Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

HP G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF vs HP StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U)

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives supported
- G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF:24
- StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U):12
Storage drive interface
- G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U):Serial ATA
Width
- G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF:648 mm
- StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U):448 mm
Depth
- G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF:732 mm
- StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U):590 mm
Height
- G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF:269 mm
- StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U):88 mm
Weight
- G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF:34.9 kg
- StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U):15.4 kg

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Comparison of G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF, MSA60
27 specifications	A HP G3 iSCSI 3.6TB SAS SFF View product	B HP StorageWorks MSA60 disk array Rack (2U) Model MSA60 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	12
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	300 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA
HDD speedKnown for one	10000 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native capacityKnown for one	3.6 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 TB
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
SAS host portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	iSCSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	648 mm	448 mm
DepthDiffers	732 mm	590 mm
HeightDiffers	269 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	34.9 kg	15.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2008; Microsoft Windows 2003; Microsoft Windows Hyper-V; Red Hat Linux; SUSE Linux; VMware	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	2U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Insight manager supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SAN backup supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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