The HPE MSA 2050 Expansion Enclosure provides additional storage capacity for HPE MSA arrays. Supporting SFF or LFF drives depending on configuration, it enables scalable expansion to support growing data and workload demands.
Guide price: Price range: £974.38 through £995.00 Ex. VAT
As datasets grow, many organisations need to add storage capacity quickly while preserving the performance and management model of their existing MSA platform.
The HPE MSA 2050 Expansion Enclosure adds capacity to an existing MSA 2050 through an external shelf that supports either 24 SFF drives or 12 LFF drives. The enclosure uses 6Gb SAS drive enclosure connectivity and ships with dual I/O modules so additional SSD or HDD media can be presented through the existing array controllers.
Because the shelf integrates behind the current storage controllers, organisations can keep the same host-facing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS connectivity while extending raw capacity across the same management framework and storage pools. HPE supports adding up to 7 expansion enclosures to an MSA 2050 array. Organisations that require the next MSA expansion generation may also consider the HPE MSA 2060 Expansion Enclosure, for adding shelf capacity in newer MSA deployments with less platform divergence.
That helps IT teams respond to new workload or retention demands without migrating data to a different platform, reducing disruption while extending the service life of the existing storage investment.
Our specialists can design and deploy HPE MSA 2050 Expansion Enclosure solutions to expand capacity within established MSA environments.
The HPE MSA 2050 Expansion Enclosure extends storage capacity for HPE MSA arrays, providing flexible drive expansion with high-speed SAS connectivity.
12 LFF or 24 SFF Drive Bays
Supports large or small form factor drive configurations depending on enclosure model.
12Gb SAS Expansion Connectivity
Provides high-performance expansion connectivity to supported MSA arrays.
Mixed Drive Media Support
Supports SAS and SATA drives for flexible storage tiers.
Scalable Storage Growth
Designed to expand storage environments as capacity demands increase.
Redundant Power and Cooling
Supports continuous operation through redundant hardware components.
Hot-Swappable Drive Bays
Enables drive replacement without interrupting storage services.
Seamless Array Integration
Designed for compatibility with HPE MSA storage arrays.
Whether expanding storage capacity or supporting growing workloads, we help design HPE MSA expansion environments that deliver scalable storage growth.
| Product Family | HPE MSA |
|---|---|
| Product Series | 2000 |
| Deployment | Expansion |
| Target Organisation Size | Midmarket |
| Primary Use Case | Storage Expansion |
| Workload Profile | Capacity Expansion |
| Storage Performance Tier | Capacity Optimised |
| Product Tier | Specialist |
| Latency Tier | Expansion |
| Scalability Model | Expansion Shelf |
| Architecture Type | |
| Storage Type | Expansion |
| Access Architecture | Block |
| NVMe Support Level | None |
| Maximum Raw Capacity | 288 TB |
| Maximum Effective Capacity | 288 TB |
| Capacity Basis | Model Maximum |
| Drive Bays | 24 |
| Drive Interface | SAS |
| Supported Media Types | HDD / SSD |
| Controller Architecture | None |
| Controller Cache | None |
| Maximum Expansion Shelves | N/A |
| Supported Protocols | N/A |
| Host Interface Types | 12Gb SAS |
| Maximum Host Ports | None |
| Data Protection | None |
| Deduplication Support | No |
| Compression Support | No |
| Data Reduction Method | None |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Cloud Integration | None |
The HPE MSA 2050 Expansion Enclosure is designed for organisations that need to extend the capacity of an existing MSA 2050 storage environment. It is best suited to shared storage deployments where the controller enclosure remains in place but more SFF or LFF disk capacity is needed for workload growth.
Virtual server estates often expand beyond the original array footprint as more VMs, templates, and supporting services are added. The MSA 2050 Expansion Enclosure suits these environments where shared capacity needs to grow without replacing the core array.
Business applications and databases can increase storage consumption steadily over time. This enclosure works well where an MSA 2050 environment needs additional disks for transactional data, application volumes, or supporting datasets.
Some MSA 2050 deployments also carry snapshots, backup targets, or retained operational data. The enclosure is a practical fit where capacity growth is driven by recovery requirements as much as production data.
The MSA 2050 supports both SFF and LFF growth paths, which makes expansion useful in environments balancing performance and capacity. This enclosure is well matched to phased storage growth where media choices need to stay flexible.
Refurbished or installed-base MSA 2050 environments often need additional shelves to keep pace with current workloads. The enclosure fits those continuity-led deployments where extending an existing platform is more practical than replacing it.
Our team can help design and deploy HPE MSA 2050 expansion capacity for virtualisation, application growth, and installed-base shared storage environments.
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