
Budget-Smart Shared Storage for Enterprise-Ready Performance
HPE MSA 2070 is an affordable entry-level SAN storage platform that brings enterprise-class performance, scalability, and reliability to modern business environments.
Designed for virtualization, databases, backup, file services, and business-critical applications, HPE MSA 2070 helps organizations accelerate workloads, simplify storage management, and scale capacity without the cost and complexity of high-end enterprise storage.
HPE MSA 2070 Competitive Advantages

Enterprise Performance, Entry-Level Cost
Delivers up to 2x more random IOPS and up to 30% higher sequential bandwidth than HPE MSA Gen6 Storage.

Flexible Connectivity Options
Supports 16/32Gb Fibre Channel, 10/25GbE iSCSI, and 12Gb SAS options across the MSA Gen7 portfolio.

Easy Storage Management
Guided workflows, dashboard monitoring, system alerts, and HPE MSA Health Check simplify daily storage operations.

Scale-As-You-Grow Architecture
Start small and scale with SSDs, Enterprise SAS HDDs, Midline SAS HDDs, and capacity expansion up to 7.37 PB.

High Availability by Design
Dual controllers, redundant power, hot-swap components, and online firmware updates help minimize downtime.

Cost-Effective Shared Storage
Delivers reliable shared storage for growing businesses without the complexity and cost of high-end enterprise systems.
HPE MSA 2070 Product Recognition
For nearly three decades, the HPE MSA product family has been a trusted shared storage solution for HPE ProLiant server environments, with more than 600,000 arrays sold worldwide. Built for reliability, simplicity, cost efficiency, and flexible scalability, MSA helps organizations run virtualization, SMB workloads, backup, databases, and business-critical applications with confidence.
HPE MSA 2070 Key Features

Hybrid Flash Performance
Combines SSD and HDD media to balance high performance with cost-efficient capacity.

SSD Read Cache
Improves read performance by accelerating access to frequently used data.

Automated Data Tiering
Moves data in real time across SSD and HDD tiers to optimize performance and efficiency.

High IOPS Architecture
Provides next-generation MSA Gen7 performance for demanding entry-level storage workloads.

Data Protection Services
Supports snapshots, remote replication, volume copy, RAID protection, and thin provisioning.

Scalable Storage Expansion
Supports scale-up growth with expansion enclosures, mixed media options, and a grow-as-you-go model.

High Availability Components
Includes dual controllers, redundant PSU, hot-swappable drives, and redundant cooling modules.

HPE MSA-DP+ Advanced RAID Technology
Distributes spare capacity across drives and enables rebuild times up to 25x faster than traditional RAID.

HPE MSA Health Check
Uses system logs to assess performance and configuration against HPE MSA best practice guidelines.
HPE MSA 2070 Product Specifications
Product Type
Entry-Level SAN Storage
Form Factor
2U Rackmount
Architecture
Dual Controller
Drive Types
SSD, SAS HDD, and Midline SAS HDD
Connectivity
FC, iSCSI, and SAS
Fibre Channel Support
16/32Gb FC
Ethernet Support
10/25GbE iSCSI
SAS Support
12Gb SAS
RAID Levels
RAID 1, 5, 6, and 10
Storage Expansion
Up to multiple expansion enclosures
Redundancy
Dual Controller and Redundant PSU
Data Services
Snapshot, Replication, and Thin Provisioning
Deployment Type
Hybrid Flash and All Flash
HPE MSA 2070 Benefits

Lower Infrastructure Cost
Provides enterprise-grade storage capabilities without requiring high-end enterprise storage investment.

Faster Workload Performance
Accelerates VMware virtualization, databases, backup systems, file services, and business applications.

Simplified IT Operations
Easy deployment, guided workflows, dashboard monitoring, and HPE MSA Health Check reduce admin workload.

Built-In Business Continuity
Redundancy, hot-swap components, RAID protection, snapshots, and replication help protect critical business data.

Flexible Business Growth
Scale capacity and performance over time with expansion options, mixed media, hybrid flash, and all-flash configurations.

Smarter Storage Efficiency
Automated tiering and thin provisioning help optimize storage utilization, performance, and capacity efficiency.







