HPE MSA 2060 vs IBM FlashSystem 5015
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2060 is a flash-ready hybrid storage array engineered to provide affordable application acceleration for small and medium businesses (SMB) and branch office deployments. The IBM FlashSystem 5015 is an entry enterprise 2U storage array featuring dual active-active controllers with 32GB cache memory and up to 392 drives via expansion shelves.
| HPE MSA 2060 | IBM FlashSystem 5015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | IBM |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Sep 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu sockets | 2 | — |
| Cpu platform | Dual Active/Active ASIC-accelerated Storage Controllers | — |
| Memory slots | — | — |
| Memory type | 12GB System Cache per Controller (24GB total per array) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 24 | — |
| Drive bays | 2U24 SFF or 2U12 LFF base chassis; supports up to 9 drive expansion enclosures (up to 240 SFF or 120 LFF drives) | — |
| Pcie slots | — | — |
| Gpu support | — | — |
| Network onboard | 4 host ports per controller (8 ports total): 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 921TB SFF or 2.16PB LFF raw capacity with expansion enclosures | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant 580W hot-plug AC power supplies | — |
| Form factor | — | 2U rack |
| Controllers | — | Dual active-active |
| Cache memory | — | 32GB |
| Max drives | — | 392 |
| Host interfaces | — | 16Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI, 12Gb SAS |
| Max raw capacity | — | 7.5PB |
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