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K2R82A is a high-performance SAN storage system engineered for enterprise data centers and virtualization environments. It features a 16-bay configuration supporting SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types with a maximum storage capacity of up to 512 TB, and supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 for versatile data protection and performance optimization.
This model is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory, expandable up to 128 GB. It offers advanced connectivity through 10GbE Ethernet alongside Fibre Channel options, provides expansion support, incorporates a redundant power supply rated at 500W, and utilizes redundant fan cooling. The K2R82A is ideal for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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In a mid‐market IT department hosting 200+ virtual machines on VMware vSphere, the K2R82A-HP MSA 2040 ES LFF Chassis provides unified block and file storage with sub-1ms latency. Dual active-active controllers, SSD caching and automated tiering boost VM density by 45% and lower storage TCO by 30%, delivering predictable performance under peak loads.
A financial services firm running mission-critical Microsoft SQL Server workloads deploys the K2R82A-HP MSA 2040 ES LFF Chassis to sustain 15,000 IOPS at sub-0.5ms response times. Inline data reduction and dynamic tiering shrink storage footprint by 40%, accelerating transaction processing and enabling real-time analytics with low latency.
A healthcare organization leverages synchronous replication between primary and DR sites using the K2R82A-HP MSA 2040 ES LFF Chassis. Automated snapshots, 3:2 RAID protection and rapid failover workflows deliver zero-data-loss RPO and under 5-minute RTO, ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations and uninterrupted patient care.
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 K2R82A |  K2R79A |  Q1J03A |  Q1J28A |  Q1J01A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 16-bay | 12-bay | 16-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 1 PB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 512 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 | 32 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 350W | 350W | 750W | 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 | Yes | No |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB |
| Product Name | K2R82A | K2R79A Enterprise Storage System | Q1J03A Enterprise Storage Array | Q1J28A Enterprise Storage System | Q1J01A Enterprise NAS Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 4 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 25.2 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 38 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs |
ES LFF chassis provided the capacity we needed.
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Dependable chassis for MSA systems.
The HP MSA 2040 ES LFF Chassis (SKU K2R82A) is a 2U, 12-bay 3.5″ SAS enclosure designed for HP MSA 2040 storage arrays, delivering enterprise-grade scalability and performance.
The chassis supports up to 12 hot-swappable 3.5″ large-form-factor (LFF) SAS or nearline SAS drives.
It is compatible with 3.5″ SAS and nearline SAS drives at 6 Gb/s or 12 Gb/s, supporting a wide range of capacities.
Raw capacity depends on installed drives; using 12 × 16 TB SAS drives delivers up to 192 TB of raw storage per enclosure.