HPE P84172-B25 rack server

HPE MSA 2062 2U array

The HPE MSA 2062 is a 2U rack storage array built for general-purpose workloads. It ships with 12 x 2.4TB hard drives and 2 x 1.92TB SAS SSDs providing 28.8TB of installed capacity. Dual 12 Gb SAS 4-port controllers deliver redundant connectivity for host servers. The system includes 2 x 580W redundant power supplies for high availability.

Upgrade from direct-attached disks

This array replaces direct-attached storage or older single-controller arrays that lack redundant paths and shared capacity. The jump is worth it when multiple hosts need simultaneous block access or when downtime from a single drive or controller failure is unacceptable. Certified operating systems include Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, VMware vSphere 6.7, Red Hat Linux 8 and SUSE SLES 15.

Capacity headroom and limits

The base unit holds up to 24 SFF drives, scaling raw capacity to 1.77 PB all-SFF or 2.7 PB with mixed SFF and LFF expansion. The installed 28.8TB handles departmental databases, virtualisation datastores and backup targets comfortably. Workloads demanding more than 24 drives per base array or requiring file-level protocols will outgrow this platform.