How to determine whether HP MSA 1050 can support SSD

[Mabduloez]

Hello Folks,

Wanted to know HP MSA 1050 can support SSD. I am using HDD now and it is kind of slow.

Regards,

[Sahana_S]

Hi @Mabduloez 

The use of SSDs (solid-state drives) can greatly enhance the performance of a system.

Virtual disk groups that contain SSDs can only be created with a Performance Tier license when other HDD disk groups exist in the system. If the system contains only SSDs, then virtual disk groups can be created without a Performance Tier license.

I hope you found this useful!

[Mabduloez]

Hi Sahana_S,

Thank you for the reply.

does that mean if I purchase Performance Tier License and add up SSD to my existing HHD pool, will also enhance the performance of my MSA1050?

Regards,

[Sahana_S · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mabduloez 

Yes, when SSDs are used with HDD along with a performance tier license, it will improve read and write performance through automated tiered storage.

Thanks and Regards,

Sahana S

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[Mabduloez]

Sorry for asking too much.

but the license itself won't help unless with SSD, right?

[Sahana_S]

Hi @Mabduloez 

Yes, you are correct!