HP Gives Storage Appliances a Capacity Boost

Hewlett Packard (HP) recently announced a number of updated storage and networking products for small and mid-sized businesses (SMB). As noted in this IT Business Edge report, the company boosted the capacity of its existing StorageWorks storage appliance such as the X1000 Network Storage System, which now packs twice the number of drives in half the space.

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""On the storage front, HP boosted the capacity of its existing StorageWorks storage appliance such as the X1000 Network Storage System, which now packs twice the number of drives in half the space. The StorageWorks P2000 G3 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) Modular Array, too, saw its capacity doubled compared to the previous-generation device. In addition, the P2000 now come with 6G bps SAS capability, as well as software that can replicate snapshots of data to a different set of disks in the array.

"For smaller SMBs or branch offices, HP also rolled out the StorageWorks X310 Data Vault, which the company says is suitable for small businesses with 10 client PCs and Macs. The StorageWorks X310 Data Vault is small tower-based enclosure that can accommodate up to four (one is built-in) standard 3.5-inch SATA drives internally. According to HP, the device runs on Microsoft Windows Home Server, making it easy to install and manage for SMBs with limited IT support. The X310 can accommodate as much as 15T bytes of storage when external drives are attached via eSATA (1 available) and USB (4 available) ports.""

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