HP StorageWorks Tech Day 2010, Day 1 Liveblog

9:18

John Obeto:

Thanks for falling down on this, CoverItLive, OK?

Monday March 29, 2010 9:18 John Obeto

9:19

AceSage:

@storagenerve great question - lets answer that tomorrow at end of #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:19 AceSage

9:24

storagenerve:

Great idea....to bring Tom Joyce at #hpstorageday, Great 50000 feet view of HP....

Monday March 29, 2010 9:24 storagenerve

9:28

chrismevans:

Tom Joyce presenting....#hpstorageday

(and Techhead's head)

Monday March 29, 2010 9:28 chrismevans

9:28

acesage:

TJ says breaking out storage was good, but now back to convergence- storage, servers, management, network..wait VMS is back? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:28 acesage

9:28

hpstorageguy:

RT @storagenerve: Great idea....to bring Tom Joyce at #hpstorageday, Great 50000 feet view of HP.... >> I was very excited to have him here

Monday March 29, 2010 9:28 hpstorageguy

9:33

rodos:

"Storage should be software" comment made at #hpstorageday sounds like the message from another storage vendor.

Monday March 29, 2010 9:33 rodos

9:33

rbrambley:

RT @StorageNerve Great idea....to bring Tom Joyce at #hpstorageday, Great 50000 feet view of HP....

Monday March 29, 2010 9:33 rbrambley

9:36

chrismevans:

Nice dig at Netapp from Tom - the Spinnaker bete noire.... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:36 chrismevans

9:36

rbrambley:

RT @rodos "Storage shld B software" comment made at #hpstorageday sounds lk the msg from another storage vendor. > EVERY storage vendor

Monday March 29, 2010 9:36 rbrambley

9:36

chrismevans:

However, Netapp still seen as gold standard. The message about X9000 needs to be stronger.... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:36 chrismevans

9:37

John Obeto:

Brief info on the HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solution #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:37 John Obeto

9:38

John Obeto:

D2D backup & dedup are being talked about #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:38 John Obeto

9:38

johnobeto:

D2D backup & dedup are being talked about #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:38 johnobeto

9:40

chrismevans:

Did you get the message? - VIRTUALISATION #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:40 chrismevans

9:41

chrismevans:

SVSP - the most interesting HP storage technology I've never heard of. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:41 chrismevans

9:41

rickvanover:

RT @chrismevans SVSP - the most interesting HP storage technology I've never heard of. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:41 rickvanover

9:42

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: SVSP - the most interesting HP storage technology I've never heard of. #hpstorageday <--SVC or USPV like?

Monday March 29, 2010 9:42 storagenerve

9:44

acesage:

#hpstorageday TJ - lower margins, open architecture, converged platform = better customer ROI (value)

Monday March 29, 2010 9:44 acesage

9:44

johnobeto:

Tom Joyce: we believe we are positioned to win in converged infrastructure. Me: d very obvious benefits of end-to-end products #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:44 johnobeto

9:44

storagenerve:

HP is innovating to lead the next storage revolution, #hpstorageday.......though the strategy looks like, can they deliver

Monday March 29, 2010 9:44 storagenerve

9:46

hpstorageguy:

Here's a link to SVSP blog posts that we've done http://bit.ly/150RFL #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:46 hpstorageguy

9:46

storagenerve:

Tom Joyce did M&A work at EMC, should we see similar things from HP to fill the 'gaps 'they have in convergence strategy... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:46 storagenerve

9:46

acesage:

RT @chrismevans: SVSP most interesting HP storage technology I've never heard of #hpstorageday - convergence requires 3rd pty assimilation

Monday March 29, 2010 9:46 acesage

9:48

johnobeto:

Converged Infrastructure: while I applaud the Cisco move into UCS, can it live on 11% profit margins? Won't investors revolt? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:48 johnobeto

9:50

storagenerve:

Tom Joyce spoke about every storage platform within HP, not word on XP's..#hpstorageday...truly think they need an Enterprise storage platfo

Monday March 29, 2010 9:50 storagenerve

9:50

chrismevans:

RT @HPStorageGuy: Here's a link to SVSP blog posts that we've done http://bit.ly/150RFL #hpstorageday <-- I better read them then!

