The HP MSA 2040, a high-performance storage array designed for entry-level HP customers desiring 8 and/or 16Gb Fiber Channel connectivity with 4 host ports per controller. This next generation MSA 2040 Storage array provides an excellent value for customers needing performance balanced with price to support initiatives such as consolidation and virtualization. The HP MSA 2040 storage system brings the performance benefits of SSD drives to MSA array family customers. This array has been designed to maximize performance by using high performance drives across all applications sharing the array. The HP MSA 2040 storage arrays are positioned to provide an excellent value for customers needing increasing performance to support initiatives such as consolidation and virtualization.