HPE MSA 2052 SAN Dual Controller SFF Storage (Q1J03A)

HPE MSA Storage has been the industry-leading entry storage Fibre Channel platform for the past eight years, with nearly 500,000 storage systems sold worldwide. Delivering performance in excess of 200,000 IOPS, the hybrid flash MSA 2052 Storage system can save you up to 40% with an all-inclusive software suite and 1.6 TB of flash capacity included. It’s seriously simple and affordable flash storage to help you get the most performance for the lowest cost.

· HPE MSA 2052 performs in excess of 200,000 IOPS for affordable application acceleration

– Delivers 2x IOPS performance than the previous generation MSA 2042

– Save 40% on the hybrid flash MSA 2052 with all-inclusive software and 1.6 TB of SSD capacity included

· Advanced data services with no experience required

– Easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain—no storage expertise necessary

– Automated tiering dynamically responds to workload changes, so you don’t have to

· Keep your business running with expanded data protection features

– New virtualized snapshot technology makes data protection and instant recovery a snap

– Remote replication with FC and iSCSI supports affordable disaster recovery

· Grow flexibly now and into the future

– Data-in-place upgrades protect drive investments and eliminate data migrations

– Start small and scale as needed with any combination of SSD, Enterprise or Midline SAS drives

· New 6-Pack HDD bundles

· New 960GB and 1.92TB Read Intensive SSDs

· New 14TB LFF HDD

• Windows Server 2019 Support

NOTE: SFPs not included.

NOTE: SFPs not included.

NOTE: SFPs are not required for SAS Storage systems.

NOTE: SFPs are not required for SAS Storage systems.

The HPE MSA 2052 SAN Storage systems are ENERGY STAR certified. ENERGY STAR certified products are energy efficient which result in cost savings via reduced energy consumption and regulatory rebates. Please refer to the US EPA website for details on ENERGY STAR certification criteria and process. MSA 2052 ENERGY STAR Certification is listed on the EPA website.

The HPE MSA 2052 SAN Storage system does not offer a NEBS certified carrier-grade bundled solution. Refer to the MSA 2050 QuickSpecs on how to configure and order carrier-grade components.

· MSA 2052 storage system architecture maximizes performance

· Includes MSA 2050-branded SFF or LFF array chassis, depending on model

· Two MSA 2050 SAN or SAS controllers

– Four host ports per controller

– Each SAN controller supports 8 GB FC, 16 GB FC, 1GbE iSCSI or 10GbE iSCSI. Host connectivity

– Each SAS controller supports 6Gb and/or 12Gb SAS host connectivity

· 8 GB cache per controller.

· Battery-free cache backup with super capacitors and compact flash

· Two .7m PDU cords (IEC C14)

· One rack-mount kit

· Two 800GB Mixed Use SSDs

· One Advanced Data Services Software Suite LTU

MSA 2050 SAN Controller allows customers to create their own Combo Controller by mixing FC and iSCSI SFPs. Below are the valid configurations for mixing SFPs:

· The two 800GB SSDs can be optionally deployed either as read cache, or as an SSD virtual disk group for tiered storage.

– Deploy the two embedded SSDs as Read Cache to improve random read performance. A maximum of 2 SSD’s are supported per pool providing a maximum of 4TB of read cache per controller, max 8TB of read cache per array.

– Deploy the two embedded SSDs as tiered storage. The MSA 2052 can manage up to three tiers of storage: Performance tier, Standard tier and Archive tier.

– The Performance Auto Tiering License necessary to create a SSD virtual disk group for both read and write capabilities comes standard with all MSA 2052 models. No additional software license purchase is necessary.

· The two 800GB SSDs are shipped integrated (pre-installed) in the array chassis.

· All MSA 2052 models come standard with the Advanced Data Services (ADS) Software Suite LTU, which includes automatic tiering, 512 snapshots, and remote snaps for remote replication. The Advanced Data Services LTU requires license activation.

· Storage Management Utility V3 (SMU). This new MSA management GUI brings a new modern look and feel to array management.

· Thin Provisioning allows storage allocation of physical storage resources only once they are consumed by an application. Thin Provisioning also allows over-provisioning of physical storage pool resources allowing ease of growth for volumes without predicting storage capacity upfront.

· All models feature a wide variety of drives: High-performance SSD drives, enterprise-class SAS, and SAS Midline drives.

· The MSA 2052 will support a maximum of 7 disk enclosures (either LFF and/or SFF). Add-on enclosures can either be HPE MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure or HPE MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure.

· The MSA 2050 can grow incrementally to a maximum of 96 LFF, 192 SFF drives, or a combination of SFF and LFF enclosures up to the maximum of 8 total enclosures.

