HPE MSA 1050 12Gb SAS Dual Controller LFF Storage

Lifecycle

• Obsolete Date 31-03-2023
• End of support date 30-04-2027

Specifications

• Storage mirroring support No
• Warranty Three-year limited warranty, parts exchange Next Business day delivery. For more warranty information refer to http://www.hpe.com/storage/warranty
• Systems Insight Manager support Yes
• Product Dimensions (imperial) 3.5 x 19.5 x 17.6 in
• Product Dimensions (metric) 8.9 x 49.5 x 44.7 cm
• Drive type 96 SFF or 48 LFF SSD, SAS or SAS Midline Drives, depending on model
• Capacity 672 TB maximum including expansion, depending on model
• Form factor 2U rack height
• Drive description 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
• Compatible operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Linux, SuSE SLES Linux, VMware, HP-UX. Detailed information available at: http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock
• Host interface 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
• Weight 17.55 kg
• Clustering support Windows, Linux, HP-UX
• Weight 38.7 lb
• Storage expansion options HPE MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure or HPE MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure
• Storage controller (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
• SAN backup support Yes

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Overview

Need a modern shared storage array which is flash-ready when you are and affordable with what’s left of a small budget? The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage brings affordable flash storage down to the most price sensitive customers. Designed to meet entry-level storage requirements, the HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage is a good fit for budget constrained customers. With one of the lowest entry price point in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Storage portfolio and field-proven HPE ProLiant compatibility, the HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage is the platform of choice for smaller IT workloads. The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage features iSCSI, FC and SAS host interface connectivity at previously unattainable entry price points. This storage allows users to take advantage of the latest storage technologies while also providing a balance between performance and budget. This portfolio has been the industry-leading entry storage FC platform [1] for the past eight years, with over 500,000 storage systems sold worldwide.

Features

With the HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage, you can add additional hard disk drives (HDDs) or disk expansions to your HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage or upgrade to the HPE MSA 2050 SAN storage through data-in-place upgrades; a simple 15 minute upgrade.

No migrations required making it a lot easier to install and manage.

Expandable and Upgradable to Meet New Demands

No storage expertise necessary; this system dynamically responds to workload changes so you don’t have to.

The HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage leverages flash with easy to use, easy to maintain tiering and read cache technologies.

Advanced Virtualization Services with a Simplified Licensing Approach

Matching industrial design to fit right in with your HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers.

The HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage continues its heritage of providing affordable, easy to use shared storage without a big learning curve with its intuitive setup and management for HPE ProLiant Server administrators.

Simple, Proven HPE ProLiant Gen10 server Compatible Shared Storage
Affordable, Flash-ready Storage

The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage base unit comes factory-configured with dual-controller arrays, four host ports delivering 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 1GbE iSCSI, 10GbE iSCSI or 12 Gb SAS.

Moving to a modern flash-ready array delivers performance enhancement and decreased latencies. Advanced data services and a small investment in flash can take your organization to the next level.

Media

A Hybrid Approach – Next-generation Data Protection and Disaster Recovery (Japanese CCs)

Watch this 451 Research video and listen to Senior Analyst Steven Hill talk about how customers can benefit from next-generation Data Protection and Disaster Recovery with a Hybrid Approach.

Introducing the HPE MSA Gen6 Storage Array | Chalk Talk

The latest generation of the highly successful entry HPE MSA Gen6 Storage Array is here. It''s ideal for SMBs and remote/branch offices. Check it out in this Chalk Talk from the Storage Godfather Calvin Zito

MSA Sizing QuickShots: #1 The Typical SMB

This video provides a ready-size solution for the most typical large-scale enterprise deployments, which require high capacity and throughput, along with a demanding dollar-to-terabyte ratio as well as SMBs.

A Hybrid Approach – Next-generation Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

Watch this 451 Research video and listen to Senior Analyst Steven Hill talk about how customers can benefit from next-generation Data Protection and Disaster Recovery with a Hybrid Approach.

MSA Health Check

MSA Health Check is a web tool where customers can upload their MSA log file and get a customized health check on their array. The log is analyzed for best practice compliance, unhealthy components, and current firmware inventory.

HPE MSA Storage

HPE MSA Storage 5th Generation Architecture – MSA 1050, 2050, 2052. The leader in entry fibre channel array for eight years running, now delivers 2x more performance than the previous generation.

