Description
Lifecycle
- Obsolete Date 31-12-2020
- End of support date 31-08-2026
Specifications
- Drive type 192 SFF SAS/MDL SAS/SSD or 96 LFF SAS/MDL SAS/SSD, maximum including expansion, supported, depending on model
- Weight 18.4 kg
- Product dimensions (H x W x D) 3.5 x 22.5 x 17.6 in
- Minimum dimensions ( H x W x D) 8.9 x 57.2 x 44.7 cm
- Warranty Three-year limited warranty, parts exchange Next Business day delivery. For more warranty information refer to http://www.hpe.com/storage/warranty.
- Host interface One 12 Gb SAS 4-ports per controller is included
- Storage controller 2 HPE MSA 2050 SAS controllers included
- Capacity 960 TB LFF maximum raw capacity
- Form factor 2U
- Compatible operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Hyper-V, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware, Detailed information available at: http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock
- Clustering support Windows, Linux, HP-UX
- Storage expansion options HPE MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure or HPE MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure or the HPE MSA 2050 SAN DC-Power Carrier Grade SFF Disk Enclosure
- Weight 40.6 lb
- SAN backup support Yes
- Systems Insight Manager support Yes
- Drive description 96 LFF SAS/MDL SAS/SSD maximum including expansion, supported
Quickspecs
Overview
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 [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.
Features
Encrypted SSDs and HDDs for a data secure hybrid flash array.
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.
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
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.
Grow Flexibly Now and Into the Future
Media
Increase growth with storage that can scale
The volume and variety of data available today is creating new opportunities to improve your customers’ lives – from personalized recommendations to targeted advertising and intelligent services. Are you ready to put your data to work?
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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 H241 12Gb 2-ports Ext Smart Host Bus Adapter
- HPE Smart Array P408e-m SR Gen10 (8 External Lanes/2GB Cache) 12G SAS Mezzanine Controller
- 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 C13 – CEE-VII EU 250V 10Amp 1.83m Power Cord
- HPE C13 – C14 WW 250V 10Amp Flint Gray 2.0m Jumper Cord
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
- HPE 6Gb SAS BL Switch Single Pack
- HPE 6Gb SAS BL Switch Dual Pack
- HPE MSA 8Gb Short Wave Fibre Channel SFP+ 4-pack Transceiver
- 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
- HPE 3Y FC NBD MSA 2050 Storage SVC
- HPE 3Y FC NBD wDMR MSA 2050 Storage SVC
- HPE 3Y FC 24×7 wDMR MSA 2050 Storage SVC
- HPE 4 Year Foundation Care Next Business Day MSA 2050 Storage Service
- HPE 5Y FC NBD MSA 2050 Storage SVC
- HPE 5 Year Foundation Care 24×7 MSA 2050 Storage Service
- ARUBA 10G SFP+ TO SFP+ 1M DAC CABLE
- ARUBA 10G SFP+ TO SFP+ 3M DIRECT ATTACH
- ARUBA 10G SFP+ TO SFP+ 7M DAC 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
- HPE MSA 2TB 12G SAS 7.2K SFF (2.5in) 512e Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
- HP Cablu DAC X240 SFP+ 7m (JC784C)
- HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 0.65m Direct Attach Copper Cable
- HPE Cablu DAC X240 SFP+ SFP+ 1.2m (JD096C)
- 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 Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive
- HPE MSA 400GB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty Solid State Drive
- HPE MSA 800GB 12G SAS Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) 3yr Warranty 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 E-LTU
- HPE MSA 900GB 12G SAS 15K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
- HPE MSA 4TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Midline Self Encrypted 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
- HPE MSA 2050 DC Power Carrier Grade SFF Disk Enclosure
- 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 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 Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 1m Cable
- HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 2m Cable
- HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 5m Cable
- HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 15m Cable
- HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 30m Cable
- HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 50m Cable
- 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 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 Backup and Recovery Efficiency Analysis Service
- HPE Backup and Recovery Efficiency Analysis Service: TS Consulting data sheet
- HPE MSA 1050/2050/2052 Best Practices
- Application Performance with Multi-Tiered Storage
- Protect your virtualized data: Simple and affordable data protection for small and medium sized businesses brochure
- HPE Reference Architecture for HPE Flex Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for very small to enterprise businesses
- MSA Remote Snap Software technical white paper
- West London College basis future growth on HPE technology
- Accelerate Microsoft SQL Server with HPE entry storage solution
- Going To School On Storage
- Upgrading to HPE MSA 1050/2050/2052
- HPE Cluster Extension Solution Implementation Service
- HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage
- HPE Proactive 24 Service data sheet – US English
- Wiley Multicloud for dummies
- The Aberdeen eBook
- Die Bedeutung von Multi-Cloud
- Well-known retail group chooses ‘pay-as-you-use’ route for HPE 3PAR refresh
- HPE DL380 server increases coffee solutions supplier’s security
- HPE MSA Storage Array Data-At-Rest Encryption
- Hybrid cloud replication with HPE MSA storage, Zerto, and Microsoft Azure technical white paper
- Stockage Flash pour la prochaine étape de la transformation digitale
- Wiley Le Stockage multicloud pour les nuls
- HPE DL380 server increases coffee solutions supplier’s security
- HPE Service Credits Menu technical white paper
- HPE Performance Analysis Service for HPE Disk Arrays data sheet
- HPE Service Credits data sheet
- HPE MSA Gen5 virtual storage: Technical Reference Guide
- HPE Storage Impact Analysis Level 1 Service data sheet – US English (A4)
[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
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