· Virtual Storage Disks Groups can be spanned across multiple enclosures.

· Virtual Storage RAID levels supported; 1, 5, 6, 10.

· RAID 0 supported for Read Cache only.  SSD read cache is a feature that extends the MSA controller cache. Read cache is most effective for workloads that are high in random reads.  A maximum of 2 SSDs per pool can be added for read cache.

· Maximum hard drive counts vary by RAID levels: 2 drive max for RAID level 1; max of 16 drives for RAID levels 5, 6, and 10.

· Multiple Disk Groups can be aggregated into a single Storage Pool.

· The maximum LUN size is 140TB (128TiB)

· Storage Pools allow data on a given LUN to span across all drives in a pool. When capacity is added to a system, the user is also getting a performance benefit of the additional spindles.

· Snapshot enhancements for virtual storage, including performance improvements, hierarchical snapshots, and simplified resource management. Administrators can monitor and optionally control snapshot space usage.

· Prioritize data by assigning appropriate affinity level (Performance, No Affinity or Archive)

· Customers can configure 512 TiB capacity per virtual pool by enabling large pool support.

· Non-disruptive on-line controller code upgrade. Requires Multi-pathing software.

· Upgradable by design. Owners of an MSA 2040, MSA 2042 and MSA 1040 array are able to do data-in-place upgrades to the new MSA 2052 array. This unique ability protects the earlier investments in drives, and JBODs.

– Certain limitations are applicable. Please review  the Upgrading to the HPE MSA 2050/2052 Technical Whitepaper before upgrading your MSA 2040, MSA 2042 or MSA 1040 systems

· StoreEasy 3850 Gateway support for block and file storage.

The HPE MSA 2052 SAN Storage is the ideal solution for customers running Oracle, Microsoft, SAP environments and those customers who are deploying virtual server technologies like VMware and Hyper-V. The MSA 2052 delivers enterprise functionality that enhances virtual environments, simplifies management, and reduces costs. Easy to deploy, scale and maintain, HPE MSA 2052 Arrays ensure that crucial business data remains available.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has developed best-in-class expertise in Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and Virtualization Hypervisor technology through extensive testing with the HPE MSA 2052, HPE servers, and management software; high availability and disaster recovery solutions; and backup and recovery on the Oracle, Microsoft, and SAP application platforms.

Learn more

To learn more about specific HPE Storage Solutions that are built with Oracle, Microsoft, SAP and Virtualization environments in mind, visit the solution sites supporting each of these applications.

HPE MSA Storage hyperlink to: http://www.hpe.com/storage/MSA

The MSA 2052 is a pre-configured bundle that includes an MSA 2050-branded LFF or SFF array chassis depending on model, two AC power supplies, two MSA 2050 SAN or SAS controllers, two 800GB Mixed Use SSDs, one Advanced Data Services LTU. The two 800GB SSDs are shipped integrated in the MSA 2050 array. The Advanced Data Services LTU is shipped with the MSA 2050 array and requires license activation.

MSA 2052 SAN controller supports 8Gb FC, 16Gb FC, 1GbE iSCSI or 10GbE iSCSI host connectivity. .

MSA 2052 SAS controller supports 12Gb host connectivity. .

2U rack height. 12 LFF or 24 SFF drive bays. All MSA 2052 Storage Systems come standard with 2 SAN or SAS controllers depending on model

NOTE: The MSA 2052 does not support single controller configurations. Single-controller support is provided only when a controller fails over to its partner controller.

The MSA 2052 SAN and SAS Storage systems support a wide variety of the MSA 3.5-inch LFF drives, and the MSA 2.5-inch SFF drives.

· Solid-State Drives (SSDs) deliver the highest levels of performance and reliability.

· Enterprise-class SAS hard disk drives (10K/15K RPM) offer a balance of performance, capacity, and cost while delivering enterprise grade reliability.

· Midline SAS hard disk drives (7.2K RPM) are optimized to provide the best ratio of capacity to cost.

Just as the user has a choice of chassis for the array enclosure (LFF or SFF drive bays), they also have a choice of expansion disk enclosures accommodating either drive size. Both the MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure and MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure can be hot-added to an operating array. SFF and LFF Array enclosures and Disk Enclosures can be mixed without limitations.

MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure. This 2U enclosure is designed to support twelve HPE Storage LFF drives and accepts MSA dual-ported 12Gb SSD, Enterprise SAS, and SAS MidLine (MDL) hard drives. The pre-configured MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure has two I/O modules and supports the MSA 2052 dual controller arrays.

• The MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure can be attached to the MSA 2052 LFF or SFF storage models.

•      Each MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure ships standard with two .5m mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables for connection to the MSA 2052 array expansion port or existing disk enclosure cascade port.

