HPE MSA 2052

System Type: Block storage array

Form Factor: 2U Rack Mount

Storage Controllers: 2 matching controllers; active/active

Cache: 16GB per array, combined data (read/write) cache and system memory; up to 8TB read cache

Drive Bays (DPE): 12 × 3.5-inch(LFF) / 24 × 2.5-inch(SFF); hot-plug, 1 drive per bay

Drive Types: SAS SSD, Enterprise SAS HDD, SAS Midline HDD; encryption not supported

Included Drives: 2 × 800GB Mixed Use SSDs; integrated in the array

Maximum Drives: 192 × SFF / 96 × LFF with expansion

Maximum Raw Capacity: 614.4TB (All SFF) / 1344TB (All LFF), with expansion

Host Interfaces: 8/16Gb FC, 1/10GbE iSCSI or 6/12Gb SAS, depending on model

FC Host Ports: 4 × 8/16Gb/s per controller on SAN models

Combo Host Ports: SAN controller host ports support FC or iSCSI connectivity; protocol depends on installed SFPs

SAS Host Ports: 4 × 12Gb/s per controller on SAS models

iSCSI Host Ports: 4 × 1GbE or 10GbE per controller on SAN models, depending on SFPs

Expansion Enclosures (DAE): LFF: MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure (12 bays) / SFF: MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure (24 bays)

Maximum Enclosures: 1 DPE + 7 DAE; LFF and SFF expansion enclosures may be mixed

Expansion Interface: 6Gb/s SAS

RAID Levels: 0 (read cache only), 1, 5, 6, 10

Snapshots: 512; Volume Copy and Remote Snap included with Advanced Data Services LTU

Power Supplies: 2 × 432W AC power supplies, redundant

Management: SMU web interface and CLI

Part Numbers: Dual-controller arrays

Q1J02A: HPE MSA 2052 16Gb Fibre Channel LFF Storage

Q1J30A: HPE MSA 2052 12Gb SAS LFF Storage

R4Y03A: HPE MSA 2052 LFF TAA-compliant Storage

R4Y05A: HPE MSA 2052 SAS LFF TAA-compliant Storage

Q1J03A: HPE MSA 2052 16Gb Fibre Channel SFF Storage

Q1J31A: HPE MSA 2052 12Gb SAS SFF Storage

Q1J03B: HPE MSA 2052 SFF Storage

Q1J31B: HPE MSA 2052 SAS SFF Storage

R4Y04A: HPE MSA 2052 SFF TAA-compliant Storage

R4Y06A: HPE MSA 2052 SAS SFF TAA-compliant Storage