Product Features - HP MSA 2040 Quickspecs

QuickSpecs
Features
All MSA 2040 models offer a common set of valuable features:
New MSA 2040 controller architecture which maximizes performance
Four host ports per controller
MSA 2040 SAN controller supports 8Gb FC, 16Gb FC, 1GbE iSCSI or 10GbE iSCSI SFPs.
MSA 2040 SAS controller supports 6Gb and 12Gb SAS host connectivity using mini-SAS HD Cables.
4 GB transportable read/write cache per controller.
Battery-free cache backup with super capacitors and compact flash
MSA 2040 SAN Controller allows customers to create their own Combo Controller by mixing FC and iSCSI SFPs. Below are the
valid configurations for mixing SFPs:
Configuration
Table for mixing
SFPs
Dual Controller
Configuration Table for mixing SFPs
Controller Host Port 1 SFP
Controller A 16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI
Controller B N/A
Controller A 16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI
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Host Port 2 SFP
16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI
N/A
16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI
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2
Host Port 3 SFP Host Port 4 SFP
None
16Gb FC 16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
None
16Gb FC 16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
None
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
None
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
N/A
None
16Gb FC 16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
None
16Gb FC 16Gb FC
8Gb FC
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
None
10GbE iSCSI 10GbE iSCSI
1GbE iSCSI 1GbE iSCSI
2
None
8Gb FC
None
8Gb FC
None
None
N/A
None
8Gb FC
None
8Gb FC
None
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