HPE MSA 2060 Drive Enclosure vs NetApp Storage Shelves DS212C
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2060 drive enclosure expands an MSA 2060 array with more drives. The NetApp DS212C is a 2U 12-drive large form factor (LFF) 12Gb SAS disk expansion shelf designed for high-capacity hybrid and archival storage.
| HPE MSA 2060 Drive Enclosure | NetApp Storage Shelves DS212C | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | — | Sep 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U drive enclosure | 2U rack |
| Variants | 12 LFF (R0Q39B) and 24 SFF (R0Q40B) | — |
| Interface | 12Gb SAS | — |
| Io modules | two I/O modules | — |
| Array support | MSA 2060 LFF or SFF storage systems | — |
| Max enclosures per array | 9 | — |
| Enclosure type | — | 2U 12-drive 12Gb SAS expansion shelf |
| Drive bays | — | 12x hot-swap 3.5-inch LFF SAS drive bays |
| Supported drives | — | 7.2K RPM NL-SAS HDDs (4TB to 18TB) and SAS SSDs |
| Shelf modules | — | Dual hot-swappable IOM12 SAS modules with mini-SAS HD ports |
| Shelf interconnect | — | 12Gb SAS dual-domain architecture |
| Compatible controllers | — | FAS Series and AFF Series storage controllers |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap power supplies |
| Management | — | Managed natively via NetApp ONTAP |
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