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HP StorageWorks 50 Modular Smart Array

The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 50 Enclosure MSA50 is a 1U Serial Attach SCSI(SAS) disk drive storage enclosure supporting Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) drives. This enclosure delivers industry-leading data performance, availability, storage density, and upgradeability to meet customers' demanding and growing storage needs. The all new SFF drive carrier is designed to support the new Universal form factor hard drive in either SAS or SATA.

This new form factor provides optimized performance per U of space while delivering unparalleled power consumption. The MSA50 enclosure supports direct attach storage to HP ProLiant and Integrity Servers. The MSA50 supports the cascading of shelves in a 1+1 configuration to allow a maximum of 20 SFF drives in a 2U configuration attached to a single controller port. This single controller port incorporates four lanes for a total max throughput of 12Gb/s for SAS.

Features and Benefits

  • Flexibility: 1U SFF SAS/SATA allows customer choice/Flexibility to mix and match SAS/SATA drives in the same storage box.
  • Storage capacity: Cascadeable 1+1; Allows 2 boxes to be connected together from a single controller port.
  • Reliability: Hot plug compatible can add or replace hard drives without service disruption.

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   HP 50 MSA

 

HP StorageWorks 50 Modular Smart Array

  
 
Specification  

 

  • Drive count
    10 Maximum

    Storage capacity
    3 TB Maximum, depending on drive type

    Storage expansion
    None

    Host interface
    3 Gb/sec SAS or 1.5 Gb/sec SATA or Gb/sec SATA

    Storage drive
    72 GB 6G 15K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    146 GB 6G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    146 GB 6G 15K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    300 GB 6G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    500 GB 6G 7.2K SFF Dual-port MDL SAS;
    36 GB 3G 15K SFF Single-port SAS;
    36 GB 3G 15K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    72 GB 3G 10K SFF Single-port SAS;
    72 GB 3G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    72 GB 3G 15K SFF Single-port SAS;
    72 GB 3G 15K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    146 GB 3G 10K SFF Single-port SAS;
    146 GB 3G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    146 GB 3G 15K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    300 GB 3G 10K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS;
    250 GB 3G 5.4K SFF ETY SATA;
    500 GB 3G 7.2K SFF MDL SATA;
    Supported, depending on model

    Clustering support
    N/A

    SAN backup support
    No

    Storage mirroring support
    No

    Insight manager support
    Yes

    Compatible operating systems
    Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003;
    Microsoft® Windows® Server 2000;
    Linux; Novell NetWare;
    VMWare.

    Warranty (Parts-Labour-Onsite)
    3/0/0
 
 
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