HP StorageWorks Tech Day 2010, Day 1 Liveblog

The HP StorageWorks Tech Day 2010, Day 1

(03/29/2010)

  

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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

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