HPE MSA 1050 disk array Rack (2U)

MSA 1050 8Gb Fibre Channel Dual Controller LFF Storage

Description

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 platform1 for the past eight years, with nearly 500,000 storage systems sold worldwide.

What's new
- Introducing new and higher capacity small form factor (SFF) and large form factor (LFF) drives.
- HPE MSA 2.4TB 12G SAS 10K SFF (2.5in) Enterprise 512e with a 3yr warranty hard drive; and HPE MSA 12TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5in) Midline 512e with a 1yr warranty hard drive.

Features

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.

Simple, Proven HPE ProLiant Gen10 Compatible Shared Storage
- 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 administrators.
- Matching industrial design to fit right in with your HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers.

Advanced Virtualization Services with a Simplified Licensing Approach
- The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage leverages flash with easy to use, easy to maintain tiering and read cache technologies.
- No storage expertise necessary; this system dynamically responds to workload changes so you don’t have to.

Expandable and Upgradable to Meet New Demands
- 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.

Specifications

Storage
Installed storage drive type	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD
Number of storage drives supported	12
Storage drive size	3.5"
Storage drives installed	No
Maximum supported storage capacity	168 TB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS
Ports & interfaces
USB connectivity	No
Host ports	4
Technical details
Device class	Small & Medium Business
Internal	Yes
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Design
Internal	Yes
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Performance
Device class	Small & Medium Business
Hard drive
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
System requirements
Other operating systems supported	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Linux operating systems supported	Yes
Weight & dimensions
Width	572 mm
Depth	447 mm
Weight	17.6 kg
Height	89 mm
Operational conditions
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%