HP MSA50 manual QuickSpecs, Overview

QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 50 Enclosure

Overview

The HP StorageWorks 50 Modular Smart Array (MSA50) Enclosure is a 1U Serial Attach SCSI(SAS) disk drive storage enclosure supporting Small Form Factor(SFF) SAS or Serial ATA(SATA) drives. This enclosure delivers industry-leading data performance, availability, storage density, and upgradeability to meet customers' demanding and growing storage needs. The all new SFF drive carrier is designed to support the new Universal form factor hard drive in either SAS or SATA. This new form factor provides optimized performance per U of space while delivering unparalleled power consumption. The MSA50 enclosure supports direct attach storage to HP ProLiant and Integrity Servers. The MSA50 supports the cascading of shelves in a 1+1 configuration to allow a maximum of 20 SFF drives in a 2U configuration attached to a single controller port. This single controller port incorporates four lanes for a total max throughput of 12Gb/s for SAS.

1.	Expansion slot for potential future second I/O	6.	Power button/LED
2.	Fan	7.	UID button/LED
3.	Hot-plug power supply	8.	Hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive bays
4.	Hot-plug power supply	9.	Access panel
5.	I/O module

Models

The MSA50 design allows for the mix of SAS and SATA drives in the same enclosure at the same time and is tailored to the needs of HP server customers who require optimized performance per U of rack space.

Model MSA50 HP StorageWorks 50 Modular Smart Array Enclosure364430-B21

NOTE: Rack-mountable 10 SFF drive enclosure with single I/O module, redundant hot plug power supplies and hot plug fans.

NOTE: For complete compatibility information, refer to the Specifications section of this document. SAS/SATA performance requires a compatible SAS controller. This is noted in the product documentation.

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