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3PAR Feature Availability Matrix

9/21/2010

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 T-Class Hardware

InServ T400/T800 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes

Node Support
Two Intel Xeon 5140 CPUs per node (dual-core) Yes Yes
Two Intel Xeon 5345 CPUs per node (quad-core) No No

Cache Support
Control cache
Minimum / Maximum Control Cache 8GB 16GB 32GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
2048 MB DIMM Pair (DDR2 FBDIMM PC2-5300) Yes Yes
Data cache
Minimum / Maximum Data Cache 24GB 48GB 96GB 24GB 48GB 96GB
6GB DIMM Triplet (DDR) Yes Yes

Network Adapters
QLogic QLA2302 FC 2G/2P Not supported Not supported
QLogic QLA2342 FC 2G/2P Not supported Not supported
LSI LSIFC929 FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Not supported Not supported
LSI LSI7202XP FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Not supported Not supported
LSI LSI7004G2 2G/4P Not supported Not supported
QLogic QLA4052C iSCSI 1G/2P max of 2 iSCSI cards per Node max of 2 iSCSI cards per Node
Intel MT GbE adapter (for use with remote mirror) Not supported (RC uses onboard eth1) Not supported (RC uses onboard eth1)
Intel XT GbE adapter (for use with remote mirror) Not supported Not supported
Emulex LP11002 4G/2P No (E and F-Class only) No (E and F-Class only)
3PAR FC044X 4G/4P Yes Yes
See HBA Compatibility Guide for more information

Drive Support
147GB 10k 2Gb FC Yes, If S-Class is converted to T-Class Yes, If S-Class is converted to T-Class
146GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 or higher) Yes
300GB 10k 2Gb FC Yes, If S-Class is converted to T-Class Yes, If S-Class is converted to T-Class
300GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU6 Patch 12 or higher) Yes (Requires 2.3.1 MU1 Patch 05 or higher)
400GB 10k 4Gb FC Yes Yes
450GB 15k 4Gb FC 2.2.4 MU4 + P05 or 2.2.4 MU5 + P05 Yes
500GB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes, If S-Class is converted to T-Class Yes, If S-Class is converted to T-Class
600GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU6 Patch 12 or higher) Yes (Requires 2.3.1 MU1 Patch 05 or higher)
750GB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes Yes
1TB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 or higher) Yes
2TB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU6 Patch 12 or higher) Yes (Requires 2.3.1 MU1 Patch 05 or higher)
50GB SSD No Yes, Requires 2.3.1 MU1
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port)
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum)
Rack
3PAR 2M Rack Yes Yes
Third-party Rack support No No

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 T-Class Max Limits

InServ T400/T800 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes

Port Connectivity & Support

FC Ports (4 port) 48 96 192 48 96 192
FC - Class support 3 3
FC host frequency support 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent) 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent)
FC cable support (62.5m, 2 Gbps, 100M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC cable support (50m, 2 Gbps, 300M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC cable support (62.5m, 4 Gbps, 50M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC cable support (50m, 4 Gbps, 150M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
iSCSI host ports (2 port) 8 16 32 8 16 32
iSCSI host frequency support 1Gb (Copper) 1Gb (Copper)
Mix iSCSI, FC, or GigE ports on same node Yes Yes

Host Connectivity (FC)

4 (Direct-Connect Only); 4 (Direct-Connect Only);
Max host facing HBAs per node
3 (SAN or SAN/Direct-Connect) 3 (SAN or SAN/Direct-Connect)
Max InServ host facing FC ports 32 64 128 32 64 128
Fan-out (max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ port over
SAN) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI 64 64
and/or FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator (host
4 4
HBA port))
Heterogeneous hosts per port (SAN) Limited support - Contact HQ Limited support - Contact HQ
Max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ (direct-connect only,
32 64 128 32 64 128
tested & datasheet maximum) - max 4 host HBAs per node
Max initiators per InServ (SAN or SAN/direct-connect, tested &
1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
datasheet maximum) - max 3 host HBAs per node

Host Connectivity (iSCSI)

Max InServ host facing iSCSI HBAs 4 8 16 4 8 16
Max InServ host facing iSCSI ports 8 16 32 8 16 32
Fan-out (max iSCSI initiators per InServ port over IP network;
each Linux iSCSI initiator counts as two iSCSI initiators on the
64 64
InServ) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI
and/or FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator) 4 4
Max iSCSI initiators per InServ 512 1024 1024 512 1024 1024
Max dual-path iSCSI Linux hosts per InServ (tested & datasheet
maximum; each iSCSI Linux initiator visible to a single InServ port = 1
initiators; Linux host with 1 iSCSI inititator that is visible to two InServ 256 512 512 256 512 512
ports via IP network is equivalent to dual-path Linux host and counts
as 2 initiators)
Max dual-path iSCSI Windows hosts per InServ (tested &
datasheet maximum; each iSCSI Windows initiator visible to a single
InServ port = 1 initiator; Windows host with 1 iSCSI initiator that is 256 512 512 256 512 512
visible to two InServ ports via IP network is equivalent to a dual-path
host and counts as 2 initiators)
Support for 10/100 or GigE NICs in host with iSCSI driver Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone) Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone)
Support for iSCSI HBA in Host (TOE adapter) Limited (see configuration matrix) Limited (see configuration matrix)
Support for shared IP network Yes Yes
1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or
Max distance from host to storage (tested and supported)
0.1 ms 0.1 ms
Discovery iSNS (iSNS server on Windows) iSNS (iSNS server on Windows)
Security CHAP CHAP

Host Connectivity Total (FC, iSCSI, and/or mixed)

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) 64 64
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) 1024 1024

drive chassis & Disk Connectivity

Max drive facing 4 port HBAs 4 8 16 4 8 16
Min disk drives tested & supported 16 16
Min. disk drives of any supported drive type per drive chassis
8 8
(I.e. 146GB FC vs. 2TB NL)

With T-Class Nodes

Max drive facing ports (4 port cards) -
32 64 128 32 64 128
cannot exceed 4 drive facing 4 port cards
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 1Gb) Not Supported Not Supported
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 2Gb) 2 4 8 2 4 8
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 4Gb) 2 4 8 2 4 8
Max drive chassis 8 16 32 8 16 32
Maximum disk drives 320 640 1280 320 640 1280
Maximum raw capacity (approx TBs) 150 300 600 200 400 800
Minimum number of SSD drives behind a node-pair is 8
(Example: In a T400 with 4 nodes you can configure 8 SSD
drives behind one node-pair and 0 behind the other node-pair. Not Supported (Note: Requires 2.3.1 MU1)
However, you cannot configure 4 SSD drives behind one node
pair and 4 behind the other node-pair)

Maximum number of SSD drives Not Supported 32 64 128

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 F-Class Hardware

InServ F200/F400 (Feb'09) - Release 2.2.4 MU3 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

2 Nodes 4 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes

Node Support
One Intel Xeon 5345 CPUs per node (quad-core) Yes Yes

Cache Support
Control cache
Minimum / Maximum Control Cache 8GB 16GB 8GB 16GB
2048 MB DIMM Pair (DDR2 FBDIMM PC2-5300) Yes Yes
Data cache
Minimum / Maximum Data Cache 12GB 24GB 12GB 24GB
6GB DIMM Triplet (DDR) Yes Yes

Network Adapters
QLogic QLA2302 FC 2G/2P Not supported Not supported
QLogic QLA2342 FC 2G/2P Not supported Not supported
LSI LSIFC929 FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Not supported Not supported
LSI LSI7202XP FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Not supported Not supported
LSI LSI7004G2 2G/4P Not supported Not supported
QLogic QLA4052C iSCSI 1G/2P max of 2 iSCSI cards per Node 2 iSCSI cards per Node
Intel MT GbE adapter (for use with remote mirror) Not supported (RC uses onboard eth1) Not supported (RC uses onboard eth1)
Intel XT GbE adapter (for use with remote mirror) Not supported Not supported
Emulex LP11002 4G/2P Yes Yes
Supported for emedded ports; NOT Supported for emedded ports; NOT
3PAR FC044X 4G/4P
supported for PCI slots supported for PCI slots
See HBA Compatibility Guide for more information

