Hello,
as the title says, i want to upgrade my MSA 2012fc G1 Storage to something new. Sinze i don't have good use for something like a 3PAR, i want to stay with goold old MSA. The latest generation MSA2040/1040 seems to be a good choice for me.
But i like to have a few questions answerd before i throw my money at HP and i hope you can help me out :)
1) The MSA series semms to have a high compatibility between all the different generations of chassis. For instance an MSA P2000 can upgraded to an MSA 2040 just by changing the controller(s). The only downside is that SSD’s are not supportet in this case.
So is it possible to add an MSA2040 Controller to an MSA G1 chassis?
2) If i decide to replace the whole MSA G1, is it possible to move all the harddrives to the new chassis without loosing any volumes/data?
3) Can i attach an MSA 2040 to an MSA G1 or vice versa as expansion (with SAS connection) to use both?
My last question is kinda a noob one, but i didnt found any reliable source :) The MSA 2012fc G1 is attached to an 4Gb fc switch. Sinze MSA 2040 has an 16Gb / 8Gb fc connectors, do i need to upgrade my fc switch to at least 8Gb?
