- High performance modular smart array controller with four 3Gb SAS ports per controller
- Single and dual controller capability
- 1 GB transportable cache per controller - battery-free cache backup with super capacitors and compact flash
- 2U rack mount chassis combining both the controller and disk shelf
- Twenty-four 2.5-inch dual-ported SAS or SATA ProLiant drives
- Supports expansion to 4 additional enclosures and total of 48 disk drives
- Supports expansion to 3 additional SFF enclosures for a maximum total of 99 SFF disks
- Redundant power supplies and fans are standard
- RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, and 50
The HP 2000sa G2 Modular Smart Array is a 3 Gb SAS direct attach, external shared storage solution that helps customers easily transition from direct attached to centralized storage. 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 MDL, and supporting up to 64 hosts. With up to 511 LUNs and LUN sizes up to 16 TB, the MSA2000sa G2 gives maximum configuration flexibility. The MSA2000sa G2 allows mixing of enterprise-class, dual-ported SAS drives and archival-class SATA drives, and supports both Large Form Factor and Small Form Factor drives. The optional HP 2000 Modular Smart Array Snapshot Software offers increased data protection. The MSA2000sa G2 can be configured with a single controller for a low initial price with future expansion, or with dual controller for situations that require higher availability and performance for the most demanding entry-level situations.