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Please find the most recent technical and business white papers about StorageWorks products and solutions below. To find white papers about specific storage topics, please click on the appropriate link in the right side bar.

November 2008


»	Configuring Oracle RMAN backups with HP Data Protector to use deduplication on the VLS technical white paper (pdf - November 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family - HP StorageWorks HBAs (Emulex LightPulse 4Gb/s, 8Gb/s) VMware ESX3.5 Best Practices white paper (pdf - November 2008)

»	Replicating Data with the HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System using HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (pdf - November 2008)




October 2008


»	Using CommVault Galaxy with the HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System (AiO) (pdf - October 2008)

»	HP MSA2012sa VMware ESX Enterprise Cluster Solution technical white paper (pdf - October 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks XP24000 and XP20000 Disk Array Encryption technical white paper (pdf - October 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array configuration guide for SAP Business Suite 2nd Edition technical white paper (pdf - October 2008)

»	HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Software end-to-end SAN Performance monitoring and analysis technical white paper (pdf - October 2008)

»	HP Data Protector Express 4.0 Service Pack 1 ordering and configuration guide (pdf - October 2008)

»	Integrating HP Data Protector software with HP Data Deduplication Solutions technical white paper (pdf - October 2008)

»	HP Transparent Business Continuity and Availability through Scalable NAS solution brief (pdf - October 2008)



September 2008


»	Best practices for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 In a 1,500 user environment featuring the HPc – Class BladeSystemc 3000 Enclosure and components (pdf - September 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe white paper (pdf - September 2008)

»	HP storage for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 solution brief (pdf - September 2008)

»	HP storage for VMware virtualized environments solution brief (pdf - September 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager – Key Protection Best Practices (pdf - September 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Dynamic Capacity Management best practices white paper (pdf - September 2008)

»	XP24000's World Record SPC-2 Benchmark technical white paper (pdf - September 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Data Protection for VMware in Mission Critical Environments technical white paper (pdf - September 2008)


August 2008


»	Scale-out for Oracle 11g on HP ProLiant blades with HP EVA (pdf - August 2008)

»	Fibre Channel Connectivity of HP Storage Arrays Using Citrix XenServer technical white paper (pdf - August 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks MSA2000fc with Emulex 4Gb/s HBAs and Vmware technical white paper (pdf - August 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 2000sa for Boot from Storage technical white paper (pdf - August 2008)

»	NPIV and Fibre Channel interconnect options for HP BladeSystem c-Class white paper (pdf - August 2008)


July 2008


»	Overview of file server consolidation on HP entry storage NAS (pdf - July 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System recovery (pdf - July 2008)

»	Replication failover/failback for Oracle 11g with ASM and EVA8x00 (pdf - July 2008)

»	Best practices for using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 data compression with HP ProLiant and Integrity servers and HP StorageWorksEVA8x00 (pdf - July 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper (pdf - July 2008)

»	The HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager: Enabling the Encryption Capabilities of the HP LTO-4 Enterprise Tape Libraries technical white paper (pdf - July 2008)

»	Consolidating Microsoft® SQL Server with HP PolyServe can deliver real power savings technical white paper (pdf - July 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS and HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software with CommVault Data Archiver for Tiered Storage business white paper (pdf - July 2008)

»	HP/Oracle RAC in a Box--Using HP c-Class BladeSystem servers and storage technologies to simplify Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Deployments (pdf - July 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks MSA2000sa Configuration Best Practices white paper (pdf - July 2008)


»	HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array and Decru DataFort FC520 application notes (pdf - July 2008)


June 2008


»	Using HP Data Protector with the HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System (pdf - June 2008)

»	Best practices for Oracle11g on ProLiant with EVA8100 using multiple databases (pdf - June 2008)

»	Best practices for Oracle 11g on HP ProLiant with HP StorageWorks XP24000 (pdf - June 2008)

»	Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) proof of concept (pdf - June 2008)

»	HP Storage Essentials Application Integration Software for SAP Adaptive Computing Controller in HP-UX white paper (pdf - June 2008)

