The HPE MSA 2050 Storage System is an industry-leading SAN platform. It delivers 2x the performance of the previous generation, delivering over 200,000 IOPS. It offers broad scalability, including a combination of solid state drives (SSDs), high-performance enterprise drives, or low-cost midrange SAS drives. Maximum hard drive capacity varies by RAID levels: up to 2 drives for RAID 1; up to 16 drives for RAID 5, 6, and 10. The HPE MSA 2050 Storage System is an industry-leading SAN platform. It delivers 2x the performance of the previous generation, delivering over 200,000 IOPS. It offers broad scalability, including a combination of solid state drives (SSDs), high-performance enterprise drives, or low-cost midrange SAS drives. Maximum number of hard drives depends on RAID levels: maximum 2 drives for RAID level 1; 16 drives for RAID levels 5, 6, and 10.