MSA 2060 Storage Array

QuickSpecs
HPE MSA 2060 Storage Array
Standard Features
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Advanced Data Services Suite
The HPE MSA Advanced Data Services Suite can be purchased as an option on the MSA 2060 Storage systems.
The optional Advanced Data Services Suite includes the following functionality:
• Performance Tiering
• 512 Snapshots and Volume Copy
• Remote Snap functionality
Performance Tiering and Archive Tiering
Disk tiers are comprised of aggregating 1 or more Disk Groups of similar physical disks. The MSA 2060 supports 3 distinct tiers:
• A Performance tier with SSDs
• A Standard SAS tier with Enterprise SAS HDDs
• An Archive tier utilizing Midline SAS HDDs.
The MSA 2060 supports sub-LUN tiering and automated data movement between tiers. The MSA 2060 automated tiering
engine moves data between available tiers based on the access characteristics of that data. Frequently accessed “pages” will
migrate to the highest available tier delivering maximum I/O´s to the application.
Configurations which have a mixture of both SSDs and HDDs within the same system being used as a capacity tier (excluding SSD
Read Cache), will require the Advanced Data Service Suite LTU. This rule applies to the system level and therefore the license is
required regardless of whether the drives are configured for auto-tiering within the same pool. Configurations of only SSDs or SSD
Read Cache extension do not require a license on the MSA2060 array.
Snapshot and Volume Copy
• All MSA 2060 arrays come standard with 64 snaps.
• A 512 Snapshot license is available as an option on the MSA 2060.
• Snapshots create up to 512 point-in-time copies of data.
• Volume Copies create up to 128 point-in-time copies of data.
• Volume copies become standard volumes when they are complete.
• Recovery is instant - revert data from any previous Snapshot or Volume Copy.
• Backup 'snapped' data to disk, virtual tape, or physical tape without a backup window.
• If telephone support and software updates are desired for bundled software functionalities like 64 snapshots and volume
copy software, a combination HW + SW support care pack must be purchased.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not provide warranty assistance for software products included with our base hardware
products. Support is available with either the SupportPlus or SupportPlus24 Service options the hardware warranty
component of these services is accounted for in the pricing of the SP and SP24 HPE Pointnext operational.
Remote Snap
HPE MSA Remote Snap Software is array based functionality that provides remote replication on the HPE MSA 2060 array
products. MSA Remote Snap is a form of asynchronous replication which consists of replication of block-level data from a volume
on a local system to a volume on a second independent system. This second system may be co-located with the first system or
may be located at a remote site.
• MSA Remote Snaps are used to determine the data to be replicated using the differences in snapshots on the primary
volume, minimizing the amount of data to be transferred.
• MSA Remote Snap replication technology provides the ability to accomplish key data management and protection
capabilities. First, because Remote Snap uses snapshots as the underlying technology create multiple local recovery
points which can be used for such tasks as to complement daily backups; second, replication provides the ability to access
data in a remote site which could be used for dispersed operations; and third but definitely not least important replication
allows for business continuance in the event of a failure on the primary site.