HP Media Vault Generation 1 & 2 Comparisons |
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Generation 1 (MV1) | Generation 2 (MV2) | ||||||
Models | MV2010, MV2020, MV2040* | MV2120, MV5020, MV5140*, MV5150* | |||||
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First Customer Shipment Date | October 2006 | April 2008 | |||||
Storage Capacity as Shipped | Model number | mv2010 | mv2020 | mv2040 (Pro) | mv2120 mv5020 (Pro) | mv5140 (Pro) | mv5150 (Pro) |
# drives x capacity | 1 x 300 GB | 1 x 500 GB | 2 x 500 GB | 1 x 500 GB | 2 x 500 GB | 2 x 750 GB | |
Size | 13"L x 4.3"W x 9.4"H | 9.6"L x 5.5"W x 5.4"H | |||||
Drives | one internal, one removable magazine | one internal, one removable magazine | |||||
Weight (with 1 drive) | 11.3 lbs | 7.1 lbs. | |||||
Capacity Limit | 1.2 TB | 4 TB | |||||
Internal drive type supported | SATA 7200 rpm | SATA 7200 rpm | |||||
USB 2.0 ports | 3 (2 back, 1 front) | 2 (1 front, 1 back) | |||||
Networking | 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 | 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 | |||||
FTP server | yes | no | |||||
Print server | yes | no | |||||
NFS server | yes | no | |||||
CIFS/SMB server | yes | yes | |||||
iTunes Server | hackable** | yes, installed at factory | |||||
HP Photo Webshare application for remote photo sharing | no | yes | |||||
NTI Shadow (file-based backup) | yes | yes | |||||
NTI Drive Backup! (disk image backup) | yes for all models | yes (for mv5100 series only) | |||||
Spare Backup CD (on-line backup software) | yes (for mv2040 Pro only) | yes (for mv5100 series only) | |||||
CPU | Broadcom SOC 4785 MIPS-based 300 MHz | Marvel SOC ARM9-based 500 MHz | |||||
Internal Operating System | Linux 2.4 kernel | Linux 2.6 kernel | |||||
BIOS | Broadcom CFE (common firmware environment) | uboot | |||||
Internal Memory | 64 MB | 128 MB | |||||
Internal File system | Reiserfs | Ext3 | |||||
Power Supply | 108W internal 115/230VAC switchable | 65W external (18.5V DC) 115/230VAC HPPN DC359A | |||||
Mirroring (RAID-1) | yes, with multiple types of partitions allowed on each drive | yes, 1 partition only. If drives are mis-matched, it will create a simple volume on left over portion of one drive. | |||||
Volume resizing/reconfiguring after initial setup | yes | no | |||||
Remote Access | with some manual config | TZO DNS | |||||
DLNA server | Syabas (Twonky hackable**) | Twonky | |||||
Mirrored OS | no | yes | |||||
Startup script for customizing | yes | ? | |||||
Telnet | available | ssh (password protected with admin password) | |||||
Direct Backup to USB-connected drive | no | yes | |||||
Latest Firmware Version | 1.3.5.9 | 1.3.0.85 |
* Media Vault Pro models are targeted at small business customers. In the case of the mv5020, mv5140 and mv5150, they include NTI Drive Backup, a drive image backup program on the installation CD. The Pro models also include a CD with Spare Backup (a subscription-based offsite backup service).
** Please note, the MV1 and MV2 use completely different hardware and internal software/firmware. If you're going to hack either of them, please be aware of the differences because the procedures for one will not work on the other. Also, since the MV2's root file system is writable unlike the MV1 which keeps the OS files in a non-writable partition, it's much more dangerous to hack the MV2. The firmware reflashing utility for the MV2 is now available but it overwrites data on the drive when used, so if you screw up your MV2 while hacking it, your data is at risk. In the case of the MV1, there is a safety feature that allows you to break a link to any modifications you've made with a hard reset. That feature doesn't exist in the MV2.
The MV5020 Pro is a European SKU introduced
in Sept 2008
4TB limit is with 4-1TB drives, 2 internal, 2 USB. There is a bug that prevents
drives larger than 1 TB from working with the MV2