HP SAN Array 1000 User Manual
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Overview
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HP StorageWorks Modular SAN
Array 1000
The msa1000 offers the following
key features
The HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 is a 2 Gb Fibre Channel storage system designed for the entrylevel to mid-range Storage Area Network (SAN). Designed to reduce the complexity, expense and risk of SAN
deployment, the msa1000 is a scaleable, high performance storage system built with investment protection in
mind. The modular design of the msa1000 allows the user to easily add storage capacity on an as needed basis.
The msa1000 combines the array controller shelf and the drive shelf, which holds up to fourteen 1” universal disk
drives in a single 4U rackmount cabinet. More storage can be easily deployed with the addition of up to two
StorageWorks 4314 Enclosures for a maximum storage capacity of 6 TB when using the new 146 GB drives. The
msa1000 provides the latest 2 Gb Fibre Channel technology to the hosts. Besides the single port 2 Gb Fibre
Channel I/O module that comes standard, there is an optional 3-port 2 Gb Fibre Channel hub that also fits inside –
an ideal low cost solution for simple 2-node clustering. There is also a newly introduced 8-port switch that mounts
internally, featuring a low cost per port option that saves rack space. The msa1000 provides Ultra3 SCSI
connections to the hard drives and uses the HP Universal 1” Ultra2, Ultra3, and/or Ultra320 drives. By utilizing
SCSI drives, the msa1000 lowers the total cost of ownership and extends the customer’s hardware investments
into the future.
An alternative firmware version, installed in place of the standard version, now enables support for OpenVMS and
Tru64 UNIX. A copy of this alternative firmware ships with the msa1000 and is also downloadable at no charge
from the HP msa1000 Web site. It replaces the existing firmware that ships with the MSA1000. Included with the
firmware will be instructions on the procedure to upgrade the firmware in either a Tru64 UNIX or an OpenVMS
environment
• High performance controller(s) built on DAS to SAN {DtS} architecture for maximum investment protection
• 4U rackmount design combining both the controller and disk shelf
• 2 Gb Fibre Channel host connections
• Ultra3 SCSI connections to drives
• Support for HP Ultra2, Ultra3, and Ultra320 Universal 1” Drives
• Scaleable from 3 to 42 drives via HP StorageWorks 4200/4300 Enclosures
• Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb Fibre Channel fabrics
What’s new
Supported Alpha servers
• Multiple clusters and/or single server access to an individual msa1000.
• Support for concurrent access by servers with OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX operating systems
• Redundancy (if present) retained while expanding number of drives or enlarging LUNs
• New 3-port embedded hub or 8-port switch option
• Ability to add an additional storage drive enclosure (42/4300) to a msa1000 without power cycling unit
• Support for larger and/or faster drives allowing total capacity to scale to 6 TB
• DS10, DS10L, DS20E, DS25
• ES40, ES45, ES47, ES80
• GS80, GS160, GS320, GS1280
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MSA1000 Highlights
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High Levels of Performance,
Scalability, and Functionality
• Performance – The msa1000 and its components have been designed using the latest industry standard 2
Gb interconnects and Fibre Channel technology. Performance tests indicate a data transmission rate of
over 30, 000 IOPS and bandwidth of up to 200 MB per second. (Single msa1000 Controller)
• Modular Chassis – The modular design of the msa1000 cabinet supports up to fourteen 1” Universal hard
drives, redundant controllers, 2 Gb embedded fabric switches or hubs, fans and power supplies in a 4U
rackmount cabinet.
• Scalability – The msa1000 is easily expanded. The msa1000 cabinet scales to 2.0 TB, using fourteen, 146
GB, 1” HP Universal hard drives. By simply adding additional StorageWorks 4200/4300 Enclosures (two
enclosures max), the msa1000 scales to 6.0 TB, using forty-two, 146 GB, 1” HP Universal hard drives – all
within 10U of rack space.
