A customer requires a storage solution with the ability to easily align data placement within
appropriate array tiers in order to reduce costs. Which description of HP 3PAR StoreServ Dynamic
Optimization capabilities is accurate for this customer?
A.
non-disruptive conversion from frequently-accessed data in a fully provisioned storage tier to a
thinly provisioned storage tier
B.
autonomic RAID-level alignment for all busy volumes after array capacity or controller upgrades
C.
automatic placement based on volume access patterns, tier capacity settings, and predetermined optimization schedules
D.
user-initiated volume migration to the best tier, based on application needs or historical array
performance analysis
Explanation:
HP 3PAR Dynamic Optimization and HP 3PAR Policy Advisor for Dynamic Optimization are
autonomic storage tiering tools that give your organization the ability to react quickly to changing
application and infrastructure requirements. Used together, these unique 3PAR utilities alleviate
the problem of costly and time-consuming quality of service (QoS) level optimization-even in the
largest and most demanding environments.
HP 3PAR StoreServ Dynamic Optimization and Adaptive Optimization software are optional
features that allow storage administrators to seamlessly migrate data between storage tiers in their
environment without interrupting data access.
Never HP 3PAR StoreServ Dynamic Optimization “a fully provisioned storage tier to a thinly
provisioned storage tier”
HP 3PAR Thin-to-Fat and Fat-to-Thin Conversion
In previous releases of the HP 3PAR OS, customers had to perform an offline transition in order to
change the provisioning attributes of a volume. This used the legacy physical copy technology
where upon completion of the copy, all the VLUNs and applications had to be manually moved
from the old VV to the new one. With HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 you now have the ability with HP 3PAR
Thin-to-Fat and Fat-to-Thin Conversion to convert from a thin-provisioned volume to a fullyprovisioned volume (or vice versa) without requiring an offline transition.
Fat-to-thin saves space for volumes that are sparsely consumed VMware datastores while thin-tofat saves on thin provisioning license usage for data stores that are currently thin provisioned
volumes and mostly or completely allocated.
(Answer for A) Non-disruptive conversion from frequently-accessed data in a fully provisioned
storage tier to a thinly provisioned storage tier for Question HP 3PAR Fat-to-Thin Conversion
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/partners/hp/vmware-vsphere-hp-3par-storeserv-so.pdf