SKU: MSA20-CTO

HPE MSA 20 CTO Storage Enclosure

Name: HPE MSA 20 CTO Storage Enclosure
Brand: HPE
SKU: MSA20-CTO
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The HP Modular Smart Array 20 Enclosure (Hereafter referred to as "MSA20") is a SATA 1.5 Gb/s disk drive storage enclosure with Ultra320 SCSI host connectivity. These enclosures deliver industry-leading availability, storage density, and upgradeability to meet users demanding and growing storage needs. The MSA20 delivers the ideal mix of Low-Cost and high capacity, for minimum I/O workloads such as reference data, archival, and disk-to-disk backup.

The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array family delivers simple, affordable storage technology to meet today's demanding and growing IT needs. These storage solutions offer the best price/performance and best price/availability features for direct attach environments, small clusters, workgroups and entry-level SAN environments.

Key features for MSA20

Serial-ATA 1.5 Gb/s - Delivering data transfer rates greater than 100 MB/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
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!
Provides storage capacity of up to 3TB per enclosure (using 250GB 1-inch SATA disk drives). Modular design allows the MSA20 to be used in any storage configuration from JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) to Smart Array storage enclosures to external RAID arrays.
Upto 21 enclosures can be mounted in one 42U rack for a single rack storage capacity of up to 63TB of disk storage (JBOD configuration) or up to 8 enclosures in an MSA1500 configuration for storage capacity of 24TB in an entry-level SAN

Storage Capacity

The Modular Smart Array 20 cabinet supports up to twelve SATA 3G hard drives, for a maximum of 12 TB of storage capacity using HP 1TB SATA 3G 3.5" hard drives. (3G SATA drives will only function as 1.5G drives in a MSA20)

Data Protection

Modular Smart Array 20 is designed for a high level of data protection. It includes redundant fans and power supplies (standard), battery-backed cache, and support for various RAID level including RAID ADG (RAID ADG within the enclosure only applies when connected to a SA6402 or SA6404, controller. When connected to a MSA1500 the RAID ADG function is performed in the MSA1500 controller.)

Choice of Computing Platform

The Modular Smart Array 20 is designed and qualified for ProLiant servers.

Storage Manageability

The Smart Array 20 feature familiar configuration and management tools such as Smart Array Configuration Utility and Insight Manager. Online Management Features: Online Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, Online Stripe Size Migration, Online Spares (Global), User Selectable Read/Write cache, User Selectable Expand and Rebuild Priority. (These features are available only when connected to a SA6402, SA642 and 6i controller.)

Advanced Data Guarding (RAID 6 with ADG) Fault Tolerance

This is the highest level of RAID fault tolerance. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. This level of fault tolerance can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss. (Only available when NOT connected to a MSA1500.)

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Description

Modular Smart Array family

The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array family delivers simple, affordable storage technology to meet today's demanding and growing IT needs. These storage solutions offer the best price/performance and best price/availability features for direct attach environments, small clusters, workgroups and entry-level SAN environments Each solution is designed to be easy to deploy, secure, and reduce management costs, while driving rapid return on investment

Key features

Serial-ATA 1.5 Gb/s - Delivering data transfer rates greater than 100 MB/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
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!
Provides storage capacity of up to 3TB per enclosure (using 250GB 1-inch SATA disk drives). Modular design allows the MSA20 to be used in any storage configuration from JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) to Smart Array storage enclosures to external RAID arrays.

Upto 21 enclosures can be mounted in one 42U rack for a single rack storage capacity of up to 63TB of disk storage (JBOD configuration) or up to 8 enclosures in an MSA1500 configuration for storage capacity of 24TB in an entry-level SAN

High levels of storage density, data protection, and functionality

Storage Capacity – The Modular Smart Array 20 cabinet supports up to twelve 1" SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drives, for a maximum of 3TB of storage capacity using HP 250GB SATA 1.5 Gb/s 1" hard drives
Data Protection – Modular Smart Array 20 is designed for a high level of data protection. It includes redundant fans and power supplies (standard), battery-backed cache, and RAID ADG (standard
Storage Manageability – The Smart Array 20 feature familiar configuration and management tools such as Smart Array Configuration Utility and Insight Manager. Online Management Features: Online Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, Online Stripe Size Migration, Online Spares (Global), User Selectable Read/Write cache, User Selectable Expand and Rebuild Priority
Choice of Computing Platform – The Modular Smart Array 20 is designed and qualified for ProLiant servers
Advanced Data Guarding (RAID ADG) Fault Tolerance – This is the highest level of RAID fault tolerance. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. This level of fault tolerance can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss

Low total cost of ownership

The modular, scalable design of the Modular Smart Array 20 provides an extremely flexible platform. User can buy what user need today and purchase additional capacity as the user data storage needs grow, instead of making a large up-front investment. Additional drives and enclosures can be easily added as users needs dictate

Tiered Storage – Improve storage utilization and lower storage manageuserment cost by moving low-IO storage applications to the Modular Smart Array 20 allowing user to more effectively utilize mission critical storage where the user need it most
Universal SATA Hard Drive – Since the Modular Smart Array 20 supports HP Universal SATA drives, users investment in disk drives is protected and cost is minimized as user add new drives.

