HPE MSA 2060 10GBASE-T iSCSI LFF Storage

Introduction

Is your company looking for easy to use, affordable, high-performance shared storage?

The HPE MSA 2060 Storage is a flash-ready hybrid storage system designed to deliver hands-free, affordable application acceleration for small and remote office deployments. Don’t let the low cost fool you. It gives you the combination of simplicity, flexibility, 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 SAS HDDs, or lower-cost Midline SAS HDDs. With the ability to deliver 325,000 IOPS, the new HPE MSA 2060 is up to 32% faster than its prior generation with ample horsepower for even the most demanding workloads.

Features

Accelerate Applications Affordably
- The HPE MSA 2060 is capable of delivering over 325,000 IOPS for affordable application acceleration for small to medium-sized businesses.
- The MSA 2060 allows users to define and deploy hybrid or flash storage configurations day one and grow as their needs change.

MSA’s 'Set and Forget' Data Services does not Require a Dedicated Storage Administrator to Manage
- The HPE MSA 2060 Storage is easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain, even for an IT generalist. Administrators will find the MSA 2060’s new Storage Management Utility intuitive and easy to navigate.
- MSA’s automated tiering engine dynamically responds to workload changes so you don’t have to, insuring the hottest data will be moved to the fastest media automatically and in real-time.

Leverage Data Protection Features to Keep your Business Running in the Event of a Disaster
- The HPE MSA 2060 Storage delivers virtualized snapshot technology making data protection and instant recovery a snap.
- Remote replication via Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI facilitates affordable disaster recovery solution.
- Encrypted SSDs and HDDs with local key management can be deployed to deliver a secure, encrypted hybrid flash array.

Flexible, Modular Architecture that Facilitates Growth into the Future
- The HPE MSA 2060 Storage supports a mixture of 3.5 inch LFF and 2.5 inch SFF expansion enclosures for a maximum of 9 (10 including base system) enclosures.
- Start small and scale as needed with any combination of SSDs, Enterprise SAS or MidLine SAS HDDs.

Ports & interfaces

Fibre Channel

Yes

Host ports

4

USB connectivity

No

USB connectivity

N

Host ports

8

USB connectivity

No

Storage

Storage drives installed

No

Installed storage drive type

HDD+SSD

Total installed storage capacity

0 TB

Number of storage drives supported

24

Storage drives installed

N

Installed storage drive type

N

Supported storage drive types

HDD & SSD

Number of storage drives supported

12

Maximum supported storage capacity

2160 TB

Storage drive sizes supported

3.5"

RAID levels

0, 1, 5, 6, 10

Data transfer rate

10 Gbit/s

Storage drive type

Up to 12 LFF HDD and/or SSD per array model

Total installed storage capacity

0 TB

Storage drives installed

No

Installed storage drive type

HDD+SSD

Supported storage drive types

HDD & SSD

Number of storage drives supported

24

Maximum supported storage capacity

2160 TB

Design

Device class

Large Enterprise Business

Internal

Yes

Product colour

Black, Silver

Number of fans

2 fan(s)

Chassis type

Rack (2U)

Chassis type

Rack (2U)

Internal

Yes

Product colour

Black, Silver

Number of fans

2 fan(s)

Performance

Device class

Small & Medium Business

Maximum number of controllers supported

2

Device class

Large Enterprise Business

System requirements

Linux operating systems supported

Yes

Server operating systems supported

Yes

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Server operating systems supported

Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019

Other operating systems supported

Y

Power

Number of power supply units

2

Redundant power supply (RPS) support

Y

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates

ENERGY STAR

Weight & dimensions

Width

445 mm

Depth

508 mm

Height

89 mm

Weight

5 kg

Width

89 mm

Depth

445 mm

Height

508 mm

Weight

5 kg

Technical details

Sustainability certificates

ENERGY STAR

Harmonized System (HS) code

84717020

Other features

Controller interface type

iSCSI

Clustering support

Y

Insight manager support

Y

SAN backup support

Y

Storage mirroring

Y

Weight (imperial)

4.99 kg (11 lbs)

Storage drive controller

HPE MSA 2060 10GBase-T iSCSI storage controllers, 4-ports each

Clustering support

Yes

Expansion description

24 drive bay 2060 SFF drive enclosure and/or 12 drive bay 2060 LFF drive enclosure (add up to 9)

Insight manager support

No

SAN backup support

Yes

Storage mirroring

No

Compatible operating systems

Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 VMWare vSphere 6.7 Red Hat Linux 8 SuSE SLES 15