Description: 5 x Genuine HP MSA2 450GB 3.5-inch LFF serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3Gb/s 15K
Hot-Plug Hard Drive in HP MSA/MSA2 3.5-inch LFF drive tray
with interposer connector (as pictured ) HP serial number and Genuine HP MSA/MSA2 firmware
Part Number(s)
Option Part# AJ737A
Spare Part# 480939-001
Note: For use in HP StorageWorks MSA/MSA2 Systems only.
Modular Smart Array (MSA) 2000/2000i Systems.
Modular Smart Array 2 (MSA2) 1040/2040/P2000 Systems.
Complete HDD compatibility table listed below.
Overview:
HP MSA2 / MSA2000 controller enclosures and large form factor expansion enclosures accept unique HP SAS disk drive modules with different firmware and different trays than other HP storage arrays and Proliant servers. The disk drives have SAS interposers attached to the back which convert the native dual port SAS interface to an SCA-40 connector. While this SCA-40 connector has the same shape as a Fibre Channel (FC) connector - the drives are NOT utilizing the FC protocol. If you look closely at the interposer - the circuitry is rather simplistic and no bridge / translator chip is attached. The interposer is - more or less - acting as a signal filter and port relocator to connect to the MSA2's proprietary backplane.