HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450

Storage Configuration Guide

 Table of Contents
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage .......................................................................................................... 2
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Storage Building Blocks ........................................................................ 2
Whats new? ........................................................................................................................................... 2
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: General Specifications .......................................................................... 3
Initial Configurations ............................................................................................................................. 5
Upgrade Best Practices ......................................................................................................................... 6
Special Case Configurations .................................................................................................................. 9
Building HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Best Practice Configurations Process .............................. 10
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Detailed Configuration by Component ............................................ 11
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Base Configuration ..................................................................................... 11
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drive Enclosures ......................................................................................... 12
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drives .......................................................................................................... 14
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Connectivity ................................................................................................ 14
3PAR StoreServ 7450 cables ............................................................................................................... 18
3PAR StoreServ 7450 Cabinets and Racking ....................................................................................... 19
Appendix A ........................................................................................................................................... 21
3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Systems ............................................................................................... 21
Appendix B: Performance Considerations ..................................................................................... 21
Appendix C: HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Software Suite ................................................................. 21
Appendix D: HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Encryption ....................................................................... 22

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HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Storage Building Blocks

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage extends the innovative HP 3PAR StoreServ product line to the flash-
focused market segment with industry leading performance and features at the price you need.
Accelerate your business applications by taking advantage of flash media without sacrificing rich data
services, ease of use, and future scalability with HP 3PAR 7450 Storage.

The HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 is composed of following basic building blocks:

Controller Node Enclosure

The building block that contains a controller
node pair (which provides the array
functionality and connectivity) and contains
24 Small Form Factor (SFF) drive slots.
Drive Enclosures
The building blocks for storage capacity.
3PAR StoreServ 7450 supports up to 4 drive
enclosures per control node pair, i.e., a
maximum of 8 drive enclosures for a 4 node
configuration.

Drives
Supported drives include SAS SSDs (SFF and
Large Form Factor) SLC and MLC.

Whats new?
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 controller node enclosure: The controller node enclosure contains
slots for 24 small form factor (SFF) drives. This permits a fully functional array without the need
of additional Drive Enclosures.
Connectivity
o 4 built-in 8 Gbps FC ports per node pair for host connectivity
o 2 built-in 6 Gbps SAS ports for Drive Enclosure connectivity
o 1 built-in 1 Gbps Ethernet Remote Copy port
o 1 built-in Management port
o Controller Interconnect ports
SAS backend: Supports SAS SSDs both SLC and MLC SSDs.
SSD support: Maximum 120 SSD per controller node pair.

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 Enterprise class functionality: The same advanced software functionality as the HP 3PAR
StoreServ 10000.

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: General Specifications

Summary 3PAR StoreServ 7450

Controller Nodes 2 or 4
HP 3PAR Gen4 ASICs 2 or 4
Processors 2 - 4 eight-core 2.3
GHz
Cache 64 - 128 GB
Maximum Host Ports 24 ports
Fibre Channel Host Ports 4 - 24 ports
10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE Host Ports 0 - 8 ports
Maximum Initiators Supported (Single Path / 1024/ 512 or 2048 /
Dual Path) 1024
2U Controller Enclosure SAS Drive Capacity 24
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Number of Solid State Drives 8 240
2 3
Raw Capacity (approx.) 0.8 460.8 TB

Capacity Details 3PAR

StoreServ
7450
RAID Levels RAID 0, 1, 5, 6
RAID 5 Data to Parity Ratios 2:1 - 8:1
RAID 6 Data to Parity Ratios 4:2, 6:2, 8:2,
10:2, 14:2
4
Drive Capacities 100 SSD , 200
3 4
(approximate GB ) SSD ,
4
(RAID levels, parity ratios, 400 SSD
4
and drive capacities all 480 SSD
4
mixable within the same 960 SSD
Storage System) 1920 cMLC
4
SSD
Number of Add-on Drive 0-8
Enclosures enclosures
(Each Drive Enclosure holds
up to 24 drives in 2U for
small form factor drives and
4U for large form factor
drives)

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The minimum drive quantity is permitted as long as the total raw
capacity is at least 0.8 TB.
2
Maximum raw capacity currently supported with any and all drive
types.
3
For storage capacity, 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes and 1 TB = 1,000 GB.
4
SSDs are Solid State Drives.
NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Component Summary
The table below provides a quick summary of the key components that can be incorporated in a 3PAR
StoreServ 7450 configuration.

