HP StorageWorks 2000fc G2 Modular Smart Array

The HP StorageWorks 2000fc G2 Modular Smart Array (MSA2000fc) represents the newest Fibre Channel model of the MSA2000 family (which includes the MSA2000i G2 iSCSI and the MSA2000sa G2 SAS connected models), a new generation of HP storage arrays specifically designed for entry-level customers and features the very latest in functionality and technology at highly affordable price points.

The MSA2000fc G2 is a 4 Gb Fibre Channel connected 2U storage area network (SAN) or direct connect solution (OS dependent) designed for small to medium size departments or remote locations. The controller-less chassis is offered in two models - one comes standard with twelve Large Form Factor (LFF) 3.5-inch drive bays, the other can accommodate twenty-four Small Form Factor (SFF) 2.5-inch drives (common with ProLiant). Both are able to simultaneously support enterprise-class SAS drives and archival-class SATA drives. The chassis can have one or two MSA2300fc G2 controllers.

The MSA2000fc G2 is all about the ability to choose the proper configuration to fit individual needs. The user can opt for the 24- drive bay SFF chassis for the highest spindle counts in the most dense form factor, or go for the 12 drive bay LFF model to max out total capacity. Choose a single controller unit for low initial cost with the ability to upgrade later; or decide on a model with dual controllers for the most demanding entry-level situations. Capacity can easily be added when needed by attaching additional drive enclosures. Maximum capacity ranges with LFF drives up to 27 TB SAS or 60 TB SATA with the addition of the maximum number of drive enclosures. Configurations utilizing the SFF drive chassis and the maximum number of drive enclosures can grow to 29.7 TB of SAS or 24.7 TB of SATA with a total of ninety-nine drives. The MSA2000fc G2 has been fully tested up to 64 hosts. NOTE: There are no additional hidden charges, licenses or fees as you add enclosures or hosts and users.

The new Fibre Channel G2 model has grown in other aspects too. Optional snapshot capability has been increased to 255 snaps on the G2 models, and LUN support has grown up to 512 total volumes in a Dual Controller system. The MSA2000fc G2 also adds support for HP-UX, OpenVMS, Windows, and Linux on powerful Integrity servers.

The MSA2000fc G2 is a member of HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array offerings, delivering simple and affordable storage technology to meet today's demanding and growing IT needs. These storage solutions offer excellent price/performance and availability features for direct attach configurations (depending on OS), clusters, workgroups and entry-level SAN environments. Each solution is designed to be easy to deploy, to be secure, along with low management costs, while driving rapid return on investment.

• Support for Citrix Xen Enterprise
• Support for Red Hat Virtualization

• Highly efficient consolidation and sharing of storage geared to departmental and small to medium business requirements
• Cost efficient plus high-availability choices
• Flexibility in drives: LFF MSA2 3.5-inch or HP ProLiant SFF 2.5-inch drives
• Enterprise-class SAS or archival-class SATA drives as the need and budget dictates
• Dual-ported SAS drives for enterprise needs
• Large capacity SATA drives for inexpensive archival storage
• Able to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same drive enclosure
• Choose either single or dual controller array models to fit the budget
• Choice of low cost single I/O or high-availability dual I/O drive enclosure models

• The HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array family manages growing storage requirements across multiple HP ProLiant, Integrity, or a selection of PA-RISC servers for customers who need a centralized dedicated storage solution for applications (check model for specific server support). SANs allow for controlled, cost-effective growth and increased protection of data.
• Its ease of management allows a department or small company to effectively handle growing storage requirements with a minimum of complexity.
• Depending on the model chosen, the modular design allows the user to start relatively small but supports future growth to hundreds of users and up to 27 TB of LFF SAS or 60 TB of LFF SATA storage, or 29.7 TB of SFF SAS or 24.7 TB of SFF SATA storage.
• The optional controller-based snapshot and clone capability of the MSA2000 family allows the smaller departmental user or company to implement functionality once only available to much larger firms with expensive arrays. The MSA2300fc G2 controller supports up to 255 snaps.