•      LFF and/or SFF Disk Enclosures can be mixed up to the maximum of 7 total Disk Enclosures

HPE MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure This 2U enclosure is designed to support twenty four HPE Storage 2.5-inch SFF drives and accepts MSA dual ported 12Gb SSD, Enterprise SAS, or SAS MidLine (MDL) hard drives. The pre-configured MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure has two I/O modules and supports the MSA 2052 dual controller arrays.

• The MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure can be attached to the MSA 2052 LFF or SFF storage models

• Each MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure ships standard with a two .5m mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables for connection to the MSA 2052 array expansion port or existing disk enclosure cascade port.

• LFF and/or SFF Disk Enclosures can be mixed up to the maximum of 7 total Disk Enclosures.

The MSA 2052 array configurations are designed to allow an installation to begin with smaller capacity and be able to grow gradually as needed. The flexibility of SSD, Enterprise SAS or SAS MidLine (MDL) drives technology, form factors, sizes, speeds, and costs per GB allows a system to easily fit in almost any budget.

· Large Form Factor configurations can scale up to  168TB SAS MDL per array enclosure, expandable to  1344TB SAS MDL with the addition of a maximum of seven MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure.

· Small Form Factor configurations can scale up to 76.8 TB SAS SSDs per array enclosure, expandable to 614.4 TB SAS with the addition of a maximum of seven MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure.

· Users may configure an MSA 2052 SFF array enclosure with MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure. This is an excellent option for a configuration that supports high-speed SFF SSDs or fast SFF enterprise-class SAS drives in the array enclosure, combined with economical LFF drives staged for archival purposes, all in the same array.

A Disk Group is a collection of disks in a given redundancy mode (RAID 1, 5, 6, 10). Disk Group RAID level and size can be created based on performance and/or capacity requirements. Multiple Disk Groups can be allocated into a Storage Pool for use with the Virtual Storage features.

The MSA 2052 arrays support 512 volumes and up to 512 snapshots in a system. All of these volumes can be mapped to LUNs. Maximum LUN sizes up to 140TB (128 TiB). Thin Provisioning allows the user to create the LUNs independent of the physical storage.

Storage Pools are comprised of one or more Disk Groups. A volume’s data on a given LUN can now span all disk drives in a pool. When capacity is added to a system, users will benefit from the performance of all spindles in that pool.

The MSA 2052 supports large, flexible Volumes with sizes up to 128TiB and facilitates seamless capacity expansion. As volumes are expanded data automatically reflows to balance capacity utilization on all drives.

The MSA 2052 features several important additional levels. RAID 6 offers the highest level of RAID protection. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. It can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss. RAID 10 is mirroring and striping without parity and allows large Disk Groups to be created with high performance and mirroring for fault tolerance. RAID 5 combines the block striping and parity. Because data and parity are striped across all of the disks, no single disk is a bottleneck. Striping also allows users to reconstruct data in case of a disk failure.  RAID 0 (Striping) is supported for Read Cache only.

The performance figures provided here are for reference as many variables exist between array configurations, workloads, hard drive types, disk group setup parameters and host system setup. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has traditionally published a set of end-to-end MSA performance specifications that are fed into HPE Sizer tools which are based on conservative real-world configurations. These end-to-end performance numbers are subject to change without notice.

MSA 2052 End-to-End Performance Results:

1 Performance results were generated using internal HPE test tools. Number and type of applications, drive type and number of drives, operating system used, and the number of hosts will affect overall performance. This table is provided strictly as a test-lab comparison.

2 Dual Controller configuration, (8) SSDs, RAID: 1, two drives per Disk Group; two Disk Groups per Pool, 2 volumes per Pool, block size: 8k, average latency under 5ms, Windows Server 2012 host, 16Gb FC direct connect to array.

3 Dual Controller configuration, (72) 15k HDD, RAID: 5, nine drives per Disk Group, 4 Disk Groups per Pool, 32 volumes per Pool, block size: 256k, average latency under 30ms, Windows Server 2012 host, 16Gb FC direct connect to array.

4 Sequential performance numbers were generated using segmented sequential workloads. For segmented sequential workloads with a queue depth greater than 1, each sequential stream is targeted to operate on a separate LBA range. Other types of sequential workloads that target specific LBA ranges may achieve higher results.

1. Sequential tests (MB/s) are based on 256K block sizes and random tests (IOPS) are based on 8K block sizes run against the storage. For sequential workloads with a queue depth greater than 1, each sequential stream is targeted to operate on a separate LBA range. Other types of sequential workloads that target specific LBA ranges may achieve higher results. Results cannot be expected with a single host.

