HP addssupport for new vSphere 6 to its 3PAR Storage Arrays

HP is delivering Day 1 support and certification for the newly launched vSphere 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes across midrange, high-end, and all-flash HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage arrays. HP will also provide support for vSphere 6 across the HP StoreVirtual, MSA, and XP Storage platforms.From Day 1, customers can opt for vSphere 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes on existing and new 3PAR platforms with the latest release of the 3PAR Operating System 3.2.1 MU2.

HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage was selected by VMware as the only Fibre Channel reference platform for its Virtual Volumes development at the start of the program. This engineering-level approach with VMware means that HP has all the expertise necessary to help customers quickly and easily tap the benefits of new vSphere 6 features with their HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage infrastructure.

In the press release, HP said customers can deploy vSphere Virtual Volumes on 3PAR with confidence, knowing that VMware has completed development and qualification using the 3PAR platform from the very beginning as its only Fibre Channel reference platform.

vSphere 6 is the next version of VMware’s virtualization platform, which has only just been launched.