HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software
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Provides a solution of shared storage without any shared storage!
(I have deployed this appliance)
This does exactly what it's supposed to do - creates a "RAID" of two or more storage appliances, which between them provide a single iSCSI target. Each VSA uses ESX's own *local* storage, but they keep the data blocks synchronised between them. Very ingenious, but expensive.
Missing information
(I evaluated / tested this appliance but did not deploy it)
While the appliance seems to work as described, the hidden 30-day expiration makes its value limited. It would've been much better to have the 30-day limit as part of the pricing (it currently says "FREE") so that users not interested in evaluating for purchase--i.e., they need a demo system but don't want to reinstall every 30 days--don't waste their time on the product.
does not boot
(I evaluated / tested this appliance but did not deploy it)
the appliance does not boot
Drive Error
(I evaluated / tested this appliance but did not deploy it)
After several trys and finally figuring out how to download the CMC, I am receiving Disk "Off or removed" error. I gave a rating of 1 due to lack of ease of use so far. P.S. You can download the CMC by changing "http" to "https" in the url of the download popup window.
Download Error
(I neither evaluated / tested nor deployed this appliance)
I have tried to download this appliance for 3 days now but I keep getting the message your request cannot be handled on the HP site. I have emailed their support but no reply. Any help for me to try VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM?
