The flash-ready HPE MSA 2050 SAN 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 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.
HPE MSA Storage has been the industry leading entry fibre channel SAN platform for the past eight years with over 500,000 storage systems sold worldwide. Hewlett Packard Enterprise now introduces the fifth generation HPE MSA platform with HPE MSA 2050 Storage system that provides 2X more performance than the previous generation at the same price. 2 HPE MSA 2050 performs in excess of 200,000 IOPS starting at under $10K for affordable application acceleration. However, do not let the simplicity and low-cost fool you. HPE MSA 2050 Storage system keeps your business running with expanded data protection features. New virtualized snapshot technology makes data protection and instant recovery a snap. Remote replication with Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI supports affordable disaster recovery. HPE MSA 2050 allows you to grow flexibly now and into the future. Customers can start small and scale as needed with any combination of SSD, Enterprise, or Midline SAS drives. The latest HPE MSA array features two high-performance controllers with support for entry storage’s most popular FC, iSCSI and SAS host interfaces. HPE MSA 2050 delivers midmarket features to entry SAN customers wanting to utilize the latest hybrid flash technologies. HPE MSA 2050 is simple to deploy and simple to manage.
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| 3. | Management Ethernet port | 4. | Expansion port |
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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
