HP Enterprise Architecture - Executive Summary
Architecture Overview
This document summarizes the comprehensive HP enterprise architecture designed for a modern corporate environment, emphasizing high availability, scalability, security, and performance.
Key Architecture Components
1. Compute Infrastructure
- HPE Synergy Composable Infrastructure: 2 frames with 16 compute modules + 4 GPU modules
- HPE ProLiant Servers: DL380 Gen10 Plus for edge and management
- HPE Apollo 6500: High-performance computing with NVIDIA A100 GPUs
- Total Compute Capacity: 1,024 cores, 16TB RAM, 64 GPUs
2. Storage Infrastructure
- Tier 0/1: HPE Primera A670 (276TB usable, 100% availability)
- Tier 2: HPE Nimble HF40 (1.6PB effective capacity)
- Tier 3: HPE Apollo with Scality RING (1.6PB object storage)
- Backup: HPE StoreOnce 5260 (3.4PB with deduplication)
3. Network Infrastructure
- Core: HPE FlexFabric 12900E (400GbE capable)
- Distribution: HPE FlexNetwork 5940 (100GbE)
- Access: Aruba 6300 series (25GbE to servers)
- Software-Defined: Aruba Central with AI-powered automation
4. Software Stack
- Virtualization: VMware vSphere 8.0 with NSX-T
- Containers: HPE Ezmeral Container Platform (Kubernetes)
- Cloud: HPE GreenLake hybrid cloud platform
- Management: HPE OneView and InfoSight
Architecture Diagrams
High-Level Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Internet / Cloud Providers │
└─────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────────┘
│ │
┌─────────▼─────────┐ ┌────────▼─────────┐
│ Primary DC │ │ Secondary DC │
│ │ │ │
│ ┌─────────────┐ │ │ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Core Net │◄─┼───┼─►│ Core Net │ │
│ └──────┬──────┘ │ │ └──────┬──────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ┌──────▼──────┐ │ │ ┌──────▼──────┐ │
│ │ Compute │ │ │ │ Compute │ │
│ │ (Synergy) │ │ │ │ (Synergy) │ │
│ └──────┬──────┘ │ │ └──────┬──────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ┌──────▼──────┐ │ │ ┌──────▼──────┐ │
│ │ Storage │◄─┼───┼─►│ Storage │ │
│ │ (Primera) │ │ │ │ (Primera) │ │
│ └─────────────┘ │ │ └─────────────┘ │
└───────────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
Logical Architecture Layers
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Business Applications │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Microservices / APIs / Web Apps │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Kubernetes (Ezmeral) │ VMs (vSphere) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ HPE GreenLake Platform Services │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Compute │ Storage │ Network │
│ (Synergy) │ (Primera) │ (Aruba) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ HPE OneView Infrastructure Manager │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Storage Architecture
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Application Layer │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Data Services Layer │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌────────┐ │
│ │ Database │ │ File │ │ Object │ │ Backup │ │
│ │ LUNs │ │ Shares │ │ Buckets │ │ Stores │ │
│ └─────┬────┘ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘ └───┬────┘ │
└────────┼───────────┼────────────┼────────────┼──────┘
│ │ │ │
┌────────▼───────────▼────────────▼────────────▼──────┐
│ Storage Systems Layer │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌────────┐ │
│ │ Primera │ │ Nimble │ │ Scality │ │StoreOnce│ │
│ │ A670 │ │ HF40 │ │ RING │ │ 5260 │ │
│ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Network Topology
Internet
│
┌──────┴──────┐
│ Edge FW │
└──────┬──────┘
│
┌──────────┴──────────┐
│ Core Switches │
│ (HPE 12900E x4) │
└─────┬──────────┬────┘
│ │
┌─────────┴───┐ ┌───┴─────────┐
│ Distribution│ │Distribution │
│ (HPE 5940) │ │ (HPE 5940) │
└─────┬───────┘ └───────┬─────┘
│ │
┌────────┴────┐ ┌──────┴──────┐
│ Access │ │ Access │
│(Aruba 6300) │ │(Aruba 6300) │
└─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
Key Benefits
1. High Availability
- 100% uptime guarantee with HPE Primera
- Active-Active data centers
- N+1 redundancy across all layers
- Sub-second failover for critical services
2. Scalability
- Composable infrastructure allows dynamic resource allocation
- Scale-out architecture for storage and compute
- Cloud bursting capability with HPE GreenLake
- Support for 50,000+ users
3. Performance
- All-NVMe storage for Tier 0/1 workloads
- 400GbE network backbone
- GPU acceleration for AI/ML workloads
- Sub-millisecond latency for critical applications
4. Security
- Zero Trust architecture implementation
- Microsegmentation with Aruba Dynamic Segmentation
- Silicon Root of Trust in all HPE servers
- FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption
5. Operational Efficiency
- AI-driven operations with HPE InfoSight
- Infrastructure as Code with HPE OneView
- Automated provisioning and scaling
- Predictive analytics for proactive maintenance
Implementation Roadmap
Phase 1: Foundation (Months 1-3)
- Deploy core network infrastructure
- Install HPE Synergy frames and initial compute
- Configure HPE Primera storage arrays
- Establish management framework with OneView
Phase 2: Virtualization (Months 4-6)
- Deploy VMware vSphere clusters
- Migrate existing workloads
- Implement backup and DR solutions
- Configure monitoring and alerting
Phase 3: Modernization (Months 7-9)
- Deploy HPE Ezmeral Container Platform
- Implement CI/CD pipelines
- Enable hybrid cloud with GreenLake
- Deploy advanced security features
Phase 4: Optimization (Months 10-12)
- Performance tuning and optimization
- Enable AI-driven operations
- Complete disaster recovery testing
- Full production cutover
Investment Summary
Capital Investment
- Hardware: $4.2M (servers, storage, networking)
- Software: $1.8M (licenses and subscriptions)
- Services: $800K (implementation and training)
- Total Initial: $6.8M
Operational Costs (Annual)
- GreenLake Consumption: $1.2M
- Software Maintenance: $360K
- Support Contracts: $420K
- Total Annual: $1.98M
ROI Projections
- Cost Savings: 35% reduction in operational costs
- Efficiency Gains: 50% faster provisioning
- Availability: 99.9999% uptime (53 seconds/year)
- Payback Period: 2.8 years
Risk Mitigation
Technical Risks
- Mitigation: Phased implementation with rollback plans
- Testing: Comprehensive testing environment
- Training: Extensive staff training program
- Support: 24x7 HPE support contracts
Business Continuity
- DR Site: Full secondary data center
- RPO: 15 minutes for critical systems
- RTO: 1 hour for full recovery
- Testing: Quarterly DR exercises
Success Metrics
Technical KPIs
- System availability: >99.99%
- Storage latency: <1ms
- Network latency: <2ms
- Provisioning time: <30 minutes
Business KPIs
- Application performance: 50% improvement
- IT operational costs: 35% reduction
- Time to market: 60% faster
- User satisfaction: >90%
Conclusion
This HP enterprise architecture provides a robust, scalable, and future-ready foundation for digital transformation. The design leverages HP’s latest technologies to deliver exceptional performance, availability, and operational efficiency while maintaining flexibility for future growth and innovation.
Next Steps
- Review and approve architecture design
- Finalize vendor negotiations with HPE
- Establish implementation team
- Begin Phase 1 deployment
- Schedule regular architecture reviews
This architecture is designed to meet current and future business needs while providing a solid foundation for digital innovation and growth.