Monday March 29, 2010 9:50 chrismevans

9:50

storagenerve:

Wait a min.....SVSP is not HP product????? Rebranded??? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:50 storagenerve

9:50

rbrambley:

RT @HPStorageGuy Here's a link to SVSP blog posts that we've done http://bit.ly/150RFL #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:50 rbrambley

9:52

chrismevans:

Is EVA the only HP storage product that isn't OEM or acquisition? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:52 chrismevans

9:53

chrismevans:

Is Symmetrix the only EMC product that isn't either OEM or acquisition? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 9:53 chrismevans

10:01

kiwi_si:

Just finished a good session with HP's Tom Joyce. Strong messaging that they want to lead in the storage space. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:01 kiwi_si

10:04

kiwi_si:

Have taken video of Tom Joyce's session here at the #hpstorageday - will post it later. Really interesting stuff around convergence vision.

Monday March 29, 2010 10:04 kiwi_si

10:04

kiwi_si:

A TechHead? ;) -> RT @chrismevans: I have some fantastic pictures of the back of @Kiwi_Si 's head #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:04 kiwi_si

10:06

storagenerve:

Getting ready for another session with Paul Perez, VP and CTO StorageWorks Div...#hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:06 storagenerve

10:08

acesage:

#hpstoragedays sounds like HP has addressed Ibrix' Samba constraint - they say more detail forthcoming today

Monday March 29, 2010 10:08 acesage

10:08

rbrambley:

#hpstorageday twitter list created http://twitter.com/#/list/rbrambley/hp-storage-day-2010

Monday March 29, 2010 10:08 rbrambley

10:08

storagenerve:

Do we get to hear anything related to "XP Storage" Strategy, #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:08 storagenerve

10:10

johnobeto:

Paul Perez, CTO of StorageWorks has the floor. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:10 johnobeto

10:10

rodos:

Paul Perez "I have no prepared slides". Thats confidence to just talk about stuff #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:10 rodos

10:10

storagenerve:

Is HP's Storage Strategy reactive or proactive #hpstorageday, time will say.....

Monday March 29, 2010 10:10 storagenerve

10:12

johnobeto:

Paul Perez: customers don't want to be in the systems integration biz anymore. They want to focus on their own competency...#hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 johnobeto

10:12

chrismevans:

RT @rodos: Paul Perez "I have no prepared slides". Thats confidence to just talk about stuff #hpstorageday <-- or lack of preparation

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 chrismevans

10:12

chrismevans:

BTW, that last tweet was a joke..... ;-) #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 chrismevans

10:12

rbrambley:

RTT @chrismevans @rodos: Paul Perez "I have no prepared slides". Thats confidence 2 just talk abt stuff #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 rbrambley

10:12

johnobeto:

Paul Perez:...Customers want HP (+partners) to do the integration. Provide strong standalone products #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 johnobeto

10:12

rbrambley:

RT @StorageNerve Is HP's Storage Strategy reactive or proactive #hpstorageday, time will say.....

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 rbrambley

10:12

storagenerve:

RT @techmute: @StorageNerve did anyone get the answer whether the % shipped included serverstorage? can someone from HP answer #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 storagenerve

10:12

rbrambley:

RT @leejohns The difference abt HP's Storage as software msg is we R the worlds leading platform 4 running software workloads #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:12 rbrambley

10:19

johnobeto:

Good question by @chrismevans "Could you (freehand) draw a relationship map of your products to illuminate us? Cool! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:19 johnobeto

10:21

hpstorageguy:

In the room is @LeeJohns, mrktg director for the Unified Storage Division. Bloggers - follow him as he's answer questions #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:21 hpstorageguy

10:21

storagenerve:

Just realized, all pictures, videos has the poduim LONESTAR COLLEGE SYSTEM in it, v r not at HP facilities #hpstorageday, professors talking

Monday March 29, 2010 10:21 storagenerve

10:23

rickvanover:

Dedupe acceleration cards are a new product coming in HP storage, says Paul Perez #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:23 rickvanover

10:23

acesage:

fun fact to debate but size /= value #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:23 acesage