2. Fibre Channel results were measured using 16 Gb FC Host Bus Adapters. SAS results were measured using 12 Gb SAS Host Bus Adapters. 10 GbE iSCSI results were measured using 10GbE iSCSI Host Bus Adapters. 1 GbE iSCSI results were measured using 1GbE network interface controllers (NICs). Hosts were directly attached to the HPE MSA 2050 array.

3. MSA 2050 RAID 10 Hard Disk Drive  random results:  Dual Controller configuration, (192) 15K HDD, 12 drives per disk group, 8 disk groups per pool, 8 volumes per pool.

4. MSA 2040 RAID 10 Hard Disk Drive sequential read results:  Dual Controller configuration, (96) 15K SAS HDDs, 12 drives per disk group, 4 disk groups per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

5. MSA 2040 RAID 10 Hard Disk Drive sequential write results:  Dual Controller configuration, (48) 15K SAS HDDs, 12 drives per disk group, 2 disk groups per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

6. MSA 2050 RAID 5 Hard Disk Drive random results:  Dual Controller configuration, (180) 15K HDD, 9 drives per disk group, 10 disk groups per pool, 10 volumes per pool.

7. MSA 2050 RAID 5 Hard Disk Drive sequential results:  Dual Controller configuration, (72) 15K HDD, 9 drives per disk group, 4 disk groups per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

8. MSA 2050 RAID 6 Hard Disk Drive random results:  Dual Controller configuration, (180) 15K HDD, 10 drives per disk group, 9 disk groups per pool, 9 volumes per pool.

9. MSA 2050 RAID 6 Hard Disk Drive sequential read results:  Dual Controller configuration, (80) 15K HDD, 10 drives per disk group, 4 disk groups per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

10. MSA 2050 RAID 6 Hard Disk Drive sequential write results:  Dual Controller configuration, (40) 15K HDD, 10 drives per disk group, 2 disk groups per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

11. MSA 2050 RAID 1 Solid State Drive results: Dual Controller configuration, (8) SSDs, 2 SSDs per disk group, 2 disk groups per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

12. MSA 2050 RAID 5 Solid State Drive results: Dual Controller configuration, (6) SSDs, 3 SSDs per disk group, 1 disk group per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

13.  MSA 2050 RAID 6 Solid State Drive results: Dual Controller configuration, (8) SSDs, 4 SSDs per disk group, 1 disk group per pool, 4 volumes per pool.

Management access, out-of-band, Storage Management Utility (SMU), CLI.

Interface Types: USB 100/1000 Ethernet.

Protocols Supported SNMP, SMI-S, SSH, SMTP, FTP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet

The MSA 2052 arrays come integrated with web browser and CLI based software for storage and RAID management, setup, configuration, and troubleshooting. The MSA 2052 management supports Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.

All MSA 2052 models support hot plug expansion and replacement of redundant controllers, enclosures, fans, power supplies, and I/O modules for simple, fast installation and maintenance. Hot add expansion of disk enclosures is also supported.

The MSA 2052 supports most HPE ProLiant, BladeSystems and Integrity servers including

· HPE ProLiant DL, ML Servers

· HPE c-Class Blade Servers

· Integrity servers, IA64

· Compatibility must be confirmed at: http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock

NOTE: depends on protocol.

support

The MSA 2052 supports most multi-vendor industry standard Intel and AMD based (x86) servers. Hewlett Packard Enterprise requires the Third-Party Server to be logged and listed on the Microsoft Windows Server Catalog.

· Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that the Third-Party Server Vendor is an active member of TSANet. Refer to the TSANet website for details: http://www.tsanet.com

· Non-HPE servers will generally be supported if the HPE storage stack is used. This includes supported HPE branded HBAs and drivers, and supported FC switches.

Refer to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise support statements for complete current OS version support

http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock

· Microsoft Windows Server 2019

· Microsoft Windows Server 2016

· Microsoft Windows Server 2012

· VMware

· HP-UX

· Red Hat Linux

· SuSE SLES Linux

· Solaris

· Oracle Linux

· Citrix XenServer

· OpenVMS

NOTE: depends on protocol.

The HPE MSA Advanced Data Service Suite is included as a standard feature on the MSA 2052 at no extra charge. The standard MSA Advanced Data Services Software Suite includes the following functionality:

· Performance Tiering and Archive Tiering Software

· 512 Snapshots and Volume Copy Software

· Remote Snap Software

Disk tiers are comprised of aggregating 1 or more Disk Groups of similar physical disks. The MSA 2052 supports 3 distinct tiers:

· A Performance tier with SSDs

· A Standard SAS tier with Enterprise SAS HDDs

· An Archive tier utilizing Midline SAS HDDs.