Drive Support
146GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes Yes
147GB 10k 2Gb FC Yes, If E200 is converted to F400 Yes, If E200 is converted to F400
300GB 10k 2Gb FC Yes, If E200 is converted to F400 Yes, If E200 is converted to F400
300GB 15K 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU6 Patch 12 or higher) Yes (Requires 2.3.1 MU1 Patch 05 or higher)

400GB 10k 4Gb FC Yes Yes

450GB 15k 4Gb FC 2.2.4 MU4 + P05 or 2.2.4 MU5 + P05 Yes
500GB 7.2K NL (Nearline) Yes, If E200 is converted to F400 Yes, If E200 is converted to F400
600GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU6 Patch 12 or higher) Yes (Requires 2.3.1 MU1 Patch 05 or higher)

750GB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes, If E200 is converted to F400 Yes, If E200 is converted to F400
1TB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes Yes
2TB 7.2k NL (Nearline) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU6 Patch 12 or higher) Yes (Requires 2.3.1 MU1 Patch 05 or higher)

50GB SSD No Yes, Requires 2.3.1 MU1

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port)

Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) Yes Yes
Third-party Rack support Yes Yes

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 F-Class Max Limits

InServ F200/F400 (Feb'09) - Release 2.2.4 MU3 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

2 Nodes 4 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes

Port Connectivity & Support

FC Ports 16 32 16 32
FC - Class support 3 3
FC host frequency support 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent) 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent)
FC Cable Support (62.5m, 2 Gbps, 100M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (50m, 2 Gbps, 300M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (62.5m, 4 Gbps, 50M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (50m, 4 Gbps, 150M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
iSCSI host ports (2 port) 8 16 8 16
iSCSI host frequency support 1Gb (Copper) 1Gb (Copper)
Mix iSCSI, FC, or GigE ports on same node Yes Yes

Host Connectivity (FC)

Max host facing optional HBAs per Node 2 2

Max host facing embedded ports per Node 2 2

Max InServ host facing FC ports 12 24 12 24
Fan-out (max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ port over
SAN) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI 64 64
and/or FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator (host
4 4
HBA port)
Heterogeneous hosts per port (SAN) Limited support - Contact HQ Limited support - Contact HQ
Max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ (direct-connect only,
12 24 12 24
tested & datasheet maximum) - max 4 host HBAs per node
Max initiators per InServ (SAN or SAN/direct-connect, tested &
768 1024 768 1024
datasheet maximum) - max 3 host HBAs per node

Host Connectivity (iSCSI)

Max InServ host facing iSCSI HBAs 4 8 4 8
Max InServ host facing iSCSI ports 8 16 8 16
Fan-out (max iSCSI initiators per InServ port over IP network;
each Linux iSCSI initiator counts as two iSCSI initiators on the
64 64
InServ) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI
and/or FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator) 4 4
Max iSCSI initiators per InServ 512 1024 512 1024

Max dual-path iSCSI Linux hosts per InServ (tested &

datasheet maximum; each iSCSI Linux initiator visible to a single
InServ port = 1 initiators; Linux host with 1 iSCSI inititator that is 256 512 256 512
visible to two InServ ports via IP network is equivalent to dual-path
Linux host and counts as 2 initiators)

Max dual-path iSCSI Windows hosts per InServ (tested &

datasheet maximum; each iSCSI Windows initiator visible to a single
InServ port = 1 initiator; Windows host with 1 iSCSI initiator that is 256 512 256 512
visible to two InServ ports via IP network is equivalent to a dual-path
host and counts as 2 initiators)

Support for 10/100 or GigE NICs in host with iSCSI driver Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone) Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone)
Support for iSCSI HBA in Host (TOE adapter) See Configuration Matrix See Configuration Matrix
Support for shared IP network Yes Yes
1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or
Max distance from host to storage (tested and supported)
0.1 ms 0.1 ms
Discovery iSNS (iSNS server on Windows) iSNS (iSNS server on Windows)
Security CHAP CHAP

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port)

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) 64 64
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) 768 1024 768 1024

drive chassis & Disk Connectivity

Max drive facing ports 12 24 12 24
Min disk drives tested & supported 16 16
Min. disk drives of any supported drive type per drive
8 8
chassis(I.e. 146GB FC vs. 2TB NL)
Min. disk drives per drive chassis 4 x same drive 4 x same drive
Min. disk drive Increments within a drive chassis 4 x same drive 4 x same drive

With F-Class Nodes

Min drive chassis (16 Disk, 4Gb) Tested 2 4 2 4
Max drive chassis Tested 12 24 12 24
Maximum disk drives Tested 192 384 192 384
Maximum raw capacity (approx TBs) 128 256
F200 128
F400 192 384

Minimum number of SSD drives behind a node-pair is 8

(Example: In a F400 with 4 nodes you can configure 8 SSD
drives behind one node-pair and 0 behind the other node-pair. Not Supported (Note: Requires 2.3.1 MU1)
However, you cannot configure 4 SSD drives behind one node
pair and 4 behind the other node-pair)

Maximum number of SSD drives Not Supported 32 64

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 S-Class Hardware

InServ S400/S800 (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1
2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes

Node Support
Two 1GHz PIII's per node Supported, but no longer sold Not supported Not supported
Two 2.4 GHz PIV's per node Yes Yes Yes

Cache Support
Control cache
Minimum / Maximum Control Cache 4 / 8GB 8 / 16GB 16 / 32GB 4 / 8GB 8 / 16GB 16 / 32GB 4 / 8GB 8 / 16GB 16 / 32GB
1024 MB DIMM Pair (SDRAM) Supported, but no longer sold Not supported Not supported
1024 MB DIMM Pair (DDR) Yes No No
2048 MB DIMM Pair (DDR) Yes Yes Yes
Data cache
Minimum / Maximum Data Cache 8 / 16GB 16 / 32GB 32 / 64GB 8 / 16GB 16 / 32GB 32 / 64GB 8 / 16GB 16 / 32GB 32 / 64GB
1024 MB DIMM Pair (SDRAM) Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
2048 MB DIMM Pair (SDRAM) Yes Yes Yes
4096 MB DIMM Pair (SDRAM) Yes Yes Yes

Network Adapters
QLogic QLA2302 FC 2G/2P Supported on PIII node, but no longer sold Not supported Not supported
QLogic QLA2342 FC 2G/2P Yes Yes Yes
LSI LSIFC929 FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Yes Yes Yes
LSI LSI7202XP FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Yes Yes Yes
LSI LSI7004G2 2G/4P Yes Yes Yes
2 iSCSI cards per Node (With P4 X-Series 2 iSCSI cards per Node (With P4 Nodes 2 iSCSI cards per Node (With P4 Nodes
QLogic QLA4052C iSCSI 1G/2P
Nodes Only; not supported with P3 nodes) Only; not supported with P3 nodes) Only; not supported with P3 nodes)
Intel PRO/1000 XT GigE 1G/1P Yes Yes Yes
Intel PRO/1000 MT GigE 1G/1P Yes Yes Yes
Emulex LP11002 4G/2P No (E-Class only) No (E-Class only) No (E-Class only)
3PAR FC044X 4G/4P Yes Yes Yes
See HBA Compatibility Guide for more information

Drive Support
18GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
36GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
73GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
147GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold

146GB 15K 4Gb GC Yes (Requires 2.2.3 MU5 higher) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 or higher) Yes

300GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold

300GB 15K 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.3 MU5 higher) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 or higher) Yes

400GB 10k 4Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold (MU1) Yes Yes
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) No 2.2.4 MU4 + P05 or 2.2.4 MU5 + P05 Yes
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
750GB 7.2k NL (Nearline) drive Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold

