“My Hyper Convergent Friend”: HPE New Boxed Solution
HPE introduced a new family member - the boxed HPE Hyper Converged 380 solution, based on the DL 380 Gen9 server. The front panel can hold about 24 SFF format disks (both HDD and SSD), which results in 25.2 TB.
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A special solution for this system, as well as for the predecessor of the HC 250, is the OneView InstantOn scan tool (OVIO), which greatly simplifies cluster configuration and networking. As for storage, HPE uses its flexible storage system for virtualization StoreVirtual VSA - solutions of this family do not depend on hardware and hypervisor and support VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Linux KVM.
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Since the HC 380 uses the HPE DL380 as the main “building block”, the system requires at least eight disk drives as well as a 10-gigabit network interface for normal operation. And although you can order a gigabit system, HPE recommends using a 10-gigabit version to achieve better performance. She will also need 128 GB of RAM.
The HC 380 system has a five nines availability ratio and has flexible scaling capabilities: from 1 to 16 nodes. Moreover, its functionality now includes a new version of the software for managing the hyperconvergent environment HCOE v2.0 (Hyper-Converged Operating Environment).
According to HPE, operators can now instantly tune and rebuild virtualized environments using a single pool of resources and a self-service portal. The latter also includes analytical functions showing how much resources are being consumed and how many of them will be needed in the future.
The predecessor of the HC 380 - HC 250, is a full-featured virtualization solution for medium-sized businesses, corporations and IaaS providers, both as a primary platform and as resource pools for individual applications of companies. As for the HC380, HPE is positioning it as a VDI solution for enterprise-class, mid-size business and IaaS.
The HC 380 is more focused on customers who prefer simple systems (thanks to HCOE), while the HC 250 is more appealing to corporate customers who are used to using System Center and vCentre. Experts of The Register also agree with this. Physically larger and working only with the vSphere HC 380 is used by operators who need simplicity in handling the equipment, while the compact HC 250 is used to perform more complex operations in vSphere and Hyper-V environments.
Additional reading is our IaaS digest:
/ Flickr / Paul L Dineen / CC
A special solution for this system, as well as for the predecessor of the HC 250, is the OneView InstantOn scan tool (OVIO), which greatly simplifies cluster configuration and networking. As for storage, HPE uses its flexible storage system for virtualization StoreVirtual VSA - solutions of this family do not depend on hardware and hypervisor and support VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Linux KVM.
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Since the HC 380 uses the HPE DL380 as the main “building block”, the system requires at least eight disk drives as well as a 10-gigabit network interface for normal operation. And although you can order a gigabit system, HPE recommends using a 10-gigabit version to achieve better performance. She will also need 128 GB of RAM.
The HC 380 system has a five nines availability ratio and has flexible scaling capabilities: from 1 to 16 nodes. Moreover, its functionality now includes a new version of the software for managing the hyperconvergent environment HCOE v2.0 (Hyper-Converged Operating Environment).
According to HPE, operators can now instantly tune and rebuild virtualized environments using a single pool of resources and a self-service portal. The latter also includes analytical functions showing how much resources are being consumed and how many of them will be needed in the future.
The predecessor of the HC 380 - HC 250, is a full-featured virtualization solution for medium-sized businesses, corporations and IaaS providers, both as a primary platform and as resource pools for individual applications of companies. As for the HC380, HPE is positioning it as a VDI solution for enterprise-class, mid-size business and IaaS.
The HC 380 is more focused on customers who prefer simple systems (thanks to HCOE), while the HC 250 is more appealing to corporate customers who are used to using System Center and vCentre. Experts of The Register also agree with this. Physically larger and working only with the vSphere HC 380 is used by operators who need simplicity in handling the equipment, while the compact HC 250 is used to perform more complex operations in vSphere and Hyper-V environments.
Additional reading is our IaaS digest:
- NASA's Hyperwall System Now Uses Storage System vFlash
- “What is the benefit?”: Feasibility study of using IaaS
- SAP HANA in the VMware Cloud: Calculate Required Resources
- Introduction to the virtual infrastructure
- Technology and Business Transformation
- Cloud Applicability Issues
- Projects implemented in the cloud
- 30 materials on information security
- Virtualization and the "cloud"
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/315316/
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