HP StorageWorks MSA1000 User Manual

Installation Procedures - for all MSA1000 Deployments
18 MSA1000 Installation Guide
Plan How you Want to Configure your Storage
Proper planning for system storage and performance is critical to a successful
deployment of your MSA1000. Improper planning or implementation can result
in wasted storage space, degraded performance, or inability to expand the system
to meet growing storage needs.
Key points to consider include:
■ System Priorities
■ Striping Methods
■ RAID Types
■ Hard Drive Sizes and Types
■ Spare Drives
■ LUN Sizing
System Priorities
To help you determine the best way to configure your storage, you must first rank
the following three storage characteristics in order of importance:
■ Fault tolerance
■ I/O performance
■ Capacity utilization
With your priorities established, you can determine which striping method and
RAID level to use.
As highlighted in the following sections on Striping Methods and RAID Types,
some configuration methods offer greater fault tolerance, while other
configuration methods offer better I/O performance or capacity utilization.

HP StorageWorks MSA1000 Specifications

General

RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5
Certification	Microsoft Cluster Server Certification\\r Hewlett Packard Data Protector\\r VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup\\r Legato NetWorker for Windows\\r Computer Associates BrightStor Enterprise Backup
Internal memory	256 MB
Memory clock speed	- MHz
Internal memory type	-
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Supported storage drive interfaces	SCSI
Windows operating systems supported	Yes
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	52.1 mm
Width	48.3 mm
Height	17.5 mm
Weight	31210 g