S1H46A HPE Data Storage HPE MSA 2070 10GBASE-T iSCSI SFF Storage

The S1H46A is the high-IOPS performance specialist of the HPE MSA Gen7 family, uniquely combining 2.5-inch SFF (Small Form Factor) drive density with the universal convenience of 10GBASE-T iSCSI connectivity. This array is engineered for businesses that require high-transaction storage performance but want to utilize their existing RJ45 Copper network infrastructure. By housing up to 24 high-speed drives in a compact 2U chassis, the S1H46A excels in supporting virtualization, mixed-workload databases, and rapid-access application tiers. It offers a seamless, "no-transceiver-required" path to professional-grade SAN performance, making high-speed block storage more accessible and easier to manage than ever before.

• Copper-Optimized 10Gb Velocity: Provides full 10Gb/s iSCSI bandwidth over cost-effective twisted-pair copper, ensuring low-latency data access for high-frequency database queries and virtual machine operations.

• Spindle-Count Advantage: The 24-bay SFF chassis allows for a significantly higher concentration of performance-tier drives (SAS or SSD) compared to LFF models, dramatically increasing total system IOPS.

• Real-Time Data Movement: Features the MSA Gen7 intelligent tiering engine, which proactively relocates high-demand data to flash media every few milliseconds, keeping your most critical applications running at peak speed.

• Rapid Rebuild Resilience: Utilizing MSA-DP+ technology, this array eliminates traditional hot-spares in favor of distributed spare capacity, allowing for RAID rebuilds that are up to 25x faster than legacy methods.

• Drastic Cost Savings: By leveraging 10GBASE-T technology, the S1H46A eliminates the need for expensive SFP+ optical transceivers and fragile fiber-optic cables, significantly lowering the initial capital expenditure.

• Plug-and-Play Integration: Ideal for data centers already wired with Category 6A or 7 copper; simply plug the array into your existing Ethernet switches and begin provisioning storage within minutes.

• Flash-Ready Compact Design: The SFF architecture is perfectly suited for all-flash or hybrid configurations, packing elite performance into a small 2U footprint that saves on rack space and power.

• Enterprise Features for IT Generalists: Despite its advanced performance, the MSA 2070 management utility is designed for non-specialists, automating complex tasks like data tiering and health monitoring for maximum uptime.