data sheet us english author. With hp storevirtual vsa software you can turn any microsoft or vmware virtualized servers internal andor directattached storage into a virtual san, without the expense of added. Storevirtual vsa is a virtual storage appliance optimized for vmware vsphere. I have a video i did that shows using intelligent provisioning now in all gen 9 servers where i deployed vsa on hyperv.
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