HPE MSA 2U 12-Drive LFF Drive Enclosure – S1H54A, featuring 12 × 3.5-inch LFF drive bays, dual I/O modules, 12Gb SAS connectivity and included Mini-SAS HD cables for scalable storage expansion across HPE MSA Gen7 Storage Arrays
The HPE MSA 2U 12-drive LFF Drive Enclosure (S1H54A) is a 2U storage expansion enclosure designed to add capacity to compatible HPE MSA Gen7 Storage Arrays. It provides 12 × LFF (3.5-inch) drive bays, supports dual-ported 12Gb SAS SSDs and SAS Midline HDDs, and includes two I/O modules. HPE states that it can be attached to any MSA Gen7 Storage Array model.
S1H54A
S1H54A is an expansion enclosure
Typical architecture:
Servers ↓ HPE MSA Gen7 Storage Array / Controllers ↓ SAS expansion connection ↓ S1H54A 12-Bay LFF Enclosure ↓ Up to 12 × 3.5-inch LFF drives
12 × LFF Drive Bays
This makes it suitable for environments where larger-capacity LFF HDDs are preferred over high-density SFF configurations.
Dual-ported 12Gb SAS SSDs
SAS Midline HDDs
12Gb SAS Connectivity
The enclosure uses 12Gb SAS for its connection to the MSA storage array.
Dual I/O Modules
S1H54A includes two I/O modules.
HPE also specifies that the enclosure ships with:
2 × 0.5m Mini-SAS HD to Mini-SAS HD cables
These are used to connect the enclosure to the MSA controller array expansion port or an existing drive-enclosure cascade port.
MSA Gen7 Compatibility
HPE specifically describes S1H54A as an MSA Gen7 drive enclosure and states:
It can be attached to any MSA Gen7 Storage Array model.
Therefore, don't automatically classify S1H54A as an MSA 2060-specific enclosure.
Recommended classification
HPE MSA → MSA Gen7 → Drive Enclosures → LFF
Expansion Capability
HPE allows up to 9 additional drive enclosures on an MSA Gen7 array.
LFF expansion enclosures
SFF expansion enclosures
A combination of LFF and SFF
Physical Dimensions
Physical Specification
Details
Length / Depth
63.5 cm
Width
81.3 cm
Height
26 cm
Weight
25.9 kg
HPE's data sheet lists the product dimensions as 63.5 × 81.3 × 26 cm and weight as 25.9 kg.
What's Included?
HPE MSA 2U 12-drive LFF enclosure
12 × LFF drive bays
2 × I/O modules
Rack-mount kit
2 × 0.5m Mini-SAS HD to Mini-SAS HD cables
Comparison S1H54A vs R0Q39B
Feature
S1H54A
R0Q39B
Product
MSA 2U 12-drive LFF Enclosure
MSA 2060 12-drive LFF Enclosure
Generation
MSA Gen7
MSA 2060 generation
Drive Bays
12
12
Drive Form Factor
LFF / 3.5"
LFF / 3.5"
Rack Height
2U
2U
SAS
12Gb SAS
12Gb SAS
I/O Modules
2
2
Main Platform
MSA Gen7
MSA 2060 / compatible platform
SKU
S1H54A
R0Q39B
Comparison S1H54A vs S1H55A
S1H54A
S1H55A
Enclosure
12-drive LFF
24-drive SFF
Drive Size
3.5-inch
2.5-inch
Bays
12
24
Form Factor
LFF
SFF
Rack Height
2U
2U
SAS
12Gb
12Gb
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