{"product_id":"hpe-k2r82a-717869-001-hpe-msa-2040-energy-star-lff-chassis","title":"HPE K2R82A 717869-001 HPE MSA 2040 Energy Star LFF Chassis","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"17lc1ru\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"503\"\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plgautomation.com\/collections\/hpe\"\u003eHPE \u003c\/a\u003eK2R82A MSA 2040 Energy Star LFF chassis is used in enterprise storage systems to provide scalable large form factor disk enclosure capacity for SAN environments. Commonly installed in data centers, virtualization clusters, and business-critical IT infrastructure supporting databases, backup systems, and cloud storage workloads. IT administrators and system integrators use this chassis for storage expansion, infrastructure upgrades, and replacement of legacy disk enclosures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"5ms9th\" data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eApplications:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"940\"\u003eThe HPE MSA 2040 LFF chassis is widely used in enterprise and SMB environments requiring high-capacity storage with flexibility and scalability. It is commonly found in virtualization platforms, backup and disaster recovery systems, archive storage, and database environments where large-capacity 3.5-inch drives are preferred for cost-efficient data storage and long-term retention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"5hg6bl\" data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eTechnical Specifications:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"2349\"\u003e• Form factor: 2U rack-mount storage chassis \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1057\"\u003e• Drive type: Large Form Factor (LFF) 3.5-inch drives \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003e• Drive bays: Up to 12 LFF drives (expandable via enclosures) \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003e• Maximum scalability: Up to 96 LFF drives with expansion enclosures \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003e• Connectivity: Supports 8\/16Gb Fibre Channel, 1\/10GbE iSCSI, and 6\/12Gb SAS (via controllers) \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1497\"\u003e• Cache (with controllers): Up to 6GB per controller \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1590\"\u003e• Supported drives: SSD, Enterprise SAS, Midline SAS, Self-Encrypting Drives \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1707\"\u003e• RAID support (via controllers): RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50\u003cbr data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003e• Expansion support: Up to 7 additional disk enclosures \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003e• Maximum hosts supported: Up to 64 (v2 UI) \/ 512 (v3 UI) \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1964\"\u003e• Maximum LUNs: 512 \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2026\"\u003e• Maximum LUN size: 140 TB \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003e• Power supply: Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies\u003cbr data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003e• Management: Web-based interface with snapshot and replication features \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2272\"\u003e• Compliance: ENERGY STAR certified \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1cz0398\" data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2375\"\u003eCommon Replacements:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2466\"\u003e• HPE MSA 2050 LFF (Q1J02A)\u003cbr data-start=\"2403\" data-end=\"2406\"\u003e• HPE MSA 2060 LFF\u003cbr data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003e• Dell EMC MD1400 LFF Storage Enclosure\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HPE","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50558495752494,"sku":"New","price":1190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0818\/1038\/files\/HPE_K2R82A.jpg?v=1750925505","url":"https:\/\/plgautomation.com\/products\/hpe-k2r82a-717869-001-hpe-msa-2040-energy-star-lff-chassis","provider":"PLG Automation ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}