HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array

HP Updated: 2008-02-23
HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array

The HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array (MSA1000) is a 2Gb Fibre Channel storage system for the entry-level to midrange storage area network (SAN). It provides the customer with a low-cost, scalable, high performance storage consolidation system with investment protection. It is designed to reduce the complexity and risk of SAN deployments. The powerful but easy to use management software makes it ideal for departmental and remote location SANs. The ability to easily move most data, disks, and enclosures currently directly attached to Ultra 320 Smart Array controllers (DAS) to a shared storage environment (SAN) will save the user both money and time. With the addition of two more drive enclosures, it can control up to 42 enterprise-class U320 SCSI drives allowing capacity of twelve terabytes. All configuration, management, and partitioning and licensing software come standard with no extra charges. The MSA1000 is available as part of several different Kits including the MSA1000 SAN Starter Kit and the MSA1000 Small Business SAN Kit featuring low overall cost and an easy to use install wizard especially for the first time SAN implementer.

HP’s exclusive optional embedded 8-port SAN switch or 3-port hub give cost effective and space saving methods of creating a SAN environment. The MSA1000 supports Windows (32- & 64-bit), NetWare, and Linux (32- & 64-bit) operating systems. It also supports HP-UX, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, or SCO operating systems.

What's new

* Upgrading the MSA1000 SAN Starter Kit to include the latest in PCI-E 4Gb HBA support.

Features & Benefits

* Flexible: Supports Windows, Linux, HP-UX, NetWare, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, and SCO operating systems. Restrictions may apply
* Manageability: Uses familiar, easy-to-use configuration and management tools
* Performance: Provides transmission rate of up to 30K I/Ops (cache), throughput of up to 200MB
* Compatible: Supports fourteen 1-inch drives, 1, 2 or 4Gb Fabric Switches or hubs, in a 4U rack space
* Scalable: Is easily expanded to 12TB using forty-two 300GB hard drives in 10U of rack space
* Integrated: Allows installation of an optional internal MSA 8-port switch or an MSA 3-port hub
* Serviceable: Supports hot plug drives, controllers, fans, power supplies, switches and hubs
* Reliable: Supports the highest level of fault tolerance (RAID 6 with HP's Advanced Data Guarding technology)