Sharing of a common universal drive form factor between users server and storage can significantly reduce needs for hardware and spare inventory, and offer overall reduction in storage management and business costs
Pre-Failure Warranty – Drives installed in a Modular Smart Array 20 and monitored under Insight Manager are supported by a Pre-Failure (replacement) Warranty. Pre-Failure Warranty allows for the replacement of designated drives in Modular Smart Array 20 before they actually fail when using Insight Manager on ProLiant servers.
Integrated Configuration and Management Tools - The Modular Smart Array 20 utilizes the standard, integrated set of Smart Array management and utility software. These tools consistently lower the cost of ownership by reducing training and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain HP server storage

Modular Smart Array 20 starter kit

The 2U array houses up to twelve 1" Universal hot pluggable SATA 1.5 Gb/s drives. Each Modular Smart Array 20 includes the following standard components: Modular Smart Array 20 Controller Module with Ultra320 SCSI I/O host connectivity, dual hot pluggable fans/power supplies, two power cables, one Ultra320 SCSI host adapter (SA-6402), and one 3' VHDCI SCSI cable

Modular Smart Array 20 enclosure

The 2U array houses up to twelve 1" Universal hot pluggable SATA 1.5 Gb/s drives. Each Modular Smart Array 20 includes the following standard components: Modular Smart Array 20 Controller Module with Ultra320 SCSI I/O host connectivity, dual hot pluggable fans/power supplies, two power cables, and one 3' VHDCI SCSI cable

Modular Smart Array 20 HBA

The Modular Smart Array 20 supports multiple HBAs; the Smart Array 6402, and the Smart Array 6404. The Smart Array 6402/6404 offer multiple external Ultra320 SCSI channels for connectivity to the MSA20 systems and internal channels to provide RAID protection to Disk internal to the ProLiant server. The SA-6402 is a 64-bit PCI-X card backward compatible with 64 bit PCI slot

Modular Smart Array 20 controller management features

Online RAID Level Migration: allows for online post-configuration change to RAID level without destroying data or volume information
Online Capacity Expansion: allows for adding storage to an operational Modular Smart Array 20 reducing expensive server downtime
Online Volume Extension: allows for the capacity growth of existing logical volumes.
Logical Drive Capacity Extension: allows the user to increase the size of existing logical drives online under Windows and offline for other operating systems.
Online Stripe Size Migration: allows changing stripe sizing of a logical drive.
User selectable read/write cache size, and allocated cache sizes.
User selectable disk drive expand and rebuild priority with Rapid Drive Rebuild technology

RAID

Several fault tolerant configurations keep data available and servers running while drives are being replaced, including:

Advanced Data Guarding (RAID ADG): Allocates the equivalence of 2 parity drives across multiple drives and allows simultaneous write operations.
Distributed Data Guarding (RAID 5): Allocates parity data across multiple drives and allows simultaneous write operations.
Drive Mirroring (RAID 1 and 1+0 Striped Mirroring): Allocates half of the drive array to data and the other half to mirrored data, providing two copies of every file.

Modular Smart Array 20 controller module

Host connectivity	Ultra320 (LVD) single host connectivity
Controller Cache	Cache on the Modular Smart Array 20 Controller may not be upgraded. It comes standard with 128MB of battery-backed cache.NOTE: The Modular Smart Array 20 Controller allows the following cache configurations: 1 x 128 MB
Fault Recovery	Rapid Drive Rebuild -- minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure. On-Line Spares: If a failure occurs, recovery begins with an on-line spare and data is reconstructed automatically. One on-line spare can be assigned per array and used across multiple arrays. It is also possible to assign different on-line spares across different arrays. Array Accelerator: Onboard, battery-backed cache memory protects data in the event of a power failure. In the unlikely event of a controller failure, the battery-backed cache will save critical user data for up to three days.

Software components

The Modular Smart Array 20 utilizes a single, consistent set of utility software for storage and RAID management, setup, configuration and troubleshooting. This consistency reduces the cost of ownership by reducing the training and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain users HP server storage solution.

Configuration Utilities	Array Configuration Utility (ACU) [On-line for Microsoft and Linux, Remote Web-Based & Off-line] Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA)
Management/Health Utilities	System Insight Manager

Array Configuration Utility (ACU)

Provides a graphical view of HP drive array configurations.
Easy to use Wizards for configuration.
Web Based ACU supports On-Line, Remote Web Based and Off-line configuration.
Supports on-line configuration for Microsoft and Linux.

System Insight Manager (SIM)

Powerful storage, server and server option management tool.
Monitor storage from a remote central location.
Browser based Insight Manager 7 provides full access from anywhere on the Intranet, eliminating the need for a dedicated Insight Manager console.

Supported Operating Systems (OS)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Novell NetWare 5.1, & 6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.0
SuSE Linux Enterprise 9 (SLES9)

Not all configurations are supported on all operating systems; please refer to compatibility matrix for latest compatibility information.

Service and support

Three-year limited warranty, including hardware diagnostic support, pre-failure warranty (coverage of hard drives, memory and processors). The warranty is fully supported by HP Services and a worldwide network of resellers and service providers. In addition 90-day's getting started software telephone support may be covered under the warranty or available for an additional fee. Enhancements to warranty services are available through HP Care Pack services.NOTE: Limited warranty includes 3 year parts, 0 years labor, 0years on-site support Care Pack services provide a range of life cycle support options that let the user choose the service levels that meet users business requirements, from basic to mission-critical. A full range of HP Care Pack hardware and software services are available including:

Installation and start up
Education courses
Extended onsite hardware coverage hours from same business day 13 hours, 5 day to 24 hours, 7 days call window with options including 4-hour response or 6-hour Call To Repair
Comprehensive range of software technical support for Microsoft, Linux, ProLiant Essentials and VMWarebased IT solutions helping to deliver high level of application availability. Response times range from 30 mins for critical problems to 2 hours.
System Management, Performance Services and Mission Critical Support Solution

Service includes HP branded hardware options qualified for the storage enclosure, purchased at the same time or afterwards, internal to the enclosure. These will be covered at the same service level and coverage period as the storage enclosure. NOTE: For more information on HP Care Pack services, contact any of our worldwide sales offices or resellers or visit HPE worldwide Website