System Parameter Choices Notes

Base System HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 2 node
Storage Base
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 4 node
Storage Base
Additional Controller HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Upgrade
Nodes Node Pair (To upgrade the HP 3PAR
StoreServ 7450 2 -node only)
A 2U enclosure containing two nodes is called a
node enclosure (or a controller enclosure) and
contains a node pair. Each 2U enclosure contains
two nodes, redundant fans, power supplies,
batteries, and 24 SFF drive slots.
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 4-node configuration is
composed of two 2U node enclosures. Connection
between the two node pairs in the 4-node
configuration is with Node Link cables.
The Upgrade Node Pair is used to upgrade a 7450
2-node configuration to a 4 node configuration in
the field.
Nodes are always deployed in pairs.

Drive Enclosures HP M6710 2.5 inch 2U SAS Drive Support SFF and LFF SSD drives
Enclosure 3PAR StoreServ 7450 supports up to 8 add-on Drive
HP M6720 3.5 inch 4U SAS Drive Enclosures (4 per node pair)
Enclosure

Drives SFF SSD All node pairs must have minimum of 8 SSD drives
100 GB SLC Max supported SSD drives per controller node pair
200 GB SLC is 120 and maximum supported capacity is 230.4
400 GB MLC TB per node pair
480 GB MLC All drives within a 3PAR StoreServ encrypted array
920 GB MLC must be self-encrypted devices. There cannot be
1920 GB cMLC a mixture of encrypted drives and non-encrypted
drives within the same array.
LFF SSD Self-encrypted drives are only supported on new
100 GB SLC 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage systems. Encryption
200 GB SLC is not supported on existing 3PAR systems that are
400 GB MLC already deployed in customer use.
480 GB MLC A data encryption license (LTU) is required to
920 GB MLC enable encryption on the array. One encryption
license is required for each encrypted array.
Once encryption is enabled on the 3PAR StoreServ
Encrypted SSD Storage, it cannot be disabled.
400 GB MLC The local key manager is included in the 3PAR
Inform OS. There is not a separately orderable
part number for the local key manager.

RAID Configuration RAID 0 Default configuration for RAID 1 is 1+1
RAID 1 Default configuration for RAID 5 is 3+1
RAID 5 Default configuration for RAID 6 is 6+2
RAID 6 Supported DATA TO PARITY RATIO:
RAID 5- 2:1 to 8:1
RAID 6- 4:2; 6:2; 8:2; 10:2; 14:2
Adapters 4-port 8Gb/s FC Adapter Each control node has 2 built-in FC ports for
2-port 10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE Adapter host/remote copy connectivity.
(FCoE enabled, to be supported in Add FC or iSCSI/FCoE adapter(s) if needed for
later software release) additional connectivity.
Adapters must be added in pairs.
Cables 1-100 meters 50 micron optical Specify front end FC cables (for host attachment
cables for 8Gb/s FC and 10GB/s and Remote Copy) and iSCSI cables (for host
iSCSI connection attachment)

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 1GbE copper cables for Remote Copy
over IP
Cabinets All HP Intelligent Series Racks with
standard depth & standard width
Field racking in HP racks or industry
standard third party racks
Factory racked StoreServ 7450
systems can ordered as Storage
Centric configurations where the
controllers are placed at the center of
the rack with drive enclosures placed
in either side for optimal
upgradeability
Service Processor Virtual Service Processor
Physical Service Processor
Specify 1GbE cables if needed
Specify in SBW/Watson the type rack required HP
Intelligent Series Rack or field rack.
Expansion racks are available if the configuration
exceeds one rack. If an expansion rack is needed,
SBW/Watson will automatically add an HP
Intelligent Series Rack if factory racking is selected.
Installation in industry standard 4-post 19 inch
square hole racks is supported on 3PAR StoreServ
7450 systems (Node Enclosures and Drive
Enclosures include mounting rails that are
compatible with industry standard racks)
Virtual Service processor included for FREE.
Physical service processor is optional
One Service Processor required for every system.

