HPE MSA 2050 vs NetApp E-Series E2800
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 NetApp E2800 is a versatile entry hybrid block storage array powered by SANtricity OS.
| HPE MSA 2050 | NetApp E-Series E2800 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Jul 2017 | Sep 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U rack enterprise SAN | 2U/4U 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 | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U or 4U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 32GB system memory per HA pair with battery-backed cache |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 180 drives using DE212C, DE224C, and DE460C expansion shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.8PB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25GbE, 10GbE, and 12Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS |
| Clustering | — | Dual active-active controller HA pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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