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C8R13A
HP MSA 2040 LFF DC-power Chassis
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C8R13A is a NAS storage system featuring 12 drive bays and support for SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drives, delivering a total storage capacity of 256 TB with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 configurations. It is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, comes with 16 GB of pre-installed memory, and supports an upgrade to 64 GB of ECC DDR4 RAM.
C8R13A offers connectivity via USB 3.2 and 10GbE network ports with 2 LAN ports, along with expansion support for additional modules. It is equipped with redundant fan cooling and a redundant 500W power supply, making it ideal for enterprise data center deployments, virtualization, SMB backup, and media server applications.
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Scenario: A national telecommunications provider consolidates multiple 5G core functions into a single central office rack powered by –48 V DC bus architecture. The C8R13A-HP MSA 2040 LFF DC-Power Chassis delivers 84 LFF drives of ultra-low-latency flash and HDD capacity in a 2U footprint. Outcome: 40% lower power conversion losses versus AC-powered arrays, native DC-bus redundancy for 99.999% service uptime, and simplified thermal management—enabling guaranteed sub-millisecond latency for network slicing and subscriber data services.
Scenario: An oil & gas operator deploys unmanned drilling installations in locations with solar‐battery DC-power microgrids. The C8R13A-HP MSA 2040 LFF DC-Power Chassis provides 84 high-capacity LFF HDDs in a ruggedized 2U form factor, directly powered by the site’s –48 V DC infrastructure. Outcome: Eliminates double conversion losses, cuts data-capture latency by 30%, extends autonomous operation by 25%, and secures on-site seismic and telemetry logs for real-time analytics without AC-grid dependency.
Scenario: A global colocation provider upgrades to all-DC racks to meet enterprise demand for carbon-neutral, high-efficiency hosting. By integrating the C8R13A-HP MSA 2040 LFF DC-Power Chassis, they offer customers 84 LFF drive bays with direct bus-powered storage arrays. Outcome: Improves rack-level PUE by up to 15%, reduces capital expense on UPS and inverters, and delivers enterprise-class RAID-protected capacity—driving a 25% boost in DC-powered cabinet density and stronger environmental compliance.
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 C8R13A |  K2R79A |  Q2R19A |  Q2R20A |  M0T61A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | NAS | NAS | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 1 PB | 128 TB | 1 PB | 256 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 350W | 500W | 350W | 350W |
| Operating System | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS |
| Snapshot Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Sync Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | C8R13A Enterprise NAS | K2R79A Enterprise Storage System | Q2R19A Storage Appliance | Q2R20A Storage System | M0T61A Enterprise NAS |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 29 inches | 16 inches |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 25 lbs | 50 lbs | 25 lbs | 25 lbs |
DC power chassis fit our requirements perfectly and installed without issues.
Solid construction and reliable operation in a DC powered setup.
Good replacement chassis with clean integration.
Build quality feels enterprise grade.
Dependable enclosure for MSA systems.
The HP MSA 2040 LFF DC-power Chassis (SKU: C8R13A) is a 2U enterprise storage enclosure with dual-active controllers and 12 Large Form Factor drive bays designed for DC-powered rack environments.
It supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, providing flexible performance- and capacity-optimized storage expansion.
The chassis offers 12 Gb/s SAS host ports and 6 Gb/s SATA drive interfaces to maximize throughput and compatibility.
Yes, it features dual-active MSA 2040 controllers with non-disruptive failover to ensure high availability and continuous data access.