All features listed assumes the latest System Recovery DVD or Service Release was installed on that system.

Document conventions:
No

Yes

HP Network Storage Systems SPOCK

Last updated January 31, 2012
System
Operating System

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1800sb
X3400
X3800
X3800sb X3400 G2 X3800 G2 X3800sb X5520 G2
G2
G2
WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 X64 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008
X64
X64
X64
X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
X64
X64
X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64

WSS2008 X64: Windows Storage Server 2008 X64. This is equivalent to Windows Server 2008 X64 when determining compatible software or hardware,
WSS2008 R2 X64: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 X64. This is equivalent to Windows Server 2008 R2 X64 when determining compatible software or hardware,
OS Edition
Standard Standard Standard
Standard
Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise
Additional supported OS's
WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2008 R2 WSS2008 WSS2003 WSS2003 WSS2003 WSS2003 WSS2003 WSS2008 WSS2008 WSS2003 WSS2003 WSS2003 WSS2003
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
R2 X64
See customer notices for your particular product for more details on how to obtain an alternate OS.
Latest System Recovery DVD
1.6.0a
1.6.0a
1.6.0a
1.6.0a

1.6.0a

2.00.0a

2.00.0a

2.00.0a

2.00.0a

To get the latest System Recovery DVD, follow the "System Recovery DVD's" link found on "Drivers and Software" page for your product on on hp.com.
Latest Service Release
SR1.7
SR1.7
SR1.7
SR1.7
SR1.7
Hardware

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

2.00.0a

1.6.0a

1.6.0a

1.6.0a

2.00.0a

2.00.0a

2.00.0a

2.02.0a

SR1.7

SR1.7

SR1.7

2.02.0a

X3800

X3800sb

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

Externally connected hardware compatibility can be determined by investigating the hardwares compatibility with Windows Server 2008 R2. If a hardware component or device is supported by Windows Server 2008 R2 (e.g. drivers, etc.) then it is also
supported by Windows Storage Server 2008 R2. HP support for those devices is limited to the normal support for the specific device.
ISS Hardware Platform
DL320 G6 ML330 G6 SE1220
DL380 G6
BL460c G6 DL320 G6 ML330 G6 SE1220 DL380 G7 BL460c G7 DL320 G6 DL380 G6 BL460c G6 DL320 G6 DL380 G7 BL460c G7 BL460c G7
Storage controller
P212
P410
P212
P410i
P410i
P212
P410
P212
P812
P410i
P212
P410i
P410i
P212
P410i
P410i
P1210m
P812
P411
P812
Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC)
optional

w/P212
Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)
optional
optional
optional;
optional;
optional
optional
optional
optional
included
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional

included
included
w/P812
w/P812
X1000 and X3000 do not ship with FBWC but we do support its use if a customer sees fit to purchase an additional P410 or replace the battery with a FBWC option.
High Availability
-

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

The X3000 products are intended to provide high availability when at least two nodes are connected to shared storage (e.g. MSA2000 family product, XP, EVA, etc.). X1000 G2 products are not cluster capable because the Standard edition of Windows
Storage Server is not cluster capable. X34xx G2 and X38xx G2 products are specifically sold as HA solutions with an included MSA2312 storage array.
Default system partition
40GB
40GB
40GB
40GB
40GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
40GB
40GB
40GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
300GB
The System Recovery process checks for various parameters while determining if the process can continue. Two of the parameters that are checked are the System, or operating system, logical drive size and the RAID level for the logical drive. These
parameters are used differently for different recovery system versions:
The restore DVD will restrict the operating system logical drive minimum size (it must be at least as large as the factory default) and it will restrict the RAID level. Any RAID level other than RAID-0 will be allowed.
The factory default logical disk size is 60GB.
The minimum logical disk size recommended for all Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 systems is 60GB.
NOTE: If a systems operating system has been modified from the factory default and the System Restore process does not allow the restore process to complete because of the changes, the only remedy is to backup any important data and remove the
logical drives using the SmartArray controller POST user interface (e.g. Press F8 during POST when appropriate).
Memory (Included)
2GB
2GB
6GB
6GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
6GB
6GB
6GB
2GB
12GB
8GB
4GB
8GB
6GB
24GB
Infiniband
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
Key Features
Clustering

