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HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500 (MSA1500)
The MSA1500 disk array keeps the file library
7.2rpm disks in an enclosure and driven by a MSA1500 controller with 4 Ultra3 SCSI (160 MB/s per channel) interfaces. The array is connected to the server by a single 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel link.
Different configurations are created with:
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•RAID levels 0, 1+0, 1, 5
RAID 0 and 1 Logical Array
The disk enclosure is configured as 1 logical disk array with 12 disks.
Figure 18. MSA1500 Logical Array Configuration – RAID 0 and 1 Logical Array
4 LUNs protected by RAID 0 are created as shown in the next figure.
Figure 19. MSA1500 Logical Drive Configuration – RAID 0 and 1 Logical Array
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