HP StorageWorks EVA Dynamic Capacity Management software provides a comprehensive solution that automates storage provisioning and improves capacity utilization for the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family. Designed for the enterprise market, EVA DC-Management software uses advanced automation to automatically “right-size” the supported file system and the EVA virtual disk (Vdisk) storage volume to the needs of an application. This dramatically improves capacity utilization by allowing the administrator to simply specify a capacity utilization range for each Vdisk. In some cases, EVA DC-Management software can more than double storage utilization when compared to traditional storage provisioning methods where utilization may be as low as 20%-40%.

Configuring EVA DC-Management software policies takes just seconds with its effortless wizards and advanced automation. The simple “set and forget” provisioning not only reduces the resource cost of ongoing storage provisioning, but also allows for the potential postponement of additional capacity purchases due to increased storage utilization. This also helps reduce the operational costs of powering and cooling unnecessary storage while helping the environment by lowering the enterprise’s carbon footprint.