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

optional

optional

optional

X3400 G2 X3800 G2
optional

optional

X3800sb
G2
optional

X5520 G2

The X3000 products are intended to provide high availability when at least two nodes are connected to shared storage (e.g. MSA2000 family product, XP, EVA, etc.). X1000 G2 products are not cluster capable because the Standard edition of Windows
Storage Server is not cluster capable. X34xx G2 and X38xx G2 products are specifically sold as HA solutions with an included MSA2312 storage array.
DNS Server

DHCP Server
Supports system management agents (e.g.
MOM, OV, etc.)
File system volume management tools (e.g.
VERITAS, etc.)
Data protection software (e.g. replication and
backup solutions)
Supports Bitlocker encryption

Bitlocker encryption is supported by the OS on X5520G2, however it is not supported on shared (clustered) volumes. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947302 for more information on BitLocker and clustered volumes.


Supported Software

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

By license, an application that is not directly associated with storage, storage management, or platform management is not allowed. A single exclusion to this rule is the DHCP server role. Although the Network Storage Systems are based on Windows
Storage Server 2008 R2, software compatibility can be determined by the softwares compatibility with Windows Server 2008 R2.
Supports antivirus solutions

Supports system management agents (e.g.

MOM, OV, etc.)
Hyper-V (# of supported VMs)

On clustered systems, when installing Hyper-V VMs they are created as highly available VMs. When one node fails, the VMs are moved to the second node. If the other node also has VMs running then the total number of VMs may exceed the VM limit
and fail.

External Storage Support

X1400
X1500
X1600
X1800
X1800sb X1400 G2 X1500 G2 X1600G2 X1800 G2 X1800sb
X3400
X3800
X3800sb X3400 G2 X3800 G2 X3800sb X5520 G2
G2
G2
SAS connectivity is used for direct attached storage including disk and tape devices. There are no additional protocols other than SCSI used over a SAS physical connection. SAS connected devices include but are not necessarily limited to the following
devices. Device compatibility should be verified by confirming that the device is compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2.
NOTICE: While devices can be connected, full support of those devices may be limited. For example, the P212 SmartArray controller in an X1600 G2 can only control a total of 54 disks of which 12 can be internal to the system.
Fiber channel connectivity is used for direct attach storage but more commonly with SAN connected gateway servers. The most common protocol used on FC links is the fiber channel protocol, or FCP. Fiber channel connected devices include but are not
necessarily limited to the following devices. Device compatibility should be verified by confirming that the device is compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2.
MSA2000sa

MSA2000fc
MDS 600
D2600
D2700
MSA 50
MSA 60
MSA 70
MSA 2012i
MSA2000i
MSA23XXi
P2000sa
P2000fc
3PAR
EVA
XP
HBA Support
Supported HBA's

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

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X1800sb
G2
see note

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

see note

see note

see note

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X3400 G2 X3800 G2
see note

see note

X3800sb
G2
see note

X5520 G2
AP770A
AJ763A
AJ764A

Support for a particular HBA can be determined based on hardware platform (DL380G7 for example) and operating system (Windows Server 2008R2 for example) installed.
USB Connectivity

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1800sb
G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

USB is a ubiquitous interface capable of up to 4.8Gb/S (USB-3). Current server hardware implements USB-2 which is capable of 480Mb/s. The most common protocol used for USB is the USB protocol. Other protocols are being developed for special
applications but are not supported. While it is common to use USB for such devices as flash drives or temporarily connected external hard drives or DVD drives (e.g. for backup or recovery) it is typically not used in the mainstream. USB connected devices
include but are not necessarily limited to the following devices.
Device compatibility should be verified by confirming that the device is compatible with the running (or equivalent) operating system.
RDX disk storage

Tape storage

Supported tape devices can be determined from the EBS Compatibility Matrix. Compatibility is determined by first determining what backup software is supported for a particular server, and then determining what tape devices are supported by that
software.
DAT 160, 72, 40 tape storage
DVD R/RW Drives
Other USB devices
Network File Protocols

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

iSCSI

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

G2 products ship with Microsoft iSCSI Software Target v3.3:

