HPE 718160-B21 Enterprise Hot-Swap Hard Drive

HPE 718160-B21 – 1.2 TB SAS 6Gb/s 10K RPM 2.5″ Dual-Port Enterprise HDD

Overview

The HPE 718160-B21 is a 2.5-inch small-form-factor (SFF) enterprise hard drive designed for deployment in HPE ProLiant servers and storage arrays. It delivers 1.2 TB of storage capacity at a spindle speed of 10,000 RPM and uses a dual-port SAS interface rated at 6 Gb/s, making it suitable for demanding environments such as transactional databases, virtualised server hosts and SAN/NAS storage tiers. In a typical deployment you might use this drive in a blade or rack server housing up to 24 such drives for a tier-1 application. It fits into HPE hot-plug drive bays (G1-G7 generation servers and appropriate storage enclosures) and is optimised for enterprise availability and serviceability.The dual-port SAS architecture allows connection via redundant paths to host controllers, improving fault tolerance and integration with HPE Smart Carrier trays.

Key Features

• 1.2 TB capacity in a 2.5″ form factor supports higher density server/storage configurations.

• Dual-port SAS 6 Gb/s interface enables redundant data paths and integrates with enterprise SAS controllers.

• 10,000 RPM spindle speed delivers faster seek and transfer performance than lower RPM drives, making it suitable for mixed I/O workloads.

• Qualified for HPE ProLiant G-series servers and HPE storage enclosures, maintaining compatibility and firmware integration.

Technical Specifications