HPE MSA 2050 vs IBM FlashSystem 5010
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2050 is a 2U hybrid and all-flash SAN array delivering over 200,000 IOPS for small-to-midsize business application consolidation. The IBM FlashSystem 5010 is an entry-level 2U hybrid and all-flash SAN array powered by IBM Storage Virtualize (formerly Spectrum Virtualize).
| HPE MSA 2050 | IBM FlashSystem 5010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | IBM |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jul 2017 | Feb 2020 |
| Form factor | 2U rack enterprise SAN | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack mount (12 LFF or 24 SFF) | 2U rack |
| Controllers | Dual active-active converged controllers with 16GB total system cache | Dual active-active |
| Host ports | 4 ports per controller (16Gb/8Gb FC or 10GbE/1GbE iSCSI SFP+) | — |
| Performance | Up to 200,000 IOPS | — |
| Max drives | Up to 192 SFF or 96 LFF drives with seven disk enclosures | 392 |
| Data protection | 512 snapshots included standard with asynchronous remote replication | — |
| Cache memory | — | 32GB |
| Host interfaces | — | 16Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI, 12Gb SAS |
| Max raw capacity | — | 6PB |
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