• msa Hub 2/3 – The optional msa Hub 2/3, to be installed within the msa1000, offers 2 Gb performance. With
two ports accessible by the user, the msa hub 2/3 is the ideal interconnect for low-cost 2-node clustering or
simple attaching two servers. A second msa hub 2/3 can be installed for redundancy. This hub ships with
two SFPs included.
• msa SAN switch 2/8 – The optional msa SAN switch 2/8 can also be installed within the msa1000. With
seven ports accessible by the user, the msa SAN switch 2/8 is the ideal interconnect for cost effective
multiple clusters or nodes or connection to other hp SAN switches from the hp interconnect family of
switches. A second msa SAN switch 2/8 can be installed for redundancy. This switch ships with four SFPs
included.
• Hot Plug Expansion and Replacement Support – The msa1000 supports hot plug expansion and
replacement of hard drives, redundant controllers, fabric switches or hubs for simple, fast installation and
maintenance. Fans and power supplies are also hot plug replaceable.
• Advanced Data Guarding (RAID ADG) Fault Tolerance – 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.
Low Total Cost of Ownership
The modular and scalable design of the msa1000 provides an extremely flexibly platform. You can buy what you
need today and purchase additional capacity and performance as your data storage needs grow, instead of
making a large up-front investment. Additional drives, controllers, cache, fabric switches and storage enclosures
can easily be added, as your storage needs change.
• Fabric Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb Infrastructure – The msa1000 supports both 1 Gb and 2 Gb Fibre
Channel fabrics to ensure that your investment in 1 Gb infrastructure is protected.
• Optional embedded interconnects – The msa SAN switch 2/8 or the msa hub 2/3 require no rack space as
they are installed in the msa1000’s chassis. This not only saves valuable rack space (up to 2U saved) but
also eliminates some of the cabling needed with external interconnects.
• Universal Hard Drive – Since the msa1000 supports HP Universal 1” Ultra2, Ultra3 and Ultra320 drives,
cost is minimized as you add new drives
Configuration • Command Line Interface (CLI) – A connection between a standard ANSI
terminal or terminal emulator and the msa1000 is required to use the
command line interface (CLI) to configure and manage the msa1000. A
custom serial cable, part number 259992-001, is required for this
connection and ships with the MSA1000. CLI commands are documented
in the HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 User Guide.
• Management −−−− msa1000 events are logged in the OpenVMS or Tru64
UNIX error log and can be monitored with HP Analyze or other error log
analysis tools.
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Models
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HP StorageWorks Modular SAN
Array 1000 For Alpha Server
Systems w/ OpenVMS and Tru64
UNIX
msa1000, with 256MB cache 201723-B22/
3R-A4328-A
msa1000 Controller, with 256MB cache 218231-B22/
3R-A4330-A
256 MB Cache Module for Controller 254786-B21/
3R-A3954-A
msa Fibre Channel I/O Module 218960-B21/
3R-A2969-A
msa SAN Switch 2/8 (integrated) 288247-B21/
3R-A4289-A
msa HUB 2/8 (integrated) 286763-B21/
3R-A3907-A
FCA2354 Host Adapter (Open VMS/Tru64 UNIX) 261329-B21/
DS-KGPSA-D
2 Gb SFP SW Transceiver Kit 221470-B21/
3R-A2973-A
HP StorageWorks Enclosure Model 4314R 190209-001/
DS-SL13R-A
HP StorageWorks Dual bus Enclosure Model 4354R 190211-001/
DS-SL13R-B
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MSA1000 Components
With the following components, your storage capacity and performance can be scaled to new levels
Modular SAN Array 1000
The 4U cabinet houses up to fourteen 1” Universal hot pluggable Ultra2, Ultra3, and/or Ultra320 drives. Each
msa1000 includes the following standard components: (1) msa1000 Controller, (1) msa Fibre Channel I/O Module
with a single SFP, dual hot pluggable fans/power supplies and power cables, (2) 3’ VHDCI to VHDCI SCSI cables
to connect expansion enclosures, documentation and a CD Kit containing firmware upgrade code for Tru64 and
OpenVMS and a support software CD.