Compliant with iSCSI industry standards and compatible with industry standard iSCSI initiators.
Interoperability has been verified for Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server
2008 (including Hyper-V), Windows Server 2008 R2 (including Hyper-V), VMware ESX Server
3/3.5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, RedHat Enterprise Linux 5, and Qlogic 40xx series iSCSI
hardware HBAs 5 of 8
IETF-ratified iSCSI specification compliant
IPv6 support (note: HP ASM does not support IPv6)
iSNS integration
IPSec encryption
CHAP authentication
Seamless integration into Microsoft Management Console (MMC) user interface
LUN resizing
IP Take-Over support
Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) support
Application-aware snapshots with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
NOTE: Limit of 512 snapshots per independent iSCSI/Application volume and 64 snapshots for
file share volumes. If iSCSI LUNs and file shares are on a common volume the iSCSI snapshot
limit is 448.
Compatible with backup applications certified with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Sample Application Server Compatibility: Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2010
Servers; Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, and 2008 R2
Sample Virtual Environment Compatibility: Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare, Xe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iscsi
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232606(WS.10).aspx

CIFS/ SMB

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

The CIFS (SMB) protocol has been used by Windows since Windows 3.11. It is the primary protocol used for file sharing by Windows systems. A new version of SMB (SMB2.0) was introduced with Vista and Windows Server 2008. The new SMB2.0
protocol affords much improved performance when moving files between SMB2.0 systems (e.g. Vista to an X1000 G2 or X3000 G2 system).
NFS

NFS (Network File System) is a protocol that was originally supported in Windows NT 4.0 using the add-on Services for UNIX package. NFS has been improved since then and is included in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2. The Windows NFS
implementation supports NFSv2 and NFSv3. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 no longer includes the user name mapping service that was present in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. User mapping is now accomplished by using Active Directory or the
UNM service on a different server. HP is in the process of developing an easy to use ADLDS solution for the X1000 G2 and X3000 G2 systems. In the mean time, one can refer to the Microsoft Knowledge base article 973840 for more information.
FTP
FTPS
HTTP

By default the HTTP server (IIS7.0) is enabled on the X1000 G2 and X3000 G2 products to provide HTTP or HTTPS access to the file system. By license, the products cannot be used as general purpose web servers but web based applications whose
purpose is to provide access to or manage the storage are acceptable.
HTTPS
NCP (Novell)
WebDAV

WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is another access method that uses HTTP as the underlying protocol to afford file system access to WebDAV enabled clients. An example of a WebDAV-enabled client is Windows itself in the
form of web folders. WebDAV is not installed by default on the X1000 G2 or X3000 G2 products. More information about configuring WebDAV in IIS7 can be found here - http://www.iis.net/extensions/WebDAV.
AFP (Apple File Protocol)
NDMP

Network Data Management Protocol support is not native to the X1000 G2 and X3000 G2 series systems. Agents that support this protocol are available from third parties however.

Network Configuration
X1400
X1500
X1600
X1800
X1800sb X1400 G2 X1500 G2 X1600G2 X1800 G2 X1800sb
X3400
G2
NIC Bonding

Windows AD Authentication

Replication

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

Replication

X1800

X1800sb

Replication can be configured using DFSR (included) or using 3rd party applications.

RAID Management
X1400
X1500
X1600
Online RAID Capacity Expansion
Online RAID Level Migration

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

RAID10

RAID50

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X3800

X3800sb

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

RAID60

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

RAID 6

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

RAID 5

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

RAID 1
RAID 0
iSCSI
Microsoft Exchange

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

optional

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

Best practices suggest utilizing a separate iSCSI LUN for each mail store. Furthermore, higher performance RAID levels are suggested for the underlying storage array for the Exchange transaction logs. To this end, it is advisable to create a single iSCSI
target per exchange server and then present the iSCSI LUNS through that single target. The underlying storage is typically configured as RAID-5 for the mail storages (e.g. mailboxes and public folders) and RAID1+0 for the logs. If an X1000 G2 system is
used, it is recommended that the Automated Storage Manager be used to provision and connect the storage to Microsoft Exchange servers as it follows best practices and eliminates the need to interact directly with the Array Configuration Utility and the MS
iSCSI Target management interface.
Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server is similar to MS Exchange in that the transaction logs should be stored in a separate LUN from the database files and that the log LUN should be stored on a higher performance array. In fact it is so similar that one could apply the same
description so it will not be repeated here. And as with Exchange, using Automated Storage Manager is preferred over configuring storage for the SQL application server manually.
Backend Storage

