HP StorageWorks Grid

HP StorageWorks grid evolution will take advantage of research that has been underway at HP Labs for several years. These projects will provide technologies to strengthen the HP StorageWorks grid's module federation, configuration, and provisioning capabilities key to creating the holistic storage environment that HP intends to deliver. This paper describes the HP StorageWorks grid, then explains the grid, its components, and the building blocks with which HP plans to create and evolve it. In addition, this paper introduces key enabling technologies, and discusses compatibility with existing storage environments.