1TB 7.2k NL (Nearline) drive Yes (Requires 2.2.3 MU5 higher) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 or higher) Yes

Rack
3PAR 2M Rack Yes Yes Yes
Third-party Rack support No No No

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 S-Class Max Limits

InServ S400/S800 (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1
2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes 2 Nodes 4 Nodes 8 Nodes

Port Connectivity & Support

FC Ports (2/4 port) 24/48 48/96 96/192 24/48 48/96 96/192 24/48 48/96 96/192
FC - Class support 3 3 3
FC host frequency support 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent) 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent) 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb (host dependent)
FC Cable Support (62.5m, 2 Gbps, 100M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (50m, 2 Gbps, 300M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (62.5m, 4 Gbps, 50M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (50m, 4 Gbps, 150M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
iSCSI host frequency support 1Gb (Copper) 1Gb (Copper) 1Gb (Copper)
Mix iSCSI, FC, or GigE ports on same node Yes Yes Yes

Host Connectivity (FC)

4 (Direct-Connect Only); 4 (Direct-Connect Only); 4 (Direct-Connect Only);
Max host facing HBAs per Node
3 (SAN or SAN/Direct-Connect) 3 (SAN or SAN/Direct-Connect) 3 (SAN or SAN/Direct-Connect)
Max InServ host facing FC ports (tested) 32 64 128 32 64 128 32 64 128
Fan-out (max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ port over
SAN) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI and/or 64 64 64
FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator (host
4 4 4
HBA port)
Heterogeneous hosts per port (SAN) Limited support - Contact HQ Limited support - Contact HQ Limited support - Contact HQ
Max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ (direct-connect only,
32 64 128 32 64 128 32 64 128
tested & datasheet maximum) - max 4 host HBAs per node
Max initiators per InServ (SAN or SAN/direct-connect, tested &
1024 1024 1024
datasheet maximum) - max 3 host HBAs per node

Host Connectivity (iSCSI) With P4 (X-Series) Nodes

Max InServ host facing iSCSI HBAs 4 8 16 4 8 16 4 8 16
Max InServ host facing iSCSI ports 8 16 32 8 16 32 8 16 32
Fan-out (max iSCSI initiators per InServ port over IP network;
each Linux iSCSI initiator counts as two iSCSI initiators on the
64 64 64
InServ) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI
and/or FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator) 4 4 4
Max iSCSI initiators per InServ 512 1024 1024 512 1024 1024 512 1024 1024
Max dual-path iSCSI Linux hosts per InServ (tested & datasheet
maximum; each iSCSI Linux initiator visible to a single InServ port = 1
initiators; Linux host with 1 iSCSI inititator that is visible to two InServ 256 512 512 256 512 512 256 512 512
ports via IP network is equivalent to dual-path Linux host and counts as 2
initiators)

Max dual-path iSCSI Windows hosts per InServ (tested &

datasheet maximum; each iSCSI Windows initiator visible to a single
InServ port = 1 initiator; Windows host with 1 iSCSI initiator that is 256 512 512 256 512 512 256 512 512
visible to two InServ ports via IP network is equivalent to a dual-path host
and counts as 2 initiators)
Support for 10/100 or GigE NICs in host with iSCSI driver Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone) Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone) Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone)
Support for iSCSI HBA in Host (TOE adapter) Limited (see configuration matrix) Limited (see configuration matrix) Limited (see configuration matrix)
Support for shared IP network Yes Yes Yes
Max distance from host to storage (tested and supported) 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or .1 ms 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or .1 ms 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or .1 ms
Discovery iSNS (iSNS server on Windows) iSNS (iSNS server on Windows) iSNS (iSNS server on Windows)
Security CHAP CHAP CHAP

Host Connectivity Total (FC, iSCSI, and/or mixed)

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) 64 64 64
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) 1024 1024 1024

drive chassis & Disk Connectivity

Max drive facing 2/4 port HBAs (P3 or P4 X-Series Nodes) 8 16 32 8 16 32 8 16 32

With P3 Nodes
Max drive facing ports (2/4 port cards) (tested) -
16 32 64 -- -- -- -- -- --
can't exceed 4 drive facing 2/4 port cards
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 1Gb) 1 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- --
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 2Gb) 2 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- --
Max drive chassis 4 8 16 -- -- -- -- -- --
Maximum disk drives 160 320 640 -- -- -- -- -- --
Maximum raw capacity (approx TBs) -
25 50 100 -- -- -- -- -- --
move to P4 nodes beyond these numbers

With P4 (X-Series) Nodes

Max drive facing ports (2/4 port cards) (Tested) -
16 32 64 16 32 64 16 32 64
can't exceed 4 drive facing 2/4 port cards
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 1Gb) 1 4 8 1 4 8 1 4 8
Min drive chassis (40 Disk, 2Gb) 2 4 8 2 4 8 2 4 8
Max drive chassis (40 Disk, 1Gb) or (40 Disk, 2Gb) tested and
8 16 32 8 16 32 8 16 32
datasheet maximum (with daisy chaining)
Maximum disk drives tested (with daisy chaining) 320 640 1280 320 640 1280 320 640 1280
Max raw capacity (approx TBs) (2GB / 4GB) NOTE: Increase in
capacity beyond 103.5TB/node pair on 2.2.3 requires 4GB 103.5 / 150 207 / 300 414 / 600 103.5 / 150 207 / 300 414 / 600 103.5 / 150 207 / 300 414 / 600
control cache per node
Max raw capacity (approx TBs) (datasheet maximum) - max
150 300 600 150 300 600 150 300 600
raw capacity currently supported with any and all drive types

With Either P3 or P4 Nodes

Max daisy-chaining (disks per 2 Loops) 80 80 80
FC Support in drive chassis (40 Disk, 1Gb) Yes Yes Yes
FC Support in drive chassis (40 Disk, 2Gb) Yes Yes Yes
FC Support in drive chassis (40 Disk, 4Gb) Not supported Not supported Not supported
Min disk drives tested & supported 16 16 16
Min. disk drives of any supported drive type per drive
8 8 8
chassis(I.e. 146GB FC vs. 1TB NL)

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 E-Class Hardware

InServ E200 (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1
2 Nodes 2 Nodes 2 Nodes

Node Support
One 2.8 GHz per node Yes Yes Yes

Cache Support
Control cache
Minimum - Maximum Control Cache 4GB 4GB 4GB
2048 MB DIMM Pair (DDR) Yes Yes Yes
Data cache
Minimum - Maximum Data Cache 4 or 8 GB 4 or 8 GB 4 or 8 GB
2048 MB DIMM Pair (SDRAM) Yes Yes Yes

Network Adapters
LSI LSIFC929XL 2G/2P Yes Yes Yes
QLogic QLA2302 FC 2G/2P No No No
QLogic QLA2342 FC 2G/2P No No No
LSI LSIFC929 FC 2G/2P No No No
LSI7202XP FC 2G/2P (for use with remote mirror) Yes Yes Yes
LSI LSI7004G2 FC 2G/4P No (S-Class only) No (S-Class only) No (S-Class only)

QLogic QLA4052C iSCSI 1G/2P 1 iSCSI adapter per node 1 iSCSI adapter per node 1 iSCSI adapter per node
Intel MT GbE adapter (for use with remote mirror) 1 GbE adapter per node 1 GbE adapter per node 1 GbE adapter per node
Intel XT GbE adapter (for use with remote mirror) No No No
Emulex LP11002 4G/2P Yes Yes Yes
3PAR FC044X 4G/4P No No No

Drive Support
147GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold

146GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.3 MU5 higher) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 P01 or higher) Yes

300GB 10k 2Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold

300GB 15k 4Gb FC Yes (Requires 2.2.3 MU5 higher) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 P01 or higher) Yes

400GB 10k 4Gb FC Supported, but no longer sold (MU1) Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
450GB 15k 4Gb FC No No No
500GB 7.2k NL (Nearline) drive Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold
750GB 7.2k NL (Nearline) drive Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold Supported, but no longer sold

