HP StorageWorks 20 Modular Smart Array

Delivers industry-leading availability, storage density, and upgradeability to meet demanding and growing storage needs

• Support for Serial-ATA 160GB, 250GB and 500GB drives allows up to 6TB of raw storage capacity in a 2U enclosure
• Up to 48TB of raw storage capacity in 18U when deployed behind the MSA1500 SAN controller shelf
• Lowest cost per MB in the MSA family of products

• U320 host connectivity for support behind 6th generation Smart Array controllers
• Simple configuration and setup with HP's Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
• Easy to maintain and troubleshoot with industry standard management tools including HP OpenView and System Insight Manager

• 128MB Battery backed write cache with 72hr battery life
• Integrated Smart Array technology to minimize drive rebuild time
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & Advanced Data Guarding (ADG)
• Combined with OpenView Storage Mirroring (OVSM) the MSA20 is ideal for host based replication

• U320 host connectivity
• Universal serial-ATA disk technology
• Common configuration interface from generation to generation with HP's Array Configuration Utility (ACU)

• Serial-ATA 1.5 Gb/s disk drives - Delivering data transfer rates greater than 100MB/s
• Ultra320 (LVD) host support - Delivering compatibility with 6th generation Smart Array controllers
• 2U rack height
• A common storage platform allows for future storage consolidation to the SAN with the MSA1500 cs
• Hot pluggable disk drives, power supplies, and fans
• Redundant fans, and redundant power supplies
• Each MSA20 enclosure comes with dual power supplies that are sufficient to provide power to the enclosure and maintain normal operating levels
• Integrated Environmental Monitoring - Monitors environmental conditions within the enclosure and components such as the power supply and fans
• Easy removal of parts provides better serviceability. No tools are required!

• Supports up to 12 (1-inch) Serial-ATA 1.5 Gb/s Universal serial hard disk drives
• Provides storage capacity of up to 6TB per enclosure (using 3.5" 500GB disk drives)
• House up to 21-enclosures in one 42U rack for a single rack storage capacity of up to 126TB of disk storage
• Modular design allows the MSA20 to be used in any storage configuration -- from JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) to Smart Array RAID controllers to external multi-vendor Modular Smart Arrays. [-- from direct attach external storage expansion to ProLiant servers to building blocks for the Modular Smart Array SAN systems

• Designed, tested and integrated to work seamlessly with other HP products, for optimal performance and reliability. Intensive compatibility and performance testing with HP ProLiant and StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays ensures the highest level of integration available in the industry on a HP server.
• When used with any one of the StorageWorks Smart Array family controllers and monitored under HP System Insight Manager (v4.20 or higher), the drives in the MSA20 are supported by the HP Pre-Failure Warranty.