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Configuration General Best Practices

Initial Configurations
System
o Minimum raw capacity per node pair is 0.8TB.
o The Storage Base must have either zero or an even number of drives.
o An all LFF configuration is supported. The Storage Base may be deployed with no drives
as long as the attached LFF enclosure(s) contain the minimum required quantity of
drives.
o The HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 2-node Storage Base includes two 1U rack filler panels.
The best practice is to install those filler panels in the 2U space directly above the 2U
node enclosure keeping that space empty in case the user wants to upgrade the array to
four nodes in the future.
o 4-node configurations should be balanced. At minimum, deploy the same types of
drives on both node pairs, even if the drive quantities differ between node pairs. Best
practice is to identically configure both node pairs.
o When the configuration includes multiple enclosures, the best practice is to use RAID
configurations that permit HA Cage. HA Cage configures the RAID striping so that the
system can withstand the loss of an entire Drive Enclosure.
Enclosure
o Minimum enclosure configuration is a Storage Base with no additional Drive Enclosures
o The Drive Enclosures must have an even number of drives, with a minimum of two.
o Max number of Drive Enclosures is 4 per 3PAR StoreServ 7450 node pair.
o When configuring an array that includes LFF and SFF Drive Enclosures, arrange the
enclosures in the rack so that all of the 2U enclosures (Drive Enclosures and node
enclosure) belonging to one node pair are together and all of the 4U enclosures
belonging to the node pair are together.
Drive

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 o Minimum drive quantity per node pair is 8 SAS SSDs. The minimum applies to each new
drive type included in the array. The 100GB and 200GB SLC SSDs are the same drive type
but 400GB MLC SSD is treated as a different drive type.
o Maximum of 120 SSDs per node pair.
o The SFF and LFF SSDs allow the user to create SSD volumes that stripe across SFF and
LFF enclosures.
Small Form Factor (SFF)-specific configuration practices
o SFF drives may be loaded into the Storage Base enclosures, the Upgrade Node Pair
enclosure and the M6710 drive enclosure.
o SFF drives must be loaded in pairs of identical drives, beginning with the leftmost slot,
slot 0, and filling to the right, leaving no empty slots between drives.

Large Form Factor (LFF)-specific configuration practices

o LFF drives may be loaded into the M6720 drive enclosure.
o LFF drives must be loaded in pairs of identical drives starting at the bottom of a column,
leaving no empty slots between drives in the column. Columns of drives in the M6720
enclosure must be of the same type (SLC SSD or MLC SSD) and, of same capacity (100GB,
200GB or 400GB). Drives of different types may not be mixed in a single column. It is
permitted to have empty columns between columns containing drives. Different
columns do not have to contain the same number of drives.
o An all LFF drive configuration is permitted, leaving the Storage Base Enclosure empty.

Upgrade Best Practices

If future capacity upgrades are expected, include enough Drive Enclosures in the initial configuration
so that there are some empty bays in each enclosure after all of the drives have been added.
Drive Enclosures can be added one at a time.
Minimum upgrade drive quantity is 4 drives per node pair, or 2 drives per enclosure (counting
enclosures that support the drives form factor), whichever is larger.
Add upgrade drives in identical pairs to an enclosure.
When adding upgrade drives, add equal numbers of drives to all enclosures that support the form
factor of the drives.
When upgrading capacity in a 4-node configuration, the best practice is to add equal quantities and
types of drives to both node pairs.
Best practice is to run Autonomic Rebalance (also known as tunesys) after adding drives.
When adding the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Upgrade Node Pair install it immediately above the HP
3PAR StoreServ 7450 2-node Storage Base.

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SSD Drive Mixing Rules

The 3PAR StoreServ 7450 since launch has had 6 different types of SSDs 100GB SLC, 200GB SLC, 400GB
MLC, 480GB MLC, 920GB MLC and the 1.92TB cMLC. It is important to understand the configuration
rules regarding mixing of these SSD drives within an array.

Note: The 1.92TB cMLC SSD is only orderable with new factory integrated (CTO) 3PAR StoreServ 7450
systems. These drives are not orderable with field integrated (BTO) 3PAR StoreServ 7450 systems or
as upgrades for existing 3PAR StoreServ 7450 systems. The 1.92TB cMLC SSD will be available as
upgrades for existing systems with the next major release of the HP 3PAR OS. The drive mixing rules in
this guide will be updated at that time.

As a best practice, similar type drives of different capacities must not be mixed within provisioning
groups. Doing so leads to extra capacity getting used up in creating additional spare space capacity. The
basic rule that needs to be remembered is that the spare capacity in minimal setting is equal to the
largest capacity drive of that type (FC, NL, SSD, etc.). A group of 8 x 200GB SSD drives will have a spare
space allocation of 200GB.

