Think of it as just a big disk enclosure. You can either plug it into the back of an HP server or plonk it on the network by itself. Google has some good pictu

Think of it as just a big disk enclosure. You can either plug it into the back of an HP server or plonk it on the network by itself. Google has some good pictures: http://www.google.com/images?q=HP%20MSA%203000 http://www.google.com/images?q=HP%20MSA%203000 HP's high-end 'ProLiant' kit have "Integrated Lights-out" that will allow you to do things like power cycle the device, drop on to the serial console, etc. All over a user friendly web interface. I'm assuming this 'admin backdoor' it is for that.