Posted:
21 Sep 2012 05:06 AM PDT
HP today announced the HP Get Virtual Guarantee Program,(1)
enabling clients to improve server virtualization return on investment by
doubling physical server virtual machine performance when deploying HP 3PAR
Storage in VMware environments.
The HP Get Virtual Guarantee Program
promises qualified participants a minimum two times increase(2) in virtual
server density by doubling the total virtual machine workload on existing
physical servers. This program can reduce the costs of a customer’s rapidly
growing VMware virtualization environment.
If a two times increase in
virtual server density is not achieved, HP will provide participants with the
disk capacity and related HP software and support necessary to achieve the
guaranteed program results.(1)
A key component of HP Converged
Infrastructure, HP 3PAR Storage delivers high storage-performance levels for the
unpredictable workloads typically generated in virtual server environments, as
well as in public, private and hybrid cloud environments. HP 3PAR Storage is
integrated with VMware vStorage technologies and combined with unique built-in
features such as the HP 3PAR Gen4 ASIC, automatic load balancing, wide striping
and a Mesh-Active clustered architecture, enabling clients to maintain peak
infrastructure performance levels as new virtual servers are brought
online.
“We needed to significantly boost capacity without adding to
the physical or administrative footprint of our virtual server environment,”
said Gary Collins, founder and director at Intercept, a hosting service
provider. “HP 3PAR Storage was the only system that allowed us to support twice
as many virtual machines on each of our physical servers while meeting all of
our data center upgrade goals.”
“To manage exponential data growth,
organizations need a storage architecture that can meet their requirements
without increasing data center size and maintenance expenses,” Gary Green, vice
president, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. “HP’s Get Virtual Guarantee
Program, leveraging high-performance HP 3PAR Storage and VMware cloud
infrastructure, can help our customers maximize physical resource utilization
and drive down costs.”
Program availability
The HP Get Virtual
Guarantee Program is available to clients globally through HP and HP-authorized
channel partners. To participate in the program, qualified participants must
purchase an HP 3PAR Storage System with HP 3PAR Optimization Suite Software for
autonomic load balancing and HP 3PAR System Reporter Software. Clients also must
be running VMware vSphere version 4.1 or higher.
HP’s premier Europe,
Middle East and Africa client event, HP Discover, takes place Dec. 4-6, in
Frankfurt, Germany.
About HP
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possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses,
governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings
together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services
and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP
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(1) This news
release is intended to highlight certain aspects of our Get Virtual Guarantee
and does not contain the full terms, conditions, limitations, definitions, and
other provisions (“Terms”) of the Get Virtual Guarantee. The Terms shall be
contained in a written Get Virtual Guarantee Terms and Conditions which shall
take precedence over the above. Qualification for the Get Virtual Guarantee is
subject to your acceptance of the Get Virtual Guarantee terms and conditions and
compliance with such terms. A copy of the Get Virtual Guarantee Terms and
Conditions will be provided by HP sales representatives.
(2) Clients
deploying HP 3PAR systems with VMware vSphere, version 4.1 or later are
guaranteed a 2x increase in virtual machine density on physical servers in
comparison to their VM density with previously installed storage.
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