Do you have islands of storage that you need to consolidate, or tier two applications that would benefit from centralized storage? You need a flexible SAN gateway that increases the efficiency of your existing infrastructure.

The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade is a flexible ready to deploy SAN gateway solution for both enterprise and workgroup SAN environments.
The X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade is used to access SAN storage, translating file data from the server into blocks for storage. Centralize file serving onto a SAN to control proliferation of storage devices. Connect to Fibre Channel, SAS, or iSCSI storage to increase efficiency of your existing infrastructure. Microsoft Storage Server 2008, Enterprise Edition is pre-installed on a HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade, and Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) license and Microsoft iSCSI Software Target software are also included.

Consolidate file and block storage onto a centralized SAN

• Use the HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade as a clusterable SAN gateway to access SAN storage, translating file data from the server into blocks for storage.


Time-saving installation and deployment

• The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade saves configuration time with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Enterprise Edition factory-installed on local hard drives.


Intelligent storage management

• The HP StorageWorks X3800sb Network Storage Gateway Blade makes more efficient use of storage space using the file deduplicating Single-instance Storage (SIS) capability by recovering up to 35% of your disk capacity by reducing the number of redundant files.