The HP StorageWorks MPX200 provides unified block storage on EVA: iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) along with Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and online/offline data migration support across heterogeneous storage arrays and multiple protocols. New! FCoE is enabled on MPX200 at no charge with just a firmware download. New!  Online Data Migration support making migrating data from competitor?s heterogeneous storage...

This technical white paper identifies various tools and resources offered by HP and Microsoft to manage HP StorageWorks X1000/X3000 Network Storage System environments. The HP StorageWorks X1000/X3000 Network Storage Systems (NSS), referred to as Storage Servers, offer unified storage features that are easy to install, manage, and configure. Built on industry-standard hardware and based on Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, the NSS...

Never say never, it is always possible that you forget the user account and/or password from your P4000 (former Lefthand) CMC console… Unless you followed my training and payed well attention off course… Find here the backdoor of how you can reset the password to regain access to your storage environment: Connect a Console to the Storage Module For the storage module that you would like to reset the password on, connect a...

VMware published a KB with best practices for the upgrade to ESX 4.1. U can find the reference document here: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1022101 I upgraded the complete BITCON infrastructure to 4.1 without any issues, runs like a charm!

HP just announced version 6.1 of their Insight Control software! This is what U can expect: Support for new HP ProLiant G7 servers Support for the latest operating systems and hypervisors HP Insight Control 6.1: Intelligent power discovery: with Insight Control power management and the new HP Intelligent Power Distribution Units customers will be able to automatically map their power and cooling topology – showing linkages between...