Example:

Initial CPG: 8 x 200GB SSDs; Spare capacity = 200GB

Additions: 4 x 920GB SSDs; Spare capacity = 920GB
CPG having 8 x 200GB SSDs and 4 x 920GB SSDs; Spare Capacity = 920GB

As it can be seen, addition of 4 x 920GB SSDs, increases the spare requirement from 200GB to 920GB.
Therefore, the addition of 4 x 920GB SSDs results in an increase of only 2960GB raw capacity instead of
3680GB. You can avoid allocating additional spares by adding similar capacity drives to the array.

Often times, given the cost of SSDs, such restrictions are difficult to abide by. SSD drive mixing becomes
a necessity and in such cases, the following rules need to be followed while mixing SSDs in a 3PAR 7450
array:

o When adding more SSDs, make sure that the configuration remains balanced.
o Minimums will be a multiple of the set size of the raid configuration.
o Minimum upgrade drive quantity is 4 drives per node pair, or 2 drives per enclosure (counting
enclosures that support the drives form factor), whichever is larger.
o If the same capacity is not available, best to use closest capacity available. Below are the
minimum requirements when mixing capacities based on spare space affects:

Minimum drive
Current Configuration Drive Addition
recommendation per node pair
100GB or 200GB SSDs 100GB or 200GB SSDs 4 (R1) or 8 (R5, 3+1)
100GB or 200GB SSDs 400GB or 480GB SSDs 4 (R1) or 8 (R5, 3+1)
100GB or 200GB SSDs 920GB SSDs 4 (R1) or 8 (R5, 3+1)

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 400GB SSDs 480GB SSDs 4 (R1) or 8 (R5, 3+1)
400GB or 480GB SSDs 920GB SSDs 4 (R1) or 8 (R5, 3+1)

Note: The 480GB SSD is also allowed to be used as a spare replacement for the 400GB SSD under
the above conditions. It is to be noted that 80GB of raw capacity would be lost on the new drive
during such a replacement.

The table below summarizes best practices for Initial Configuration and Upgrade Alternatives for 3PAR
StoreServ 7450 systems.

Available Initial Configuration Upgrade Alternatives

On: Minimum
Drives per Add Drives to
Controller Drive Add New Drive Type
controller an Existing
Nodes Enclosures Enclosure Addition
node pair Drive Type
required
1 to 4 Minimum
7450 2 0 upgrade
Min 8 per quantity is 4
node pair 1 to 8 drives per New Type additions:
& at least node pair or 2 8 drives (SSD SLC
2 per drives per or MLC)
4 0
enclosure enclosure,
7450 whichever is
larger.

Note: When nodes are added to the system (e.g., when upgrading from 2 nodes to 4), the best practice
upgrade is to add symmetric number of drive enclosures per node pair.

Entry level Configuration for 3PAR StoreServ 7450

In order to provide a lower cost entry point, the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 supports 2-node and 4-node systems with no
added Drive Enclosures. Addition of enclosures can be done in increments of 1 within permissible limits.

Caution!
With the HP 3PAR architecture it is important to balance the load (i.e., IOPS and/or bandwidth) as
evenly as possible across all available nodes, ports, Drive Enclosures and Drives, as a system
configuration that has nodes with substantially different load may not deliver the full performance of
the hardware.

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Special Case Configurations
Some unbalanced configurations are permitted.
o While the best practice is to add drives in columns, that is equal number of drives in
all enclosures that support the drive form factor, the system will support configurations
where the full column is not filled. For example, consider a 3PAR StoreServ 7450 2-node
with four (4) add-on Drive Enclosures and 20 100GB SLC SSD drives, arranged as four (4)
drives per enclosure. The user wants to add SLC SSDs but does not need a lot of
capacity. It is permissible to configure eight (8) 100GB SSDs across four of the
enclosures (two (2) in the Base Enclosure and the remaining six (6) configured in pairs in
three Drive Enclosures).
o While the best practice for 4-node configurations is to maintain identical configurations
on each node pair, the system can accommodate unbalanced configurations. It is
recommended that both node pairs have the same types of drives, but the quantity of
drives and number of enclosures can differ if needed. If an asymmetrical configuration
is needed, note that large differences in configurations between the node pairs will
cause performance constraints.

