Hewlett Packard’s 2000 family of storage array is designed for entry-level customers and features functionality and host-connect technology while offering excellent price/performance. It is ideal for companies with small budgets or limited IT expertise, and also larger companies with departmental or remote requirements. It is designed to be easy to deploy, to be secure, along with low management costs, while driving rapid return on investment through efficient storage consolidation.

The P2000 G3 array is a 2 U storage area network (SAN) or direct connect solution (OS and protocol dependent). The P2000 G3 SAS is designed for directly attaching up to four dual-path or eight single path rack servers.

P2000 G3 can be equipped with single or dual controllers, features the same scalability, and offers 6 Gb SAS back-end transmission speed to drives and JBODs. Significant data protection advances are delivered by the P2000 G3 array. G3 unit comes standard with sixty-four snapshot capability at no extra cost and there is an option for the G3 series of five hundred and twelve snapshots. Volume copy (clone) also comes standard. P2000 G3 supports hot plug replacement of redundant controllers, fans, power supplies, and I/O modules. Hot add of expansion enclosures is also supported.