HPE MSA 2060 – Optimal DP+ Configuration with 4 Enclosures (24x 2.4TB per Enclosure)

[Markus123456]

Hello everyone,
I'm hoping someone with HPE storage experience can assist.

We've recently acquired an HPE MSA 2060 system with four expansion enclosures. Each enclosure is fully populated with 24 × 2.4 TB 10K SAS HDDs, giving us a total of 96 drives.

Our initial plan was to create two RAID 6 disk groups per pool — one per enclosure — so that each pool would span two enclosures. However, we’ve discovered that RAID 6 on the MSA 2060 is limited to a maximum of 16 drives per disk group, which makes our intended setup unfeasible.

After further research, MSA-DP+ appears to be a more modern and performance-optimized alternative to traditional RAID 6, especially in larger configurations. That brings us to our main question:

For optimal performance and manageability, which of the following configurations would be recommended?

1. Create one DP+ disk group per enclosure (i.e., 24 drives per disk group, 4 groups total), or
2. Create a single DP+ disk group per pool that spans two enclosures (i.e., 48 drives per disk group)?

We're aiming for a good balance between performance, rebuild times, and future expandability.

Any insights, recommendations, or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

With best regards from Germany,
Markus