HPE Modular Smart Array 2040 SAN Controller - storage controller (RAID) - SAS 2 - 16Gb Fibre Channel, 8Gb Fibre Channel

Changing storage needs for server customers now requires greater levels of performance and functionality at a lower cost of ownership. The HP MSA 2040 storage arrays raises the bar and uniquely addresses HP ProLiant customers' shared storage and data protection needs, reduces total cost of ownership while dramatically increasing performance using technologies such as SSDs, snap and volume copy and replication.

The HP MSA 2040 storage arrays are positioned to provide an excellent value for customers needing increasing performance to support initiatives such as consolidation and virtualization. The MSA 2040 delivers this performance by leveraging controller architecture with a good processor, four 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC ports with 4 GB cache per controller and using drive technologies such as SSDs.