HPE MSA 2062 vs NetApp ASA A150
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE MSA 2062 is a pre-configured Gen6 hybrid storage array bundle built on the MSA 2060 hardware platform. The NetApp ASA A150 is an entry-level active-active SAN storage system in a 2U dual-controller enclosure powered by enterprise SAS solid-state drives.
| HPE MSA 2062 | NetApp ASA A150 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Sep 2020 | Feb 2023 |
| Form factor | 2U rack hybrid SAN | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack-mount chassis (24 SFF or 12 LFF) | — |
| Controllers | Dual Gen6 active-active controllers (24GB total system cache) | — |
| Bundled storage | 2x 1.92TB enterprise SAS SSDs included | — |
| Included software | Advanced Data Services (ADS) suite included standard | — |
| Performance | Over 325,000 IOPS and up to 13.1 GB/s sequential throughput | — |
| Host ports | 4 ports per controller (16Gb FC, 10GbE/25GbE iSCSI, or 12G SAS) | — |
| Data protection | MSA-DP+ distributed RAID and 512 virtual volume snapshots | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Symmetrical active-active dual controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 64GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch 12Gb SAS SSDs in 2U chassis, expandable with 2x DS224C shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 26PB in a cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | Onboard 10GbE and PCIe options for 16Gb/32Gb FC and 25GbE |
| Storage protocols | — | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Clustering | — | Up to 12 HA pairs |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP SAN-optimized |
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