HPE MSA SAN Storage is an industry-leading entry storage Fibre Channel and iSCSI platform, with nearly 500,000 storage systems sold worldwide. The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage system delivers two times higher performance than the previous HPE MSA 2040 generation at the same price, delivering in excess of 200,000 IOPS. It provides simple and affordable SSD flash-ready storage to help you get the most performance for the lowest cost.
HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage | |
Array | |
Access Type | Block |
Form Factor | 2U, SFF or LFF |
Number of controllers per array | 2 |
Number of host ports per array | 8 |
Host Server to SAN connectivity | 8/16Gb Fibre Channel; 1Gbit/10Gbit iSCSI; 6Gbs/12Gbs SAS |
Cache Per Array | |
Max Read cache per array | 8TB |
Data (read/write) cache + system memory per array | 16GB |
Pool Capacity (with Large Pool Support) | 562 TB (512 TiB) |
RAID Levels supported: Virtual mode | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 |
Enclosures | |
Expansion Drive Enclosures | 0-7 enclosures |
LFF/SFF array/enclosure mixing | Supported |
Maximum number of drives per array & drive enclosure | 24 SFF/12 LFF |
Drive enclosure interface type | 6Gb SAS |
Drives | |
Maximum total SSD's and/or HDDs per array | 192 SFF / 96 LFF |
Max raw capacity per enclosure | 76.8 TB SFF / 168TB LFF |
Max raw capacity per array | 614.4TB SFF / 1344TB LFF |
Drive Capacities | |
SFF SSD Drives | 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.2TB |
SFF 15K RPM Hard Drives | 600GB, 900GB |
SFF 15K RPM Hard Drives | 600GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB, 2.4TB |
LFF 7.2K RPM Hard Drives | 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 14TB |
Software Features | |
Thin Technologies | Thin Provisioning, Space Reclamation, Thin Rebuild |
Tiering | Performance Tier, Standard Tier, Archive Tier |
Replication | Snapshots (512), Volume Copy, Remote Snaps |
Quality of Service | Virtual Tier Affinity |
Additional Features | |
Maximum number of volumes | 512 |
Maximum number of snapshots | 512 |
Maximum number of host servers | 512 |
Maximum number of initiators | 1024 |
All of our HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage Array configurations come backed with a three year warranty including remote setup, support and training. Additional options can be purchased from our HPE Refurbished stock holding of over 250,000 items. If you’re looking for a more comprehensive project involving HPE hardware, please get in touch with our Professional Services IT specialists.