HPE P40506-B21 960GB SAS 12G RI SFF SSD

HPE P40506-B21 960GB SAS 12G RI SFF SSD

The HPE P40506-B21 is a 960GB read intensive SAS 12G solid state drive in the 2.5 inch small form factor, supplied as the HPE option kit in the basic carrier format used across ProLiant Gen10 Plus and Gen11 servers. Euroland IT Store holds the P40506-B21 in new and refurbished condition, ready for quick dispatch from UK stock.

Stepping up from SATA to 12Gb/s SAS brings dual port connectivity, deeper command queuing and stronger error handling, which is why SAS remains the default for business critical arrays. In the read intensive (RI) endurance class, this drive is tuned for workloads that read far more than they write, including web and application serving, virtual machine storage, analytics reads and content repositories. That balance keeps the price per gigabyte sensible while retaining full enterprise SAS behaviour under a Smart Array controller.

The P40506-B21 arrives boxed with its basic carrier, so it clips straight into a BC bay as a hot plug installation with no tools and no downtime. Refurbished units from our facility are securely erased, health tested and warranty backed, offering a substantial saving when populating several bays, while new sealed kits are available for change controlled procurement. We are established UK suppliers of HPE parts and can cross reference this option kit against the equivalent Smart Buy and spare part numbers, confirm controller support against your server serial number, and quote matched drive sets for RAID builds. Talk to our team about quantity pricing on the P40506-B21 for cluster wide deployments.

Key Features

• 960GB capacity in the read intensive endurance class
• 12Gb/s SAS interface with dual port enterprise design
• 2.5 inch SFF drive in the HPE basic carrier (BC)
• Built for ProLiant Gen10 Plus and Gen11 drive bays
• Boxed option kit with carrier included for tool free fitting
• Deep command queuing for heavily virtualised workloads
• Stronger error recovery than equivalent SATA drives
• Hot plug capable for zero downtime installation
• Available new and refurbished with warranty cover
• Managed fully through HPE Smart Array tooling

Compatibility

• Fits basic carrier SFF bays in HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus and Gen11 servers
• Requires a SAS capable Smart Array or HBA controller path
• For other configurations: selected HPE ProLiant configurations, confirm against your server serial number
• We can validate controller, backplane and firmware fit before you order

Benefits

Choosing the correct option kit means every drive in the array behaves identically, and P40506-B21 gives you genuine HPE SAS reliability at the most commonly deployed SSD capacity. Read heavy workloads gain consistent latency, dual port SAS provides a resilient path in supported configurations, and solid state operation cuts power and heat versus spinning disks. Refurbished pricing narrows the gap between SAS and SATA to the point where many buyers upgrade the interface class for little extra outlay, and new sealed stock remains on hand where policy demands it.

Within the same 960GB SAS family, the HPE P37005-B21 960GB SAS 12G SSD and its spare equivalent the HPE P37068-001 960GB SAS 12G SSD are natural alternatives to compare. The full selection lives in our SSD and hard drive spares category, and our advisors will happily map option kit, Smart Buy and spare numbers for your records. It is a sensible, durable foundation for any read led production array.

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