Description
The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) 1500 cs is a Fiber 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. This solution has been designed as a hardware foundation for future solutions to ensure 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-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 raw capacity. If the business needs SCSI reliability then attach up-to-four SCSI enclosures for a raw capacity of 8 TB (using 56 - 146 GB SCSI disks). By using existing SCSI drive enclosures, MSA1000 controller technology, and integrating low cost SATA hard drives and enclosures, the MSA1500 cs lowers the total cost of ownership and protects the customers hardware investments.