Last year HPE decided to EOL the StoreVirtual VSA portfolio leaving a big gap in the software defined storage portfolio. IT was filled up partially with the SimpliVity solution although that this is not a true software-only solution, leaving customers behind needing to migrate to other solutions from VMware, Microsoft or other ISV’s. Until now! […]
I got a lot of messages and meeting requests since the official EOL announcement of HPE StoreVirtual VSA. That much that I want to write this article to clarify all options out there. It looks complicated, but it isn’t… First define for yourself (or your customer) what you really need. High Availability or Disaster Recovery? […]
At least for 3,5 more years when I am writing this article… HPE released the official customer notice with the EOL (End Of Life) announcement of the HPE StoreVirtual VSA software recently. The hardware versions of StoreVirtual P4000 and SV3200 were already EOL since some time. The obsolescence date is set to 31 December 2019, […]
One of the nice features of the new StoreVirtual 3200 system is the support for performance tiering to SSD. HPE calls this, similar to 3PAR, Adaptive Optimization. In this article I will describe the process how to enable Adaptive Optimization. Know that for using this feature you will need the Advanced Data Services license and […]
With all the spotlights on the big HPE 3PAR storage announcement some days ago, I notice that not everyone is aware of the release of a new storage whitepaper called HPE StoreVirtual VSA Ready Nodes. Which is IMHO also a big step forward for everyone busy with StoreVirtual VSA. So what is this all about […]
HPE announced today the next version of its StoreVirtual OS version SVOS 13.5. Current version at release of the SV3200 was 13.0, with an update a little after the latest version now was 13.1. Procedure how to update is explained in another blog article on www.bitcon.be. This new version brings 2 important features that we […]
With the release of the new StoreVirtual 3200 with its new OneView-like StoreVirtual Management Console SVMC means as well that the procedure to update the system changed compared to the previous CMC node upgrades. In the past all nodes were upgraded automatically one by one after having synchronized all data, in the new dual-controller system […]
With the release of the StoreVirtual 3200 some time ago, HPE released a completely new product leaving all procedures and best practices behind. Therefore, this is a good moment to try out this new storage system and check out its deployment. First we look for the latest version of the manuals which can be found […]
HPE just eannounced its next generation of StoreVirtual products. The current (physical) StoreVirtual 4000 platform is based on Proliant Gen8 hardware, it would be logic to move on to the current Gen9 hardware. For several reasons HPE has chosen to go for a complete new hardware platform. This new hardware is called StoreVirtual 3200 and combines several features […]
I think I must have been the first one in Belgium being LeftHand Certified, just before HP acquired LeftHand Networks in 2008. As an instructor I was curious for this new technology of Network RAID and attended a TTT (TrainTheTrainer) session. At the end of the TTT there was an online exam and BAM! I […]