HPE MSA 2060 Drive Enclosure vs NetApp Storage Shelves DS224C
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 DS224C is a 2U 24-drive 12Gb SAS disk expansion shelf engineered for NetApp AFF, ASA, and FAS systems.
| HPE MSA 2060 Drive Enclosure | NetApp Storage Shelves DS224C | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 24-drive 12Gb SAS expansion shelf |
| Drive bays | — | 24x hot-swap 2.5-inch SFF SAS drive bays |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB to 30.7TB) and 10K RPM SAS HDDs (600GB to 2.4TB) |
| Shelf modules | — | Dual hot-swappable IOM12 SAS modules with 12Gb mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) ports |
| Shelf interconnect | — | 12Gb SAS dual-domain architecture |
| Compatible controllers | — | AFF A-Series, FAS Series, and ASA Series storage controllers |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap power supplies with integrated fans |
| Management | — | Managed natively via NetApp ONTAP |
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