HPE MSA 2050 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem D1212 Drive Enclosure
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 ThinkSystem D1212 is a 2U direct-attached 12-drive large form factor (3.5-inch) storage expansion enclosure.
| HPE MSA 2050 | Lenovo ThinkSystem D1212 Drive Enclosure | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Jul 2017 | Sep 2018 |
| 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 | — |
| Enclosure type | — | 2U 12-drive Large Form Factor (LFF 3.5-inch) drive enclosure |
| Drive bays | — | 12x 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays |
| Interface modules | — | Dual Environmental Services Modules (ESMs) with 12Gb SAS SFF-8644 connectivity |
| Daisy chain | — | Supports daisy-chain cabling to additional D1212 or D1224 enclosures |
| Host attachment | — | Connects to ThinkSystem DE series storage controllers or server SAS HBAs / RAID controllers |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap 580W AC power supplies with integrated fans |
| Management | — | In-band SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) over SAS |
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