HPE MSA 2040 vs NetApp E-Series E2724
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 E2724 was the 2U 24-drive 2.5-inch configuration of the E2700 storage system.
| HPE MSA 2040 | NetApp E-Series E2724 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| 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 | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U 24-drive enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 8GB system memory per HA pair with cache protection |
| Drive bays | — | 24x internal 2.5-inch 6Gb SAS drive bays, expandable to 192 drives |
| Supported drives | — | 10K SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.2PB raw with expansion shelves |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE, and 6Gb/12Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS |
| Clustering | — | Dual active-active controller HA pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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