There are many instances where iSCSI is a good solution for backend storage. Examples include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Linux (or other UNIX flavors) application servers

Data archiving
Backup targets
Clustered file system prototyping
Virtual machine storage (e.g. Citrix, VMware, Hyper -V

iSCSI Cluster Storage

Using iSCSI for shared storage is supported on MSCS clusters whose cluster nodes are running Windows Server 2003SP1 or higher. There is limited support for MPIO configurations that is fully documented in the Microsoft Storage Server Blog http://blogs.technet.com/storageserver.
iSCSI Gateway

Both the X1000 G2 and X3000 G2 products can be used as iSCSI gateways. The iSCSI initiator can be used to take advantage of iSCSI LUNs presented from iSCSI storage devices including MSA2000i and P4000 SAN solutions. The LUN that is
presented to the storage system can then be used to host shared folders or even other iSCSI targets (although this is not recommended for performance reasons). Hardware iSCSI initiators can also be used to improve performance.
Multi LUN per target
Supports SPC-3 Persistent Reservation
Supports MPIO
Supports MC/S (Multiple connections per
session)
3rd Party Backup Support

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

For more details, and the most up-to-date information about supported backup solutions, view the EBS Compatibility Matrix.
HP Data Protector

CA ARCserve
EMC NetWorker
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Symantec Backup Exec
Symantec NetBackup
System Setup and Configuration

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

Automated Storage Manager (ASM)

Automated Storage Manager is a rebranded version of All-in-One Storage Manager and provides the
same functionality. ASM 4.2 includes various bug fixes over the previous version. Important
considerations include:
HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (SWSM) is no longer supported by ASM.
ASM does not manage or use IPv6 addresses
ASM can now create and manage GPT volumes greater than 2TB
Integrated Lights Out
ILO2
ILO2
ILO2
ILO2
ILO2
Automated Storage Manager (ASM)

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

ILO2

ILO2

ILO2

ILO3

ILO3

ILO2

ILO2

ILO2

ILO2

ILO3

ILO3

ILO3

The X1000 G2 series products are intended to provide standalone storage utilizing internal and
directly attached MSA JBOD enclosures. Other external storage options can be utilized but
management of these other storage devices is not supported in ASM. ASM will manage all aspects of
storage (e.g. from bare drives to an iSCSI LUN presented to an Exchange server) if that storage is
connected to a SmartArray controller. ASM will ignore any storage that is not connected to a
SmartArray controller.

Getting Started Guides

SIM 6.3 support

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X5520 G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

see note

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X3800sb
G2

X3800sb
G2
see note

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

see note

see note

see note

X1800sb
G2

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

X1800sb
G2
link

X3400

X3800

X3800sb

link

link

link

link

link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

SIM 6.3 supports X1000 G2 and X3000 G2 products after applying this advisory.

SIM 7.0 support

SIM 7.0 supports X1000 G2 and X3000 G2 products after applying the applicable advisory (see advisory page for your product).

IRS A.05.60 support

Expansion Capability

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

Network Printing

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

see note

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X1800sb
G2

X1800sb
G2
see note

IRS A.05.70 support

Insight RSA Central Management Server

Certification
VMWare ESX

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X5520 G2
see note

For the latest G2 VMWare certifications, visit the VMware certification database here.
DTM
Microsoft System Center (SCOM)

More details can be found on Microsoft Systems Center support can be found here.
File Sharing
Max recommended number of users (as
shipped)

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

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Note, not all configurations were tested. For sizing guideline details and optimization info, see the sizing guidelines white paper here.

Language
X1400
X1500
X1600
X1800
X1800sb X1400 G2 X1500 G2
English
German
French
Italian
Spanish
Russian
Japanese
Simplified Chinese

Additional Resources
Drivers & Software (also provides links to
customer advisories and notices)
QuickSpecs
Whitepapers

see note

X1600G2 X1800 G2

X1400

X1500

X1600

X1800

X1800sb

link

link

link

link

link

link

link

link

link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

link
link

X1400 G2 X1500 G2

X1600G2 X1800 G2

http://www.hp.com

X1800sb
G2
see note

X3400 G2 X3800 G2
see note

see note

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3400 G2 X3800 G2

X3800sb
G2
see note

X5520 G2
see note

X3800sb
G2

X5520 G2

X3800sb
G2
link

X5520 G2

link
link

Pending
Pending

link