Detailed Specifications
HPE J9F46A - Enterprise 600 GB SAS 12Gb/s 10K RPM 2.5″ Dual-Port HDD
Overview
The HPE J9F46A is a 2.5-inch small form factor enterprise hard disk designed for use in HPE SAN/storage arrays (notably the MSA2/2040/1040 line) that require high-density, hot-plug SAS drives with dual-port connectivity. It delivers a capacity of 600 GB, uses a 12 Gb/s SAS interface (SAS-3 generation) and spins at 10,000 RPM × making it suitable for workloads requiring faster seek times and sustained I/O than slower imagery or archiving drives. In real deployments you might pair a dozen of these in a 2.5″ enclosure to support a mid-tier SAN pool handling VM storage or small database volumes. It fits in HPE drive carriers/trays in MSA2-class arrays and supports dual-port SAS architecture for redundancy across controllers.
Key Features
600 GB capacity in a 2.5″ SFF form factor enables good storage density in rack/storage chassis.
Dual-port SAS 12 Gb/s interface gives high bandwidth and dual-controller path redundancy in supported systems.
10,000 RPM spindle speed delivers lower latency and better random I/O performance compared to 7,200 RPM drives × useful for transactional loads.
Hot-plug compatible with HPE MSA2 / MSA1040 / MSA2040 series environments allowing drive replacement without system downtime.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
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| Brand | HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) |
| Part Number | J9F46A |
| Product Type | Enterprise Hard Drive - 2.5″ SAS Hot-Swap |
| Key Specification | Capacity: 600 GB |
| Key Specification | Interface: SAS 12 Gb/s (dual-port) |
| Key Specification | Spindle Speed: 10,000 RPM |
| Management | Hot-swap support, compatible with HPE MSA2 firmware ecosystem |
| Power Requirements | Standard enterprise 2.5″ SAS drive supply (verify server/array spec) |
| Dimensions & Weight | 2.5″ SFF form factor, height ~15 mm, weight ~0.5-1 lb (approx) |
| Warranty | 3-year limited (typical for HPE enterprise drives) |
