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Msa1000 controller, Components, 1 msa1000 controller – HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array User Manual

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MSA1000 Controller User Guide

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MSA1000 Controller

Components

The MSA1000 Controller is a drive array controller specifically designed for
installation in the MSA1000. The MSA1000 comes equipped with one MSA1000
Controller installed. An additional controller for redundancy can be purchased
separately.

To ensure uninterrupted service, two copies of the controller firmware are stored
in Read Only Memory (ROM) on the controller. See the “

Recovery ROM

” and

ROM Cloning

” sections for more information.

Additional information about the following topics is included in this section:

MSA1000 Controller Display

Array Accelerator (Battery-backed Cache)