{"id":3910,"date":"2016-09-12T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T19:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2016-09-12T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T19:09:32","slug":"hpe-c8r15a-msa-2040-energy-star-san-dual-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/hpe-c8r15a-msa-2040-energy-star-san-dual-controller\/3910","title":{"rendered":"HPE C8R15A – MSA 2040 Energy Star SAN Dual Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is it?<\/strong>
\nC8R15A: HPE MSA 2040 SAN Dual Controller SFF Storage
\n( C8R15A is the End Of Life part number for the Energy Star K2R80A.)<\/p>\n

Why do I need it?<\/strong>
\n– Storage
\n– Storage
\n– Storage
\n– If you are already running a recent ProLiant server, this thing is a cinch to setup and configure
\n– Affordability
\n– SSDs or HDs are both an option<\/p>\n

We like these a lot. The first one we set up was with a ProLiant Gen8 DL360p server. Once we got to the web interface, it was was very intuitive and we were off and running.<\/p>\n

Install tip:<\/strong> If you need iSCSi enabled, make sure the contollers have the latest firmware first.<\/p>\n

\n

General specs for the MSA 2040 series:<\/strong>
\nMaximum Array Capacity: 768 TB
\nMaximum Number of Drives:
\n– 199 SFF SAS\/MDL SAS\/SSD
\n– 96 LFF SAS\/MDL SAS
\nHost Interface:
\n-16 Gb\/8 Gb Fibre Channel with 4 Ports per controller
\n-1 GbE\/10GbE iSCSI with 4 Ports per controller
\n-12Gb\/sec SAS with 4 Ports per controller
\nStorage controller:
\n– 2 MSA 2040 SAN Controller
\n– 2 MSA 2040 SAS Controller
\nEnclosure Expansion Options:
\n– Up to seven HP MSA 2040 LFF Disk Enclosure
\n– Up to seven D2700 2.5-inch disk enclosure
\n– Or a combo of both<\/p>\n

\n

Specs specific to the C8R15A
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

The drives listed below are the most popular drives for the C8R15A. For full options, please contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ready to purchase? Need more info? Disagree with everything we said?<\/p>\n

Call us: 855-932-6627<\/p>\n

or just contact us<\/a><\/strong> with other options.<\/p>\n

Our HP storage experts would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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