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Building HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Best Practice Configurations Process
3PAR StoreServ 7450 Best Practice configurations can be built through the following 8-step process:
Step
1 Calculate number and
type of drives required
2 Calculate number of
Drive Enclosures
required
3 Select front end
connectivity options
4 Select cables
5 Select cabinets
6 Add Service Processor
7 Select software
8 Select options for
storage networking
Process
o Estimate front-end IOPS required by application
o Use Storage Optimizer to determine drive quantities and types that
meet the performance requirements and capacity requirements.
http://ent92.sharepoint.hp.com/teams/storage-performance-
tools/default.aspx
o Verify that number of drives will meet capacity requirements (TB).
Capacity requirements should also reflect needs for sparing, etc., -
see Appendix A (Note that the 3PAR StoreServ 7450 systems
default to one spare drive for every 24 drives.)
o Round up drive count to a multiple of 2
o Consider future storage growth
o Divide number of SFF drives by 24 to calculate minimum number of
2U SFF enclosures required (2U SFF enclosures include 2U SFF
Drive Enclosures and controller node enclosures)
o Calculate the number of LFF enclosures (4U in size) required by
dividing the quantity of LFF drives by 24 (LFF drives cant be
installed in the controller node enclosure)
o In most cases, the best practice is to balance drives across
enclosures
o If HA Cage is required, ensure that enough enclosures are included
to permit HA Cage for the RAID levels involved
o If future growth is expected, only partially fill the enclosures
o 4 8Gb/s FC ports are built in per node pair
o Consider need for host connectivity and Remote Copy connectivity.
o If necessary, add one optional adapter card per node (four 8 Gbps
FC ports or two 10 Gbps iSCSI/FCoE ports per adapter)
o Select optical cables to connect hosts to Controller Nodes.
o Note that SAS cables used to connect nodes with Drive Enclosures
are included with the enclosures. Normally SAS cables do not need
to be ordered. SBW/Watson will add 6 meter SAS cables if the
configuration requires more than one rack.
o Select 1GbE copper cables if Remote Copy over IP is desired.
o If factory integration into an HP rack is selected, SBW/Watson will
automatically configure base and expansion rack(s)
o Field racking into existing 19 inch racks is permitted
o Require 1 Service Processor per system. The Virtual service
processor is provided free. Hardware Service Processor is optional.
o HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage provides software suites to
simplify ordering.
o Select Host Bus Adapters, switches, and cables for connections
between hosts and storage
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HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450: Detailed Configuration by Component
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Base Configuration
The base configuration defines the model for each system. It includes the 2U enclosure(s), two
Controller Nodes per 2U enclosure, and 24 SFF drive slots per 2U enclosure. The 3PAR StoreServ 7450
scales up to four Controller Nodes in two 2U enclosures.

3PAR StoreServ 7450 Controller Nodes are the fundamental building blocks for performance and
connectivity. They are always deployed in pairs (node pairs) in an Active-Active configuration where
the same volume can be exported from all nodes. The number of nodes required is driven by
performance, availability and capacity requirements for the initial configuration and future growth.

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Each node includes:
2 built-in 8 Gb/s FC ports (labeled FC-1 and FC-2)
2 built in RJ45 ports: 1 GbE for Remote Copy (labeled RC-1), 1 GbE for management (labeled MGMT)
Two 4-lane 6 Gbp/s SAS port for Drive Enclosure connection (labeled DP-1 and DP-2)
Optional HBA (either four 8 Gb/s FC or two 10 Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE)
Controller interconnect (StoreServ 7450 only) (labeled Intr 1 and Intr 2)
Cache Memory

3PAR StoreServ StoreServ 7450 2- StoreServ 7450 4-

7450 Storage node node
Base Comparison: SKU C8R35A C8R37A
Form Factor 2U 4U
SFF drive slots 24 48
Number of nodes 2 4
HP 3PAR Gen4 ASICs 2 4
Processor 2 eight core 2.3GHz 4 eight core 2.3GHz
Data Cache 32GB 64GB
Control Cache 32GB 64GB
Upgrade C8R36A No
Built in 8Gb/s FC ports 4 8
Maximum 8Gb/s FC 12 24
ports
Maximum 10Gb/s iSCSI 4 8
ports

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drive Enclosures

Drive Enclosures (analogous to Drive shelves or Chassis on other systems) enable the addition of
storage capacity. Drive Enclosures are of two sizes; 2U containing 24 SFF slots and 4U containing 24 LFF
slots. Drives are added directly into Drive Enclosures slots.

