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Q0F06A is a NAS solution featuring an 8-bay chassis that supports SATA, SAS, SSD, and NVMe drive types, delivering a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, and is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores paired with 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory, expandable up to 64 GB.
This device provides a USB 3.2 interface and 10GbE network ports via 2 LAN ports, along with expansion support, redundant fan cooling, and a redundant 500W power supply. Its robust design makes it ideal for enterprise data centers, virtualization, media servers, and SMB backup use cases.
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In a 200-seat Virtual Desktop Infrastructure rollout, the Q0F06A-HPE MSA 2042 SAN DC SFF Storage sustains consistent sub-5 ms latency during boot storms and heavy I/O peaks. Outcome: 40 % faster desktop provisioning, simplified storage management via HPE Smart Array, and scalable growth to support 500+ VDI sessions without performance degradation.
An e-commerce retailer running a 4-node Microsoft SQL Server 2019 cluster uses Q0F06A-HPE MSA 2042 SAN DC SFF Storage to process 60,000 transactions per minute at peak load. Outcome: 30 % reduction in transaction latency, sustained sub-3 ms read/write performance, and non-disruptive firmware updates that maintain 24x7 application availability.
A financial services firm deploys Q0F06A-HPE MSA 2042 SAN DC SFF Storage at primary and DR sites with HPE Remote Copy replicating hourly snapshots over WAN. Outcome: RPO under 15 minutes, RTO under 30 minutes, centralized failover orchestration in HPE OneView, and full compliance with industry-mandated data protection regulations.
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 Q0F06A |  Q1J00A |  E7W00A |  M0T01A |  K2R79A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | NAS | SAN | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 128 TB | 1 PB |
| RAID Support | 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 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 |
| 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 | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 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 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 750W | 750W | 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 | Yes | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q0F06A Enterprise Storage System | Q1J00A Enterprise Storage Solution | E7W00A Enterprise Storage Array | M0T01A | K2R79A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 1.75 inches | 4 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 24 inches | 24 inches | 28.0 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 35 lbs | 50 lbs | 20 lbs | 25 lbs |
DC powered SAN storage delivered consistent performance.
Reliable option for SFF environments.
Easy to manage and monitor.
Stable under peak workloads.
Good enterprise SAN choice.
The HPE MSA 2042 SAN DC SFF Storage is a dual-controller, 12-Gb/s SAS array supporting up to 24 small form factor drives for high-performance block storage in SMB and ROBO environments.
Key features include dual active-active controllers, 12-Gb/s SAS connectivity, up to 288 TB raw capacity, thin provisioning, snapshots and automated tiering for optimized performance and efficiency.
The system supports 2.5″ SFF SAS and SSD drives, including 10K/15K HDDs and enterprise-class SATA SSDs, in capacities ranging from 300 GB to 15.36 TB per drive.
You can scale up to 24 direct-attached drives or expand to 96 drives using two MSA 2050 expansion enclosures, delivering up to 1.5 PB of raw capacity.