HPE 3PAR 8200 SAN Storage Arrays
The HPE 3PAR 8200 gives you Tier-1, enterprise-grade storage performance at a more accessible entry point, making it ideal for mid-sized enterprises, growing VMware environments, and organisations modernising legacy SAN infrastructure. It’s flash-optimised for fast response times, built for high efficiency and resilience, and makes it easier to move and manage data as your needs change. Not sure whether the StoreServ 8200 is the right model, contact our pro-services team today for guidance.
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Powered by the HPE 3PAR Gen5 Thin Express ASIC, our refurbished HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8200 SAN Storage Array delivers hardware-accelerated thin provisioning and inline deduplication, helping organisations reduce storage acquisition and operational costs by up to 75% without compromising performance. This makes it particularly well suited to mid-sized virtualised environments and mixed enterprise workloads where efficiency and cost control are critical. The 8200 supports dual-controller configurations and can be deployed in hybrid or all-flash builds, offering flexibility depending on workload demands and budget. Many organisations use the 8200 as a primary storage array for VMware clusters or as a consolidation platform when retiring legacy SAN systems. As the entry model in the 3PAR 8000 series, the 8200 delivers core enterprise data services and high availability while maintaining a lower initial investment compared to the 8400, 8440, and 8450 models. For organisations anticipating future growth, it provides a clear and scalable upgrade path as performance and capacity requirements increase. |
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| Specification | 8200 | 8400 | 8440 | 8450 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Controller Nodes | 2 | 2 or 4 | 2 or 4 | 2 or 4 |
| Processors | 2 × 6-core 2.2 GHz | 2–4 × 6-core 2.2 GHz | 2–4 × 10-core 2.4 GHz | 2–4 × 10-core 2.4 GHz |
| Total Cache | 832 GiB | 1664 GiB | 8384 GiB | 384 GiB |
| Flash Cache (optional) | 768 GiB | 1536 GiB | 8000 GiB | Not Applicable |
| On-Node Cache | 64 GiB | 128 GiB | 384 GiB | 384 GiB |
| Total Cache per Node Pair | 832 GiB | 832 GiB | 4192 GiB | 192 GiB |
| Flash Cache per Node Pair | 768 GiB | 768 GiB | 4000 GiB | Not Applicable |
| On-Node Cache per Node Pair | 64 GiB | 64 GiB | 192 GiB | 192 GiB |
| Maximum Host Ports | 12 ports | 24 ports | 24 ports | 24 ports |
| 32Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Ports | 0–4 | 0–8 | 0–8 | 0–8 |
| 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Ports | 4–12 | 4–24 | 4–24 | 4–24 |
| 10Gb/s iSCSI Host Ports | 0–4 | 0–8 | 0–8 | 0–8 |
| 10Gb/s FCoE Host Ports | 0–4 | 0–8 | 0–8 | 0–8 |
| 1Gb/s Ethernet Adapter | 0–8 | 0–16 | 0–16 | 0–16 |
| 10Gb/s Ethernet Adapter | 0–4 | 0–8 | 0–8 | 0–8 |
| Built-in 1GbE Ports | 2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 |
| 2U Controller Node Drive Capacity | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Number of Hard Disk Drives | 6–240 | 6–576 | 6–960 | Not Applicable |
| Number of Solid State Drives | 6–120 | 6–240 | 6–480 | 6–480 |
| Max Raw Capacity (approx.) | 1000 TiB | 2400 TiB | 4000 TiB | 3351 TiB |
| Max Raw Capacity (SSD only) | 838 TiB | 1676 TiB | 3351 TiB | 3351 TiB |
| Usable File Capacity | 2–256 TiB | 2–512 TiB | 2–512 TiB | 2–512 TiB |
| RAID Levels | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 |
| RAID 5 Data to Parity Ratios | 2:1 – 8:1 | 2:1 – 8:1 | 2:1 – 8:1 | 2:1 – 8:1 |
| RAID 6 Data to Parity Ratios | 4:2, 6:2, 8:2, 10:2, 14:2 | |||
| Drive Capacities (SSDs) | 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB | |||
| Drive Capacities (HDDs) | 600 GB 15K SAS, 1.2 TB 10K SAS, 1.8 TB 10K SAS, 4 TB 7.2K NL, 8 TB 7.2K NL, 14 TB 7.2K NL | Not Applicable | ||
| Number of Add-on Drive Enclosures | 0–9 | 0–22 | 0–38 | 0–18 |
