HPE MSA 2050 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200
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 Lenovo Storage DS4200 was an entry-to-midrange hybrid SAN storage array built on Dot Hill / Seagate AssuredSAN OEM architecture.
| HPE MSA 2050 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jul 2017 | May 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U rack enterprise SAN | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack mount (12 LFF or 24 SFF) | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active converged controllers with 16GB total system cache | — |
| 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 | — |
| Data protection | 512 snapshots included standard with asynchronous remote replication | — |
| 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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