HP 1500 cs manual Product Highlights, Product Technology

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HP StorageWorks 1500 cs Modular Smart Array

Product Highlights

Product Technology	Modular Chassis - The modular design of the MSA1500 controller shelf supports up to eight SATA
	enclosures on 4 dual channel SCSI I/O cards, or 4 single channel SCSI enclosures, redundant
	controllers, 2 Gb Fibre Channel I/O modules, fans and power supplies.
	Scalability - up to 16.8 TB storage capacity utilizing 56 SCSI hard drives and four MSA30 SCSI
	enclosures or up to 24 TB storage capacity utilizing 96 SATA hard drives and eight MSA20 SATA
	enclosures.
	Performance - The MSA1500 cs and its components have been designed using the latest in standard 2
	Gb interconnects and Fibre Channel technology. Performance tests indicate a transmission rate of up to
	30,000 IOPs and bandwidth of up to 200 MB per second.
	Fault Tolerance - RAID 6 with HP's Advanced Data Guarding technology (RAID ADG). This is the highest
	level of 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.
	DtS Architecture - DtS (Direct Attach to SAN) architecture is an exclusive MSA1000 and MSA1500 cs
	feature that provides a quick and easy way to migrate stored data on SCSI disks protected by most Smart
	Array controllers to a MSA1000 or MSA1500 cs storage system.
	Pre-Failure Warranty - Enclosures and hard drives attached to an MSA1500 cs and monitored under
	Insight Manager are supported by a Pre-Failure (replacement) Warranty.
	NOTE: Pre-Failure Warranty allows for the replacement of designated SCSI drives in an HP
	StorageWorks disk enclosure before they actually fail when using Insight Manger.
	NOTE: Some operating systems may not support all of these features.
	Integrated Configuration and Management Tools - The MSA1500 cs utilizes a standard, integrated set of
	management and utility software. These tools consistently lower the cost of ownership by reducing
	training and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain the MSA1500 cs.
	Hot Plug Expansion and Replacement Support - The MSA1500 cs supports hot plug expansion and
	replacement of redundant controllers, fans, power supplies, Serial ATA and SCSI disk enclosures, and
	I/O cards for simple, fast installation and maintenance.

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