The flash-ready HPE MSA 2050 SAN LFF Storage system is designed for affordable application acceleration that is ideal for small and remote office deployments. But do not let the low cost fool you. The HPE MSA 2050 SAN LFF Storage system gives you the combination of simplicity, flexibility to grow now and into the future, and advanced features you may not expect to find in an entry priced array. Start small and scale as needed with any combination of solid-state disks (SSD), high-performance enterprise, or lower-cost midline SAS-based drives.
| Part Number: | Q1J00B |
| Capacity: | Up to 168 TB LFF maximum raw capacity |
| Storage Controller: | 2x HPE MSA 2050 SAN controllers included |
| Clustering support: | Windows, Linux, HP-UX |
| Form Factor: | 2U |
| Product Dimension: | 8.9 x 57.2 x 44.7 cm |
| Warranty | 3 year limited warranty, parts exchange Next Business day delivery |
What’s New
• New TAA-compliant HPE MSA 2050 Dual Controller Storage Array models including support for SAN SFF and SAN LFF.
Accelerates Applications Affordably
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage performs at 200,000 IOPS delivering affordable application acceleration for small to medium-sized businesses both local and remote.
• Flexible base model delivers 2X more performance than the previous generation HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage for the same price.
Advanced Data Services with no Experience Required
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage is easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain, no previous storage expertise required.
• Automated tiering dynamically responds to workload changes, so you don’t have to.
Keep your Business Running with Expanded Data Protection Features
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage delivers updated virtualized snapshot technology making data protection and instant recovery a snap.
• Remote replication with Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI supports an affordable disaster recovery solution.
• Encrypted SSDs and HDDs for a data secure hybrid flash array.
Grow Flexibly Now and Into the Future
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage supports data-in-place upgrades protecting drive investments and reduces data migrations.
• Start small and scale as needed with any combination of SSDs, enterprise or midline SAS HDDs.
| Array | |
|---|---|
| Access Type: | Block |
| Form Factor: | 2U SFF or LFF |
| Number of controllers per array: | 2 |
| Minimum / maximum host ports: | 1 / 8 |
| FC host connectivity: | 8 / 16 GB |
| iSCSI host connectivity: | 1 / 10 GB |
| Cache, per array | |
| Max Read cache per array: | 8 TB |
| Data (read/write) cache + system memory per array: | 16 GB |
| 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 enclosure: | 24 SFF / 12 LFF |
| Maximum number of drives per drive enclosure: | 24 SFF / 12 LFF |
| Drive enclosure interface type: | 6 GB SAS |
| Drives | |
| Maximum total HDDs per array: | 192 SFF / 96 LFF |
| Maximum total SSDs per array: | 192 SFF / 96 LFF |
| Max raw capacity per array enclosure: | 76.8 TB SFF / 168TB LFF |
| Max raw capacity per drive enclosure: | 76.8 TB SFF / 168TB LFF |
| Max raw capacity per array: | 614.4TB SFF / 1344TB LFF |
| Drive Capacities | |
| SFF SSDs: | 800 GB, 960 GB, 1.6 TB, 1.92 TB, 3.2 TB |
| LFF SSDs: | 800 GB, 960 GB, 1.92 TB |
| SFF HDDs: | • 15K : 600 GB, 900 GB • 10K : 600 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, 2.4 TB |
| LFF HDDs: | 7.2K : 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB |
| SEDs: | • SSDs : 800 GB, 1.6 TB • SFF 10K HDD : 1.2 TB • LFF 7.2K HDD : 4 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 |
| Additional Features | |
| Maximum number of volumes: | 512 |
| Maximum number of snapshot: | 512 |
| Maximum number of host: | 512 |
| Maximum number of initiators: | 1024 |
| Customer self-installable: | Yes |
| Customer self-upgradeable: | Yes |
| Customer self-repairable : | Yes |
| Health Check analytics: | Yes |
| Dimension and weight | |
| Product Dimension: | 8.9 x 49.5 x 44.7 cm |
| Weight: | 18.4 kg |
HPE MSA 2050 SAN LFF Storage
Looking for affordable, high-performance shared storage?
The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage is a flash ready system designed for affordable application acceleration ideal for small and remote office deployments. Don’t let the low cost fool you, it gives you the combination of simplicity, flexibility to grow now, and advanced features you may not expect in an entry-priced array. Start small and scale as needed with any combination of solid state drives (SSDs), high-performance enterprise, or lower-cost midline SAS-based hard disk drives (HDDs). HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage has been the industry-leading entry storage Fibre Channel (FC) platform for the past eight years, with nearly 500,000 systems sold worldwide. Delivers 2x higher performance than the previous generation at the same price, delivering in excess of 200,000 IOPS. It’s seriously simple and affordable flash-ready storage to help you get the most performance for the lowest cost.
