HP MSA1500: HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500

The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array MSA1500 is available from NexStor. NexStor offers the most competitive prices for HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) 1500 systems and parts.

HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) 1500
The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array MSA1500 cs is a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) attached 2U controller shelf that connects to HP StorageWorks Serial ATA (SATA) and/or SCSI disk enclosures providing customers with a flexible low-cost, high capacity storage solution. The MSA1500 cs has been designed as a hardware foundation for future solutions to ensure maximum investment protection. The MSA1500 cs is perfect for those customers looking for less expensive storage solutions using HP SATA enclosures to store data that doesn't require a high degree of I/O performance and/or is viewed as non-mission critical to business operations. The MSA1500 cs with up to eight attached SATA enclosures can provide the customer with up to 24 TB (96 - 250 GB SATA disk drives) of native capacity. If the business needs enterprise class SCSI reliability then attach up to four SCSI enclosures for a native capacity of 16.8 TB (using 56 - 300 GB SCSI disks).

HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) 1500 Features and Benefits

• Increased scalability w/SCSI drives: Gain increased SCSI capacity with the new enterprise-class 300 GB U320 SCSI drives now giving a total SCSI capacity of 16.8 TB.
• Low Cost, Higher Capacity with SATA drives: : For less than $.01 per/MB customers can obtain up to 24 TB of capacity (8 SATA shelves) using up to 96 - 250 GB SATA disk drives.
• Hot plug expansion and replacement support
• Integrated configuration and management tools
• Mix of SATA and SCSI