HPE MSA 2040, a high-performance storage array designed for entry-level Hewlett Packard Enterprise users desiring 8Gb/16Gb Fibre Channel, 1 GbE/10 GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS connectivity with 4 host ports per controller. The MSA 2040 Storage array provides an excellent value for users needing performance balanced with price to support initiatives such as consolidation and virtualization.
GL220 firmware, which includes the following new features, is now available for download
- Virtual Tier affinity for prioritizing workloads 
- Remote Snap replication support for Virtual Storage (iSCSI only) 
- Snapshot space management 
- Scheduler for virtual based storage snapshots 
- Large pool capacity support 
- Volume copy for Virtual Storage 
Introducing support for 12G mixed use Solid State Drives (SSD)
- HPE MSA 400GB 12G SAS mixed use SFF (2.5 in) 3-year warranty SSD 
- HPE MSA 800GB 12G SAS mixed use SFF (2.5 in) 3-year warranty SSD 
- HPE MSA 1.6TB 12G SAS mixed use SFF (2.5 in) 3-year warranty SSD 
- HPE MSA 3.2TB 12G SAS mixed use SFF (2.5 in) 3-year warranty SSD 
Product features
| Feature | Description | 
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| Capacity  (Single enclosure and maximum additional Drive Enclosures)1  | For Large Form Factor (LFF):  
 For Small Form Factor (SFF):  
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| Pool capacity2  | 
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| Cache3  | 6GB per controller | 
| Total LUNs (LUN size are dependent of the storage architecture: linear versus virtualized) | 
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| Host interconnect | 
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| Maximum drives with expansion | 96 LFF/199 SFF | 
| Maximum host supported | 
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| Standard software | Snapshot, 64 (snaps) | 
| Optional software | 
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| Protocol (host connect) | 16Gb  Fibre Channel | 
| Server compatibility4  | Supports most HPE ProLiant, BladeSystems and Integrity servers including 
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