»	Implementing a scalable, highly available Oracle Database solution for small and midsize businesses (pdf - June 2008)

»	Mesabi Group: Choosing the Right Hardware and Software for Data Protection Solutions (pdf - June 2008)

»	Data Replication Designer - A tool to automatically calculate the size of the Storage Replication Link (pdf - June 2008)

»	Understanding the HP Data Deduplication Strategy - Why one size doesn’t fit everyone (pdf - June 2008)

»	HP Dynamic Deduplication - achieving a 50:1 ratio (pdf - June 2008)

»	Disaster Recovery Solutions: FCIP Gateway Performance Comparison (pdf - June 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks Tape and Disk-to-disk Data Protection Family Guide (pdf - June 2008)


May 2008


»	Impact of implementing antivirus protection in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment (20,000 users, 1GB Mbx) (pdf - May 2008)

»	Technical overview of Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on the HP EVA array family (pdf - May 2008)

»	High availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 using LCR with HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays and 1-GB mailboxes (pdf - May 2008)

»	HP PolyServe Software and AppSense Performance Manager: Implementation Best Practices business white paper (pdf - May 2008)

»	Best practices for clustered NAS file serving using ProLiant storage servers and the EVA4100 (pdf - May 2008)

»	Performance Comparison of HP SAN Extension products using Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology (pdf - May 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System brochure (pdf - May 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks 3 Data Center Replication white paper (pdf - May 2008)


April 2008


»	Remote replication best practices for Oracle 10g using XP Continuous Access white paper (pdf - April 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks EBS Solutions Guide for VMware Consolidated Backup with Symantec Veritas NetBackup (pdf - April 2008)

»	HP Data Protector 6.0 software object consolidation "Best Practices" technical white paper (pdf - April 2008)

»	Scalable, fault-tolerant NAS for Oracle--the next generation technical white paper (pdf - April 2008)


March 2008


»	Best practices for SAP ERP using HP BladeSystem c-Class blades (pdf - March 2008)

»	Oracle 11g new features: Automatic memory management and variable automatic storage management (ASM) extent size (pdf - March 2008)

»	Backup and recovery for Oracle 11g on ProLiant with EVA using Flashback and HP Data Protector (pdf - March 2008)

»	Evaluation and recommendations for using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 backup compression, Resource Governor, and transparent data encryption with HP servers and storage (pdf - March 2008)

»	High availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 using LCR with HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays and 1-GB mailboxes (pdf - March 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) performance white paper (pdf - March 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks IP Distance Gateway Solution white paper (pdf - March 2008)


February 2008


»	Best practices for Oracle Grid control utilizing HP servers and HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array storage (pdf - February 2008 )

»	Optimizing HP Servers with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (pdf - February 2008)

»	Best practices for HP servers and HP Enterprise Virtual Array 8100 in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment of 20,000 users (pdf - February 2008)

»	Best practices for Microsoft Exchange 2007 with HP servers and storage in mid-range environments (MSA60, MSA70, MSA1500) (pdf - February 2008)

»	HP disaster tolerant solutions using Continuous Access for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array in a VMware Infrastructure 3 environment technical white paper (pdf - February 2008)

»	Integrated disk and tape backup and recovery with the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System and HP Data Protector Express 3.5 SP2 (pdf - February 2008)

»	HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Software Suite Version 6.0 Host Cluster Functionality white paper (pdf - February 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks virtualization white paper (pdf - February 2008)

»	HP Storage virtualization and the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array white paper (pdf - February 2008)

»	EVA Challenge: Competitive Testing of Common Storage Administrative Tasks by The Edison Group (pdf - February 2008)



January 2008


»	Backup and recovery best practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (pdf - January 2008)

»	High availability for SQL Server 2005 using array-based replication and host-based mirroring technologies (pdf - January 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Mainframe Solutions solution brief (pdf - January 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks EBS Solutions Guide for HP Integrity Virtual Machine Backup (pdf - January 2008)