1TB 7.2k NL (Nearline) drive Yes (Requires 2.2.3 MU5 higher) Yes (Requires 2.2.4 MU2 P01 or higher) Yes

Rack
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) Yes Yes Yes
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) Yes Yes Yes
Third-party Rack support Yes Yes Yes
110V power support with 3rd Party Racks Yes Yes Yes
220V power support with 3rd Party Racks Yes Yes Yes

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 E-Class Max Limits

InServ E200 (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1
2 Nodes 2 Nodes 2 Nodes

Port Connectivity & Support

Max FC Ports (2 port) 16 16 16
FC - Class support 3 3 3
FC host frequency support 1Gb, 2Gb & 4Gb (host dependent) 1Gb, 2Gb & 4Gb (host dependent) 1Gb, 2Gb & 4Gb (host dependent)
FC Cable Support (62.5m, multi-mode, 100M max length) Yes Yes Yes
FC Cable Support (50m, multi-mode, 300M max length) Yes Yes Yes
FC Cable Support (62.5m, 4 Gbps, 50M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
FC Cable Support (50m, 4 Gbps, 150M max length) Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables Yes - requires 3PAR cables
Max iSCSI Host Ports (2 port) 4 4 4
iSCSI host frequency support 1Gb (Copper) 1Gb (Copper) 1Gb (Copper)
Mix iSCSI, FC or GigE ports on same node Yes Yes Yes

Host Connectivity (FC)

Max InServ host facing FC ports (tested) 12 12 12
Fan-out (max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ port over SAN) 64 64 64
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator (host
4 4 4
HBA port)
Heterogeneous hosts per port (SAN) Limited support - Contact HQ Limited support - Contact HQ Limited support - Contact HQ
Max initiators (host HBA ports) per InServ (direct-connect only,
12 12 12
tested & datasheet maximum) - max 4 host HBAs per node
Max initiators per InServ (SAN or SAN/direct-connect, tested &
768 768 768
datasheet maximum) - max 3 host HBAs per node

Host Connectivity (iSCSI)

Max InServ host facing iSCSI ports (tested) 4 4 4
Fan-out (max iSCSI initiators per InServ port over IP network;
each Linux iSCSI initiator counts as two iSCSI initiators on the
64 64 64
InServ) NOTE: This limit is an aggregate of the total iSCSI
and/or FC initiators
Fan-in (number of InServ ports visible to a single initiator) 2 2 2
Max iSCSI Initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) 256 256 256

Max dual-path iSCSI Linux hosts per InServ (tested & datasheet
maximum; each iSCSI Linux initiator visible to a single InServ port = 1
initiators; Linux host with 1 iSCSI inititator that is visible to two InServ 128 128 128
ports via IP network is equivalent to dual-path Linux host and counts as 2
initiators)

Max dual-path iSCSI Windows hosts per InServ (tested &

datasheet maximum; each iSCSI Windows initiator visible to a single
InServ port = 1 initiator; Windows host with 1 iSCSI initiator that is 128 128 128
visible to two InServ ports via IP network is equivalent to a dual-path
host and counts as 2 initiators)
Support for 10/100 or GbE NICs in host with iSCSI driver Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone) Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone) Yes (Must have at least 100Mb backbone)
Support for iSCSI HBA in host Limited (see configuration matrix) Limited (see configuration matrix) Limited (see configuration matrix)
Support for shared IP network Yes Yes Yes
Max distance from host to storage (tested and supported) 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or .1 ms 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or .1 ms 1 mile (Data center/ small campus) or .1 ms
Discovery iSNS (iSNS server on Windows) iSNS (iSNS server on Windows) iSNS (iSNS server on Windows)
Security CHAP CHAP CHAP

Host Connectivity Total (FC, or FC and iSCSI mixed)

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) 64 64 64
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) 768 768 768

Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum)

drive chassis & Disk Connectivity

Max Drive-facing FC ports (2 port cards) (tested) 8 8 8

Min drive chassis (16 Disk, 2Gb) (tested) 2 2 2
Max drive chassis (16 Disk, 2Gb) tested and datasheet
8 8 8
maximum (with daisy-chaining)
Maximum disk drives tested (with daisy chaining) 128 128 128
Min disk drives tested & supported 16 16 16
Min. disk drives of any supported drive type (I.e. 146GB FC vs.
8 8 8
1TB NL)
Min. disk drives per drive chassis 4 x same drive 4 x same drive 4 x same drive
Min. disk drive Increments within a drive chassis 4 x same drive 4 x same drive 4 x same drive
Max raw capacity (approx TBs) (tested) 96 96 96
Max raw capacity (approx TBs) (datasheet maximum) - max
96 96 96
raw capacity currently supported with any and all drive types

Max daisy-chaining (Disks per 2 Loops) tested 32 32 32

FC Support in drive chassis (16 Disk, 2Gb) 2Gb 2Gb 2Gb

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 Operating System

InForm (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

Console/User Interface
CLI
Max UI sessions(includes ssh, IMC, CLI, System Reporter,RM) 64 64 64
Max SSH sessions (Local connections) 16 16 16
GUI (Java Based) Yes Yes Yes
InForm CIM API Yes Yes Yes
Secure roles Yes Yes Yes
Current Stats: Environmental, Performance, Capacity Yes Yes Yes
Localization No No No

Storage Provisioning/Management Features

Volume Management
Max VV per system (Base VVs + VCs + FCs) 8192 8192 8192
Max Base VVs (Normal VV or TPVV) 4095 4095 4095
Max VV (8192) less Base VV's
Max Snapshots per system Max VV (8192) less Base VV's created Max VV (8192) less Base VV's created
created
Max VLUNs 32,000 32,000 32,000
Minimum - Maximum Volume Size 256 MB - 2TB (Host Limit) 256 MB - 2TB (Host Limit) 256 MB - 16TB
Expand normal Volume Online - manually, but delete SSs first. N/A N/A N/A
Expand normal Volume Online - manually, and with SSs associated with base Yes Yes Yes
Max VV per CPG 64 64 8192
Max TPVVs per CPG 64 64 4095
Max VLUN ID 16383

Logical Disk Management

RAID Support 0, 10, 50 0, 10, 50 0, 10, 50, 60
Max Stripe Width (# of disks) per LD 160 (S-Class); 128 (E200) 160 (S-Class); 128 (E200) 160 (S-Class); 128 (E200)
MAX mirror depth (includes base) 4 4 4
Max RAID 5 Group 8+1 8+1 8+1
RAID 6 Groups (6+2) (14+2)
Cages required to configure HA-Cage when configured with two chunklets
4, 8
per cage with RAID 6
Cages required to configure HA-Cage when configured with one chunklet per
8
cage with RAID 6
Max LD's 40,000 40,000

Common Provisioning Group Management

CPG Allocation Warnings Yes Yes Yes
CPG Available Free Space Alerts Yes Yes Yes
Auto-growth of Common Provisioned Group logical capacity Yes Yes Yes
Max CPGs per system 2048 2048 2048
Same as Max System Raw
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) Same as Max System Raw capacity Same as Max System Raw capacity
capacity
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) No Yes

Capacity Management
Raw space alerts (3PAR set percentage thresholds) Yes Yes Yes
Raw space alert (tunable remaining raw space threshold) Yes Yes Yes

Availability Features
Node, Backplane
System/Passive Centerplane Online Replacement No No No
Node Recovery Yes Yes Yes
Node Online Replacement Yes Yes Yes
LD Online Failback after Controller Replacement Yes Yes Yes
Node Power Fail Protection Yes Yes Yes
Drives, Magazines
Disk Replacement (Servicemag: spare all used chunklets from magazine) Yes Yes Yes

Disk Replacement (Servicemag w/logging: spare failed chunklets; log others) Yes Yes Yes
Auto Logging (Upon drive/chunklet failure, new writes automatically written to Loggin
Yes Yes Yes
LD (2 min)