10:26

chrismevans:

Did I hear that right - HP virtual backup and NAS appliances? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:26 chrismevans

10:27

John Obeto:

We are going to a Single master orchestration and provisioning stack for compute and storage. Cool! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:27 John Obeto

10:28

chrismevans:

My HP Storage Day picture stream is at http://is.gd/b5hnr #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:28 chrismevans

10:28

johnobeto:

We are going to a Single master orchestration and provisioning stack for compute and storage. Cool! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:28 johnobeto

10:30

acesage:

It's taken 15 mins to outline convergence diagram...with 5 boxes...is story still too complex? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:30 acesage

10:31

hpstorageguy:

RT @chrismevans: My HP Storage Day picture stream is at http://bit.ly/ar6Xqf #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:31 hpstorageguy

10:33

storagenerve:

From #Hptechday 2009 from Oct to today #hpstorageday 2010 Mar, HP's Convergence, storage, messaging has changed significantly...

Monday March 29, 2010 10:33 storagenerve

10:33

chrismevans:

Hmm, P4000 & X9000 - easier to "rightsize" a storage environment for performance and capacity #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:33 chrismevans

10:37

hpstorageguy:

RT @leejohns: HP X9000 platforms updated today with new CIFS improvements http://bit.ly/ajky1J #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:37 hpstorageguy

10:39

rodos:

"Its hard to compete against Ethernet when it comes to cost." in the topic of unified networks. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:39 rodos

10:41

johnobeto:

What do you see as new?-> RT @storagenerve: HP's Convergence, storage, messaging has changed significantly... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:41 johnobeto

10:43

acesage:

Converged Storage diagram looks eerily familiar - perhaps at my age all marketecture's integrating disimilar technologies do #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:43 acesage

10:43

chrismevans:

Paul Perez - SAS = SAN local fabric.... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:43 chrismevans

10:43

rbrambley:

RT @SimonLong_ Nice t-shirts guys: http://tinyurl.com/yjcqvc2 @kiwi_si @rbrambley #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:43 rbrambley

10:51

rbrambley:

Perez: for VDI we can provide a complete solution from thin client to the servers to the cloud #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:51 rbrambley

10:53

rbrambley:

I'm sure my coughing will sound great on @kiwi_si 's videos. I bet he's sorry he sat next to me now ... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:53 rbrambley

10:53

johnobeto:

Perez: Part of the value of a converged infrastructure is virtualization. We aim to virtualize everything in the datacenter. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:53 johnobeto

10:53

smallbizwindows:

Perez: Part of the value of a converged infrastructure is virtualization. We aim to virtualize everything in the datacenter. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:53 smallbizwindows

10:57

johnobeto:

With that statement, it seems the datacenter of the future now needs an über-manager: servers-network-storage-virtualization #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:57 johnobeto

10:57

smallbizwindows:

With that statement, it seems the datacenter of the future now needs an über-manager: servers-network-storage-virtualization #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 10:57 smallbizwindows

11:02

johnobeto:

"<> is the 'new black'". I AM the New Black! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 11:02 johnobeto

11:03

hpstorageguy:

RT @chrismevans: @alextangent Remind me to order 1 of those Netapp switches and Netapp servers when I order my Netapp filer.. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 11:03 hpstorageguy

11:03

acesage:

RT @johnobeto: "<> is the 'new black'". I AM the New Black! #hpstorageday - no, john...you are the new hot sh&t...

Monday March 29, 2010 11:03 acesage

11:06

hpstorageguy:

Leading tweets so far at our #hpstorageday is Alex at NetApp. Hmmmm - that's interesting.

Monday March 29, 2010 11:06 hpstorageguy

11:07

acesage:

RT @chrismevans Remnd me 2 order 1 of thos Netap switches & Netap servrs when I order my Netap filer #hpstorageday..is that an o snap, dave?

