HP StorageWorks HSG80 Addendum for ACS Solution Software V8.8 Differences Between HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controllers Addendum (AV-RV2MA-TE, March 2005)

Quick Review of HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controllers
6 HSG80 Addendum for ACS Solution Software V8.8 Differences Between HSG60 and HSG80
Array Controllers
Features of the HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller include:
■ Channel transfer rate up to 100 MB/s for each path
■ Up to over 24,000 I/Os per second per controller pair
■ Protocol and drive support, Ultra3 and Ultra2 SCSI (the maximum number of
disks varies by storage system configuration)
■ RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3/5, and JBOD
■ 256 MB memory cache (upgradeable to 512MB) with battery backup
■ CLI (Command Line Interface) built into firmware
Array Controller Software
Array Controller Software (ACS) is firmware used on the HSG60 and HSG80
array controllers. ACS resides on the controller through a PCMCIA card and
requires a specific solution kit for each operating system.
Features of the Array Controller Software, used with HSG60 and HSG80
controllers, include:
■ Up to 146GB drives in a 1-inch form factor
■ An increased number of maximum supported host connections from 64 to 96
■ 14 drives on a single SCSI bus
■ 84 total drives behind one controller pair with six fully loaded shelves of 14
drives each
■ RAID storageset size of up to 1.024 TB