3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drive Enclosures

Building blocks for storage capacity expansion

Support up to 24 Drives
2U enclosure for SFF drives
4U enclosure for LFF drives

Drive Enclosure configuration affects availability and ease of future upgrade. Highest availability is
achieved with enclosure level HA (HA Cage). Future upgrades are easier when Drive Enclosures are
already in place and the upgrade is simply a matter of adding more drives.

Best Practice Also Supported **

Max Drive Enclosures Per 3PAR StoreServ 7450 8 (4 per node pair)
System
Number Drive Enclosures Per Min/Max 0/4

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Node Pair
Min for RAID 1 with
Enclosure-Level HA (HA Cage)
Min for RAID 5 with
Enclosure-Level HA (HA Cage)
Min for RAID 6 with
Enclosure-Level HA (HA Cage)
Valid upgrade increments
Deployment notes:
2
4 3
4 3
1 1
Nodes and Drive Enclosures are connected by 6 GB/s SAS.
Drive Enclosures are daisy-chained.

3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drive Enclosure SKUs

QR490A HP M6710 2.5 inch 2U SAS Drive Enclosure
QR491A HP M6720 3.5 inch 4U SAS Drive Enclosure

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HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drives

Drives are ordered and deployed directly into a Controller Node Enclosure or a Drive Enclosure:

3PAR StoreServ 7450 Drive Type Capacity New System

Drive SKUs SSD 100 GB SFF QR502A
200 GB SFF QR503A
100 GB LFF QR506A
200 GB LFF QR507A
400 GB SFF QR504A
400 GB LFF QR508A
400 GB SFF (Encrypted) C8R57A
480 GB SFF E7W54B
480 GB LFF E7W55B
920 GB SFF E7W24B
920 GB LFF E7W25B
1920 GB cMLC SFF E7Y57A

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Connectivity

The HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 provides built in ports as well as one PCIe expansion slot per node. The
built-in ports include two SAS ports for connection to the Drive Enclosures, two 8Gb/s FC ports and one
1Gb/s Ethernet port for Remote Copy. The PCIe slot supports a 4-port 8Gb/s FC adapter or a 2-port
10Gb/s iSCSI/FCoE adapter.

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As shown in the figure above, the 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Controller Node includes:

Two built-in RJ45 ports, 1 GbE port for Remote Copy over IP, and 1 GbE port for management.
Two built-in 8 Gb/sec FC ports for disk or host connectivity.
One expansion slot for optional 4-port FC adapter or 2-port iSCSI/FCoE adapter.

Back end configuration

On the 3PAR StoreServ 7450 systems, Drive Enclosures are

daisy chained from a SAS port on one node to the next
Drive Enclosure in the chain, and from the last enclosure in
the chain to the corresponding SAS port on the other node
in the same Node Enclosure, assuring redundant paths
from each node to each Drive Enclosure on each chain.

Depth of daisy chaining is limited to 5 Enclosures

deep for 7450.
Alerts will be posted noting the condition if limit is
exceeded. This is also flagged in checkhealth.

Front end connectivity

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage provides flexible front end connectivity options.

3PAR StoreServ 7450 2- 3PAR StoreServ 7450 4-

node node
Built-in 8Gb/s FC ports 4 8

Optional expansion cards (one
PCIe Slot per node)
Max Host ports per system
0 or 2 cards per system,
either 4-port FC or 2-port
iSCSI/FCoE, installed in
identical pairs
12 FC
OR
4 FC plus 4 iSCSI/FCoE
0, 2 or 4 cards per system, 4-
port FC or 2-port iSCSI/FCoE,
installed in identical pairs in a
given node pair
24 FC
OR
8 FC plus 8 iSCSI/FCoE
OR
16FC plus 4 iSCSi/FCoE

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 Each node in a node pair (a node pair is composed of the two controller nodes in a single 2U
enclosure) must have the same number and type of adapters. FC and iSCSI/FCoE adapters may not
be intermixed in a node pair.
The 4 ports of the FC adapter can be individually configured to connect to a host or to a remote
array in an RC configuration.
The two ports of the iSCSI/FCoE adapter can be individually configured by the user as iSCSI or FCoE.