The MSA 2052 supports sub-LUN tiering and automated data movement between tiers. The MSA 2052 automated tiering engine moves data between available tiers based on the access characteristics of that data. Frequently accessed “pages” will migrate to the highest available tier delivering maximum I/O´s to the application.

· 512 Snapshots and Volume Copy are standard features on the MSA 2052

· Snapshots create up to 512 point-in-time copies of data

· Volume Copies create up to 128 point-in-time copies of data

· Volume copies become standard volumes when they are complete

· Recovery is instant – revert data from any previous Snapshot or Volume Copy

· Backup ‘snapped’ data to disk, virtual tape, or physical tape without a backup window

· HPE MSA Remote Snap Software is array based software that provides remote replication on the HPE MSA 2050 array products. MSA Remote Snap is a form of asynchronous replication which consists of replication of block-level data from a volume on a local system to a volume on a second independent system. This second system may be co-located with the first system or may be located at a remote site.

· HPE Remote Snap functionality is based on existing Snapshot technology offered by HPE MSA array products. Snapshots are used to track the data to be replicated as well as to determine the differences in data updated on the master volume, minimizing the amount of data to be transferred.

· HPE Remote Snap replication technology provides the ability to accomplish key data management and protection capabilities. First, because Remote Snap uses snapshots as the underlying technology it creates multiple local recovery points which can be used for such tasks as to complement daily backups; second, replication provides the ability to access data in a remote site which could be used for dispersed operations; and third but definitely not least important replication allows for business continuance in the event of a failure on the primary site.

· In order to perform a replication, a snapshot of the volume to be replicated is taken, creating a point-in-time image of the data. This point-in-time image is then replicated to the destination volume by copying the data represented by the snapshot via a transport medium such as TCP/IP (iSCSI) or Fibre Channel. The amount of data transferred is minimized though the use of snapshots whenever possible.

NOTE:  One Advanced Data Services Suite License per array is required for replication. For example, if you have two MSA arrays performing replication (from Primary system to Remote System), you will need a total of 2 licenses.

· Storage based asynchronous snapshot replication

· Support of both Ethernet and Fibre Channel interconnects provides flexible options to the application environments.

· Snapshot based replication technology means only changed data will be replicated to alternate site

· Many to 1 replication (up to 4 nodes) – primary use case is to replicate from “many” branch offices to the home office for the purpose of backing up data from the branches

· Advanced scheduler provides several options to IT administrators for business continuance

· Flexible architecture allows remote replication between MSA 2052 and MSA 2040 or MSA 1040 arrays using the virtual storage architecture and licensed for Remote Snap. Protects existing investments and enhances business continuity planning objectives.

· Snapshot based replication enables both local and remote recovery depending on the need. Snapshot replication isolates problems to a specific point in time which can be selected by the administrator. Additionally snapshot replication supports longer distance replication.

· Multiple relationships provide greater storage flexibility and utilization.

· 512 Snapshots and Volume Copy integration provides better efficiencies by combining the management and array technologies to create local copies.

· Fast application recovery with minimal or no transaction loss

· Creation of disaster tolerant copies of your critical business data

No-single-point-of-failure solution to increase the availability of your data

HPE OneView for VMware vCenter is a component within the HPE OneView plug-in for vCenter. It enables vSphere administrators to quickly obtain context-aware information and manage supported HPE storage devices like the MSA in their VMware vSphere environment directly from within vCenter. This plug-in operates independently of the core HPE OneView product and does not require a license to use.  By providing a clear relationship between VM’s, datastores and storage, the VMware administrator’s productivity increases, as does the ability to ensure quality of service. Roles for administrators can be defined on an individual basis, providing the ability to apply specific permissions for both view and control functions.

HPE OneView for VMware vCenter supports mixed array environments including MSA Storage, and other HPE Storage systems including 3PAR Storage, Nimble Storage, StoreVirtual and StoreOnce.  .

When deployed with MSA Storage, HPE OneView provides the following:

· Active Management functionality for the MSA Storage:

– Create/Expand/Delete a Datastore

– Create a Virtual Machine from a template

· Monitors the health and status of the MSA Storage

· Displays LUN / volume connections from VMs and ESX servers to the arrays and provides the location and attributes of the MSA array within the SAN

· Identifies what storage features are available to allow administrators to match the features available on the MSA array to their requirements

· Provide a cluster-level view of the storage

HPE OneView for VMware vCenter is downloadable from Software Depot: https://h20392.www2.hpe.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVPR

For more information on HPE OneView for VMware vCenter visit: http://h22168.www2.hpe.com/us/en/partners/vmware/

HPE OneView for MicroSoft System Center provides a comprehensive integration of HPE Storage, HPE Servers, HPE Blade System and HPE Virtual Connect with Microsoft System Center. HPE OneView for System Center enables management and monitoring of HPE MSA Storage running in Microsoft environment with a single pane-of-glass view to events/alerts, capacity and health dashboards and detailed virtual infrastructure information.  It provides seamless integration with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) enabling predefined discovery and monitoring policies, event processing rules and topology views for HPE Storage including the MSA Storage Systems.

