Shopricom is a business partner of HP and a certified Small Business of California State. Being a channel partner, we supply entire range of HP equipments comprising servers, storage solutions, disk drives, memory modules and other accessories. Their BQ 889A is a second generation SAN belonging to StorageWorks P4000 series.

Product Overview

This SAN (storage area network) solution is meant for customers aiming for a reliable, highly reliable, scalable, and secured storage network as required in a demanding computerized infrastructure. Set ups offering client virtualization, e-mail, virtual server, and database applications are usual environments of such a SAN solution. One of the unique features of this storage network is that it is scalable and expands as per requirement. In this manner your investment is protected for a considerable period of time. With its high availability and disaster recovery features HP StorageWorks P4000 provides a data storage and backup solution that is continually available in instances of power, controller, disk, storage nodes, and network failures.

Features such as striping, mirroring, remote copy, and hardware redundancy prevent single failover points. P4000 G2 SAN protects storage nodes that are purposely separated to preserve data against failures. Combining all these characteristics, this StorageWorks SAN increases performance, adds to capacity, simplifies management, and offers a almost foolproof data back-up and recovery arrangement at negligible cost.

Hardware specifications of HP BQ 889A

• 2^nd generation multiple site SAN solution;
• Storage capacity of 28.8TB;
• SAS (serial attached SCSI) interface;
• Disk drives used are either SAS or MDL (mid line) SAS;
• BladeSystem SAN offering client VDI (virtualization) environments;
• Compatible to enterprise servers powered by Xeon 5500 series processors;
• Minimum of 2 storage controllers for each SAN;
• Each cluster consists of three storage systems with triple redundancy;
• Hardware RAID support for levels 5, 6, and 10;
• Scalable and easily accessible SAN solution with DR (disaster recovery) and (high availability) features;
• Rack mount chassis adaptable to Multiple site SAN, Virtualization SAN, Starter SAN, and Scalable Capability SAN;
• Hardware availability attributes include hot pluggable and redundant PSU (power supply units), hard disk drives, storage controller with battery backed (BB) cache;
• Clustered storage of hyper-redundancy

Software specifications

• Network RAID support for levels 10, 10+1, 10+2, 6, 5, and 0 for protection against controller, power supply, disk, storage node, site or network failures;
• Perfect synchronization with Linux and Widows environments;
• Perfect server virtualization capability;
• Thin provisioning enables optimized use of disk storage space there removing wastage;
• Synchronous replication allows mirroring and striping of data across a SAN thus preventing existence of one failover point and increase data availability;
• Asynchronous replication enables remote copy feature which essentially is maintenance of same data at local and remote SANs;
• Multiple site DR (disaster recovery) and HA (high availability) solution enables total and instantaneous data recovery;
• Integrated snapshots allows squeezing of data in form of files and folders for easier backups and recoveries;
• Self-healing capability;
• Online software upgrades and migration.

Highlights of StorageWorks P4000 G2 SAN

• Price/GB ratio bettered by 25% especially while storing bulk data under Windows, Unix, and Linux environments;
• Price/GB lowered by 35% as compared to other SAN solutions, and lowered by 13% when compared to 10Gbit Ethernet SAN;
• StorageWorks P4000 allows Unified NAS (network attached storage) gateway;
• Integrated Lights Out (iLO) remote management tool;
• Scalable to 120TB SAN in 10U chassis.

For technical details and prices please speak to Shopricom sales executives at 800-997-8008.

FAQ’s

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Our corporate headquarters is located in Irvine California where shipments and logistics are managed.  RICOM utilizes over 700 warehouses and fulfillment centers worldwide to improve availability, and ease delivery.  Obtain a freight estimate online or by contacting a RICOM representative.

Can you ship on my freight account?
Yes. Please contact a RICOM representative for details.  UPS, FedEx, and TNT are preferred for parcel shipments.  LTL shipments can be setup with a variety of other carriers.

Do you ship internationally?
Yes, RICOM ships worldwide. We have customers in over 50 countries and have extensive experience in international shipping methods as well as working with customs regulations.

What type of warranty do you offer?
Our warranties range from 30 days to one year depending on the manufacturer.  We offer certified extended warranty programs on most equipment through the manufacturer.

What is your return policy?
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Do you accept trade in’s?
Yes, and also offer consignment as well as buy-back purchase programs.  Please inquire about program details from a RICOM sales associate.

Do you offer education and/or government discounts?
Yes, we do a lot of business with both, so please inquire about details from a RICOM sales representative.

What does RICOM offer outside my VAR I’m currently working with?
With nearly 20 years experience working with the enterprise IT reseller channel, RICOM delivers systems configurations, customer support, emerging technologies, managed services, logistics, and distribution.  RICOM works to meet IT budget constraints and understands its customers data center challenges.  The company is a distributor for new, as well as discontinued in-demand IT products.  RICOM works with businesses of all sizes, from small, to enterprise, as well as government departments, and education.  We carry enterprise IT certifications

RICOM’s reach out to a vast international global inventory allows the company to sell to customers at a reduced cost. We quote RFQ’s without delay, ship quickly, and resolve questions in a hurry. We offer straightforward financing options, and our staff is dedicated to your satisfaction.