In the digital economy era, data has become the core asset of every enterprise. Among them, data storage management is a crucial part. In the process of using data, many enterprises face many challenges because the storage infrastructure cannot meet the needs of business changes. For small and medium-sized enterprises whose businesses are starting and developing rapidly a vexing problem.
HPE MSA series storage is the product of choice for many enterprises. The latest generation of HPE MSA 2050 storage has been improved in architecture, adding hybrid flash configuration and richer enterprise-level software, with higher performance and flexibility. Cost-effective entry-level storage products, become the best choice for small and medium-sized storage.
Speed up your application at an affordable price
HPE MSA 2050 SAN storage adds hybrid flash configuration, designed for affordable application acceleration. This product allows enterprises to obtain more resources and higher value at an affordable price to support faster business operations with the response.
HPE MSA 2050 storage with faster processor and larger memory, random read I0PS can reach 200,000+, random write IOPS can reach 100,000+, can support FC or iSCSI aggregated SAN controller, 12Gb SAS controller, The deployment is more flexible, and the overall performance is 2 times higher than the previous generation storage products, which greatly saves costs for enterprises.
Easy to use, easy to install, use and maintain
HPE MSA 2050 storage is a good continuation of the characteristics of HPE MSA family products. It is easy to use and easy to manage. It does not require specialized storage knowledge and experience. It can be quickly started with zero foundation for operation and management; automatic tiering will dynamically respond to workloads changes, greatly reducing the workload for you.
Keep your business running with expanded data protection capabilities
HPE MSA 2050 storage provides a new virtualized snapshot technology for data protection and instant recovery, and remote replication via Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI to create an affordable disaster recovery solution that supports business applications running smoothly.
Flexibility to expand now and in the future
Although HPE MSA 2050 storage is an entry-level product, its high performance basically meets the data storage needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. This product supports data-in-place upgrades to protect drive investments and reduce data migration; start small and scale as needed with any combination of solid-state, enterprise, or midrange SAS hard drives
| Name | HPE MSA 2050 Storage |
| Drive Description | Up to 192 SFF SSD/SAS/MDL SAS or 96 LFF SSD/SAS/MDL SAS, including base array and expansion, depending on model |
| Maximum Drive Type | 10TB 12G 7.2K LFF Dual Port MDL SAS HDD
1.8TB 12G 10K SFF Dual Port SAS HDD HDD 2TB 12G 7.2K SFF Dual Port MDL SAS HDD 3.2TB SFF SSD |
| Maximum Raw Capacity | 614TB SFF/960TB
Including extensions, depending on model |
| Storage Expansion Options | HPE MSA 2050LFF Disk Enclosure
HPE MSA 2050SFF Disk Enclosure HPE MSA 2050 SAS DC Power Carrier SFF Disk Enclosure |
| Host Interface Options | 8 Gb/16Gb FC 8 ports/system or
1GbE/10GbEiSCSI 8 ports/system |
| Storage Controller | Each system contains 2 controllers |
| SAN Backup | Support |
| RAID Level | 1,5,6,10 |
| HPE Systems Insight Manager | Support |
| Compatible OS | Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 VMware® HP-UX Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® SUSE Linux |
| Cluster Support | Windows®, Linux, HP-UX |
| Form Factor | 2U base array, 2U LFF or SFF disk enclosure |
Small and medium-sized enterprises have very limited funds, but their business is developing rapidly. The IT support platform needs to meet the development needs of the next 3-5 years, and business strategies will be adjusted at any time according to market changes. Moreover, small and medium-sized enterprises have limited manpower, lack professional technical personnel, and also need to ensure business continuity. Therefore, for enterprises, whether the storage device is easy to use, easy to manage, whether it has sufficient scalability and high cost performance is the choice. Factors to consider when storing.
HPE MSA 2050 storage meets the individual needs of small and medium-sized enterprises in all aspects, and further reduces the total cost of ownership while meeting business development needs. All advantages combine to make it the best entry level for small and medium-sized enterprises. storage device.
Recommended HPE MAS 2050 Storage Products
Table 1. MSA 2050 – Base Configurations
| MSA 2050 Base System (AC Powered) | |
| HPE MSA 2050 SAN Dual Controller LFF | Q1J00A |
| HPE MSA 2050 SAN Dual Controller SFF Storage1,3,4 | Q1J01A |
| MSA 2050 Base System (DC Powered) | |
| HPE MSA 2050 SAN NEBS Certified DC Power SFF Storage2,3,4 | Q1J02A |
| HPE MSA 2050 SAN DC-Power LFF Storage2,3,4 | Q1J03A |
Table 2. Choose Your SFP+ Module
| SFP+ Module | HPE MSA 8Gb Short Wave Fibre Channel SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver (Includes four x 8Gb SW FC SFPs) | C8R23B |
| HPE MSA 16Gb Short Wave Fibre Channel SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver (Includes four x 16Gb SW FC SFPs) | C8R24B | |
| HPE MSA 10Gb Short Range iSCSI SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver (Includes four x 10Gb SW iSCSI SFPs) | C8R25B | |
| HPE MSA 1Gb RJ-45 iSCSI SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver (Includes four x 1Gb RJ-45 iSCSI SFPs) | C8S75B |
Table 3. MSA HDDs and SSDs drives
| SFF SSDs | |
| 12G SFF SAS SSDs (Mixed Use) | |
| HPE MSA 400GB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive | N9X95A |
| HPE MSA 800GB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive | N9X96A |
| HPE MSA 1.6TB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive | N9X91A |
| HPE MSA 3.2TB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive | N9X92A |
| SFF HDDs | |
| 12G SFF 15K SAS HDDs | |
| HP MSA 300GB 12G SAS 15K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F40A |
| HP MSA 600GB 12G SAS 15K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F42A |
| HPE MSA 900GB 12G SAS 15K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | Q1H47A |
| 12G SFF 10K SAS HDDs | |
| HP MSA 300GB 12G SAS 10K SFF(2.5in) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F44A |
| HP MSA 600GB 12G SAS 10K SFF(2.5in) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F46A |
| HP MSA 1.2TB 12G SAS 10K SFF(2.5in) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F48A |
| HP MSA 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K SFF (2.5in) 512e Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F49A |
| 12G SFF 7.2K SAS MDL HDDs | |
| HP MSA 1TB 12G SAS 7.2K SFF (2.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F50A |
| HP MSA 2TB 12G SAS 7.2K SFF (2.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F51A |
| LFF SSDs | |
| 12G LFF SAS SSDs (Mixed Use) | |
| HPE MSA 400GB 12G SAS Mixed Use LFF (3.5in) Converter Carrier 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive | P9M79A |
| HPE MSA 800GB 12G SAS Mixed Use LFF (3.5in) Converter Carrier 3yr Warranty Solid State Driv | P9M80A |
| LFF HDDs | |
| 12G LFF 7.2K SAS Midline Drives | |
| HPE MSA 2TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 512n Midline 1 yr Warranty Hard Drive | N9X93A |
| HPE MSA 4TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive | K2Q82A |
| HPE MSA 6TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive | J9F43A |
| HPE MSA 8TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive | M0S90A |
| HPE MSA 10TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Midline 512e 1yr Warranty Hard Drive | P9M82A |
| SFF SEDs | |
| MSA Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS DP Self-Encrypted Drives | |
| HPE MSA 1.2TB 12G SAS 10K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise Self Encrypted 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | P9M81A |
| LFF SED | |
| MSA Large Form Factor (LFF) SAS DP Self-Encrypted Drives | |
| HPE MSA 4TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Enterprise Self Encrypted 3yr Warranty Hard Drive | Q1H48A |
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