Global sparing (Spare chunklets can be selected from a different node pair) Yes Yes Yes
Auto Sparing (dynamically allocate system resources as spares) No No No
Drive Magazine (Same as disk replacement, except all disks on magazine are
Yes Yes Yes
replaced)

Sparing to "spare" space (Chunklets spared first to Free space then to Spare space) Yes Yes Yes
Sparing to "free" space (Chunklets from failed disk moved to any suitable Free
Yes Yes Yes
chunklets)
Drive Chassis
Drive Cage Yes Yes Yes
Drive Chassis Yes Yes Yes
Drive Chassis Power Supply Yes Yes Yes
Drive Chassis FCAL (I/O Module) Yes Yes Yes
Drive Chassis Midplane Yes Yes Yes
Accessories
Console Ethernet Yes Yes Yes
Fiber cables Yes Yes Yes
Rack PDU Yes Yes Yes
Batteries Yes Yes Yes
Software, Firmware
Drive Firmware Yes Yes Yes
Drive Chassis Firmware Yes Yes Yes
Node/Bios Firmware Yes Yes Yes
FC HBA Firmware (without node reboot) No Yes Yes
InForm OS online upgrade (half the nodes at a time) Yes, with conditions - 3PAR only Yes, with conditions - 3PAR only Yes, with conditions - 3PAR only

Open Manageability
This section has been moved to the Open Manageability tab

Licensing
90-day eval and std license Yes Yes Yes
SW licensed by Spindle Spindle Spindle
SW License enforced within the product at InServ system level InServ system level InServ system level
Default 100GB Thin Provisioning License No (not included in InForm Suite) No (not included in InForm Suite) No (not included in InForm Suite)
Thin Provisioning licensed capacity warnings (physical capacity) No No No
System Tuner License Yes Yes Yes
Full Copy Included in InForm Suite Included in InForm Suite Included in InForm Suite
Yes (Only available on T and F-
Thin Conversion
Class)
Yes (Only available on T and F-
Thin Persistence
Class)
Virtual Lock Yes
Host Explorer Yes ($0 cost)

Access Guard
LUN Security by WWN, Port, or both Yes Yes Yes

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 Remote Copy

Software (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

Remote Copy
Features
Remote, volume-based, data replication Yes Yes Yes
Multi volume groups ordered Yes Yes Yes
Trunking Yes Yes Yes
Yes, max 4-to-1, RCIP (RCFC MU1 - Yes, max 4-to-1, periodic only, Hub Yes, max 4-to-1, periodic only, Hub
Each Primary connects to unitque node InServ must have 4+ P4 or newer InServ must have 4+ P4 or newer
N-to-1 Replication
pair on Secondary) periodic only, Hub nodes. RCFC - Each Primary connects nodes. RCFC - Each Primary connects
InServ must have 4+ P4 nodes to unique node pair on Secondary to unique node pair on Secondary
Multiple (> 2) Remote Copy Links Yes (Not for 1-1 configuration)
Parallel Sync for Remote Copy Yes
1-to-N Replication No No Yes (N= 2)
1 - N Periodic over IP Yes
1 - N Bidectional Yes (Max 1)
Multi Mode / Multi Target Yes
(InServs) A --> B (Sync); A --> C (Async/IP); B --> C (Async/IP) Yes
(InServs) A --> B (Sync); A --> C (Async/FCIP); B --> C (Async/FCIP) Yes
Bidectional No
Minimum Number of Nodes (A, B, C) 4
No, but available to 3PAR field for No, but available to 3PAR field for No, but available to 3PAR field for
Self-mirroring
testing remote copy. See instructions testing remote copy. See instructions testing remote copy. See instructions
Bi-directional mirroring Yes Yes Yes
Multi-hop mirrors No No No
Convert mirror to primary (for D/R) Yes Yes Yes
Resync of volumes from master Yes Yes Yes
Resync of volumes from slave / mirror Yes Yes Yes
Side-by-side initial sync Yes Yes Yes
Mgmt CLI Yes Yes Yes
Replication of full tree including snapshots No No No
Encryption and compression No No No
Grow a Remote Copy Virtual Volume Yes
Yes, can online upgrade from 2.2.2 to Yes, can online upgrade from 2.2.3 to Yes, can online upgrade from 2.2.4 to
Online InForm OS Upgrade while RC running
2.2.3 (not from 2.2.1 to 2.2.3) 2.2.4 (not from 2.2.2 to 2.2.4) 2.3.1 (not from 2.2.3 to 2.3.1)
Asynchronous Periodic over Fibre Channel Yes (2.2.3 MU1) Yes, Max 130 miles Yes, Max 130 miles

Support by Volume Type

Support for normal base VVs with dedicated snap space No No No
Support for nomal base VVs with snap space mapped to CPG (CPVVs) Yes Yes Yes
Support for TPVVs Yes Yes Yes
Support for SS (RO, RW) No No No
Limits
Max Mirrored Volumes per InServ -- Asynchronous Periodic 2400 (Periodic only; P4 Node only) 2400 (Periodic only; S or T only) 2400 (Periodic only; S or T only)
Max Mirrored Volumes per InServ -- Synchronous 800 800 800
Max Replicated Volumes per InServ (Synchronous Long Distance) 800
Minimum number of Nodes in a Synchronous Long Distance configuration 4
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port)
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) 2400 2400
One link is Synchronous mode and the other Asynchronous Periodic
800 800
Mode
Max Replicated Volumes per InServ (N-to-1; Max N=4)
Asynchronous Periodic mode only 2400 2400 2400
Max Mirrored Volumes per Consistency Group 100 100 100
Max Consistency Groups 2400 (Periodic only; P4 Node only) 2400 (Periodic only; S or T only) 2400 (Periodic only; S or T only)
Max Size of Mirrored Volume 2TB 2TB 16TB
Min. Interval for Asynchronous Periodic Resyncs 5 min. 5 min. 5 min.
MTU Sizes 1500 thru 9000 Bytes 1500 thru 9000 Bytes 1500 thru 9000 Bytes

Delay Modes
Synchronous Yes Yes Yes
Asynchronous Periodic Yes Yes Yes
Asynchronous No No No

Transport
Yes (1GbE card per node, 2 max per Yes (1GbE card per node, 2 max per Yes (1GbE card per node, 2 max per
IP over GbE (RCIP) [see Configuration Matrix for supported HBAs]
InServ) InServ) InServ)
Yes Synchronous (Periodic requires
SCSI over FC (RCFC) [see Configuration Matrix for supported HBAs] Yes (Max 1 FC HBA per node) Yes (Max 1 FC HBA per node)
MU1) 1 FC HBA per node
iSCSI over GbE No No No
Direct connect to DWDM device (fabric connection required for DWDM support)
No (fabric connection required) No (fabric connection required) No (fabric connection required)
[See Configuration Matrix for supported switch fabrics]

Mix and Match

InForm OS Release versions on Primary and Secondary Nodes (all MU
Must be same version Must be same version Must be same version
versions are treated as the same OS version)
Multiple delay modes on same InServ (e.g. Sync & Periodic on same InServ) No No No
Multiple transports on same InServ (e.g. IP & FC) No No No

Timeouts
Asynchronous Periodic mode heartbeat 60 sec. 60 sec. 60 sec.
Asynchronous Periodic mode target 200 sec. 200 sec. 200 sec.
Synchronous mode heartbeat 20 sec. 20 sec. 20 sec.
Synchronous mode target 20 sec. 20 sec. 20 sec.

