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3PAR Utility Storage and Server Virtualization with Citrix XenServer
Compound the Savings of Citrix XenServer
Are you among the growing number of datacenters using Citrix XenServer™ for enterprise-class, cloud-proven, no-cost server virtualization? 3PAR® Utility Storage compounds your server virtualization savings by inserting highly efficient, highly virtualized storage into the equation. The 3PAR Utility Storage platform is certified to work with Citrix XenServer to deliver the best combined server and storage virtualization value available.
With 3PAR and Citrix, you not only get the proven Xen® hypervisor at no cost, but also a storage platform built from the ground up to increase your server virtualization ROI. With 3PAR Utility Storage, you'll experience exceptional I/O performance that mitigates server memory and traditional storage constraints while reducing storage capacity purchases for even greater savings on equipment purchases, space, power, cooling, and datacenter management.
Consolidate. Simplify. Save.
3PAR InServ® Storage Servers enable you to achieve high levels of XenServer-based application performance and written capacity utilization, giving your virtualized environment maximum flexibility at the lowest possible cost:
- Use half as many physical servers—3PAR Utility Storage increases performance without sacrificing reliability so you can double the number of virtual machines per physical server. This means you can deploy XenServer with 50% fewer physical servers.
- Simplify administration—Spend 90% less time managing storage. With 3PAR's smart, self-managing arrays, you can reduce storage administration time by 90% in XenServer environments. Autonomic storage management features complement the XenCenter's streamlined management. The result is a leaner, more agile datacenter with less equipment to manage and maintain.
- Maximize savings—Cut storage capacity requirements by 50%—guaranteed. Not only does 3PAR Utility Storage allow you to purchase 50% fewer physical servers when deploying XenServer, but our hyper-efficient arrays reduce your storage capacity requirements by 50% or more. Thin technologies from 3PAR break the traditional link between allocated and purchased capacity, meaning you can say goodbye to waste. By leveraging 3PAR Thin Provisioning software in the up-front provisioning of storage resources for XenServer, you can purchase and consume physical capacity only as it is needed for 50% capacity savings, guaranteed.