The modular design of the msa1000 makes it possible to add redundant controllers, redundant single port Fibre
Channel I/O Modules, 3-port hub, or msa SAN switch 2/8 and storage expansion enclosures.
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msa1000 Controller
The msa1000 Controller is an integrated RAID controller with an integrated LCD/LED status display and 256 MB
read/write battery-backed cache (expandable to 512 MB per controller). One msa1000 Controller is included with
the msa1000; a redundant msa1000Controller is an option.
Key Features
msa1000 Controller
Management Features
Fault Tolerance
Fault Recovery
• Redundant controller support with mirrored cache
• Fabric, Private Loop & Public Loop Support
• Auto Negotiated F, FL & L Port Login
• RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 and ADG
• 2 Gb/1 Gb Frequency Agile
• Primary & Secondary Inter-Controller Link (ICL)
• configurable with Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Online RAID Level Migration: allows for online post-configuration change to
RAID level without destroying data or volume information.
• Online Capacity Expansion: lets you add storage to an operational
msa1000—reducing expensive server downtime.
• Global Online Spare: reduces the risk of data loss by facilitating automatic
rebuilds after a drive failure
Several fault tolerant configurations, which keep data available and servers
running while drives are being replaced, are supported including:
• Advanced Data Guarding (RAID ADG): Allocates the equivalence of two
parity drives across multiple drives and allows simultaneous write
operations.
• Distributed Data Guarding (RAID 5): Allocates parity data across multiple
drives and allows simultaneous write operations.
• Drive Mirroring (RAID 1, (1+0 Striped Mirroring)): Allocates half of the drive
array to data and the other half to mirrored data, providing two copies of
every file.
• Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and f acilitates a quick recovery
from drive failure
• Online Spares: If a failure occurs, recovery begins with an online spare and
data is reconstructed automatically. Multiple online spares can be
assigned per array and used across multiple arrays. It is also possible to
assign different online spares across different arrays.
• Array Accelerator: Onboard, battery-backed cache memory protects data in
the event of a power failure. In the unlikely event of a controller failure, the
battery-backed cache will save critical user dat a for up to three days
msa Fibre Channel I/O Module
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Provides a single 2 Gb Fibre Channel connection per controller from the host side into the msa1000. The msa
Fibre Channel I/O Module includes one 2 Gb, Short Wave, Small-Form-Factor-Pluggable Transceiver (SFP). A
second msa Fibre Channel I/O Module can be installed for redundancy when a redundant controller is used.
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MSA1000 Components
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msa Hub 2/3
msa SAN switch 2/8
The HP StorageWorks msa Hub 2/3 is a low-cost interconnect designed for clustering or low cost, high speed
attachment of two servers to the msa1000, an entry-level storage area network (SAN) solution. The msa Hub 2/3
is a 3-port Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop hub that is mounted on a blade that easily installs inside the msa1000
storage unit, saving valuable rack space. Two of these hubs may be installed for redundancy within the msa1000.
The msa Hub 2/3 is not cascadable.
The hub presents the user with two SFP ports for simple direct attachment to two single or clustered servers
without having to purchase an external interconnect device. It offers the most cost-effective solution for a user to
enable a clustered server environment.
• high-performance: supports msa1000 with a 2 Gb interconnect capable of 200 MB/s speed
• low cost: supports the entry-level SAN array with the most cost effective option for 2-node clustering
• compact: imbeds in the msa1000, replacing the I/O module, saving valuable rack space
• complete: comes with two SW SFPs – no need for further investment
The hp StorageWorks msa SAN switch 2/8 ia a new optional switch embedded on a blade, for mounting internal
to an msa1000. The msa SAN Switch 2/8 offers low price per port and full scalability, doing so while taking zero
rack space, even in a redundant configuration. It ships with four SFPs installed. Because of its’ low cost per port it
is the most cost effective method of enabling the larger SAN. It is interoperable with the hp line of SAN
interconnect family of FC switches.
