HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 500 Overview page 3

QuickSpecs
Standard Features
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The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array family delivers easy, affordable storage technology to meet today's demanding and growing IT needs. These
storage solutions offer the best price/performance features for direct attach environments, small clusters, workgroup sharing and entry-level SAN
environments. Each solution is designed to be easy to deploy, secure, reduce management costs, while driving rapid return on investment.
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The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 500 (MSA 500), formerly named Modular Smart Array 500, is an Ultra3 SCSI (supporting Ultra320 hard drives)
storage system, supporting up to 2TB of data capacity, designed specifically for 2-node clustering and multiple node (up to 4 servers) shared storage.
Designed to reduce the complexity and expense of clustering and storage sharing, the Modular Smart Array 500 is built upon Smart Array and ProLiant
technologies to provide advanced data protection features yet is simple to deploy, configure and manage. Ideal for entry level clustering and shared storage,
the Modular Smart Array 500 is familiar SCSI technology, making it a simple and powerful storage platform. As the customer's clustering and storage
requirements grow, the Modular Smart Array 500 may be converted to a SAN array by replacing the controller(s) and I/O module and installing a MSA 1000
FC I/O module, or MSA 1000 FC switch, providing the customer with extended hardware investment protection into the future.
The Modular Smart Array 500 combines the array controller shelf and the drive shelf, which holds up to fourteen 1 HP Universal Disk drives in a single 4U
rack mount cabinet, that's over 2 terabytes of storage.
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High performance Modular Smart Array controller(s) with LCD for system status messages.
Standard 128-MB Battery Backed Cache, upgradeable to 512 MB maximum.
Optional redundant Modular Smart Array controller.
4U rack mount chassis combining both the controller and disk shelf.
Ultra3 SCSI back panel and drive interconnect.
SSP (Selective Storage Presentation) for storage sharing with multiple servers.
2TB capacities with support of 14 Ultra320, Ultra3 and Ultra2 Universal 1 Drives.
Redundant power supplies and fans are standard.
RAID levels 0, 1, 1 0, 5, RAID ADG.
Optional 4-Port Shared Storage Module with Smart Array Multipath software with load balancing.
Optional ProLiant Essentials Recovery Server Option
Convertible to MSA 1000 for capacity expansion and increased host connections
Remote configuration and monitoring via ACU & Insight Manager 7.
Qualified and certified for Windows, Linux and NetWare 2-node clustering
Support for select ProLiant servers (see Server Compatibility on page 14 or
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