»	Best practices for SAP ERP using HP Integrity servers, HP StorageWorks 8000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA8000), Windows, and Oracle technical white paper (pdf - January 2008)

»	Replication Best Practices for Oracle11g with ASM & EVA8x00 white paper (pdf - January 2008)

»	HP Smart Array P800 controller and HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array (MSA70) 6,250 user Clustered Replication Exchange 2007 storage solution white paper (pdf - January 2008)

»	HP StorageWorks All-in-One SB600c Storage Blade (AiO SB600c) 500 mailbox Exchange 2007 storage solution (pdf - January 2008)


December 2007


»	Lowering database storage complexity and management cost with HP Thin Provisioning XP and Oracle Database 10g and 11g (pdf - December 2007)

»	Lowering database storage complexity and management cost with HP Thin Provisioning XP and Oracle Database 10g and 11g (pdf - December 2007)

»	Improving efficiency for the midsize business (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP Data Protector Express: Easy-to-use, easy-to-manage, backup and recovery software for smart office data protection white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP Storage Essentials SRM software IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-based approach to help achieve IT Service Management (ITSM) for storage infrastructure white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	Business continuity--HP and Vmware brief (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Business Continuity and Availability for Oracle brochure (pdf - December 2007)

»	Impact of implementing an antivirus solution in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	Microsoft Data Protection Manager with HP ProLiant Servers and HP StorageWorks Storage white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server best practices for instance aliasing and connectivity white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Migration Manager tool best practices for migrating white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server best practices for sizing white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server best practices for backups and snapshots white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server best practices for storage deployment white paper (pdf - December 2007)

»	Building on Scalable Shared Databases in SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition white paper (pdf - December 2007)


November 2007


»	Quick Recovery of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases using VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.3 for Windows on HP Integrity servers (pdf - November 2007)

»	EDISON Group TCO White Paper: EMC, NetApp, and HP Midrange Storage Arrays (pdf - November 2007)

»	Impact of implementing antivirus protection in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment – white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	HP PolyServe storage solution for SQL Server Always On white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server: A highly available, flexible, simple approach to SQL Server consolidation white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring integration white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	Easing the migration to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	ESG Lab Report: HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	Application Platform Optimization white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Business Continuity and Availability for Oracle brief (pdf - November 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Business Continuity and Availability Solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server brief (pdf - November 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Business Continuity Solutions for SAP (pdf - November 2007)

»	Selecting the right storage for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 white paper (pdf - November 2007)

»	An Overview of HP StorageWorks All-in-One (AiO) Storage Systems and Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 database snapshots white paper (pdf - November 2007)


October 2007


»	Backup and recovery best practices for Oracle 10g with HP Data Protector 6.0 (pdf - October 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks VLS Gateway EVA – Continuous Access Replication Solutions Guide (pdf - October 2007)

»	Backup and recovery best practices for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with HP servers and HP StorageWorks array and tape products white paper (pdf - October 2007)

»	Best practices for Oracle 10g with Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and HP StorageWorks XP12000 (pdf - October 2007)

»	Best practices for configuring and deploying SAP ERP using HP ProLiant servers, HP StorageWorks 8000 Enterprise Virtual Array, Windows Server, and Microsoft SQL Server (pdf - October 2007)

»	All-in-One Storage System with VMware ESX Server – Solution overview and configuration guide (pdf - October 2007)


September 2007


»	Vendor consolidation delivers valuable business outcomes (pdf - September 2007)

»	Configuring Microsoft iSCSI Software Target in a Microsoft cluster white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	Optimizing and Protecting Applications with HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring and Citrix white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software Atomic Multisnap with Oracle Database 10g Release 2 ASM white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.0 HP-UX Oracle 10g Real Application Clusters (RAC) R2 with HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Zero Downtime Backup (ZDB) white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP Storage and Servers with Microsoft solutions brief (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP Application Recovery Solution for Microsoft Windows 2003, Exchange 2003, and HP StorageWorks EVA8000 white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	Best practices for HP Servers and HP Enterprise Virtual Array 8000 in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and iSCSI environment white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	Best practices for HP Servers and HP Servers and HP EVA8000 in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Environment white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	Using Symantec Backup Exec™ with the HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System (AiO) (pdf - September 2007)

