HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage
Need a modern shared storage array which is flash-ready when you are and affordable with what’s left of a small budget? The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage brings affordable flash storage down to the most price sensitive customers. Designed to meet entry-level storage requirements, the HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage is a good fit for budget constrained customers. With one of the lowest entry price point in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Storage portfolio and field-proven HPE ProLiant compatibility, the HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage is the platform of choice for smaller IT workloads. The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage features iSCSI, FC and SAS host interface connectivity at previously unattainable entry price points. This storage allows users to take advantage of the latest storage technologies while also providing a balance between performance and budget. This portfolio has been the industry-leading entry storage FC platform1 for the past eight years, with over 500,000 storage systems sold worldwide.
MSA1050-Ent01-1912
- 24SFF MSA 1050 SAS
- 2 x 2 port SAS Ctlr
- 6 x 1.2TB SAS HDD
- Rack Mt Kit
- Pwr Cbl
MSA1050-Ent02-1912
- 24SFF MSA 1050 FC SAN
- 2 x 2 port SAS Ctlr; 4 x 8GB SW FC SFPs
- 6 x 1.2TB SAS HDD
- Rack Mt Kit
- Pwr Cbl
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ConfigurationsHPE MSA 1050 8Gb Fibre Channel Dual Controller SFF Storage
Q2R19B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 1GbE iSCSI Dual Controller LFF Storage
Q2R22B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 10GbE iSCSI Dual Controller SFF Storage
Q2R25B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 12Gb SAS Dual Controller SFF Storage
Q2R21B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 8Gb Fibre Channel Dual Controller LFF Storage
Q2R18B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 10GbE iSCSI Dual Controller LFF Storage
Q2R24B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 1GbE iSCSI Dual Controller SFF Storage
Q2R23B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
HPE MSA 1050 12Gb SAS Dual Controller LFF Storage
Q2R20B
- 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 4-ports per system or 1 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 10 Gb iSCSI, 4-ports per system or 12 Gb SAS, 4-ports per system, depending on model
- 96 SFF or 48 LFF Maximum including expansion, depending on model
- (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 8 Gb FC Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 1 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 10 Gb iSCSI Controllers or (2) HPE MSA 1050 2-port 12 Gb SAS Controllers, depending on model
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Key Features
Affordable, Flash-ready Storage
The HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage base unit comes factory-configured with dual-controller arrays, four host ports delivering 8 Gb Fibre Channel, 1GbE iSCSI, 10GbE iSCSI or 12 Gb SAS.
Moving to a modern flash-ready array delivers performance enhancement and decreased latencies. Advanced data services and a small investment in flash can take your organization to the next level.
Simple, Proven HPE ProLiant Gen10 server Compatible Shared Storage
The HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage continues its heritage of providing affordable, easy to use shared storage without a big learning curve with its intuitive setup and management for HPE ProLiant Server administrators.
Matching industrial design to fit right in with your HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers.
Advanced Virtualization Services with a Simplified Licensing Approach
The HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage leverages flash with easy to use, easy to maintain tiering and read cache technologies.
No storage expertise necessary, this system dynamically responds to workload changes so you don’t have to.
Expandable and Upgradable to Meet New Demands
With the HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage, you can add additional hard disk drives (HDDs) or disk expansions to your HPE MSA 1050 SAN storage or upgrade to the HPE MSA 2050 SAN storage through data-in-place upgrades, a simple 15 minute upgrade.
No migrations required making it a lot easier to install and manage.
[1] Source: IDC WW Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, 4Q16, based on vendor revenues.
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