- Support for Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS and SATA drives, common with ProLiant
- Support for attachment of three dual I/O MSA70 SFF JBODs (ninety-nine) SFF drive
- Increased support to four MSA2000 LFF disk enclosures with the MSA2312fc (sixty LFF drives)
- Increased optional snapshot capability to 255 snaps
- Additional LUN support up to 512 total volumes in a dual controller system
- Adding support for HPE-UX, OpenVMS, and integrity servers
The latest HP StorageWorks 2000fc G2 Modular Smart Array features a high-performance 4Gb Fibre Channel connected array for efficient consolidation and functionality at affordable prices. It allows departmental and small to medium businesses customers to grow capacity as demands increase up to 36TB SAS or 120TB SAS MDL or SATA, and supports up to 64 hosts. With up to 512 LUNs and LUN sizes up to 16TB, the MSA2000fc G2 gives maximum configuration flexibility. The MSA2000fc allows mixing of enterprise-class, dual-ported SAS drives and archival-class SATA drives, and the new MSA2000fc G2 model supports both Large and Small Form Factor drives. The optional HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array Snapshot Software offers increased data protection. The MSA2000fc G2 can be configured with a single controller for a low initial price with future expansion, or a dual controller model for situations that require higher availability and performance for the most demanding entry-level situations.