Monday March 29, 2010 11:07 acesage

11:12

rodos:

Paul Perez "Putting SSD behind existing storage controllers is a very consterpating thing to do." #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 11:12 rodos

11:15

kiwi_si:

Busy getting video footage from the #hpstorageday for posts later - little time to Tweet . Check out live tweets here http://bit.ly/dnAtBo

Monday March 29, 2010 11:15 kiwi_si

11:20

acesage:

RT @rodos: Paul Perez "SSD behind existing storage controllers very consterpating" #hpstorageday - dont agree or dont understand cant decide

Monday March 29, 2010 11:20 acesage

11:29

acesage:

#hpstorageday note to self - throw out all #babson MBA courseware, this changes everything I teach about product marketing - will blog 2nite

Monday March 29, 2010 11:29 acesage

11:35

johnobeto:

#hpstorageday: HP Partner LMI is telling us about their HP StorageWorks P4000 implementation

Monday March 29, 2010 11:35 johnobeto

11:35

chrismevans:

Getting weekly invitations for IT events. if I was @johnobeto I might have the time to attend them all #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 11:35 chrismevans

11:37

acesage:

RT @InfoStorOnline: ESG Lab reviews the HP XP24000 http://tinyurl.com/yhzk7y7 #hpstorageday - timely

Monday March 29, 2010 11:37 acesage

11:37

acesage:

RT @InfoStorOnline: ESG Lab reviews the HP P4000 SAN http://tinyurl.com/yje5ohn #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 11:37 acesage

11:42

kiwi_si:

I always enjoy hearing other's real-world IT experiences. Usual issues: no growth capability, unreliable DC environment #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 11:42 kiwi_si

11:43

rbrambley:

RT @AceSage RT @johnobeto: I AM the New Black! #hpstorageday - no, john...you are the new hot sh&t... > No, U R the OLD black

Monday March 29, 2010 11:43 rbrambley

11:52

acesage:

#hpstorageday LMI was big fish with Lefthand, happy with smooth transition to HP

Monday March 29, 2010 11:52 acesage

11:59

rickvanover:

Pay no attention to @Rodos coming near you with the camera at #hpstorageday http://bit.ly/9GGRHo

Monday March 29, 2010 11:59 rickvanover

12:02

rodos:

Monday March 29, 2010 12:02 rodos

12:02

storagenerve:

Monday March 29, 2010 12:02 storagenerve

12:03

rbrambley:

Monday March 29, 2010 12:03 rbrambley

12:08

bdsams:

Monday March 29, 2010 12:08 bdsams

1:15

chrismevans:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:15 chrismevans

1:26

johnobeto:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:26 johnobeto

1:28

smallbizwindows:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:28 smallbizwindows

1:30

johnobeto:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:30 johnobeto

1:31

johnobeto:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:31 johnobeto

1:35

kiwi_si:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:35 kiwi_si

1:36

chrismevans:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:36 chrismevans

1:37

smallbizwindows:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:37 smallbizwindows

1:38

rodos:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:38 rodos

1:39

rbrambley:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:39 rbrambley

1:41

hpstorageguy:

Monday March 29, 2010 1:41 hpstorageguy

1:45

acesage:

RT @StorageMojo: The top 10 Myths about Exchange storage. Fresh from Microsoft. http://bit.ly/9QKZJY #hpstorageday - facts from MS

Monday March 29, 2010 1:45 acesage

1:45

rbrambley:

RT @johnobeto Money talks? #hpstorageday No doubt. Shame we have to read between the lines about it though

Monday March 29, 2010 1:45 rbrambley

1:47

rickvanover:

New blog post: LTO-5 drives available by HP http://bit.ly/d8wqmi hot off the press from #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 1:47 rickvanover

1:55

johnobeto:

Virtualization is what Michael Koponen works with, and he's giving us a briefing right now #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 1:55 johnobeto

1:57

bdsams:

Join me at the #HPHouStorage #hpstorageday tonight, should be good fun

Monday March 29, 2010 1:57 bdsams

1:58

rbrambley:

Slide says that HP has more VMware VCPs (768) than anyone besides VMware #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 1:58 rbrambley

1:59

bdsams:

#hpstorageday is going strong, lots of info about their new technologies and partners

Monday March 29, 2010 1:59 bdsams

2:03

johnobeto:

RT @lynxbat: RT @rbrambley: They actually do have more. At the last VMWorld, HP had gear saying just that. No one opposed it. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:03 johnobeto

