HPE 819203-B21 8TB SATA 3.5 Internal Hard Drive

Detailed Specifications

The HPE 819203-B21 is an enterprise-class hard drive designed to provide high-capacity, cost-effective storage for HPE ProLiant rack and tower servers. It addresses the growing need for reliable, large-volume data storage in non-mission-critical applications. This drive is engineered specifically for environments with moderate workload requirements, such as data backup, long-term archival, and secondary storage tiers where the lowest cost per gigabyte is a primary decision factor. This 8TB Midline hard drive delivers a carefully balanced blend of capacity, performance, and reliability. Featuring a 7.2K RPM spindle speed and a SATA 6Gb/s interface, it provides dependable throughput for sequential read/write operations common in bulk storage tasks. The drive includes HPE Digitally Signed Firmware, which helps prevent unauthorized access and ensures the integrity of your data by protecting against malicious modifications. Ideally suited for deployment in HPE ProLiant Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10 servers, this drive is housed in a 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF) Smart Carrier. The carrier is engineered for hot-plug capability, enabling seamless installation and replacement without server downtime. Integration with HPE server management tools allows for drive health and activity monitoring, providing pre-failure alerts to maintain system uptime in demanding data center operations.