When deployed with the MSA 2052 array, HPE OneView for System Center provides the following:

· Monitors the health, events and alerts for the MSA 2052 – virtual pools, and volumes

· Provides topology information for VMs provisioned on the MSA Storage array

HPE OneView for System Center is downloadable at no charge from Software Depot:

https://h20392.www2.hpe.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=System_Center

The vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) is one of the storage application programming interface (API) sets in vSphere. VAAI is an API storage partners can leverage to enhance performance of virtual machine (VM) management operations by delegating these operations to the storage array. With hardware offload, ESX/ESXi hosts perform certain operations faster and consume less server CPU and memory resources, and also storage port and storage fabric bandwidth. VAAI includes high performance and scalable VM data path primitives.

Storage Hardware Primitives for VAAI

· Full Copy or Hardware Assisted Move

· Block Zeroing or Hardware Assisted Zeroing

· Hardware Assisted Locking or Atomic Test and Set (ATS)

UNMAP reclaims space that is no longer on a thinly provisioned VMFS volume

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an IP network. LDAP provides the ability to authenticate MSA users with a central directory.

· Domain or Directory Credentials are not stored on the MSA for authentication – avoids a security issue

· Once user groups are configured on all MSAs in your organization, users can be authenticated on any MSA through the Active Directory

· Uses an LDAP implementation to authenticate users with a Windows Active Directory

· The MSA CLI and SMU will allow the configuration of new LDAP users groups into the MSA security scheme (manage vs monitor users, interface restrictions Web/CLI/FTP)

· Ability to authenticate Local or LDAP users

A new user interface element called “I/O Workload” has been added to the main screen on MSA’s WBI home screen for GL270 or later firmware. The MSA array controllers keep track of a substantial amount of data pertaining to the I/O dynamics at a logical page level (4MB chunks). From this data, it is possible to provide some visibility to what percent (%) of I/O’s are being processed by what percent (%) of the overall array’s capacity across a 7 day timeline. While some workloads have “transient” data access patterns, many workloads have steady access patterns on small portions of the array’s capacity. This produces “hot” pages in the array which remain hot a large amount of the array’s uptime. Users would see substantial benefits if these pages could be served from the fastest media in the array (ideally SSDs).As has been described in the MSA’s tiering functionality, the MSA array’s tiering engine will work to position the hottest pages on the fastest media at any given time.

The new I/O Workload graph will show a line labeled Capacity and a line plot for each selected workload percentage (100%, 80%, or Other% value). Below are two examples of user scenarios where the I/O Workload Graph might be useful and how to utilize the data the graph provides.

1 New User or SSD Installation

a) Once the MSA array is installed and has had workloads running against it for a week’s time, the I/O Workload data will give a representation of what Capacity is servicing 100% of I/O and 80% of I/O. Users may select a custom % value if desired. In a new installation or in an installation with no SSD tier installed, the 80% line is a reasonable starting point for an SSD tier. Based on SSD RAID settings, customers can then calculate a good starting point with regard to SSD tier sizing based on that week’s workload.  While not a hard fast rule, it is a good starting point. These values should also be compared to the Best Practices “rule of thumb” which suggest that 5-15% of the array’s capacity should be SSDs for tiered solutions.

2 Users with existing SSD tiering or read caching installed and running

b) For arrays running with SSDs installed (tiered or read cache), the I/O Workload graph will have a dotted line which shows the installed SSD capacity. The I/O Workload graphs can be checked periodically to see where the 80% I/O line is with regard to the SSD capacity line. While there are no hard and fast rules which indicate good/bad situations, users can use the graph with other system performance tools to better understand specific dynamics of their installation and the normal dynamics of a system in the day-to-day activities for a specific environment.

Interpreting the I/O Workload graphs allow users to strike a balance between the SSD costs versus performance benefits. For example, some customers may be willing to have a couple of days where peak usage is far above the SSD capacity line as it may be acceptable to have slower performance as the system uses HDDs for a larger percentage of the workload I/O. This may be perfectly acceptable for systems sized to optimize $/TB due to budget constraints. Other users may want to optimize the system such that a sizeable percentage of daily I/O have the opportunity to reside on SSD media (sized to 80% or 90%). When combined with other performance monitoring tools, the new I/O Workload function gives users some representation as to how the workloads and the MSA are working together in a user’s real-world environment.

