Features of XP storage array !

Features :
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■User, device, and session administration: Controls access to the Command View management station and the disk arrays. ■Event management and history: Archives and distributes traps to configured storage area network (SAN) management stations. Trap messages are converted into readable error messages and are stored in log files for viewing. ■Disk array status monitoring: Monitors every aspect of disk array operation. ■Path Connectivity: Monitors and reports the connection paths between the disk array and hosts consuming disk space. Diagnoses the “health” of connections. Path Connectivity is included with the Command View application. ■LUN configuration: Provides LUN configuration and management. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration Manager XP (XP48/XP256/XP512) or HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP - LUN Manager (XP128/XP1024). ■Disk array security at the disk array controller and LUN level: Used to manage disk array security at the disk array controller level and the port/LUN level. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks Secure Manager XP (XP48/XP256/XP512) or HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP - Volume Manager (XP128/XP1024). ■Advanced LUN management (XP128/XP1024 only): Protects data in your disk arrays from I/O operations performed on open system hosts. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks LUN Security XP Extension. ■Configuration File Loader (XP128/XP1024 only): Sets the disk arrays to have the same configuration by applying a configuration definition file that can be edited. Is available preloaded from the factory, and requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP to manage LUN configuration files. ■Cache LUN configuration: Manages the placing of data from LUNs into cache memory to improve data access speeds. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks Cache LUN XP. ■Auto LUN configuration: Manages and optimizes the disk array’s storage by performing manual and automatic migration operations. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP
■Business Copy (XP128/XP1024 only): Maintains internal copies of user data on the disk array for purposes such as data backup or duplication. Business Copy is used for open system data. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP. ■ShadowImage and ShadowImage - FlashCopy (XP128/XP1024 and mainframe systems only): ShadowImage is comparable to Business Copy, but is used for mainframe data. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks ShadowImage XP. ShadowImage - FlashCopy requires the purchase and installation of both ShadowImage XP and FlashCopy Extension. ■Continuous Access and Continuous Access Extension (XP128/XP1024 only): Creates and maintains duplicate copies of user data from a local disk array on a remote disk array. These copies are useful for data duplication, backup, and disaster recovery. Continuous Access is used for open system data. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP and XP Extension. ■TrueCopy and TrueCopy Asynchronous (XP128/XP1024 and mainframe systems only): TrueCopy is comparable to Continuous Access, but is used for mainframe data. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks TrueCopy XP and True Copy XP Asynchronous. ■HPAV (XP128/XP1024 and mainframe systems only): Allows a mainframe host system to issue multiple I/O requests in parallel to logical devices on the disk array. When HPAV is used, the mainframe host has substantially faster access to the data stored in the disk array. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks HPAV XP. ■LDEV Guard (XP128/XP1024 and mainframe systems only): Protects data in your disk arrays from I/O operations performed on mainframe hosts. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks LDEV Guard XP. ■SANtinel and SANtinel Port Security Option (XP128/XP1024 and mainframe systems only): Used to apply security to logical volumes to prevent specified mainframe hosts from reading and writing to the specified logical volumes. The Port Security Option provides port-level security. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks SANtinel. SANtinel Port Security Option requires the purchase and installation of both SANtinel and SANtinel Port Security Option. ■Direct Backup Engine (XP128/XP1024 only): Combined with a backup application installed on a host server, provides server-free backup between the disk array and the backup devices connected to the host server. Requires the purchase and installation of HP StorageWorks Direct Backup Engine XP