HPE MSA 2060 R0Q40B 2U 24-bay SFF drive expansion enclosure with 12Gb SAS connectivity, designed to expand storage capacity for compatible HPE MSA storage arrays
HPE MSA 2060 R0Q40B is a 2U 24-bay SFF drive expansion enclosure with 12Gb SAS connectivity, designed to expand storage capacity for compatible HPE MSA storage arrays
The HPE MSA 2060 R0Q40B is a 2U, 24-bay SFF drive expansion enclosure designed to add storage capacity to compatible HPE MSA storage arrays. It is an expansion enclosure, not a standalone SAN storage array or controller system. HPE officially lists R0Q40B as the MSA 2060 12Gb SAS 24-disk SFF Drive Enclosure.
What is R0Q40B?
R0Q40B is an expansion shelf
It provides 24 physical 2.5-inch SFF drive bays and connects to an MSA storage array using 12Gb SAS.
HPE MSA 2060 Storage Array ↓ 12Gb SAS connection ↓ R0Q40B Expansion Enclosure ↓ Up to 24 × SFF drives
24 × SFF Drive Bays
24 × 2.5-inch SFF drive slots
This makes it useful when you want high drive density in a 2U rack space.
12Gb SAS Expansion
The R0Q40B uses 12Gb SAS for its connection to the MSA storage system.
The SAS connection is used for communication between the MSA storage system and its expansion enclosure.
✅ 12Gb SAS drive expansion enclosure
Compatible MSA Systems
HPE specifies that the MSA 2060 SFF Drive Enclosure can connect to MSA 2060 SFF or LFF storage systems. HPE also lists R0Q40B as an enclosure option for the MSA 2062 SFF Storage system.
MSA 2060 R0Q74B — 16Gb FC SFF
MSA 2060 R0Q73B — 16Gb FC LFF
MSA 2062 R0Q80B — 16Gb FC SFF
MSA 2062 R0Q82B — 10GbE iSCSI SFF
R0Q40B — 24-bay SFF expansion enclosure
Expansion Capacity
An MSA 2060 array can support up to nine additional drive enclosures.
Therefore, R0Q40B can be used to build a much larger storage configuration around the main MSA array.
What's Included?
1 × HPE MSA 2060 2U SFF drive enclosure
24 × SFF drive bays
Rack-mount kit
2 × 0.5m Mini-SAS HD to Mini-SAS HD cables
Power supply configuration
Not automatically included
Hard drives / SSDs are not included simply because the enclosure has 24 drive bays.
Power Supply
R0Q40B is a B-series SKU.
External SAS Cables
Cable
Part Number
1.0m Mini-SAS HD 4x to Mini-SAS HD 4x
716195-B21
2.0m Mini-SAS HD 4x to Mini-SAS HD 4x
716197-B21
Comparison R0Q40B vs R0Q39B
Specification
R0Q40B
R0Q39B
MSA Family
MSA 2060
MSA 2060
Type
Expansion Enclosure
Expansion Enclosure
Rack Height
2U
2U
Form Factor
SFF
LFF
Drive Size
2.5-inch
3.5-inch
Drive Bays
24
12
Interface
12Gb SAS
12Gb SAS
Main Advantage
High drive density
Larger LFF drives
SKU
R0Q40B
R0Q39B
HPE's QuickSpecs list these two enclosures directly as the MSA 2060 expansion options.
Is R0Q40B a Complete Storage Array?
No.
Expansion enclosure
24 × 2.5-inch SFF drive bays
R0Q74B
Main MSA 2060 Fibre Channel storage array
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