There is a lot to like in the jump from the HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000 to the 8000 series; but, is it worth an upgrade?
Hopefully, the chart below will help.
If your business is already making use of the 7000 series, we think probably not worth the upgrade.
If you are looking to get started with StorServ, then the 8000 series is the way to go (depending on your budget).
Either way, our storage experts can help you decide. Prices on the 7000 series are coming down quickly, so depending on your needs, it is still a very viable and affordable option.
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For the 3par StorServ family (and otehr gear), HPE uses PiB, TiB and GiB instead of PB, TB and GB.
They break down this way:
1 PiB = 1024 TiB = 1024 GiB
- 1 pebibyte (PiB) = 1.1258999 petabyte (PB)
- 1 tebibyte (TiB) = 1.0995116 terabyte (TB)
- 1 gibibyte (GiB) = 1.0737418 gigabyte (GB)
| HPE 3PAR StoreServ | 7200c 2N | 8200 2N | 7400c 4N | 8400 4N | 7440c 4N | 8440 4N | 7450c 4N | 8450 4N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6C Sandy Bridge | 6C Ivy Bridge | 6C Sandy Bridge | 6C Ivy Bridge | 8C Sandy Bridge | 10C Ivy Bridge | 8C Sandy Bridge | 10C Ivy Bridge |
| CPU Speed | 2 six core 1.8 GHz | 2 6 core 2.2GHz | 2-4 six core 1.8 GHz | 2-4 6 core 2.2GHz | 2-4 eight core 2.3GHz | 2-4 10 core 2.4GHz | 1-16 four core 2.4GHz | 2-4 10 core 2.4GHz |
| ASIC | GEN 4 | GEN 5 | GEN 4 | GEN 5 | GEN 4 | GEN 5 | GEN 4 | GEN 5 |
| Control Cache / node | 16GiB | 16GiB | 16GiB | 16GiB | 32GiB | 64GiB | 32GiB | 64GiB |
| Data Cache / node | 4GiB | 16GiB | 8GiB | 16GiB | 16GiB | 32GiB | 16GiB | 32GiB |
| Control Cache / system | 32GiB | 32GiB | 64GiB | 64GiB | 128GiB | 256GiB | 128GiB | 256GiB |
| Data Cache / system | 8GiB | 32GiB | 32GiB | 64GiB | 64GiB | 128GiB | 64GiB | 128GiB |
| Flash Cache (optional) | 768 GiB | 768 GiB | 1536 GiB | 1536 GiB | 3000 GiB | 8000 GiB | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Host I/O | 8Gb / 16GB FC | 16Gb FC (onboard) | 8Gb / 16Gb FC | 16Gb FC (onboard) | 8Gb / 16Gb FC | 16Gb FC (onboard) | 8Gb / 16Gb FC | 16Gb FC (onboard) |
| 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | 10Gb iSCSI/FCoE | |
| 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | 1GbE/10GbE | |
| Number of HDDs | 8-240 | 6-240 | 8-576 | 6-576 | 8-960 | 6-960 | N/A | N/A |
| Max SSDs | 8-120 | 6-120 | 8-240 | 6-240 | 8-240 | 6-480 | 8-240 | 6-480 |
| Max Drive Enclosures | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 18 |
| Max Raw Capacity | 500TiB | 750TiB | 1600TiB | 2400TiB | 2000TiB | 3000TiB | 921TiB | 1843TiB |
| Performance | 302K @ < 1ms | 320K @ < 1ms | 605K @ < 1ms | 650K @ < 1ms | 900K @ < 0.7ms | >1M @ < 1ms | 900K @ < 0.7ms | >1M @ < 1ms |
| SAS Backend | 6Gb SAS (copper only) | 12Gb SAS (copper and optical) | 6Gb SAS (copper only) | 12Gb SAS (copper and optical) | 6Gb SAS (copper only) | 12Gb SAS (copper and optical) | 6Gb SAS (copper only) | 12Gb SAS (copper and optical) |
| SW licensing Caps | 48 | 48 | 168 | 168 | 320 | 320 | 168 | 168 |
| SSD Capacities | 200 SSD | 400GB SSD | 200 SSD | 400GB SSD | 200 SSD | 400GB SSD | 200 SSD | 400GB SSD |
