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Q1J31A
HPE MSA 2052 SAS Dual Controller SFF Storage
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Q1J31A is a SAN storage system featuring 12-bay support that accommodates SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD and NVMe SSD drive types with a total storage capacity of 512 TB. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 6 configurations, is powered by an Intel Xeon 8-core processor with 16 GB pre-installed DDR4 memory and expandable up to 128 GB, and offers interfaces including USB 3.2, 10GbE Ethernet and Fibre Channel.
Q1J31A provides enterprise-grade redundancy with a redundant power supply rated at 750W and redundant fan cooling, along with expansion support and robust network connectivity via 4 LAN ports. Its design is optimized for use cases such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization environments and media servers.
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Scenario: A small-to-medium business operates a VMware vSphere cluster hosting 50+ virtual machines critical for ERP, CRM and file services. By deploying the Q1J31A-HPE MSA 2052 SAS Dual Controller SFF Storage, IT achieves sub-millisecond I/O latency and non-disruptive controller failover. Benefit: Delivers scalable capacity growth up to 192 TB, 99.99% availability and simplified management through HPE 24/7 proactive care—maximizing VM density and lowering TCO.
Scenario: A regional retail chain runs on-premises Microsoft SQL Server for inventory, POS and reporting workloads with unpredictable I/O spikes. Integrating the Q1J31A-HPE MSA 2052 dual-controller array with SAS SSDs ensures sustained 150,000 IOPS and sub-millisecond response. Benefit: Improves transaction throughput by 3×, guarantees 99.9% SLA compliance and streamlines patching/upgrades via transparent data migration—enhancing application performance and customer satisfaction.
Scenario: A financial services firm maintains 10 branch offices requiring centralized backup, replication and rapid restore. Leveraging Q1J31A-HPE MSA 2052’s built-in asynchronous replication and dual-controller high availability, each branch backs up critical data to a central datacenter. Benefit: Provides RPOs under 15 minutes, automated failover testing and 50% faster recovery with minimal bandwidth—ensuring business continuity and regulatory compliance.
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 Q1J31A |  E7W03A |  Q2R22A |  E7V99A |  Q2R18A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay | 24-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 256 TB |
| RAID Support | 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 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 | 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 | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 750W | 500W | 500W | 500W |
| 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 | No | No | No |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q1J31A Storage System | E7W03A Storage Array | Q2R22A Enterprise SAN Storage System | E7V99A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q2R18A High-Performance NAS Storage |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17.3 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 25.2 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 25.0 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs |
SFF SAS system delivered consistent results for our workloads.
Dual controllers ensured high availability.
Compact and reliable storage solution.
Easy to deploy and manage.
Stable under continuous use.
The HPE MSA 2052 SAS Dual Controller SFF Storage (SKU: Q1J31A) is a high-performance, dual-controller SAN array supporting 2.5" SAS drives for reliable block storage in SMB and enterprise environments.
Key features include dual active-active controllers, 12Gb/s SAS connectivity, support for up to 12 SFF drives, hardware RAID 0,1,5,6,10, and compatibility with HPE InfoSight management.
It supports 2.5" SAS SSDs and HDDs, up to 16TB per drive, enabling a maximum raw capacity of 192TB in the base array.
With up to eight MSA expansion enclosures, it scales to a maximum raw capacity of 960TB, ideal for growing data demands.