This Reference Architecture (RA) describes tests performed by HP to demonstrate the benefits and capabilities of the HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 server blades (BL460c Gen8) and the HP 3PAR P1000 V400 storage (3PAR V400). The solution supports 15,000 mailbox users running Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 (Exchange 2010) in a virtualized environment using VMware vSphere 5. The RA highlights scalability features of the ProLiant Gen8 servers...

Two new technical whitepapers has been released covering best practices for key 3PAR features. Adaptive optimization for HP 3PAR Storage – 4AA3-8987ENW, Created April 2012 The wide range of media available for storage devices has created both opportunities and challenges for customers. This technical white paper describes how HP 3PAR Adaptive Optimization Software maximizes the opportunities and minimized the challenges with the...

Effective May 14th, 2012, HP 3PAR P10000 V800 Storage and HP 3PAR P10000 V400 Storage systems now support the following solid state drive (SSD) configurations: All SSDs—no Fibre Channel or SATA drives are required Up to 128 SSDs per node pair (e.g. the HP 3PAR P10000 V800 can support up to 512 SSDs when configured with 4 controller node pairs) So what, you ask? Support for 128 SSDs per controller pair allows more active data to be...