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| 1. | Host connection ports | 2. | CLI port (mini-USB) |
| 3. | Management Ethernet port | 4. | Expansion port |
| 5. | AC or DC power supplies |
| PartNumber | Capacity | Storage Controller | Clustering Support | Form Factor | Dimension | Warranty |
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What’s New
• New TAA-compliant HPE MSA 2050 Dual Controller Storage Array models including support for SAN SFF and SAN LFF.
Accelerates Applications Affordably
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage performs at 200,000 IOPS delivering affordable application acceleration for small to medium-sized businesses both local and remote.
• Flexible base model delivers 2X more performance than the previous generation HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage for the same price.Advanced Data Services with no Experience Required
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage is easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain, no previous storage expertise required.
• Automated tiering dynamically responds to workload changes, so you don’t have to.Keep your Business Running with Expanded Data Protection Features
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage delivers updated virtualized snapshot technology making data protection and instant recovery a snap.
• Remote replication with Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI supports an affordable disaster recovery solution.
• Encrypted SSDs and HDDs for a data secure hybrid flash array.Grow Flexibly Now and Into the Future
• The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage supports data-in-place upgrades protecting drive investments and reduces data migrations.
• Start small and scale as needed with any combination of SSDs, enterprise or midline SAS HDDs.- Specifications
Array Access Type: Block Form Factor: 2U SFF or LFF Number of controllers per array: 2 Minimum / maximum host ports: 1 / 8 FC host connectivity: 8 / 16 GB iSCSI host connectivity: 1 / 10 GB Cache, per array Max Read cache per array: 8 TB Data (read/write) cache + system memory per array: 16 GB 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 enclosure: 24 SFF / 12 LFF Maximum number of drives per drive enclosure: 24 SFF / 12 LFF Drive enclosure interface type: 6 GB SAS Drives Maximum total HDDs per array: 192 SFF / 96 LFF Maximum total SSDs per array: 192 SFF / 96 LFF Max raw capacity per array enclosure: 76.8 TB SFF / 168TB LFF Max raw capacity per drive enclosure: 76.8 TB SFF / 168TB LFF Max raw capacity per array: 614.4TB SFF / 1344TB LFF Drive Capacities SFF SSDs: 800 GB, 960 GB, 1.6 TB, 1.92 TB, 3.2 TB LFF SSDs: 800 GB, 960 GB, 1.92 TB SFF HDDs: • 15K : 600 GB, 900 GB
• 10K : 600 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, 2.4 TBLFF HDDs: 7.2K : 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB SEDs: • SSDs : 800 GB, 1.6 TB
• SFF 10K HDD : 1.2 TB
• LFF 7.2K HDD : 4 TBSoftware Features Thin Technologies: Thin Provisioning, Space Reclamation, Thin Rebuild Tiering: Performance Tier, Standard Tier, Archive Tier Replication: Snapshots (512), Volume Copy, Remote Snaps Additional Features Maximum number of volumes: 512 Maximum number of snapshot: 512 Maximum number of host: 512 Maximum number of initiators: 1024 Customer self-installable: Yes Customer self-upgradeable: Yes Customer self-repairable : Yes Health Check analytics: Yes Dimension and weight Product Dimension: 8.9 x 49.5 x 44.7 cm Weight: 18.4 kg - Overview
HPE MSA 2050 SAN LFF Storage
Looking for affordable, high-performance shared storage?
The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage is a flash ready system designed for affordable application acceleration ideal for small and remote office deployments. Don’t let the low cost fool you, it gives you the combination of simplicity, flexibility to grow now, and advanced features you may not expect in an entry-priced array. Start small and scale as needed with any combination of solid state drives (SSDs), high-performance enterprise, or lower-cost midline SAS-based hard disk drives (HDDs). HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage has been the industry-leading entry storage Fibre Channel (FC) platform for the past eight years, with nearly 500,000 systems sold worldwide. Delivers 2x higher performance than the previous generation at the same price, delivering in excess of 200,000 IOPS. It’s seriously simple and affordable flash-ready storage to help you get the most performance for the lowest cost.
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1. Host connection ports 2. CLI port (mini-USB) 3. Management Ethernet port 4. Expansion port 5. AC or DC power supplies - Models
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