• High performance Modular Smart Array controller(s), each with two 4Gb Fibre Channel ports
• Single or dual controller capability
• 1 GB transportable cache per controller - battery-free cache backup with super capacitors and compact flash
• 512 LUNs with LUN size up to 16TB
• 2U rack mount chassis combining both the controller and disk shelf
• Twelve 3.5-inch or twenty-four 2.5-inch dual-ported SAS or SATA drive bays (supports mixing of drive types in a single shelf)
• Supports expansion to 4 additional LFF enclosures for a total of 60 LFF disks
• Supports expansion to 3 additional SFF enclosures (MSA70) for a maximum total of 99 SFF disks
• Redundant power supplies and fans are standard
• RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
• Non-disruptive on-line controller code upgrade (requires dual controllers w/ multi-pathing software)
• Heterogeneous support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, Red Hat and SuSE Linux, and HP-UX
• Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V, VMware
• Qualified and certified for Windows, Linux, and HP-UX and OpenVMS clustering
• Optional controller-based snapshot and clone functionality

MSA2000 3.5-inch drive enclosure. This 2U unit has twelve LFF (3.5-inch) drive bays and accepts for MSA2 dual-ported SAS and SATA drives. One model (AJ749A) has a single I/O module that matches with a single controller array head, giving a single path to the drives. The second model (AJ750A) comes standard with two I/O modules installed, required when paired with a dual controller array head, giving two paths to the drives for higher availability.

• This 3.5-inch drive enclosure can be attached to either the MSA2312fc G2 or MSA2324fc G2 array head. In addition it continues to support the MSA2000i and MSA2000sa.
• Each model ships standard with two .6m SAS to SAS cables for cascading to other MSA2000 drive enclosures
• For connection to either form-factor MSA2300fc array head, miniSAS to SAS cable(s) must be purchased.
• The single I/O model can be upgraded to a dual model with the purchase of an additional MSA2000 Drive Enclosure I/O module (AJ751A). No cable is included with this upgrade.
• Up to four MSA2000 3.5-inch enclosures can be attached to an MSA2300fc G2 controller in the array head.

MSA70 2.5-inch drive enclosure. This 2U storage enclosure (418800-B21) is designed to support twenty five ProLiant 2.5-inch Universal form factor (SFF) SAS or SATA hard drives. It ships standard with a single I/O module installed.

• This 2.5-inch drive enclosure can only be attached to an MSA2324fc G2 controller (SFF) array head. It can also be attached to the MSA2312fc (LFF) or the MSA2000i G2 or MSA2000sa G2 models. The latest firmware is required.
• The MSA70 enclosure ships with a single .5m miniSAS to miniSAS cable.
• To support a dual controller MSA2124fc G2 array head, the user needs to purchase and install an MSA70 Dual Domain I/O Module (AG779A). This option ships standard with an additional .5m miniSAS to miniSAS cable.
• Up to three MSA70s may be attached to the array head, given total support for 99 SFF drives.

The MSA2300fc G2 controller is designed to allow an installation to begin with smaller capacity and be able to grow gradually as needed. The flexibility of SAS or SATA drive technology, form factors, sizes, speeds, and costs per GB allows a system to easily fit in almost any budget.

• Large Form Factor configurations can scale up to 5.4 TB SAS or 12 TB SATA, expandable to 27 TB SAS or 60 TB SATA with the addition of a maximum of four MSA2000 3.5-inch Drive Enclosures.
• Small Form Factor configurations can scale from 7.2 TB SAS or 6 TB SATA. With the addition of three MSA70 JBODs, the MSA2324fc G2 can support 29.7 TB SAS or 24.7 TB SATA.
• Users may configure a 24-drive MSA2324fc G2 SFF array head with up to three 12-drive LFF MSA2000 3.5-inch disk enclosures. This is an excellent method for a configuration that support fast SFF enterprise-class SAS drives in the array head, combined with economical LFF drives staged for archival purposes, all in the same array.
• Qualification of larger capacity drives is ongoing.

HP StorageWorks MSA Storage Management Utility (SMU). Management access, out-of-band: WEB GUI, CLI. Interface Types: Mini DB9 RS232, 10/100 Ethernet Protocols Supported SNMP, SSL, SSH, SMTP, HTTP, Telnet

Supports most HP ProLiant and Integrity servers including

• HP ProLiant DL, ML
• HP ProLiant c-Class Blade Servers
• Integrity servers, IA64 & PA Risc

• Supports most multi-vendor industry standard 32-bit Intel and AMD based (x86) servers. HP requires the Third-Party Server to be logo'd and listed on the Microsoft Windows Server Catalog.
• Refer to the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/server/
• HP StorageWorks Division recommends that the Third-Party Server Vendor is an active member of TSANet. Refer to the TSANet website for details: www.tsanet.com

