The HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 (msa1000) is a Fiber Channel storage system for the entry-level to midrange Storage Area Network (SAN). It reduces the complexity, expense, and risk of SAN deployments in a x86 server environment.While the msa1000 is deployed most often as primary storage, it can also be used as a mezzanine solution for backup and restore, otherwise known as disk-to-disk backup. This added feature, two stage backup, utilizes the current msa1000 drive array as a middle-tier backup and recovery device supported with industry-standard backup and recovery software.