P13251-001 HP MSA 12-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 SAS Price:$585.95
Manufacturer
P13251-001 HP MSA 12-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 SAS
Product ID:738149
Description: HP MSA/MSA2 12TB 3.5-inch LFF SAS 12Gb/s 7.2K RPM
Hot-Plug Hard Drive
In HP MSA/MSA2 Hot-Plug Hard Drive tray
w/interposer connector (as pictured)
For HP MSA2060 MSA2062 SAN Storage Arrays
Genuine HP serial number and MSA/MSA2 firmware
Genuine HP manufactured Hard Drive
Part Number(s)
Option Part# R0Q61A
Spare Part# P13251-001
Model# HUH721212AL5204
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.
