HPE MSA 2052 vs NetApp EF-Series EF280
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2052 is a factory hybrid storage array bundle based on the MSA 2050 platform, pre-packaged with two 800GB enterprise mixed-use solid-state drives and an all-inclusive Advanced Data Services software license. The NetApp EF280 was a 2U entry all-flash block storage array engineered for small database clusters, test/dev environments, and dedicated video post-production.
| HPE MSA 2052 | NetApp EF-Series EF280 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jul 2017 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack hybrid SAN | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack-mount enclosure (12 LFF or 24 SFF bays) | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active converged SAN controllers (16GB cache) | — |
| Bundled drives | 2x 800GB enterprise mixed-use SAS SSDs included | — |
| Included license | Advanced Data Services (ADS) license factory activated | — |
| Performance | Over 200,000 IOPS | — |
| Host ports | 4 ports per controller (16Gb FC or 10GbE iSCSI) | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 32GB system memory per HA pair with cache protection |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch 12Gb SAS SSDs in 2U chassis, expandable to 96 SSDs with DE224C shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (800GB to 7.6TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 737TB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25GbE, 10GbE, and 12Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS |
| Clustering | — | High-availability active-active dual controller pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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