HPE MSA 2050 SAS Dual Controller LFF Storage

Lifecycle

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

Specifications

• Drive type 192 SFF SAS/MDL SAS/SSD or 96 LFF SAS/MDL SAS/SSD, maximum including expansion, supported, depending on model
• Clustering support Windows, Linux, HP-UX
• Storage expansion options Up to 7x HPE MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosures or HPE MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosures
• SAN backup support Yes
• Storage mirroring support Yes
• Warranty Three-year limited warranty, parts exchange Next Business day delivery. For more warranty information refer to https://www.hpe.com/storage/warranty.
• Capacity Up to 168 TB LFF maximum raw capacity
• Form factor 2U
• Weight 18.4 kg
• Product Dimensions (imperial) 3.5 x 22.5 x 17.6 in
• Product Dimensions (metric) 8.9 x 49.5 x 44.7 cm
• Weight 40.6 lb
• Storage controller 2x HPE MSA 2050 SAS controllers included
• Systems Insight Manager support Yes
• Drive description Up to 12 LFF SAS/MDL and/or SAS/SSD supported
• Compatible operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, SuSE SLES Linux, VMware ESXi, OVMS. Detailed information available at: http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock
• Host interface 12 Gb SAS 8-ports per system

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Overview

Looking for affordable, high-performance shared storage? The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage is a flash ready hybrid storage 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 [1]. Delivers 2x higher performance [2] 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.

What’s new

• New TAA-compliant HPE MSA 2050 Dual Controller Storage Array models including support for SAN SFF and SAN LFF.

Features

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.

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.

Grow Flexibly Now and Into the Future

Encrypted SSDs and HDDs for a data secure hybrid flash array.

Remote replication with Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI supports an affordable disaster recovery solution.

The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage delivers updated virtualized snapshot technology making data protection and instant recovery a snap.

Keep your Business Running with Expanded Data Protection Features

Automated tiering dynamically responds to workload changes, so you don’t have to.

The HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage is easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain, no previous storage expertise required.

Advanced Data Services with no Experience Required

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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
• HPE MSA 8Gb SW FC SFP 4pk XCVR
• HPE MSA 16Gb Short Wave Fibre Channel SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver
• HPE MSA 10Gb Short Range iSCSI SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver
• HPE MSA 1Gb RJ-45 iSCSI SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver
• 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 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 4TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Midline Self Encrypted 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
• HPE MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure
• HPE MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure
• 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 1.6TB SAS 12G Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) ST 3yr Wty Self-encrypting SSD
• HPE MSA 800GB SAS 12G Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) ST 3yr Wty Self-encrypting SSD
• 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 1050/2050/2052 Best Practices
• HPE Cluster Extension Solution Implementation Service
• HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage
• 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 MSA 2050 Datasheet
• Upgrading to HPE MSA 1050/2050/2052
• HPE MSA Storage Array Data-At-Rest Encryption
• HPE NonStop Proactive 24 Service data sheet
• Deployment considerations for HPE MSA Gen6 with VMware vSphere 7
• HPE MSA Gen6 Hybrid Storage solution brief
• HPE CloudPhysics Dependency Mapping – Frequently asked questions
• HPE CloudPhysics Security – Frequently asked questions
• Healthcare and life sciences at HPE DISCOVER 2022
• HPE Factory Express Product Customization Services data sheet
• Migrating to HPE MSA Gen6 Storage – Strategy and technical reference guide
• HPE SAN Storage and BitLocker
• 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

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

[2] Performance based on comparison of HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage to the HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage systems using 16 Gb Fibre Channel 'Virtual' storage, Mixed Use SSDs, RAID 1, 8K Random Reads and Writes. IOPS: MSA 2050 Random Reads 220,600 MSA 2040 Random Reads 96,000 Improvement: 2.3x MSA 2050 Random Writes 102,800 MSA 2040 Random Writes 40,500 Improvement: 2.5x