2:15

acesage:

Agh...positioning bigger is not strength. (GM was biggest car company) Why? What value do you offer that makes you better? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:15 acesage

2:45

chrismevans:

For those who were wondering about EVA architecture....here's my post from 2008/2009. http://is.gd/b5zZn #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:45 chrismevans

2:45

chrismevans:

We're in the lab - and have been asked not to press any buttons.... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:45 chrismevans

2:47

bdsams:

#hpstorageday getting some pics of HP's X9000 and P4000 servers

Monday March 29, 2010 2:47 bdsams

2:50

hpstorageguy:

RT @jasemccarty: @HPStorageGuy I'll say that "we" prefer HP servers for VMware. >> Thanks - appreciate hearing that #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:50 hpstorageguy

2:51

John Obeto:

"Virtualize your Storage along w/ your virtual servers." Kyle Fitze

While sounding profound, it does make common sense, right?

Monday March 29, 2010 2:51 John Obeto

2:52

johnobeto:

"Virtualize your Storage along w/ your virtual servers" Kyle Fitze. While sounding profound, it does make common sense, right? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:52 johnobeto

2:53

bdsams:

Vceneter integration is new for HP servers...heard it hear first! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:53 bdsams

2:56

johnobeto:

StorageWorks System Copy software for SAP: automate process of moving data from test to production in SAP environments today #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:56 johnobeto

2:57

acesage:

RT @johnobeto: @stuiesav HP does NOT have a relationship w/ HDS = competes aggressively with... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:57 acesage

2:58

chrismevans:

SVSP: Improving system performance with multi-array striping - whoa! there's a completely mad thing to do. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:58 chrismevans

2:58

johnobeto:

Combine EVA & SVSP for heterogeneous hardware scalability & tiering #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:58 johnobeto

2:58

chrismevans:

Question: who sells more XP/USP storage from Hitachi? HP or HDS? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:58 chrismevans

2:59

rbrambley:

Just announced? HP Insight Control for Vmware vCenter http://is.gd/b5AWG #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 2:59 rbrambley

3:00

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: Question: who sells more XP/USP storage from Hitachi? HP or HDS? #hpstorageday <--- HP, unsure of product roadmap....

Monday March 29, 2010 3:00 storagenerve

3:00

storagenerve:

RT @rbrambley: Just announced? HP Insight Control for Vmware vCenter http://is.gd/b5AWG #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:00 storagenerve

3:00

kiwi_si:

Hot Off the Press from #hpstorageday - HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server coming real soon!

Monday March 29, 2010 3:00 kiwi_si

3:00

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: SVSP: Improving system performance with multi-array striping - whoa! there's a completely mad thing to do. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:00 storagenerve

3:02

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: Question: who sells more XP/USP storage from Hitachi? HP or HDS? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:02 storagenerve

3:06

rbrambley:

#hpstorageday demo of stretched Hyper-V cluster. We are about to see a SQL VM live migrate between hosts at different datacenters

Monday March 29, 2010 3:06 rbrambley

3:09

kiwi_si:

Currently watching a stretched MS Hyper-V stretched cluster demo (between racks). Plenty of performance graphs in interface.. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:09 kiwi_si

3:10

rickvanover:

Just watched an #hpstorageday demo of stretched Hyper-V cluster migration with 2ms latency in an 8-node cluster.

Monday March 29, 2010 3:10 rickvanover

3:12

johnobeto:

DDoes anyone know if Hyper-V Live Migration is possible between processor families, eg AMD or Intel? Or is it homogeneous? #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:12 johnobeto

3:17

johnobeto:

Hyper-V stretched-cluster storage Live Migration is truly live, something VMWare does not offer right now. Cool. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:17 johnobeto

3:19

rbrambley:

Told that HP supports Hyper-V stretched clusters today for distances up to 200km and latency up to 5 ms #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:19 rbrambley

3:28

bdsams:

inside control center is live now #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:28 bdsams

3:29

rbrambley:

watching demo of HP Insight plug in 4 vCenter. reporting, tracking, & searching abilities. shld B dloadable in early April #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:29 rbrambley

3:30

kiwi_si:

HP MSA, EVA and XP VMware vCenter Server storage plug-in available April 7th! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:30 kiwi_si

3:30

rbrambley:

RT @FrankDenneman the same demo in 2004 when VMware did the same? Impressive! > believe so #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:30 rbrambley

3:31

johnobeto:

Efren Morales will be showing us the x9000 in a demo & overview #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:31 johnobeto

3:34

storagenerve:

Getting ready for the IBRIX demo X9000 #hpstorageday....