• eight 2 Gb ports: 1 to controller, 7 user accessible
• product ships with 4 SFPs installed
• no E-port restriction, accepts all optional software
• interoperates with external SAN Switch 2 Gb switches
• configuration and management methodology common with SAN Switch product line, same methods as
installed base of 30,000+ HP SAN Switches
2 Gb Small Form Factor Pluggable
(SFP) SW Transceiver Kit
Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cables
2 Gb Small-Form-Factor-Pluggable (SFP) SW Transceivers are industry standard connection devices, which hot
plug into 2 Gb infrastructure components such as 2 Gb Fabric Switches. StorageWorks 2 Gb SFP SW
Transceivers support distances up to 300 metres at 2 Gb and 500 metres at 1 Gb using multi-mode fiber optic
cable.
Multi-Mode Fibre Channel cables provide a thin, flexible cabling solution that is immune to electromagnetic
interference. HP offers cables to connect the msa1000 to both 2 Gb and 1 Gb Fibre Channel infrastructures. LC
to LC cables are used when connecting the msa1000 to other 2 Gb Fibre Channel components because both
connections will utilize small form factor transceivers. LC to SC cables are used when connecting the msa1000 to
1 Gb Fibre Channel components. 1 Gb components use the larger GBIC style transceivers.
SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
Command Line Interface (CLI)
OS Support Tru64 UNIX Support
The command line interface (CLI) is used to configure and manage the MSA1000. Additionally, the CLI can be
used to display system information and status. See the HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 User Guide
for more information on the CLI commands
OpenVMS Support
• Tru64 UNIX v5.1A with PK4 and NHD6
• Tru64 UNIX v5.1B with IPK
• OpenVMS v7.3-1 with TIMA (ECO) Kit
• OpenVMS v7.2-2 with TIMA (ECO) Kit
• OpenVMS v7.3 with TIMA (ECO) Kit
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Service & Support, CarePaq and Warranty Information
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Storage Service Packages
Warranty
Service & Support, CarePaq and
Warranty Information
The Storage Services Packaging takes the existing storage product along with the existing services and creates a
package of the storage hardware and appropriate services. The increased level of support provides for a higher
level of storage system availability for the customer. The package includes 24x7 support with a 4-hour response
for 3 years as well as installation and startup service.
Three-year Limited Warranty for msa1000s, Fibre Channel Cables and SFP Transceivers; 3 years parts
exchange; 1 year labour; 1 year on-site; next business day response. Options for the msa1000 carry their own
warranty. Refer to HP's Limited Warranty Statement for further details.
Software Product Services
Hardware Product Services
Installation and Startup
Services
Warranty Upgrade Options
• HP warrants only that the Software media will be free of physical defects
for a period of ninety (90) days from delivery.
• Upgrades to the 90 day media defect warranty are available as CarePaq
services. These services are available to upgrade the warranty to (1 or 3)
full year of 9 hours by 5 days (or 24x7) software advisory and remedial
software telephone support, new version license rights, and media and
documentation distribution service.
• Installation services
• On-site maintenance (includes warranty support)
• Response time upgrades during the warranty period
• Post-warranty coverage
• RAID setup and performance consulting via statement of work
• Migration service consulting via statement of work
The Installation and Startup Service package provides installation and
configuration of HP StorageWorks products. Major categories of work could
include:
• Pre-installation consulting and planning
• Hardware installation, configuration and verification
• RAID array configuration and initialization
• Installation, configuration and verification of StorageWorks software
• Service tools installed, configured and verified
• Customer orientation
• Response – Upgrade on-site response from next business day to same
day 4 hours
• Coverage – Extend hours of coverage from 9 hours x 5 days to 24 hours x
7 days
• Duration – Select duration of coverage for a period of 1, 3, or 5 years
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