Max Distance and Delay

Synchronous over IP 130 miles or 1.3 ms 130 miles or 1.3 ms 130 miles or 1.3 ms
Synchronous over FC 130 miles or 1.3ms 130 miles or 1.3ms 130 miles or 1.3ms
Asynchronous Periodic over IP 150ms round trip 150ms round trip 150ms round trip
Asynchronous Periodic over FC (requires 2.2.3 MU1) 130 miles or 1.3ms 130 miles or 1.3ms 130 miles or 1.3ms
10ms (2.2.3 MU1 and MU2)
Asynchronous Periodic over FCIP (requires 2.2.3 MU1) 60ms 60ms
60ms (2.2.3 MU3)

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 Other Software

Software (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov'09) - Release 2.3.1

Virtual Copy
Features
Copy-on-write snapshot Yes Yes Yes
Rollback (revert Base Volume to an earlier point-in-time SS) Yes Yes Yes
Promote (convert a SS in the tree to a new Base Volume) Yes (2 steps) Yes (2 steps) Yes (2 steps)
Promote (replace a SS in the tree with a subsequent SS) No Yes Yes
Update (update a RW or RO snapshot) Yes Yes Yes
Consistent Multi volume snapshots Yes Yes Yes
Time to create Snapshot Seconds Seconds Seconds
Max SS per VV: RO 500 500 500
Max SS per VV: RW 28 128 256
Max RW Snapshots per RO Snapshot 1 1 256
Max VVs per Consistency Group for group snapshots (VC or FC) 100 100 100
Expand SS Data and Admin Volume Online Auto Auto Auto
Free SS Data and Admin space (if all previous SS deleted) Yes (normal base VVs only) Yes (normal base VVs only) Yes (normal base VVs only)
Map existing static SS Data and Admin space to CPG Yes Yes Yes

Full Copy
Full point-in-time physical copy Yes Yes Yes
Physical Copy Re-Synchronization Yes Yes Yes
Fast Re-Synchronization using snapshot diffs Yes Yes Yes
Promote (convert a full copy into a full Base Volume) Yes Yes Yes
Consistent Multi volume physical copies Yes Yes Yes

Thin Provisioning
Present LUN to host in excess of allocated physical storage Yes Yes Yes
Grow Thin Provisioned volume Yes Yes Yes
Separate TPVV User space and TPVV Snapshot space No No Yes
TPVV used capacity warnings (logical capacity) Yes Yes Yes
Threshold-based licensed capacity warnings (physical capacity) No No No
Threshold-based available capacity warnings (physical capacity) Yes Yes Yes
Auto-growth of thin provisioned volume SS Admin/Data space Yes Yes Yes
Option to zero out the TPVV space upon creation Yes Yes Yes
Ability to reclaim unused LD space from a TPVV No No Yes
Ability to convert a full TPVV to a normal VV No No No
Dual Snapshot Data Space Yes

Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port)

Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum)
Performance hot-spot detection Yes Yes Yes
Automated chunklet relocation to alleviate hotspot Yes Yes Yes

Dynamic Optimization
Online, Non-disruptive data service level optimization of complete
volume (e.g. convert R1-to-R5; re-balance - re-layout existing base VVs to use Yes Yes Yes
new system resources)
Support for normal base VVs Yes Yes Yes
Support for TPVVs Yes Yes Yes

Adaptive Provisioning
Policy-based sub-volume data service level optimization No No No

Domains
There are no additional limits placed on the number of VVs, VLUNs,
hosts, CPGs, CLI/GUI connections per domain beyond the system limits.
Max number of domains 1024 1024 1024
Max number of domains a given user can belong to up to 32 or all domains up to 32 or all domains up to 32 or all domains
Max number users per domain unlimited unlimited unlimited

LDAP
Support for Microsoft Active Directory (Win2k3 & Win2k8) Yes Yes Yes
Support for OpenLDAP No No No
Support Multiple LDAP Servers No No No
Assign LDAP Server by IP Address Yes Yes Yes
Assign LDAP Server by Hostname No No No
Single sign-on for multiple InServ systems No No No

Persistant Cache
Dual-port configuration No No Yes

Other
Support Host Persona Yes
IPv6 (Supported via CLI, SSH, SNMP; NOT Supported Via CIM) Yes
Host Explorer Yes

Open Ports
3PAR Event Reporting Service (Used by InForm Management Console
5781 5781 (SP Only)
and the SP to get event information)
3PAR Management Service (Used by CLI, Inform Management Console,
5782 5782
System Reporter)
3PAR Management Service with SSL (Used by CLI, Inform Management
5783 5783
Console, System Reporter)
3PAR InForm Remote Copy (Used by Remote Copy) 5785

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 3PAR MPIO

Applications

3PAR MPIO for Windows Release 1.0.17 Release [Link]

Microsoft Windows WS2003 SP1, SP2 WS2003 SP1, SP2
Maximum supported paths 16 16
I/O Statistics No No
Graphical user interface No No
Load Balancing Policies:
Round Robin Yes Yes
Round Robin with a Subset of Paths Yes Yes
Least Queue Depth Path Yes Yes
Least Weight Path Yes Yes
Fail Over Only (one active path) Yes Yes

3PAR MPIO for IBM AIX Release 2.2 Release 2.2

AIX AIX 5.2, 5.3 AIX 5.2, 5.3
Maximum supported paths 16 16
I/O Statistics No No
Graphical user interface No No
Load Balancing Policies:
Round Robin Yes Yes
Round Robin with a Subset of Paths No No
Least Queue Depth Path No No
Least Weight Path No No
Fail Over Only (one active path) No No

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 CLI Features

(Jul '08) - (Nov '09) -

CLI Features (Oct '07) - Release 2.2.3
Release 2.2.4 Release 2.3.1

CLI GUI CLI CLI

Supported InServ models
T-Class Yes Yes
F-Class Yes
S-Class Yes Yes Yes Yes
E-Class Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supported Host Connectivity Protocols

Fibre Channel Yes Yes Yes Yes
iSCSI Yes Yes Yes Yes

Access Methods
On-system via restricted telnet No n/a No No
On-sysem via SSH Yes n/a Yes Yes

Output/Display Formats
Yes (show, stat, & Yes (all table based Yes (show, stat, & Yes (show, stat, &
Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Table
hist commands) screens) hist commands) hist commands)
Auto-sizing of output columns (for proper
Yes n/a Yes Yes
alignment)
Sorting by performance stats Yes No Yes Yes
Display host statistics Yes No Yes Yes

Audit Log of User Actions

Log of CLI commands Yes Yes Yes
Log of CLI commands with SSH access Yes Yes Yes

Capacity Planning / Mgmt

Basic: Total capacity and current usage Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced: Long term trending No No No No

Environmental Monitoring (i.e. disk temp, node

Yes Partial Yes Yes
voltage)

Event / Fault Mgmt

View, modify remove alerts Yes Yes Yes Yes
View, set tunable raw space alert Yes No Yes Yes
View, filter contents of event log Yes Yes Yes Yes

Online Help for all commands Yes Yes Yes Yes

Searchable online help No Yes No No

Installation
Automatic client install Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) No No No No
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet
maximum)
l18n / L10N software
No Partial No No
(Internationalization/Localization)

Licensing Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory Mgmt Partial Partial Partial Yes

Performance Mgmt
Historical statistics Yes (limited) No Yes (limited) Yes (limited)
Real-time statistics Yes Yes Yes Yes

Platform Support
Windows 2K, XP/Professional, Windows Server
Yes Yes Yes Yes
2003 (32 & 64-bit)
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 No No No Yes
Solaris 8 Yes Yes Yes No (EOL)
Solaris 9 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Solaris 10 No No No Yes
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 No No Yes Yes
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 No No Yes Yes

Security
Secure transmission between client/server Yes Yes Yes Yes
Authentication/Authorization Yes Yes Yes Yes
User Mgmt (A/C/D user profiles) Yes No Yes Yes
Yes (for updateVV Yes (for updateVV Yes (for updateVV
Ability to set ACL for a Browse level user No
cmd only) cmd only) cmd only)

Service / Maintenance
Controller node system admin, battery power, FC
Yes Partial Yes Yes
ports
Cages Yes View Only Yes Yes
PDs/ chunklets Yes View Only Yes Yes