Permitted Adapter Configurations

Product Nodes A* B* C* D E F* G H* I*

C8R35A Node 0 Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE

Node 1 Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE

C8R36A Node 2 Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE

Node 3 Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE

C8R37A Node 0 Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE Empty Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE FC iSCSI/FCoE

Node 1 Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE Empty Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE FC iSCSI/FCoE

Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE
Node 2 Empty Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE iSCSI/FCoE FC
Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE
Node 3 Empty Empty FC iSCSI/FCoE iSCSI/FCoE FC

* Factory default configurations for given quantities of adapters.

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The table below summarizes the front end connectivity options for the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450.

Controller Pair Total

Embedded FC Expansion Slot FC FC iSCSI iSCSI RC PM

Ports Initiators Ports Initiators Ports Ports
Host Host 4 512

Host RC 2 256 2

Host PM-OI 2 256 2

Host Host Host Host Host Host 12 1024

Host Host Host Host Host RC 10 1024 2

Host Host Host Host Host PM 10 1024 2

Host Host Host Host PM RC 8 1024 2 2

Host Host iSCSI iSCSI 4 512 4 256

Host RC iSCSI iSCSI 2 256 4 256 2

Host PM-OI iSCSI iSCSI 2 256 4 256 2

RC PM-OI iSCSI iSCSI 512 4 256 2 2

*RC= Remote Copy. PM/OI = Peer Motion and Online Import.

In addition to the FC ports, the system includes two 1Gb/s Ethernet Remote Copy ports per node pair.

3PAR StoreServ New Upgrades

7450 Adapter Systems
SKUs: HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000* 4-Port 8 Gb/sec FC Adapter QR486A QR486A
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 2-Port 10Gb/sec iSCSI/FCoE Adapter QR487A QR487A
* HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 shares the adapter SKUs with HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 family

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3PAR StoreServ 7450 cables
Note that back-end cables are included with the enclosures so only in rare cases are additional SAS
cables needed. Front-end cables (connecting hosts with nodes) must be specified.
FC host cabling: what to order
10Gb/s iSCSI host cables: what to order
SKUs 1m PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC Multi-Mode
Optical Cable
2m PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC Multi-Mode
Optical Cable
5m PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC Multi-Mode
Optical Cable
15m PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC Multi-Mode
Optical Cable
30m PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC Multi-Mode
Optical Cable
50m PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC Multi-Mode
Optical Cable
Back-end cabling: what and when to order
NOTE: The 2-node Storage Bases and Upgrade
Node Pair come with four 2 meter SAS cables each
and the 4-node Storage Base comes with eight 2
meter SAS cables. The Drive Enclosures come with
two 1 meter SAS cables each.
StoreServ 7450
HP PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC multi-mode optical cables are recommended for
FC host connections (see SKU list below)
HP PremierFlex OM4 LC/LC multi-mode optical cables are recommended for
iSCSI host connections (see SKU list below)
QK732A
QK733A
QK734A
QK735A
QK736A
QK737A
6 meter SAS expansion cable kit AP879A
If an HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 needs to be expanded into an adjacent
rack, one 6 meter SAS expansion cable kit is required for every node
pair that must access drive enclosures in the expansion rack. Each 6
meter SAS expansion cable kit contains four 6 meter SAS cables.
2 meter SAS expansion cable kit AW566A
If an HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 needs to be expanded within the same
rack, but the new drive enclosure must be located some distance from
the nearest existing drive enclosure within the same rack, one or two 2
meter SAS expansion cable kits is needed, depending on configuration.
Each 2 meter SAS expansion cable kit contains two 2 meter SAS cables.
1 meter SAS expansion cable kit QR514A
The 1 meter SAS expansion cable kit is provided for cases where a
shorter SAS cable is required. Each 1 meter SAS expansion cable kit
contains two 1 meter SAS cables.
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3PAR StoreServ 7450 Cabinets and Racking

The HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 is compatible with most industry standard 4-post EIA 19 inch racks with
square mounting holes, including the HP Intelligent Series Rack and the HP 10000 G2 Series Rack. The
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 can be factory configured and shipped in a rack or shipped without a rack for
field integration into an existing rack. The rack used for factory integration is the HP Intelligent Series
Rack. When an HP rack is specified in SBW/Watson all required cabinets and accessories for the
configuration will be automatically identified and included by SBW/Watson.

