News about HP LeftHand OS 11.0

Posted on October 24, 2013November 20, 2013 by Luca Dell'Oca

Since last year, HP rebranded its LeftHandstorage with the new name StoreVirtual, while the hystoric name LeftHand has been left to identify its operating system. While the relase of the new 11.0 version of the software is imminent, HP has just released the new official document titled What’s new in LeftHand OS 11.0, worth a read to learn about the new upcoming features, and if you already have a StoreVirtual VSA, be able to plan the update pondering the use of the new features it brings.

StoreVirtual VSA 10.0, memory requirements and RAID errors

Posted on March 25, 2013December 4, 2016 by Luca Dell'Oca

While configuring my lab, I would like to use some local storage inside two of my servers, by installing some VSA. I usually run with great satisfaction the HP VSA, who has been renamed recently StoreVirtual even if it keeps in some places its old name LeftHand (and also in my heart…) From some time […]

StoreVirtual VSA 10.0, requisiti di memoria e errori RAID

Posted on March 25, 2013December 4, 2016 by Luca Dell'Oca

Nel configurare il mio laboratorio, volevo sfruttare lo storage locale che due miei server possiedono installandoci delle VSA. Da sempre utilizzo con piacere e ottimi risultati la VSA di HP, da qualche mese rinominata StoreVirtual anche se al suo interno il sistema operativo è sempre denominato LeftHand (e io continuerò temo per lungo tempo a […]

Enable VASA Provider for HP Storage

Posted on January 10, 2013February 13, 2013 by Luca Dell'Oca

In a previous post, I explained how to install and configure HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter 7.1.1 to monitor and manage an HP LeftHand storage directly inside vCenter Web Client. The HP software also adds VASA capabilities to vCenter, useful to create Storage Profiles based on effective storage capabilities directly acquired from the storage rather […]

Abilitare il VASA Provider per uno storage HP

Posted on January 10, 2013December 4, 2016 by Luca Dell'Oca

In un precedente post, ho mostrato come installare e configurare HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter 7.1.1 per monitorare e gestire uno storage HP LeftHand direttamente dal vCenter Web Client. Il software HP software permette inoltre di aggiungere le capacità VASA a vCenter, utili per creare diversi Storage Profiles basati sulle effettive funzioni disponibili e lette […]

HP: bye bye LeftHand, welcome StoreVirtual

Posted on December 10, 2012December 8, 2012 by Luca Dell'Oca 1 Comment

Disclaimer: I’ve been invited to HP Discover in Frankfurt by HP, and they paid for my travel and hotel expenses. However, I have no obligation to write anything about HP, and none of the articles in this blog is pre-approved by any vendor. Last week, HP Storage Division took the lion’s share at HP […]

HP: Ciao ciao LeftHand, benvenuto StoreVirtual

Posted on December 10, 2012August 25, 2019 by Luca Dell'Oca

Avviso: sono stato invitato a partecipare all’evento HP Discover a Francoforte da HP stessa, che ha provveduto a pagare le mie spese di trasferta e di alloggio. Tuttavia, non ho con HP nessun obbligo di scrivere alcun articolo, e nessuno degli articoli di questo blog viene preventivamente approvato da nessun produttore. Settimana scorsa, la […]

Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots will support HP 3Par StoreServ

Posted on December 6, 2012December 6, 2012 by Luca Dell'Oca 2 Comments

I’m here at HP Discover, and as always happens, many vendors take advantage of the spotlight at these kind of conferences to unveil their new products. Last monday, HP launched their new 3Par line of products, with new models 7200 and 7400, targeted to the midrange market, while historically 3Par has always been used in the high-end. […]