Description: 2 x HP P2000 1TB 3.5-inch serial Attached SCSI (SAS) LFF 6Gb/s Dual Port Midline (MDL) Hot-Plug 7.2K MSA Hard Drive In HP MSA/MSA2 Hot-Plug Hard Drive tray
w/interposer connector (as pictured) For HP MSA1040 MSA2040 MSA2050 MSA2052 MSA2000 MSA2000i
and P2000 SAN Storage Arrays Genuine HP serial number and MSA/MSA2 firmware
Genuine HP manufactured Hard Drive
Part Number(s)
Option Part# AP861A
Spare Part# 605474-001
Overview:
HP MSA2 / MSA2000 controller enclosures and large form factor expansion enclosures accept unique HP SAS disk drive modules with different firmware and different trays than other HP 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 MSA2s proprietary backplane.
![AP861A HP 1-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 DP MDL SAS [ 2 Pack ]](https://www.serverpartsdirect.com/images/HP_SAS_3_Hard_Drive_MSA.gif)