Add optimized, secure, and reliable file services to your MSA 2050 with one or more pre-configured HPE Storage File Controllers. Augmenting an MSA 2050 with a file controller or highly-available file controller cluster creates a unified block/file solution that maximizes your total storage investment. Each HPE Storage File Controller is built on HPE ProLiant DNA and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016, and can serve thousands of concurrent users and multiple diverse workloads while providing a straightforward and familiar management experience for IT generalists or storage administrators.

The Storage File Controller features an Intel Xeon-Bronze processor with 16GB of memory, redundant power, TPM 2.0, HPE iLO Advanced with a 1-year license, and a 3-year parts/labor/onsite with next business day response warranty. Designed to connect to HPE MSA 1050/2050/2052 arrays and other small SAN environments.

Extensive file access protocols support: SMB (2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.02 and 3.1.1), NFS (v2, v3, v4.1), WebDAV, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS, and iSCSI.

Cluster up to eight file controllers for high availability and with transparent failover, enabling continuity of data access in the event of a failure or for online rolling maintenance updates.

For more information on the HPE Storage File Controllers, visit

https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=a00047729enw

HPE MSA Storage users can leverage Zerto Virtual Replication to replicate applications and data from one MSA array to another MSA array. Popular use cases include departmental MSA storage replicated to enterprise storage, enterprise storage replicated into MSA array, or protect MSA workloads into the cloud.

Zerto operates on the hypervisor level and includes orchestration and automation built-in to enable faster recovery of workloads (RTO in minutes) at much lower Recovery Point Objective (RPO of seconds) available through other data protection tools like backup. Zerto is also a workload mobility tool and allow IT to confidently move workloads and data across heterogeneous storage or cloud.

Ordering, configuring and installing Zerto is simple. Zerto is licensed by number of Virtual Machines that are being protected or moved.  For mobility use cases, order the appropriate number of migration licenses needed.  For replication use cases, order the appropriate quantity of Zerto Virtual Replication licenses using a combination of the tiered licenses plus the corresponding maintenance part numbers. The license is independent of source and target array size, type or capacity being replicated. See the HPE Complete/Zerto Quickspec for a complete list of partnumbers. A corresponding MSA Advanced Data Services LTU is not required for data replication when using Zerto Virtual Replication. An MSA Advanced Data Services LTU would be required if deploying MSA array-based replication.

Zerto installs as a virtual machine under VMware or Hyper-V or in the Cloud as a VM in AWS and Azure in minutes Zerto does not install any components in the guest operating system and does not depend on any specific configuration of the storage or use MSA array or VMware snapshots to replicate and recover applications.

Zerto virtual replication is available on HPE Catalog via HPE Complete program.

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Three-year limited warranty, parts exchange Next Business day delivery.

3 Years 9×5 telephone support, with Rights to New Versions bundled with the MSA 2052.

Disk enclosures, Hard drives, and Options for the MSA 2052 carry their own warranty. Refer to

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Limited Warranty Statement for more information.

The MSA 2052 has been designed with customer self-repairable parts to minimize repair time and provide greater flexibility in performing defective parts replacement. Please refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise limited warranty Statement and parts replacement instructions for further details.

NOTE: The warranty of the hard drive options purchased with the MSA 2052 models is different for SAS hard drives versus SAS MDL. SAS hard drive options have a three year warranty and SAS MDL have a one year warranty.

NOTE: Firmware updates beyond the 3 year warranty period requires a support contract.

3/0/0 warranty; Customer Self Repair (CSR) subject to maximum usage and or maximum supported lifetime limitations, whichever occurs first. Maximum Supported Lifetime is the period in years set to equal the warranty for the device. Maximum usage limit is the maximum amount of data that can be written to the device before reaching the device’s write endurance limit.

NOTE: SSDs used for replacement will be of equal or greater capacity and are designed to meet or exceed the original SSD warranty. Replacement drive/s could be of the same model drive or of a different model qualified to operate interchangeably inside the MSA array. Warranties of these components are unaffected by any substitution.

Protect your business beyond warranty with HPE Support Services

HPE Pointnext provides a comprehensive portfolio including Advisory and Transformational, Professional, and Operational Services to help accelerate your digital transformation. From the onset of your transformation journey, Advisory and Transformational Services focus on designing the transformation and creating a solution roadmap. Professional Services specializes in creative configurations with flawless and on-time implementation, and on-budget execution. Finally, operational services provides innovative new approaches like Flexible Capacity and Datacenter Care, to keep your business at peak performance. HPE is ready to bring together all the pieces of the puzzle for you, with an eye on the future, and make the complex simple.

