HP MSA 2040 Quickspecs

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The new HP MSA 2040, a high-performance storage array designed for entry-level HP customers desiring 8 and/or 16Gb Fibre Channel,1 and/or 10GbE iSCSI, or 6Gb/12Gb SAS connectivity with 4 host ports per controller. This next generation MSA 2040 Storage arrayprovides an excellent value for customers needing performance balanced with price to support initiatives such as consolidation andvirtualization.The MSA 2040 delivers this performance by offering:New controller architecture with a new processor4GB cache per controllerSolid State drives (SSDs)Up to four (4) host ports per controllerTwo new MSA 2040 Controllers:MSA 2040 SAN Controller8Gb/16Gb FC connectivity and/or1GbE/10GbE iSCSIMSA 2040 SAS Controller6Gb/12Gb SAS connectivity (NOTE: MSA 2040 SAS controllers require mini-SAS HD cables)The HP MSA 2040 Storage System brings the performance benefits of SSDs to MSA array family customers. This array has beendesigned to maximize performance by using high performance drives across all applications sharing the array.The HP MSA 2040 Storage arrays are positioned to provide an excellent value for customers needing increasing performance tosupport initiatives such as consolidation and virtualization.The HP MSA 2040 Storage ships standard with a license for 64 Snapshots and Volume Copy for increased data protection. There is alsoan optional license for 512 snapshots. The HP MSA 2040 can also replicate data between arrays (P2000 G3 and/or MSA 2040 SANModel only using FC or iSCSI protocol) with the optional Remote Snap feature.What's New in the MSA 2000 array familyIntroducing a new 1.2 TB SFF 10K Enterprise Hard Drive (E7W47A)Adding two new MSA 2040 bundles using the new 1.2 TB SFF SAS Hard DriveC8R16A - HP MSA 2040 SAN Dual Controller 24x1.2TB SAS 10K SFF HDD 28.8TB BundleC8S56A - HP MSA 2040 SAS Dual Controller 24x1.2TB SAS 10K SFF HDD 28.8TB BundleQuickSpecs HP MSA 2040 StorageOverviewDA - 14603 Worldwide — Version 4 — December 9, 2013 Page 1