The HPE MSA 2050 Storage Array is an entry-level hybrid storage system for small and midsize businesses. Supporting Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS with automated tiering and data services, it delivers cost-effective performance for virtualisation and business workloads.
Guide price: Price range: £1,015.00 through £2,400.00 Ex. VAT
Virtualised environments and business applications place increasing demands on storage performance, while organisations still need to maintain cost-effective infrastructure.
The HPE MSA 2050 Storage Array delivers shared SAN storage with support for 8Gb and 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10GbE iSCSI, and 12Gb SAS connectivity. The system supports up to 24 SFF or 12 LFF drives in the base enclosure and delivers over 200,000 IOPS of storage performance. Modern flash support, controller efficiency, and scalable drive options allow the platform to serve mixed business workloads while balancing performance, capacity, and investment discipline.
SSD caching and automated storage tiering allow frequently accessed data to be served from flash media while larger datasets remain on high-capacity HDD drives. That flexibility helps teams place the right data on the right media, simplify storage planning, and avoid moving to a more complex platform before it is genuinely required. Organisations that require the current MSA platform generation may also consider the HPE MSA 2060 Storage Array, for refreshing shared storage with newer hardware and ongoing platform support alignment.
Hybrid storage architecture allows IT teams to improve performance for virtual machines, databases, and file services while maintaining a cost-effective storage platform.
Our specialists can design and deploy HPE MSA 2050 Storage Array solutions aligned with scalable SAN infrastructure and growing application workloads.
The HPE MSA 2050 Storage Array delivers entry-level shared storage with improved performance, combining flexible connectivity, SSD acceleration, and enterprise storage services.
Dual-Controller Architecture
Provides high availability and balanced storage performance.
Flexible Host Connectivity
Supports 16Gb Fibre Channel or 12Gb SAS connectivity depending on system configuration.
LFF and SFF Drive Options
Supports multiple enclosure types to optimise capacity and performance.
SSD Acceleration Support
Supports SSD tiers to improve application performance.
Snapshot and Replication Support
Provides integrated data protection capabilities.
Automated Tiering
Moves frequently accessed data to faster media automatically.
RAID Data Protection
Supports enterprise RAID configurations for reliability.
Whether supporting virtualisation environments or business applications, we help design HPE MSA 2050 storage environments that deliver reliable shared storage.
| Product Family | HPE MSA |
|---|---|
| Product Series | 2000 |
| Deployment | Data Centre |
| Target Organisation Size | Midmarket |
| Primary Use Case | General Purpose Storage |
| Workload Profile | General Enterprise Storage |
| Storage Performance Tier | Balanced |
| Product Tier | Standard |
| Latency Tier | Balanced |
| Scalability Model | Scale-Up |
| Architecture Type | |
| Storage Type | Hybrid |
| Access Architecture | Block |
| NVMe Support Level | None |
| Maximum Raw Capacity | 3.9 PB |
| Maximum Effective Capacity | 3.9 PB |
| Capacity Basis | Model Maximum |
| Drive Bays | 24 |
| Drive Interface | SAS |
| Supported Media Types | HDD / SSD |
| Controller Architecture | Dual Controller Active-Active |
| Controller Cache | 8 GB |
| Maximum Expansion Shelves | 7 |
| Supported Protocols | iSCSI / Fibre Channel |
| Host Interface Types | 1/10Gb Ethernet / 16Gb FC |
| Maximum Host Ports | 8 |
| Data Protection | RAID 0/1/5/6/10 |
| Deduplication Support | No |
| Compression Support | No |
| Data Reduction Method | None |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Cloud Integration | None |
The HPE MSA 2050 Storage Array is designed for organisations that need affordable shared SAN storage for virtualisation, business applications, and mixed workload environments. It is best suited to entry and midrange deployments where hybrid or flash-ready storage, simple management, and scalable shared capacity matter more than moving to a higher-tier enterprise array.
The MSA 2050 is widely deployed with VMware and similar hypervisor estates where shared block storage supports clustered hosts and growing VM environments. It is a strong fit for organisations consolidating multiple server workloads onto one entry SAN platform.
Databases, ERP systems, and day-to-day business applications often need predictable shared storage across mixed I/O profiles. The MSA 2050 works well where entry shared storage supports core production workloads without unnecessary platform complexity.
Many organisations use the MSA 2050 as the shared storage layer for private server environments that mix virtual machines, application servers, and attached services. It suits these deployments where centralised storage and straightforward administration are priorities.
Snapshot retention and recovery data are often managed alongside production storage on entry arrays. The MSA 2050 is a practical fit where affordable shared storage needs to cover both operational workloads and routine data protection.
Refurbished and existing MSA 2050 deployments remain useful where the workload still aligns to entry shared storage. The array fits continuity-led projects that extend current SAN infrastructure while planning future refresh cycles.
Our team can help design and deploy HPE MSA 2050 storage for virtualisation, business applications, and entry shared SAN environments.
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