»	The Database Utility for SQL Server: A Highly Available, Flexible, Simple Approach to SQL Server Consolidation (pdf - September 2007)

»	The Path to Lower-Cost, Scalable, Highly Available Windows® File Serving (pdf - September 2007)

»	High availability for Microsoft Exchange server 2007 using CCR with HP StorageWorks EVA8000 white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	Replication Best Practices for Oracle 10g with ASM and EVA8000 white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Software Portfolio brief (pdf - September 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper (pdf - September 2007)

August 2007


»	Disaster recovery with the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway Linux Version and HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	Disaster recovery with the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway Linux Version and HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP Data Protector Express Single Server Edition white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	The Database Utility for SQL Server: PolyServe’s Storage Solution for SQL Sevrver Always On white paper, written by PolyServe (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP Announces Game changing Storage Integration, a white paper by IT Centrix (pdf - August 2007)

»	High availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 using LCR with HP Continuous Access and the HP EVA8000 white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway performance and scalability with HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	High availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 using LCR with HP StorageWorks EVA8000 white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP Data Protector software Cell Manager failover process (standby Cell Manager) white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP OpenView Storage Data Protector A.05.50 and HP StorageWorks File System Extender Client integration white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP OpenView Storage Data Protector A.05.50 and HP StorageWorks File System Extender Server integration white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 on HP StorageWorks Arrays white paper (pdf - August 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe white paper (pdf - August 2007)

July 2007


»	HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Single Server Edition backup and recovery software for HP tape drives and tape autoloaders white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) online controller firmware upgrades white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	Simply Business Protection solution guide (Simply StorageWorks) (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy (HP StorageWorks XP10000/XP12000/XP24000 Disk Arrays) with Oracle 10g R2 RAC/ASM white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	Creating a backup schedule with the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System and tape using HP Data Protector Express 3.5 white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP24000 Thin Provisioning software implementation white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks EBS Solutions guide for VMware consolidation backup white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array configurations best practices to optimize availability white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) online controller firmware upgrades white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP Data Protector software performance white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	Securing storage infrastructure white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	Power, Cooling, Space Efficient Storage by Enterprise Strategy Group white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition SRM Software: Coexisting on the same-server with the software applications and providers white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	HP Data Protector Express: Easy-to-use, easy-to-manage, backup and recovery protection white paper (pdf - July 2007)

»	Best practices for setup and loading an SAP Business Warehouse using HP ProLiant servers and HP StorageWorks EVA8000 storage array white paper (pdf - July 2007)

June 2007


»	HP StorageWorks tape bar code label requirements, compatibility, and usage white paper (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks EVA4100 SAN Starter Kit white paper (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe white paper: Data recovery and restart in an IBM Sysplex and/or GDPS environment (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Array and Mainframe white paper - Data migration under z/OS (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe white paper: FlashCopy – A point-in-time copy solution for the z/OS environment (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks Disaster Tolerant Solutions brief (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Mainframe white paper: Solutions for mainframe data storage archiving (pdf - June 2007)

»	Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 on HP StorageWorks Arrays white paper (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays and Mainframe white paper: DB2 and IMS database backup and recovery (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks B-series Remote Replication solution brief (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays and Mainframe white paper: Parallel Access Volumes, Multiple Allegiances, and Priority I/O Queuing (pdf - June 2007)

»	Business continuity and availability: HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array white paper (pdf - June 2007)

»	HP Data Protector 6.0 software Advanced Backup to Disk performance white paper (pdf - Jun 2007)

»	Be green with the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array white paper (pdf - June 2007)

»	Disaster proof your storage environment with HP Storage Essentials white paper (pdf - June 2007)

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