s your storage growing by leaps & bounds, exceeding your current system capacity? Manage your small & midrange business′ growing storage needs by deploying the HP D2000 Disk Enclosures, the next generation 6 Gb SAS low-cost, flexible, tiered external storage system. The HP D2000 Disk Enclosures are ideal for small application environments in small & medium businesses, remote offices & departmental locations. The new 6 Gb SAS enclosures
- Large Form Factor (LFF) D2600 with 12 drive bays & Small Form Factor (SFF) D2700 with 25 drive bays
- offer modular solutions to simplify capacity expansion of HP Pro Liant & Integrity server environments & MSA Arrays (SFF only) to external storage without having to make the full move to SAN or NAS. This means that you can buy what is needed today & purchase additional capacity as data storage needs grow. Total support can grow up to 96 LFF or 100 SFF drives as needed. Affordable Storage. HP D2000 Disk Enclosures double the transfer rate of current 3 Gb solutions, adding crucial bandwidth. The HP D2000 Disk Enclosures modular platform allows customers to purchase based on current need & future growth, no hidden management charges. Enterprise-class dual-port SAS drives as the need & budget dictates. Provides higher levels of redundancy & reliability, reducing or eliminating single points of failure within a storage network. Flexible & Scalable. Flexibility to mix & match SAS & SATA drives in the same enclosure. Extends benefit of tiered storage to direct attach customers. Solid State Drives supported in the D2700. The D2600 LFF can grow up to 96 drives. Up to four Large Form Factor (LFF) enclosures can be connected together from a single controller port. The D2700 SFF can grow up to 100 drives. Up to two Small Form Factor (SFF)enclosures can be connected together from a single controller port. Easy to Manage. The HP D2000 Disk Enclosures uses familiar HP Pro Liant management tools including HP Systems Insight Manager & the HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU) software. The HP D2000 Disk Enclosures are compatible with selected HP Smart Array SAS Controllers. Little IT expertise required.