The table below provides details of HP racks.

HP 647 1075mm Shock Intelligent Series Rack (47U) BW912A

HP 47U 1075mm Side Panel Kit BW915A
HP 642 1075mm Shock Intelligent Series Rack (42U) BW904A
HP 42U 1075mm Side Panel Kit BW906A
HP 636 1075mm Shock Intelligent Series Rack (36U) BW896A
HP 36U 1075mm Side Panel Kit BW898A
HP 622 1075mm Pallet Intelligent Series Rack (22U) (available in 2013) BW893A

NOTE: Storage Centric and non-Storage Centric Racking for the StoreServ 7450:

Choosing the Storage Centric rack configuration will ensure that the system is racked in the middle and
shipped that way. Only the Physical SP, StoreServ File Controller and default SN switches will be allowed
in this rack. Choose this option for optimum upgradeability and serviceability

With the non-Storage Centric rack configuration, the system will ship with the storage system base will
be placed at the base of the rack with drive enclosures placed above. Choose this option if the StoreServ
7000 is to be racked with other HP EG products (servers, networking switches etc.)

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 The diagram on the left shows a StoreServ 7450 with 4
additional drive enclosures in a Storage Centric
Configuration. The diagram on the right shows the same
system in in a non-Storage Centric configuration

NOTE:

The number of components that will fit in a rack varies and is determined by the interior U-
space of the rack.
Expanding the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 in to an expansion rack is permitted when the
configuration exceeds the capacity of the primary rack.
One 6 meter SAS expansion cable kit is required for every node pair that must access drive
enclosures in the expansion rack. Each 6 meter SAS expansion cable kit contains four 6 meter
SAS cables.
The controller node enclosures and the drive enclosures include mounting rails that are
compatible with industry standard 4-post EIA 19 inch racks with square mounting holes.
For more information on the HP rack offerings, please see the following URL:
o http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/rackandpower.html

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 For more information on rack options, see:
o http://www.hp.com/products/rackoptions
For more information on PDUs, see:
o http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/power-
protection/pdu.html
o The link to the Quick Specs for the PDUs:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11041_div/11041_div.pdf

Appendix A
3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Systems

On 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage, the default for spare space is to ensure 1 Drive worth of space (of the
largest Drive) for every 24 Drives, with a minimum of 1 Drives worth of space assigned to sparing.
In a mixed environment (SLC and MLC SSD), spares are required by Drive type, such that the default
requirement for spare space on mixed systems is the sum of the following two components:
1. If only SLC SSD is included: 1 Drive worth of spare SLC SSD space for every 24 SSDs, with a
minimum of one.
2. If only MLC SSD is included: 1 Drive worth of spare MLC SSD space for every 24 SSDs, with a
minimum of one.
3. If both SLC and MLC are included: 1 Drive worth of spare MLC SSD space (supported MLC SSDs
are larger than SLC SSDs) for every 24 SSDs, with a minimum of one.

Appendix B: Performance Considerations

When selecting and configuring an HP 3PAR system, performance requirements are a key consideration.
In this section we briefly review several key performance topics. Storage Optimizer is the
best tool for estimating system performance:
http://ent92.sharepoint.hp.com/teams/storage-performance-tools/default.aspx

Appendix C: HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Software Suite

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage supports the same operating system and software offerings as the
other members of the HP 3PAR StoreServ family, but with these specific StoreServ models you have the
opportunity to purchase software bundled into a series of suites designed to be affordable and simple to
purchase.
HP 3PAR Operating System Software Suite
HP 3PAR Data Optimization Software Suite
HP 3PAR Replication Software Suite
HP 3PAR Security Software Suite
HP 3PAR Reporting Software Suite
HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware

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 HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Exchange
HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for SQL
HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Oracle
HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Oracle

Appendix D: HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Encryption

Data-at-Rest encryption is available on HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 storage system. If encryption is desired,
the entire system must be built with all self-encrypting devices (SEDs). A data encryption license-to-use
(LTU) must be included in the configuration only one (1) LTU is required to enable encryption on a
given system.
Self-encrypting device available:
C8R57A HP M6710 400GB 6G SAS SFF (2.5-inch) MLC Encryption Solid State Drive
Data encryption LTU available:
BC985A HP 3PAR 7450 Data Encryption LTU

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