HPE MSA 2040 Drive Enclosure vs NetApp Storage Shelves DS4246
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2040 drive enclosure adds drive bays to an MSA 2040 array over SAS. The NetApp DS4246 was a 4U 24-drive 6Gb SAS large form factor disk shelf widely deployed for enterprise backup, archiving, and high-capacity file repositories.
| HPE MSA 2040 Drive Enclosure | NetApp Storage Shelves DS4246 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-support |
| Released | — | Nov 2010 |
| Form factor | 2U drive enclosure | 4U rack |
| Variants | 12 LFF (M0S96A); carrier-grade DC SFF enclosure (BV921C) | — |
| Interface | 12Gb SAS | — |
| Io modules | two I/O modules | — |
| Array support | single or dual controller MSA 2040 systems | — |
| Enclosure type | — | 4U 24-drive 6Gb SAS expansion shelf |
| Drive bays | — | 24x hot-swap 3.5-inch LFF SAS drive bays |
| Supported drives | — | 7.2K RPM NL-SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs |
| Shelf modules | — | Dual hot-swappable IOM6 SAS modules with QSFP ports |
| Shelf interconnect | — | 6Gb SAS dual-domain architecture |
| Compatible controllers | — | FAS8000, FAS2500, FAS2200, and legacy FAS controllers |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap power supplies |
| Management | — | Managed natively via NetApp Data ONTAP |
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