by Kriss Rant and Jim Hawkins, Commercial Systems Division
The HP Surestore Disk System 2300 is a fourteen-slot
Ultra160 SCSI (160 MB/s LVD SCSI) capable interface storage enclosure.
The enclosure is 3 EIA units (3U) high and consists of a single
bay in front that has 14 vertically oriented hot-swappable
disk module slots. The low voltage differential Ultra160 SCSI bus
provides a data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/s. The DS2300 has
a storage capacity of up to one terabyte in a single enclosure.
The DS2300 is intended as a standalone JBOD, connected to a host,
or hosts (up to two).
Modular and redundant components are easy to upgrade and maintain.
Disks, fans, power supplies, and Bus Control Cards (BCCs) are replaceable
parts that plug into individual slots in the front and back of the
disk system. Redundant fans and power supplies can be removed and
replaced without interrupting storage operations. Disks also can
be replaced with the system on and with only the affected file systems
taken offline. Hewlett-Packard technical support is optional
for these procedures.
A switchable, SES or SAF-TE, environmental monitoring
controller and HP software enable remote monitoring and
diagnostics. Sensors on the BCCs monitor the disk system environment,
including temperature, voltage, fan speed, and component status.
A not-for-resale version of Command View SDM is included
with the enclosure providing monitoring and diagnostic capabilities
for many configurations. For MPE/iX environments, the status of
the enclosure controller and disk drives can be monitored using
cstm. Command View SDM is not supported on MPE/iX.
This storage enclosure is available in field rack, factory
rack, and deskside pedestal configurations. A minimum of one disk
drive must be installed for the Disk System 2300 to function.
The Disk System 2300 also includes a product manual, a VHDTS68
LVD/SE terminator, disk drive filler panels, a BCC filler panel
and AC power cords.
The Disk System 2300 is supported on HP e3000 A-Class and
N-Class servers with MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1 or greater.
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