ENERGY STAR certified HPE MSA 2040 is a high-performance storage array designed for entry-level Hewlett Packard Enterprise customers desiring 8Gb/16Gb Fibre Channel, 1GbE/10GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS connectivity with 4 host ports per controller. The MSA 2040 Storage array provides an excellent value for customers needing performance balanced with price to support initiatives such as consolidation and virtualization.

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Type	SAS 6Gb/s
User Interface	Status and activity provided via management interfaces. Status Indicators on front of Controller
Disk Drive and Enclosure Protocol	6 Gb SAS - Serial Attached SCSI
Slots	4
Cache Memory	4GB Read/Write
Cache Backup	ECC protection with back up to flash memory (indefinite backup)
Metadata and System OS memory	2GB
Upgradeable Firmware	Yes
RAID Support	RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 10 , RAID 3 , RAID 5 , RAID 50 , RAID 6
Host Ports	4 x 12 Gb mini-SAS HD using SAS 3.0 SFF-8644 connect interface (per controller)
Expansion Port	SAS (SFF8088) 4x lane 6 Gb SAS
Weight	4.8 lbs