| 480 SSD | 920GB SSD | 480 SSD | 920GB SSD | 480 SSD | 920GB SSD | 480 SSD | 920GB SSD | |
| 920 SSD | 1.92TB SSD | 920 SSD | 1.92TB SSD | 920 SSD | 1.92TB SSD | 920 SSD | 1.92TB SSD | |
| 480GB cMLC SSD | 3.84TB SSD | 480GB cMLC SSD | 3.84TB SSD | 480GB cMLC SSD | 3.84TB SSD | 480GB cMLC SSD | 3.84TB SSD | |
| 1.92TB cMLC SSD | 7.68 TB SSD | 1.92TB cMLC SSD | 7.68 TB SSD | 1.92TB cMLC SSD | 7.68 TB SSD | 1.92TB cMLC SSD | 7.68 TB SSD | |
| 15.36TB SSD | 15.36TB SSD | 15.36TB SSD | 15.36TB SSD | |||||
| HDD Capacities | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS | 300GB 15K SAS |
| 450GB 10K SAS | 600GB 15K SAS | 450GB 10K SAS | 600GB 15K SAS | 450GB 10K SAS | 600GB 15K SAS | 450GB 10K SAS | 600GB 15K SAS | |
| 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | 600GB 10K SAS | |
| 900GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | 900GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | 900GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | 900GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | |
| 1200GB 10K SAS | 1800GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | 1800GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | 1800GB 10K SAS | 1200GB 10K SAS | 1800GB 10K SAS | |
| 1000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | 1000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | 1000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | 1000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | |
| 2000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | 2000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | |
| 3000GB 7.2K NL | 6000GB 7.2K NL | 3000GB 7.2K NL | 6000GB 7.2K NL | 3000GB 7.2K NL | 6000GB 7.2K NL | 3000GB 7.2K NL | 6000GB 7.2K NL | |
| 4000GB 7.2K NL | 8000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | 8000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | 8000GB 7.2K NL | 4000GB 7.2K NL | 8000GB 7.2K NL | |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1, 5, 6 | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same |
| RAID 5 Data to Parity Ratios | 2:1 and 8:1 | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same |
| RAID 6 Data to Parity Ratios | 4:2, 6:2, 8:2, 10:2, 14:2 | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same | Same |
| 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Ports | 4 - 12 ports | None | 4 - 24 ports | None | 4 - 24 ports | None | N/A | None |
| 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Ports | 0 - 4 ports | 4-12 ports | 0 - 8 ports | 4 - 24 ports | 0 - 8 ports | 4 - 24 ports | N/A | 4 - 24 ports |
| 10Gb/s iSCSI Host Ports | 0 - 4 ports | 0 - 4 ports | 0 - 8 ports | 0 - 8 ports | 0 - 8 ports | 0 - 8 ports | N/A | 0 - 8 ports |
| 10Gb/s FCoE Host Ports | Need QR487A | 0 - 4 ports | Need QR487A | 0 - 8 ports | Need QR487A | 0 - 8 ports | N/A | 0 - 8 ports |
| 1Gb/s Ethernet Adapter | 0 - 8 ports | 0 - 8 ports | 0 - 16 ports | 0 - 16 ports | 0 - 16 ports | 0 - 16 ports | N/A | 0 - 16 ports |
| 1GbE/10GbE Network Ports | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4-128 Ports |
| HPE 3PAR StoreServ | 7200c 2N | 8200 2N | 7400c 4N | 8400 4N | 7440c 4N | 8440 4N | 7450c 4N | 8450 4N |
