An HCP VM system uses the same HCP operating system and software as HCP with internal storage and HCP with SAN-attached storage systems. Data is RAID protected, and HCP policies and services ensure data integrity, data security, and storage optimization. HCP VM management and data access interfaces are the same as that of HCP with internal storage and HCP with SAN-attached storage systems.
Because HCP VM software is not bound to hardware, the software does not support zero-copy failover, and hardware cannot be monitored in the System Management Console.