What’s New − HPE Smart Choice MSA Gen6 hybrid-flash storage array bundles with 32TB of raw storage capacity included, supporting 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10GbE iSCSI, and 12Gb SAS host connectivity. − HPE MSA 24 TB SAS 7.2K LFF HDD option available as a single drive or 6-pack HDD bundle.
| Increases MSA 2062 array maximum raw capacity to 2.76 PB with up to nine additional MSA 2060 LFF Drive Enclosures added. − HPE MSA Storage certification as a Backup Repository to provide seamless protection and Instant VM Recovery with Veeam Backup and Replication. − NEBS certification for HPE MSA Gen6 16 Gb FC and 12 Gb SAS SFF storage arrays and the MSA 2060 SFF Drive Enclosure. | |||
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| Item | Description | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Switch | 5 | 12Gb SAS expansion port |
| 2 | Redundant Power and Cooling Module (AC or DC) | 6 | Controller A (Inverted) |
| 3 | Host connection ports (8/16Gb FC, 10/25GbE iSCSI, 10GBase-T iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS depending on model) | 7 | Controller B |
| 4 | Ethernet management port | ||
| Array | |
| Access Type | Block |
| Form Factor | 2U, SFF or LFF |
| Number of controllers per array | 2 |
| Number of host ports per array | 8 |
| FC host connectivity | 8/16 Gb |
| iSCSI host connectivity (IPv4 and IPv6) | 10/25 GbE, 1/10GBase-T 1/10Gbase-T (RJ-45) |
| SAS host connectivity | 12 Gb |
| Cache, per array | |
| Max Read cache per array | 8 TB |
| Data (read/write) cache + system memory per array | 24 GB |
| Pool Capacity | Two (2) Pools 4 PiB addressable capacity per pool 1,708 TiB* Useable capacity per system Notes: Using 24x 1.92 TB SSDs (Pool A) and 108x 24 TB HDDs (Pool B), in RAID MSA-DP+ with recommended sparing |
| RAID Levels supported | RAID 0*, 1, 5, 6, 10, MSA-DP+ Notes: *Read Cache Only |
| Enclosures | |
| Expansion Drive Enclosures | 0–9 enclosures |
| LFF/SFF array/enclosure mixing | Supported |
| Maximum number of drives per array enclosure | 24 SFF or 12 LFF |
| Maximum number of drives per drive enclosure | 24 SFF or 12 LFF |
| Drive enclosure interface type | 12 Gb SAS |
| Drives | |
| Maximum total HDDs per array | 238 SFF/ 108 LFF (All models ship standard with 2 factory integrated SFF SSDs. LFF media added via MSA 2060 LFF Drive Enclosure) |
| Maximum total SSDs per array | 240 SFF / 108 LFF |
| Max raw capacity per array enclosure | 172.8 TB SFF |
| Max raw capacity per drive enclosure | 184.32 TB SFF / 288 TB LFF |
| Max raw capacity per array | 1,831.68 TB (All SFF) / 2.764 8 TB (SFF array + All LFF drive enclosures) |
| Drive Capacities | |
| SFF SSDs | 960 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB |
| LFF SSD | 1.92 TB |
| SFF HDDs | 10K: 600 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, 2.4 TB |
| LFF HDDs | 7.2K: 6 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, 20 TB, 24 TB |
| 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 |
| Bundled/Integrated Licenses | Advanced Data Services LTU standard on MSA 2062 (preinstalled on the array) |
| Additional Features | |
| Maximum number of volumes per pool | 512 |
| Maximum number of volumes per array | 1024 |
| Maximum number of snapshots (included with array) | 64 |
| Maximum number of snapshots (with Advanced Data Services License) | 512 |
| Maximum number of hosts | 512 |
| Maximum number of initiators | 1024 |
| Customer self-repairable | Yes |
| Customer self-upgradeable | Yes |
| Health Check analytics | Yes |
| Energy Star Certified | Yes |
| USGv6 Certified | Yes |