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HP StorageWorks MSA1000 for Small Business SAN Kit A7450A

The A7450A HP StorageWorks MSA1000 Modular Smart Array MSA1000 is a 2 Gb Fibre Channel storage system for the entry-level to midrange storage area network (SAN). The A7450A 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 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 drives allowing capacity of twelve terabytes. All configuration, management and partitioning and licensing software come standard with no extra charges.

HP offers the optional embedded 8-port SAN switch or 3-port hub give cost effective and space saving methods of creating a SAN environment. In addition it is qualified on any of the external B-series, M-series and C-series FC switches. The MSA1000 supports Windows (32 & 64-bit), NetWare, and Linux (32 & 64-bit) operating systems. It also supports SCO, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, or HP-UX operating systems.

The MSA1000 key features

• High performance controller(s) built on DAS to SAN {DtS} architecture for maximum investment protection
• Supports dual active (active/active) controllers with optional second controller and v7.0 or higher firmware
• 4U rackmount only design combining both the controller and disk shelf
• 2 Gb Fibre Channel host connections
• Support for enterprise class HP Ultra2, Ultra3, and Ultra320 SCSI Universal 1" Drives
• Scaleable from 2 to 42 drives via HP StorageWorks drive enclosures for up to12.6 TB of storage