Monday March 29, 2010 3:34 storagenerve

3:36

kiwi_si:

Next stop.. IBRIX x9000 demo #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:36 kiwi_si

3:36

acesage:

Efren Molina speaking on X9000 technology - #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:36 acesage

3:37

chrismevans:

Watching the iBRIX demo now. We will be having the BRIX practical later. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:37 chrismevans

3:40

rbrambley:

RT @mikekopo @rbrambley also demo of P4000 Multi-Site VMware FT http://is.gd/b5E6S #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:40 rbrambley

3:44

chrismevans:

I'm starting to like the sound of X9000. Just need to understand scale versus cost. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:44 chrismevans

3:45

rbrambley:

now listening to HP x9000 preso = IBRIX = high speed NFS #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:45 rbrambley

3:54

rbrambley:

x9000 dedupe is not available today but in development #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:54 rbrambley

3:57

storagenerve:

X9000 demo -- Its easy, smart, easy deploy, NFS, CIFS, high performance, multiple file systems, internal/dmz deployments #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 3:57 storagenerve

4:03

chrismevans:

X9000 - licences not charged per feature (ahem, ntap) - will make sense when de-dupe is available. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:03 chrismevans

4:16

rickvanover:

I wonder if HP would miss any of the drives if I boosted some from this shelf! http://bit.ly/9HBZnA #hpstorageday (No, I wouldn't do it!)

Monday March 29, 2010 4:16 rickvanover

4:16

storagenerve:

I am truly lost in the HP naming convention....the MSA's have been renamed as the P2000......why numbers and not names #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:16 storagenerve

4:16

johnobeto:

Norman Morales is delivering an overview of the P2000 G3 #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:16 johnobeto

4:21

johnobeto:

P2000 allows for remote manageability as long as Intertubes access is possible. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:21 johnobeto

4:23

acesage:

RT @sfoskett: Let's see - HP's got two lines. X is SAN and P is NAS. So does that spell XP? Someone ask at #hpstorageday! - nope X9K is nas

Monday March 29, 2010 4:23 acesage

4:24

johnobeto:

Norman Morales: For optimal creation of vDisks, perform an offline config - takes about 3hrs, as opposed to longer for online #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:24 johnobeto

4:26

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: P2000 = cheap, P4000 = less cheap, P6000 = moderately expensive, P8000 = expensive. Simples! #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:26 storagenerve

4:27

acesage:

RT @chrismevans: P2000 = cheap P4000 = less cheap P6000 = moderately expensive P8000 = expensive Simples! #hpstorageday Geranimal pix plz!

Monday March 29, 2010 4:27 acesage

4:28

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: @HPStorageGuy @storagenerve Oh and even num = SAN, odd num = NAS. #hpstorageday <--wow you are finding lots of corelation

Monday March 29, 2010 4:28 storagenerve

4:28

kiwi_si:

Norman Morales taking a session on the P2000 G3 aka MSA 2000 G3 - I've always quite liked the MSA, good SMB work horse #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:28 kiwi_si

4:29

acesage:

RT @chrismevans: @HPStorageGuy @storagenerve Oh and even numbers = SAN, odd numbers = NAS. #hpstorageday - decoder ring? help...

Monday March 29, 2010 4:29 acesage

4:30

hpstorageguy:

RT @cleanur: @sfoskett: P=Array, D=JBOD, X=NAS :-) #hpstorageday >> and PDX isn't an acroynm.... yet.

