HPE D6020 Enclosure disk array Rack (5U)

Finding it difficult to keep up with the growth in unstructured data? Looking for a cost-effective high capacity direct attach storage (DAS) option?

The HPE D6020 Disk Enclosure with 12 Gb/s SAS architecture extends and redefines DAS for ProLiant servers and BladeSystems, The D6020 Enclosure, designed for data-intensive environments, is a storage enclosure for dense, cost-effective external storage expansion for massive data capacity applications, at low $/GB. The D6020 Enclosure can be used not only as a standalone DAS enclosure, but can also be used for expansion in storage applications like Microsoft Storage Spaces, Lustre, Cloud backup, data protection or big data environments.

The zoned direct-attach capabilities of the D6020 Enclosure allows server administrators to build local storage on the fly according to their configuration requirements.

Features

High-density, Low-cost External SAS Storage for HPE ProLiant Servers and BladeSystems
- The HPE D6020 Disk Enclosure with dual I/O modules provides a 12 Gb/s SAS unit that is designed with two pull-out disk drawers to support Large Form Factor (LFF) SAS, SAS midline drives or SSDs in just 5U of rack space for customers needing a dense storage option with a low acquisition cost.
- The simplicity of an in-rack storage solution reduces your expense and complexity from the storage architecture; just a Smart Array P441, P841, P741m Controller or the H241 HBA, 6 Gb/s SAS BL Switches in the blade enclosure connect up to six D6020 Enclosures.
- Supports up to six D6020 Enclosures from a single BladeSystem enclosure providing up to 3360 TB (with 8 TB HDDs) of in-rack storage for customers requiring high-density, low-cost storage.
- Ability to daisy-chain two enclosures increases the capacity up to 140 drives.
- Microsoft Windows Storage Spaces Support enable software defined storage capability.

Build Local Storage on the Fly for BladeSystem Servers
- The HPE D6020 Disk Enclosure with dual I/O modules uses the management software of the 6 Gb/s SAS BL Switch to group D6020 Enclosure units disk drives and assign them to individual blade servers. These drives now appear as local storage to that server.
- With the D6020 Enclosure models zoned direct-attach capabilities server administrators can build local storage on the fly according to their configuration requirements.
- Just add additional drives to the D6020 Enclosure and zone to a newly deployed blade server, or add capacity to the zone of an existing blade server configuration. No need for complex configuration or rewiring.

High-Performance 12 Gb/s SAS Connectivity to External Storage
- The HPE D6020 Disk Enclosure with dual I/O modules delivers 12 Gb/s host connectivity enabling higher performance, eases configuration/deployment and broadens supported features of a D6020 Enclosure using HPE Smart Array P441, P841 or the P741m Controllers or HPE 6 Gb/s SAS BL Switches.
- With the D6020 Enclosure, applications and storage are installed in the same rack. Latency is reduced as data does not travel over large distances.
- Solid State Drive support with integrated “wear gauge” helps improves application performance and allows customers to reduce their operating costs by reducing foot prints and power consumptions.