Sparing
View sparing info; view moved and failed chunklets Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create/delete sparing resources; relocate to/from
Yes No Yes Yes
spares

Version Checking
Display of version and build numbers Yes Yes Yes Yes
Version checking between client and server Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backward compatibility Yes No Yes Yes

Snapshots
Creation and deletion Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rollback / restore Yes Yes Yes Yes
Update RO and/or RW snapshots (mySnapshot) Yes No Yes Yes
Consistent, multi-volume virtual copies Yes Yes Yes Yes
Consistent, multi-volume full copies Yes No Yes Yes
Shelf-life for snapshots No No No No

Remote Copy
Remote Copy over IP Support Yes No Yes Yes
Remote Copy over Fibre Channel Yes No Yes Yes

Volume Mgmt
VV and LD mgmt Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rename existing volume Yes No Yes Yes
Volume Templates Yes Yes Yes Yes
Host/LUN mgmt Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thin Provisioning mgmt Yes Yes Yes Yes
Volume level data service level optimization
Yes No Yes Yes
(Dynamic Optimization)
Sub-volume level data service level optimization
No No No No
(Adaptive Provisioning)

Host Management
Modify hostname Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add/Edit/Delete Host Descriptor Yes Yes Yes Yes

System Management
Modify system name Yes No Yes Yes
Add/Edit/Delete system descriptors Yes No Yes Yes

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 GUI Features

(July '08) - (Nov '09) -

GUI Features Release 3.0 Release 3.1

InForm InForm
Management Management
Console (New Console (New
GUI) GUI)

Supported InServ models

T-Class Yes Yes
F-Class Yes
S-Class Yes Yes
E-Class Yes Yes

Platform Support See Configuration Matrix

Max number of InServs that can be

16
simultaneously managed

Supported Host Connectivity Protocols

Fibre Channel Yes Yes
iSCSI Yes Yes

Output/Display Formats
Yes (all table based Yes (all table based
Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Table
screens) screens)
Display host statistics No No

Audit Log of User Actions

Log of GUI activity Yes Yes

Capacity Planning / Mgmt

Basic: Total capacity and current usage Yes Yes
Advanced: Long term trending No No

Environmental Monitoring (i.e. disk temp,

Partial Partial
node voltage)

Event / Fault Mgmt

View, modify remove alerts Yes Yes
View, set tunable raw space alert No Yes
View, filter contents of event log Yes Yes

Online Help for all commands Yes Yes

Searchable online help Yes Yes

Installation
Automatic client install Yes Yes

l18n / L10N software

Partial Partial
(Internationalization/Localization)
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port)
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet
Yes Yes
maximum)

Inventory Mgmt Yes Yes

Multi-System Support
Concatenation (display from multiple systems) Yes Yes
Aggregation across multiple InServs Yes Yes

Performance Mgmt
Historical statistics No No
Real-time statistics Yes Yes
Statistics template Yes Yes

Platform Support
Windows 2K, XP/Professional, Windows Server
Yes Yes
2003 (32 & 64-bit)
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 No Yes
Solaris 8 Yes No (EOL)
Solaris 9 Yes Yes
Solaris 10 No Yes
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 No Yes
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 No Yes

Security
Secure transmission between client/server Yes Yes
Authentication/Authorization Yes Yes
User Mgmt (A/C/D user profiles) Yes Yes
Ability to set ACL for a Browse level user No No

Service / Maintenance
Controller node system admin, battery power, FC
Partial Partial
ports
Cages View Only View Only
PDs/ chunklets View Only View Only
Port Configuration Yes
Task Management Yes

Sparing
View sparing info; view moved and failed chunklets Yes Yes
Create/delete sparing resources; relocate to/from
No No
spares

Version Checking
Display of version and build numbers Yes Yes
Version checking between client and server Yes Yes
Backward compatibility Yes Yes

Snapshots
Creation and deletion Yes Yes
Rollback / restore Yes Yes
Update RO and/or RW snapshots (mySnapshot) No No
Consistent, multi-volume virtual copies Yes Yes
Consistent, multi-volume full copies Yes Yes
Scheduling capability No No

Remote Copy
Remote Copy over IP Support No No
Remote Copy over Fibre Channel No No

Volume Mgmt
VV and LD mgmt Yes Yes
Rename existing volume Yes Yes
Volume Templates Yes Yes
Host/LUN mgmt Yes Yes
Thin Provisioning mgmt Yes Yes
Volume level data service level optimization
No Yes
(Dynamic Optimization)
Sub-volume level data service level optimization
No No
(Adaptive Optimization)

Host Management
Modify hostname Yes Yes
Add/Edit/Delete Host Descriptor Yes Yes

System Management
Modify system name Yes Yes
Add/Edit/Delete system descriptors Yes Yes

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 Open Manageability

Open Manageability (Oct'07) - Rel. 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Rel. 2.2.4 (Nov '09) - Rel. 2.3.1

Open Manageability

SNMP Support
SNMP MIB-2 support (includes description, ID, uptime, contact, name
Yes Yes Yes
& location)
SNMPv2 Trap support (via SNMP browser) Yes Yes Yes
Support for all major alerts generated by 3PAR, via SNMP browser Yes Yes Yes

3PAR InForm CIM API (Array Provider)

System Discovery, identification, and available capacity Yes Yes Yes
Number and properties of FC ports (speed, mode, location, etc.) Yes Yes Yes
Number and properties of Volumes (RAID-level, size, R/W, status) Yes Yes Yes

Yes (only FC port status change Yes (only FC port status change Yes (only FC port status change
CIM Indications (for alert notification)
notification) notification) notification)
Host creation Yes Yes Yes
LUN Mapping Discovery Yes Yes Yes
LUN creation/config/masking Yes Yes Yes
Normal base VV creation Yes, but can't create snapshot space Yes, but can't create snapshot space Yes, but can't create snapshot space
SNIA Conformance Testing Program (CTP) Certified Yes Yes Yes

SMI-S Versions/Profiles/Sub-profiles supported

SMI-S v1.0.2 Yes Yes Yes
SMI-S v1.1 Yes Yes Yes
Array Profile Yes Yes Yes
Disk Drive Lite sub profile Yes Yes Yes
FC Initiator ports sub profile Yes Yes Yes
FC Target ports sub profile Yes Yes Yes
iSCSI Target ports sub profile Yes Yes Yes
Service Locator Protocol v2 (SLPv2) Yes Yes Yes
Location Sub-Profile Yes Yes Yes
Server Profile Yes Yes Yes
Multiple Computer System sub profile Yes Yes Yes
Software Subprofile Yes Yes Yes
Mapping & Masking Profile Yes Yes Yes
Block Services Yes Yes Yes

CIM Indications Yes (limited to FC port change notification) Yes (limited to FC port change notification) Yes (limited to FC port change notification)
Copy Services No No Yes
Block Server Performance sub-profile (incl. ports, VVs, disks, LUNs) Yes Yes Yes

3PAR CIM Extensions

Inventory and Health Management Yes Yes Yes
TPVV creation No No Yes
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) No No Yes
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum)
3PAR Mgmt Integrations/Interoperability
HP Storage Essentials (formerly AppIQ) Yes (contact HQ for limitations) Yes (contact HQ for limitations) Yes (contact HQ for limitations)
IBM Tivoli NetView/Storage Manager No No No
EMC Control Center No No No
Symantec Command Central Storage Yes (contact HQ for limitations) Yes (contact HQ for limitations) Yes (contact HQ for limitations)
Incipient NSP No No No
Onaro SANscreen No No No
Tek Tools Profiler Yes (contact HQ for limitations) Yes (contact HQ for limitations) Yes (contact HQ for limitations)
McDATA SaNavigator No No No

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 Service Tools

(Jan'09) - Release 2.2.4

Service Tools (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov '09) - Release 2.3.1
MU1