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 IA32, x64, IA64 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)
• Microsoft Windows 2003 and 2003 R2 IA32, x64, IA64
• Red Hat Linux (32/64)
• SuSE SLES (32/64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V
• VMware ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5
• Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Edition
• Red Hat Virtualization

• HP-UX 11i V3 Integrity, HP9000
• HP-UX 11i V2 Integrity, HP9000
• OpenVMS 8.3. OpenVMS 8.3-1H1

• MSA2000 support target based management, and includes a Web interface and a telnet interface, and requires a web browser for management. Only Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.X and above (Internet Explorer V7.X is strongly encouraged), and Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 or later are supported

Data Protection

• Snapshots create up to 255 point-in-time pictures of data
• Volume Copies create up to 128 point-in-time copies of data
• Recovery is instant - revert data from any previous Snapshot or Volume Copy
• Backup 'snapped' data to disk, virtual tape, or physical tape without a backup window

Data Testing

• Snap or clone data to test the performance of a software application on 'offline' production data
• Snap or clone data to test how a software patch or enhancement will function on 'offline; production data

MPIO Basic Failover for Windows provides a single multi-path solution for HP StorageWorks MSA2000fc Modular Smart Array on HP ProLiant servers by providing basic path failover. Supports Windows 2003, Windows 2003 R2, and Windows 2003 X64 operating systems.

• HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA2000fc v2.2.0.22
• Microsoft Windows 2008: Microsoft MPIO is bundled with Windows Server 2008 and must be installed as an operating system feature.
• Failover support for Linux is with Device Mapper 4.0.
• HP-UX PV-Links

HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Software provides host-based, continuous replication for customers seeking a low-cost alternative to fabric or array-based replication. Patented replication and failover technology continuously captures byte-level data changes as they happen and replicates those changes to one or more target servers at any location without geographic limitations. By replicating only the bytes that change, Storage Mirroring Software uses the absolute minimum bandwidth on your existing LAN or WAN to replicate your data. Storage Mirroring also provides server failover where a production server can automatically be 'replaced' by the storage mirroring server in the event of failure. Couple Storage Mirroring with MSA2000 Snapshots and/or Volume Copy to achieve an Enterprise class data protection strategy creating different data recovery points using continuous data protection with Storage Mirroring and point-in-time data protection with Snapshots and/or Volume Copy.
Storage Mirroring Software supports:

• Any DAS, NAS, and SAN storage device.
• Any Windows or Linux ProLiant server including all ML, DL, and BL platforms
• Many Windows platforms including Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Storage Server 2003, Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, 64bit Windows, and Windows on Itanium
• Some Linux platforms including Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4.4-4.6, 5.x

For more information visit http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/sm/index.html

Stretch your MSA2000 array investment by adding file & print services, iSCSI connectivity, and management hosting with an X3000 Series Network Storage Gateway platform. X Series Network Storage Gateways are optimized file and print server solutions that are built on industry-standard HP ProLiant servers and come with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 operating system pre-installed. Since they're Windows-based, network integration is easy, your tools and data protection applications run right on the box, and management has a familiar look and feel. Like many Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, they support heterogeneous file serving environments and are pre-configured to install in minutes.
An X3000 Network Storage Gateway is a file/iSCSI gateway that adds IP-based services to your Fibre Channel array or SAN. So it not only enhances your MSA investment with file and print services, but it helps you save even more by enabling tiered (Fibre Channel and iSCSI) block access for application servers. All of your important client and server data can be managed, scaled, and protected on a single MSA2000 array.

NOTE: For more information visit: www.hp.com/go/X3000

HP StorageWorks X3400 Network Storage Gateway

HP StorageWorks X3800 Network Storage Gateway

• Three-year limited warranty, parts exchange Next Business day delivery

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• Access to self-solve tools (including search technical knowledge base)
• Efficient logging and tracking of support cases
• Collaboration with other business and IT professionals
• Download of patches and drivers
• Access to diagnostic tools
• Proactive notification of relevant information

• Response - Upgrade on-site response from next business day to same day 4-hour response or 6 Hour Call To Repair
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1^st generation HP StorageWorks 2000fc Modular Smart Array Controller (older version)

(ONLY for those desiring to configure an older MSA2012fc by using the MSA2012 chassis and installing either one or two of this model controller. The resulting array head will have the attributes of the first generation MSA2012fc with no support for SFF drives, no HP-UX, limited total drive count, limited snaps, etc.)

Choose optional Power Cord for Non-U.S. Configurations
NOTE: Shipped standard with all units.
2 ea. Power Cord, 110/220 VAC, 227099-001

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