HPE MSA 2040 vs NetApp E-Series E2700
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 NetApp E2700 was an entry hybrid block storage array engineered for general SAN workloads, video surveillance, and direct-attached storage.
| HPE MSA 2040 | NetApp E-Series E2700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| Form factor | 2U rack enterprise SAN | 2U/4U 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 | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U or 4U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 8GB or 16GB system memory per HA pair with cache protection |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 192 drives with DE1600, DE5600, and DE6600 shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 6Gb SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.2PB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE, and 12Gb/6Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS |
| Clustering | — | Dual active-active controller HA pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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