3PAR Service Tools - Service Processor

Service Processor Yes Yes Yes
Remote Console Yes Yes Yes
Security - Customer Controlled Access Yes Yes Yes
Configuration Scripts Yes Yes Yes
Data Collection Yes Yes Yes
Data Transfer Yes Yes Yes
Software Updates Manual Manual Manual
Software Updates on SP Yes Yes Yes
InServ Health Check - Short Yes Yes Yes
InServ Health Check - Full Yes Yes Yes
Notification (Customer) Yes Yes Yes
Alert Filtering Yes Yes Yes
Patch Process for the SP Partial Partial Partial
SP Cold Standy - Hot Swap No No No
SP Live Standby (passive) No No No
SP Live Standby (active) No No No
Alternate CP Pathing No No No
One SP to Monitor Multiple InServs No No No
Proxy Server Yes Yes Yes
Permissive Firewall Yes Yes Yes
User IDs & Activity Logging and Reporting (SPMAINT, SPOCC,
Yes Yes Yes
REMOP)
Secure Site File Transfer Scrubbing Yes Yes Yes
Guided Maintenance Yes Yes Yes
GUI Interface to SP Yes Yes Yes

3PAR Service Tools - HQ Items

Site Profile Partial Partial Partial
Notification (3PAR Central) Yes Yes Yes
Notification (3PAR Engineering) Yes Yes Yes
Configuration Database Yes Yes Yes
Software Level Check No No No
Performance DB No No No
Reports on File transfer, analysis, & notification stats Partial - no analysis Partial - no analysis Partial - no analysis
Reports on configuration & performance stats No No No
System Failure Analysis No No No
Time Based Reasoning No No No
File Catalog and Storage Yes Yes Yes
File Display (Stats) Yes Yes Yes
Parts DB Yes Yes Yes
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) Yes Yes Yes
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum)

Secure Service Custodian

Not supported 5 5
Number of Managed Devices* a Policy Manager (PM) can Support
Number of Service Processors - (SP) per Secure Service
Not supported 5 5
Custodian - (SSC)
Patch Download Staging to SP Not supported Yes Yes
Support for Remote SW Upgrades Not supported Yes Yes
SSC Support of Ipv6 Not supported No No

*Managed Device is defined to be single SP/InServ System

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 Documentation

Documentation (Oct'07) - Release 2.2.3 (Jul'08) - Release 2.2.4 (Nov '09) - Release 2.3.1

End User Guides

Concepts Guide Yes Yes Yes
InForm Management Console Administrator's Guide Yes No (see Mgt Console Online Help) No (see Mgt Console Online Help)
CLI Administrator's Guide Yes Yes Yes
Administrator's Guide Deprecated No No
CLI Reference Yes Yes Yes
E200 3rd Party Rack Physical Planning Manual Yes Yes Yes
InForm Management Console Online Help Yes Yes
InForm CIM API Yes Yes Yes
Messages and Operator's Guide Yes Yes Yes
MPIO for Microsoft Windows Yes Yes Yes
MPIO for IBM AIX Yes Yes Yes
Physical Planning Manual for S and T-Class Yes Yes
Physical Planning Manual for E200 No Yes Yes
Quick Start Guide Yes Yes Yes
Release Notes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Copy User's Guide Yes Yes Yes
Recovery Manager for Oracle on Solaris and Red Hat Linux Yes Yes
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Yes Yes Yes
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Yes Yes Yes
Recovery Manager for Microsoft SQL Yes Yes Yes
System Reporter User's Guide Yes Yes Yes
Web-based documentation availability (iSupport) Yes Yes Yes
Operator's Guide: Troubleshooting & Error Mess. - Japanese No No No
Implementation Guides Yes Yes Yes
Configuration Matrix Yes Yes Yes

Services Guides
Diagnostics No No No
E200 3rd Party Rack Install Guide Yes Yes Yes
Glossary (same as "End user doc" Glossary) No (See Concepts Guide) No (See Concepts Guide) No (See Concepts Guide)
3PAR Inform OS Update Pre-planning Guide Yes Yes Yes
Maintenance Guide (T-Class) Yes Yes
Maintenance Guide (S-Class) Yes Yes Yes
Maintenance Guide (E200) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes
Installation Checklist (T-Class) Yes Yes
Installation Checklist (S-Class) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes
Installation Checklist (E200) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes
Install/Deinstall (T-Class) Yes Yes
Fan-out (max initiators per InServ host facing port) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes
Max initiators per InServ (tested & datasheet maximum) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes
Node to Drive Chassis Configuration Yes No No
Service Notes Yes Yes Yes
SP User Guide Yes Deprecated Deprecated
SP User Guide (internal only) Yes Deprecated Deprecated
Messages and Operator's Guide: Service Edition Yes Yes Yes
Upgrades Guide (T-Class) Yes Yes
Upgrades Guide (S-Class) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes
Upgrades Guide (E200) Yes (post GA) Yes Yes

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 HBA&Disk Compatibility

HBA and Disk Compatibility Guide

Part Number HBA P3-Eagle P4-Eagle E200-Eagle IronMan EOL RC KBOD LBOD SBOD MBOD
925-0007-04 QLogic QLA2302 FC 2G/2P Y N N N Y N Y N N N
925-0012-01 QLogic QLA2342 FC 2G/2P Y Y N N Y N Y Y N N
925-0015-01 LSI LSIFC929 FC 2G/2P Y (RC) Y (RC) N N Y Y Y Y Y N
925-0016-01 LSI LSIFC929 FC 2G/4P Y Y NA N Y N Y Y N N
925-0020-01 LSI LSIFC929XL 2G/2P N Y (RC) Y (RC) N N Y Y Y Y N
925-0030-50 Emulex Helios FC 4G/2P N NA Y (2.2.3) (RC) N N Y N N Y N
970-0130-52-R6 3PAR Arnold FC 4G/4P N Y (2.2.3) (RC) N Y (RC) N Y N Y N Y
925-0027-50 QLogic QLA4052C iSCSI 1G/2P N Y Y Y N N N N N N
925-0013-01 Intel PRO/1000 XT GigE 1G/1P Y Y N N Y Y N N N N
925-0025-01 Intel PRO/1000 MT GigE 1G/1P N Y (2.2.2 ) ‘07 Y (2.2.2) N N N N N N N

Size / RPM OS Release KBOD LBOD SBOD MBOD

18 / 10k 2.0.0 2/6/2002 Y N N N
36 / 10k 2.1.0 2/28/2003 Y N N N
73 / 10k 2.0.0 2/6/2002 Y N N N
73 / 10k 2.1.0 3/26/2003 Y N N N
147 / 10k 2.1.0 2/28/2003 Y N N N
72 / 10k 2.1.4 5/3/2005 Y Y N N
147 / 10k 2.1.4 12/16/2004 Y Y Y N
300 / 10k 2.1.4 12/16/2004 Y Y Y N
500 / 7k 2.2.1 11/1/2005 Y Y Y N
750 / 7k 2.2.3 11/5/2007 N Y Y Y
146 / 15k 2.2.3 MU5 / 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 6/30/2009 N Y Y Y
400 / 10k 2.2.3 MU1 12/13/2007 N Y Y Y
300 / 15k (for E200 and S-Class) 2.2.3 MU5 / 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 6/30/2009 N Y Y N
300 / 15k (for F-Class and T-Class) 2.2.4 MU6 P12 / 2.3.1 MU1 P05 8/25/2010 N N Y (4GB) Y
450 / 15k 2.2.4 MU4 + P07 or 2.2.4 MU5 + P07 11/9/2009 N Y Y (4GB) Y
600 / 15k 2.2.4 MU6 P12 / 2.3.1 MU1 P05 8/25/2010 N N Y (4GB) Y
1000 / 7k 2.2.3 MU5 / 2.2.4 MU2 + P01 6/30/2009 N Y Y Y
2000 / 7k 2.2.4 MU6 P12 / 2.3.1 MU1 P05 8/25/2010 N N Y (4GB) Y
50 2.3.1 MU1 4/30/2010 N N Y (4GB) Y

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