Unlock all of the benefits of your technology investment by connecting your products to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Achieve up to 77%¹ reduction in down time, near 100%² diagnostic accuracy and a single consolidated view of your environment. By connecting, you will receive 24x7monitoring, pre-failure alerts, automatic call logging, and automatic parts dispatch. HPE Proactive Care Service and HPE Datacenter Care Service customers will also benefit from proactive activities to help prevent issues and increase optimization. All of these benefits are already available to you with your server storage and networking products, securely connected to HPE support

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² HP CSC reports 2014-2015

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HPE Proactive Care with 6 hour call-to-repair commitment, three year Support Service

HPE Proactive Care gives customers an enhanced call experience. When your products are connected to HPE, Proactive Care helps prevent problems and maintains IT stability by utilizing personalized proactive reports with recommendations and advice. This Service combines three years’ proactive reporting and advice with our highest level of hardware support; HPE’s 24×7, six hour hardware call-to-repair. HPE is the only leading manufacturer who makes this level of coverage available as a standard service offering for your most valuable servers and storage, including the HPE MSA 2050/2052 Storage.

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HPE Proactive Care with 24×7 coverage, three year Support Service

HPE Proactive Care gives customers an enhanced call experience. When your products are connected to HPE, Proactive Care helps prevent problems and maintains IT stability by utilizing personalized proactive reports with recommendations and advice This Service combines three years proactive reporting and advice with our 24×7 coverage, four hour hardware response time when there is a problem.

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HPE Foundation Care 24×7, three-year Support Service 

HPE Foundation Care 24×7 gives you access to HPE 24 hours a day, seven days a week for assistance on resolving issues. This service includes need based Hardware onsite response within four hours. Simplify your support experience and make HPE your first call to help resolve hardware or software problems.

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HPE Foundation Care 24×7, three-year Support Service

HPE Foundation Care 24×7 gives you access to HPE 24 hours a day, seven days a week for assistance on resolving issues. This service includes need based Hardware onsite response within four hours. In addition, collaborative software support is included in this service that provides troubleshooting assistance on industry leading software running on your HPE server. Simplify your support experience and make HPE your first call to help resolve hardware or software problems.

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HPE Hardware Installation

Provides for the basic hardware installation of HPE branded servers, HPE storage including the MSA 2050/2052 devices and networking options to assist you in bringing your new hardware into operation in a timely and professional manner.

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HPE Installation and Startup Service

Provides for the installation and startup of HPE technology including BladeSystems, C-Class enclosure, HPE ProLiant c-Class and Integrity server blades, storage blades, SAN switch blades, HPE Virtual Connect modules (Ethernet and Fibre Channel), Ethernet network interconnects, and InfiniBand, as well as the installation of one supported operating system type (Windows® or Linux). Included the HPE MSA 2050/2052.

HPE Datacenter Care service

Helps improve IT stability and security, increase the value of IT, and enable agility and innovation. It is a structured framework of repeatable, tested, and globally available services “building blocks.” You can deploy, operate, and evolve your datacenter wherever you are on your IT journey. With HPE Datacenter Care, you benefit from a personalized relationship with HPE via a single point of accountability for HPE and others’ products.

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HPE Flexibly Capacity,

With Flexible Capacity, you get the speed, scalability, and economics of the public cloud in the privacy of your data center. Gain the advantages of the public cloud—consumption-based payment, rapid scalability without worrying about capacity constraints. Reduce the “heavy lifting” needed to operate a data center. And retain the advantages that IT provides the business (i.e., control, security). Deliver the right user experience, choose the right technology for the business, manage privacy and compliance, and manage the cost of IT. And, you have the option to use the public cloud when needed.

HPE Factory Express for Servers and Storage

HPE Factory Express offers configuration, customization, integration and deployment services for HPE servers and storage products. Customers can choose how their factory solutions are built, tested, integrated, shipped and deployed.

Factory Express offers service packages for simple configuration, racking, installation, complex configuration and design services as well as individual factory services, such as image loading, asset tagging, and custom packaging. HPE products supported through Factory Express include a wide array of servers and storage: HPE Integrity, HPE ProLiant, HPE Apollo, HPE ProLiant Server Blades, HPE BladeSystem, HPE 9000 servers as well as the HPE MSA Storage, HPE 3PAR Storage, HPE XP, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.

HPE Education Services

Keep your IT staff trained making sure they have the right skills to deliver on your business outcomes. Book on a class today and learn how to get the most from your technology investment. www.hpe.com/ww/learn

HPE Support Center

The HPE Support Center is a personalized online support portal with access to information, tools and experts to support HPE business products. Submit support cases online, chat with HPE experts, access support resources or collaborate with peers.

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HPE Insight Remote Support and HPE Support Center are available at no additional cost with a HPE warranty, HPE Support Service or HPE contractual support agreement.

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Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limitations as set forth in the manufacturer’s operating manual, product quick-specs, or the technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.

The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise due to malfunction.