Q1J29A

MSA 2050 Storage Specification

Array

Access Type

Block

Form Factor

2U, SFF or LFF

Number of controllers per array

2

Minimum / Maximum host posts

1/8

FC host connectivity

8/16Gb

iSCSI host connectivity

1Gb or 10Gb

Cache, per array

Max Read cache per array

8TB

Data (read/write) cache + system memory per array

16GB

Pool Capacity (with large pool support)

562 TB (512 TiB)

RAID Levels supported: virtual mode

RAID 1, 5, 6, 10

Enclosures

Expansion Drive Enclosures

0-7 enclosures

LFF/SFF array/enclosure mixing

Supported

Maximum number of drives per array enclosure

24 SFF/12 LFF

Maximum number of drives per drive enclosure

24 SFF/12 LFF

Drive enclosure inter face type

6 Gb SAS

Drives

Maximum total HDDs per array

192 SFF / 96 LFF

Maximum total SSDs per array

192 SFF / 96 LFF

Max raw capacity per array enclosure

76.8 TB SFF / 120TB LFF

Max raw capacity per drive enclosure

76.8 TB SFF / 120TB LFF

Max raw capacity per array

614.4TB SFF / 960TB LFF

Drive Capacities

SFF SSDs (Mixed Use)

400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB, 3.2TB

LFF SSDs (Mixed Use)

400GB, 800GB

SFF HDDs

15K: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB 7.2K: 1.0TB, 2.0TB

LFF HDDs

7.2K: 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB

SEDs

10K SFF: 1.2TB 7.2K LFF: 4TB

Software Features

Thin Technologies

Thin Provisioning, Space Reclamation, Thin Rebuild

Tiering

Performance Tier, Standard Tier, Archive Tier

Replication

Snapshots (512), Volume Copy, Remote Snaps

Quality of Service

Virtual Tier Affinity

Additional Features

Maximum number of volumes

512

Maximum number of snapshots

512

Maximum number of hosts

512

Maximum number of initiators

1024

Customer self-installable

Yes

Customer self-repairable

Yes

Customer self-upgradeable

Yes