HPE 718138-001 480GB 6G SATA VE 2.5″ SSD

The HPE 718138-001 is the 480GB 6G SATA Value Endurance 2.5-inch SSD supplied as the HP spare part corresponding to option kit 717971-B21. When a support engineer, maintenance contract or HPE parts surrogate list quotes 718138-001, this is the exact drive required: a SmartDrive carrier-mounted SFF solid state drive validated for HPE ProLiant servers.

Spare part numbers such as HP Spare 718138-001 typically appear during break-fix events: a failed SSD flagged in iLO or Smart Storage Administrator, a degraded RAID 1 boot mirror, or a proactive replacement driven by wear-level reporting. Sourcing the correct spare quickly matters, because a degraded array leaves production systems exposed. Euroland IT Store, a trusted UK supplier of enterprise IT hardware and genuine HPE parts, holds 718138-001 in stock in new and fully tested refurbished condition, with same-day dispatch available on stocked lines so arrays can be rebuilt without prolonged risk.

Technically, this 480GB Value Endurance SATA SSD targets read-intensive duty: boot and OS volumes, web and application servers, read caches and reporting workloads. The 6Gb/s SATA interface is supported across HPE Smart Array controllers in Gen8 and Gen9 ProLiant platforms, and the hot-plug SmartDrive carrier allows replacement without powering down supported servers.

For organisations running out-of-warranty Gen8/Gen9 estates, refurbished 718138-001 drives offer a particularly strong value case: genuine HPE hardware, tested and warranted, at a fraction of original list price. If your documentation references the option kit instead, we also stock 717971-B21, so you can order against whichever part number your asset system records.

Key Features

• Genuine HP spare part number 718138-001
• 480GB capacity, 2.5-inch small form factor
• 6Gb/s SATA interface with broad ProLiant controller support
• Value Endurance flash optimised for read-intensive workloads
• Direct spare equivalent of HPE option kit 717971-B21
• Mounted in an HPE SmartDrive hot-plug Smart Carrier
• Hot-swap replacement minimises downtime during break-fix
• Health and wear reporting through HPE management tools
• Ideal for boot volumes, OS mirrors and read caching tiers
• New and tested refurbished stock with fast UK dispatch

Compatibility

• Fits SFF SmartDrive hot-plug bays in HPE ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 servers
• Suits DL360, DL380, DL560, ML350 and BL460c class systems
• Requires a supported Smart Array controller
• If you are unsure whether this spare matches your configuration, send us your server model or the failed drive’s part number and we will confirm before you commit

Benefits

The main benefit of ordering 718138-001 is certainty. It is the exact spare HPE designates for this 480GB SATA VE SSD and the service counterpart to the HPE 717971-B21 480GB SATA VE SSD option kit, so it drops into the existing carrier bay, joins the array and reports correctly to iLO and Smart Storage Administrator, with no adapter brackets, no unsupported-drive warnings and no firmware surprises mid-rebuild.

Operationally, a stocked UK spare shortens the window in which a RAID group runs degraded. Euroland IT Store dispatches quickly, and every refurbished unit in our SSD spares range is tested before shipment, so the drive that arrives is ready to rebuild immediately.

Financially, refurbished 718138-001 stock lets you maintain Gen8/Gen9 servers economically instead of being forced into premature hardware refreshes. New units remain available for buyers whose policies require them, and if you are weighing up equivalent replacements the HPE 804612-006 480GB SATA SSD covers the same capacity point. Either way you get genuine HPE hardware, exact-match part number assurance, volume pricing for resellers and MSPs, and support from a team that works with ProLiant storage daily.

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