Monday March 29, 2010 4:30 hpstorageguy

4:35

rickvanover:

Green IT: The HP MSA P2000 has drive spin down feature to save power. Keeps array live, but we couldn't determine resume time. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:35 rickvanover

4:38

kiwi_si:

Plenty of good questions of flowing in the HP P2000/MSA session... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:38 kiwi_si

4:41

johnobeto:

StorageWorks P4000 is being demoed by Chris Hornauer #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:41 johnobeto

4:42

acesage:

Chris Honauer demo'ing his BFF - a P4000 #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:42 acesage

4:44

acesage:

Prego - its in there (clustering, raid, thin prov, snaps, remote copy) P4K #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:44 acesage

4:45

chrismevans:

Could HP to cross-family replication? I would guess so - it would just need a consistent block size and LUN definition. #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:45 chrismevans

4:49

acesage:

#hpstorageday been a long time since this many three letter acronyms (TLA) were strung into one preso - hug, slap, or tsk? - hug, deftly

Monday March 29, 2010 4:49 acesage

4:49

storagenerve:

Even after 8 hours of technology (Storage) talk, feels like we (i) can talk another 4 hours, if HP wants to include more today #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:49 storagenerve

4:50

rbrambley:

now starting a demo of HP P4500 and VSA #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:50 rbrambley

4:50

acesage:

#hpstorageday ooooo- Chris is going to let us pull drives and try to break sh&t...ooooooooooo

Monday March 29, 2010 4:50 acesage

4:50

chrismevans:

We have a challenge - break the P4000. My vote is pull two disks and replace them in different slots..... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:50 chrismevans

4:51

rodos:

Lots of different info, demos this afternoon @ #hpstorageday. Less marketing talking so not so easy to tweet. Blogposts 2 come #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:51 rodos

4:54

chrismevans:

Joke #2 for the day. What goes "pieces of 7, pieces of 7"? A parroty error.... #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 4:54 chrismevans

4:55

rodos:

RT @storagenerve: after hours of tech talk, feels like we can talk another 4 hours, if HP wants to include more today #hpstorageday < +1

Monday March 29, 2010 4:55 rodos

5:01

acesage:

RT @storagenerve: after hrs of tech talk, feels lk we cn talk another 4 hrs, if HP wants 2 include more 2day #hpstorageday <-with beer

Monday March 29, 2010 5:01 acesage

5:04

storagenerve:

what do you sell- we sell storage- P2000,P4000,X9000,EVA (new numbers expected),SVSP,XP, who makes these, HP #randomnumbers #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 5:04 storagenerve

5:10

kiwi_si:

Great - we now get to pull disks on the P4000 (LeftHand) demo.. Just like playing Jenga. ;) #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 5:10 kiwi_si

5:14

acesage:

Storage Array Torture underway - push, pull, rip, tear - take that you damn controller... engineers hide your eyes #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 5:14 acesage

5:14

storagenerve:

HP, what is the rational naming products with NUMBERS rather than NAMES #hpstorageday, names are coolers and easy to remember, more BUZZ!!!

Monday March 29, 2010 5:14 storagenerve

5:15

acesage:

I smell smoke #hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 5:15 acesage

5:16

storagenerve:

Once piece of advice, do not employ @chrismevans in your datacenter, he is randomly pulling drives out of systems here....#hpstorageday

Monday March 29, 2010 5:16 storagenerve

5:16

acesage:

Chris has 12 rebuilds running...P4K is still ticking... #hpstorageday - making some screaming noises tho...

Monday March 29, 2010 5:16 acesage

5:16

John Obeto:

Now, off to the tweetup at Brix Wine Cellars

Monday March 29, 2010 5:16 John Obeto

6:31

chrismevans:

At the HP Storage tweetup!

#hpstorageday #fb

Monday March 29, 2010 6:31 chrismevans

6:34

kiwi_si:

At @hpstorageday Tweetup with @chrismevans and Halley from Ivy. :) http://tweetphoto.com/16356396

Monday March 29, 2010 6:34 kiwi_si

7:08

kiwi_si:

Great to catch up with @rodos at #hpstorageday http://tweetphoto.com/16359601

Monday March 29, 2010 7:08 kiwi_si

9:10

rodos:

Playing virtualization quiz at dinner #hpstorageday. Rodos just won first round over @RickVanover! $5 up aleady. ;)

Monday March 29, 2010 9:10 rodos

12:08