HPE MSA Gen7 Storage
Looking for simple, high-performance, and low-cost shared storage that delivers application acceleration across all your server workloads?
Overview:
Looking for simple, high-performance, and low-cost shared storage that delivers application acceleration across all your server workloads? HPE MSA Storage has been the leading shared storage solution for HPE ProLiant servers for almost three decades. With over 600,000 storage arrays sold, MSA continues to deliver on its promise of simple, fast, and affordable storage for SMB customers. The HPE MSA Gen7 Storage Array sets a new standard for entry-level shared storage by providing an affordable path to high-performance storage without compromising on the simplicity and reliability that its customers depend on. The MSA Gen7 array portfolio delivers up to 2X more system performance while supporting user scalability beyond 7 PB per array with new high-capacity media options. New Gen7 innovations supporting online system and media firmware updates, as well as simpler and faster access to the HPE MSA Health Check tool, reduce the complexity and time required for routine system maintenance.
What's New
- Next generation HPE MSA Gen7 shared storage portfolio including the HPE MSA 2070, HPE MSA 2070 Flash Bundles, HPE MSA 2072 Hybrid Flash Bundles, and TAA-Compliant HPE MSA 2070 Storage arrays.
- Up to 2x more IOPS (random) and 30% more bandwidth (sequential) performance as compared to the previous generation HPE MSA Gen6 Storage.1
- Scale beyond 7 PB per array by adding up to 9 MSA 2U LFF 12-drive and/or SFF 24-drive expansion drive enclosures and new high-capacity HDD and SSD MSA media options.2
- Updated MSA Storage Management Utility (SMU v.4) that supports simple, fast access to the MSA Health Check Tool for routine system maintenance.
- Support for non-disruptive, online firmware updates for both MSA Gen7 controllers and drive media.
Featured Products:
Key Features:
Start with the unique and intuitive graphical user interface of HPE MSA Storage Management Utility (SMU) that provides step-by-step instructions and guided workflows to set up the array within minutes.
System monitoring and maintenance available through a simplified dashboard offers "at-a-glance" views of system alerts, performance, and capacity usage. New HPE MSA Gen7 innovations include support for online controller/media firmware updates as well as simpler and faster access to MSA Health Check.
System architecture supporting hot-swap controllers, drives, and power supplies, enabling users to quickly complete upgrades and maintenance with minimal downtime.
Next generation system architecture supporting incredibly fast performance for an entry-level storage solution. HPE MSA Gen7 delivers up to 2X more IOPS (random) performance with up to 30% more system bandwidth (sequential) as compared to HPE MSA Gen6 Storage.1
Real-time, automated data tiering for hybrid configurations, optimizing the use of high-performance SSD media as well as lower-cost HDD storage within the same array. With minimal investment in SSDs, users can increase system IOPS by up to 4X versus HDD-only configurations.3
HPE MSA-DP+ advanced RAID technology eliminates the use of idle spare drives by distributing spare capacity across all drives in the disk group and enabling drive rebuild times that are up to 25X faster than traditional RAID.4
Start small and scale as needed with any combination of SSDs, Enterprise SAS or Midline SAS HDDs. "Grow as you go" upgrades are available through low-cost HPE MSA SSD and HDD media 6-packs.
Wide range of HPE MSA Gen7 Storage Array models including value-driven solution bundles for hybrid-flash and all-flash configurations providing a costeffective path to high-performance storage on Day 1.
Minimize resources dedicated to daily maintenance and focus on business outcomes with HPE MSA Health Check. A cloud-based tool available to all MSA users at no additional charge, Health Check uses MSA system logs to assess performance and configurations against HPE MSA best practice guidelines.
Additional Products:
HPE MSA 2070 10/25GbE iSCSI SFF 23TB Flash Bundle
HPE MSA 2070 2U small form factor all-flash storage array bundle with two 10/25 GbE iSCSI 4-port controllers, twelve 1.92 TB Read Intensive Solid State Drives, and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S3L65A
HPE MSA 2070 16Gb Fibre Channel SFF 46TB Flash Bundle
HPE MSA 2070 2U small form factor all-flash storage array bundle with two 16 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port controllers, twelve 3.84 TB Read Intensive Solid State Drives, and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S3L66A
HPE MSA 2070 10/25GbE iSCSI SFF 46TB Flash Bundle
HPE MSA 2070 2U small form factor all-flash storage array bundle with two 10/25 GbE iSCSI 4-port controllers, twelve 3.84 TB Read Intensive Solid State Drives, and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S3L67A
HPE MSA 2070 16Gb Fibre Channel SFF 23TB Flash Bundle
HPE MSA 2070 2U small form factor all-flash storage array bundle with two 16 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port controllers, twelve 1.92 TB Read Intensive Solid State Drives, and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S3L64A
HPE MSA 2072 10GBASE‑T iSCSI SFF Storage
HPE MSA 2072 2U small form factor hybrid-flash storage array bundle with two 10GBase-T iSCSI 4-port controllers, two 1.92 TB Read Intensive Solid State Drives, an HPE Advanced Data Services license, and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S2C85A
HPE MSA 2072 10/25GbE iSCSI SFF Storage
HPE MSA 2072 2U small form factor hybrid-flash storage array bundle with two 10/25 GbE iSCSI 4-port controllers, two 1.92 TB Read Intensive Solid State Drives, an HPE Advanced Data Services license, and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S2C84A
HPE MSA 2070 10/25GbE iSCSI SFF Storage
HPE MSA 2070 2U small form factor storage array with two 10/25 GbE iSCSI 4-port controllers and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S1H44A
HPE MSA 2070 12Gb SAS LFF Storage
HPE MSA 2070 2U large form factor storage array with two 12 Gb SAS 4-port controllers and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S1H47A
HPE MSA 2070 16Gb Fibre Channel LFF Storage
HPE MSA 2070 2U large form factor storage array with two 16 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port controllers and two 580W redundant power supplies
SKU: #S1H41A
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1 Up to 2X performance increase compares HPE MSA Gen7 IOPS (783K) to HPE MSA Gen6 IOPS (395K).
2 Scalability to 7.37 PB of raw storage capacity with the HPE MSA 30.72 TB SAS 12 G Read Intensive SFF SSD using 9 additional HPE MSA 2U 24-drive SFF Drive Enclosures.
3 Testing performed by Demartek Test Labs comparing performance of HDD-only configurations versus hybridflash configurations utilizing both HDD and SSD media.
4 Based on testing performed at HPE internal test labs.