HPE MSA 2040 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2040 is an enterprise 2U entry-to-midrange SAN storage system designed for growing virtualization, SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange deployments. The Lenovo Storage DS4200 was an entry-to-midrange hybrid SAN storage array built on Dot Hill / Seagate AssuredSAN OEM architecture.
| HPE MSA 2040 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2013 | May 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U rack enterprise SAN | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U 12-drive LFF or 24-drive SFF chassis | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active controllers (8GB total cache with supercap protection) | — |
| Host ports | 4 converged SFP+ ports per controller (16Gb FC or 10GbE iSCSI) | — |
| Max drives | Up to 199 SFF or 96 LFF drives with seven expansion shelves | — |
| Raid support | RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 | — |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 960 TB raw capacity across up to 240 drives with expansion units |
| Drive bays | — | 12x 3.5-inch LFF or 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays in 2U base chassis |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant 595W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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