HP Modular Smart Array 1000 (MSA1000)

HP StorageWorks MSA 1000

The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) 1000 is an entry-level Storage Area Network (SAN) solution that’s fully capable of scaling to become a mid-range SAN solution. Featuring 2 Gigabit (Gb) Fibre Channel (FC) SAN technologies, the HP StorageWorks MSA1000 offers high-performance at an affordable price point to fit within IT budget constraints. Some of the many great performance features of HP MSA1000 storage arrays include the ability to scale up to a maximum storage capacity of 12 Terabytes (TB). And with the help of 2 HP StorageWorks 4200/4300 expansion enclosures, the HP MSA1000 can scale up to a disk drive capacity ranging from 3 all the way up to 42 1 in. HP Ultra2, Ultra3, or Ultra 320 Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Universal Hard Drives.  

Configured in a modular 2U chassis, the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 storage system offers several other advantages for the datacenters of small to medium businesses (SMBs). For instance, the HP StorageWorks MSA1000 array features support for up to 32 Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) with an average LUN size of 2TB. Highly flexible, HP MSA1000 SANs also feature a read/write, battery-backed cache of up to 512 Megabytes (MB) per controller as well as support for multiple Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) levels including RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 and even RAID Advanced Data Guarding (ADG). Featuring 2 internal and 2 external SCSI ports, the HP MSA1000 array also offers broad operating system (OS) support including everything from Red Hat, Microsoft and HP-UX toTru64 and OpenVMS. So no matter the needs of your unique environment, the HP MSA1000 array is a definitely a SAN to consider.