AW555A Overview
AW555A is the HP P2000 2TB 6G SAS 7.2K 3.5in MDL HDD for MSA series storages. HP MSA2 / MSA2000 controller enclosures and large form factor expansion enclosures accept unique HPE SAS disk drive modules with different firmware and different trays than other HPE 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.
Quick Spec
Table 1 shows the spec.
Part Number |
AW555A |
Category |
StorageWorks HardDrive |
Sub-Category |
7.2K |
Generation |
SAS MSA2 |
Type |
Hard Drive - Hot-Plug |
Capacity |
2TB |
Interface Type |
Serial Attached SCSI |
Spindle Speed |
7200RPM |
Ports |
Dual Port |
Speed |
6GB/s |
Supported Devices |
For use only in HPE StorageWorks Systems Modular Smart Array MSA2 1040/2040/P2000 Systems only. |
Supported Devices
Table 2 shows the recommended supported MSA storages.
Model |
Description |
HP MSA 1040 2Prt 10G iSCSI DC LFF Strg |
|
HP MSA 1040 2Prt 10G iSCSI DC LFF Strg |
|
C8R09A - HP MSA 2040 SAN Controller |
|
C8S53A - HP MSA 2040 SAS Controller |
|
HP MSA 2040 SAS Dual Ctl Flash Bndl |
|
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Controller |
|
HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Controller |
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