6.0 HP X9320 Network Storage System Administrator Guide (AW542-96009, December 2011)

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The HP X9320 Network Storage System is a highly available, scale-out storage solution for file
data workloads. The system combines HP X9000 File Serving Software with HP server and storage
hardware to create an expansible cluster of file serving nodes.
X9320 Network Storage System features
The X9320 Network Storage System provides the following features:
• Segmented, scalable file system under a single namespace
• NFS, CIFS, FTP, and HTTP support for accessing file system data
• Centralized CLI and GUI cluster management
• Policy management
• Continuous remote replication
• Dual redundant paths to all storage components
• Gigabytes-per-second throughput
IMPORTANT: It is important to keep regular backups of the cluster configuration. See “Backing
up the management console configuration” (page 43) for more information.
System components
The HP X9320 Network Storage System is available in in a wide range of capacity and performance
configurations.two configurations. Components in the system differ depending on the chosen
configuration.
Common system components include:
• Two HP file serving nodes
• Optional Management Server
• Two or four HP X9300c storage controllers
• Four or eight HP X9300cx disk enclosures (48 or 96 hard drives)
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