Compatible products

• HPE External Mini SAS 1m Cable ALL
• HPE External Mini SAS 2m Cable
• HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• HPE 1.0m External Mini SAS High Density to Mini SAS Cable
• HPE 2.0m External Mini SAS High Density to Mini SAS Cable
• HPE 1.0m External Mini SAS High Density to Mini SAS Cable
• HPE 2.0m External Mini SAS High Density to Mini SAS Cable
• HPE 4.0m External Mini SAS High Density to Mini SAS Cable
• HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10 (8 External Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plug-in Controller
• HPE Smart Array P408e-p SR Gen10 (8 External Lanes/4GB Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plug-in Controller
• HPE C13 – C14 WW 250V 10Amp 2.0m Jumper Cord
• HPE 1.83m 10A C13-UL Dom Pwr Cord
• HPE C13 – KSC- 8305 KR 250V 10Amp 1.83m Power Cord
• HPE C13 – CEE-VII EU 250V 10Amp 1.83m Power Cord
• HPE C13 – C14 WW 250V 10Amp Flint Gray 2.0m Jumper Cord
• Aruba 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• Aruba 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• Aruba 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• HPE MSA 600GB 12G SAS 15K SFF(2.5in) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 6TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF(3.5in) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 600GB 12G SAS 10K SFF(2.5in) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 1.2TB 12G SAS 10K SFF(2.5in) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K SFF (2.5in) 512e Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HP Cablu DAC X240 SFP+ 7m (JC784C)
• HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 0.65m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1.2m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable
• HP Cablu DAC X240 SFP+ SFP+ 5m (JG081C)
• HPE MSA 4TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MiniSAS HD to MiniSAS HD FO 1M Cbl
• HPE MiniSAS HD to MiniSAS HD FO 2M Cbl
• HPE Mini SAS HD to MiniSAS HD FO 4M Cbl
• HPE MSA 8TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 1.6TB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive
• HPE MSA 3.2TB 12G SAS MU 2.5in SSD
• HPE MSA 800GB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive
• HPE MSA 800GB 12G SAS Mixed Use LFF (3.5in) Converter Carrier 3yr Wty Solid State Drive
• HPE MSA 10TB 12G SAS 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5in) Midline 512e 1yr Wty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA Advanced Data Services LTU
• HPE MSA Advanced Data Services Suite E-LTU
• HPE MSA 900GB 12G SAS 15K SFF ENT HDD
• HPE MSA 2.4TB 12G SAS 10K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise 512e 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 12TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Midline 512e 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 7.2TB SAS 12G Enterprise 10K SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty 512n 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 10.8TB SAS 12G Enterprise 10K SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty 512e 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 14.4TB SAS 12G Enterprise 10K SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty 512e 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 3.6TB SAS 12G Enterprise 15K SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty 512n 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 5.4TB SAS 12G Enterprise 15K SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty 512n 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 48TB SAS 12G Midline 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 1yr Wty 512e 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 60TB SAS 12G Midline 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 1yr Wty 512e 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 72TB SAS 12G Midline 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 1yr Wty 512e 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 14TB SAS 12G Midline 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 1yr Wty 512e HDD
• HPE MSA 84TB SAS 12G Midline 7.2K LFF (3.5in) 1yr Wty 512e 6-pack HDD Bundle
• HPE MSA 960GB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty SSD
• HPE MSA 960GB SAS 12G Read Intensive LFF (3.5in) 3yr Wty SSD
• HPE MSA 1.92TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) 3yr Wty SSD
• HPE MSA 1.92TB SAS 12G Read Intensive LFF (3.5in) 3yr Wty SSD
• HPE Install MSA Array + Enclosure SVC
• HPE MSA Family Startup SVC

Documents

• HPE MSA Storage Array Data-At-Rest Encryption
• HPE NonStop Proactive 24 Service data sheet
• HPE MSA 1050/2050/2052 Best Practices
• HPE Cluster Extension Solution Implementation Service
• HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage
• Transform your Operations with HPE Hybrid Cloud with VMware Cloud foundation solution brief
• Create intelligent storage operations with HPE and VMware secure workloads and data solutions solution brief
• Advance your Hybrid Cloud journey with integrated HPE vSAN Readynodes solution brief
• Healthcare and life sciences at HPE DISCOVER 2022
• Migrating to HPE MSA Gen6 Storage – Strategy and technical reference guide
• HPE Factory Express Product Customization Services data sheet
• HPE CloudPhysics Dependency Mapping – Frequently asked questions
• HPE CloudPhysics Security – Frequently asked questions
• HPE MSA Gen6 Hybrid Storage solution brief
• Three Key Solutions from HPE and Veeam – ESG eBook
• Flash Storage Technologies Expert Guide: NAND, NVMe-oF, & SSD
• HPE MSA Gen5 virtual storage: Technical Reference Guide
• Hybrid cloud replication with HPE MSA storage, Zerto, and Microsoft Azure technical white paper
• HPE OEM program helps OmniPlayer speed delivery of mission-critical broadcast solutions companion slide

[1] Source: IDC WW Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, 4Q16, based on vendor revenues.