HPE P40430‑B21 300GB SAS 12G 10K Enterprise HDD

HPE P40430‑B21 300GB SAS 12G 10K Enterprise HDD – In Dubai

Overview :

The HPE P40430‑B21 is a 2.5‑inch enterprise‑class hot‑swappable hard drive designed for mission‑critical storage workloads in modern server environments. It is deployed by data center engineers and infrastructure architects to deliver reliable performance and predictable I/O in applications requiring consistent storage throughput with minimal latency.

This drive features a 12 Gb/s SAS interface paired with a 10,000 RPM spindle speed, enabling high data transfer rates suitable for transaction processing, database access, virtualization host boot operations, and mixed workload compute clusters. Its SAS connectivity and advanced format architecture optimize performance across enterprise storage arrays.

The P40430‑B21 fits into densely populated storage shelves where small form factor (SFF) 2.5″ drives are preferred to balance performance and capacity. It installs into hot‑swap bays within Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant servers and blade systems that support SAS backplanes, enabling maintenance and replacement without system shutdown.

From a deployment perspective, integration with HPE server ecosystems includes support for Gen10 Plus, Gen11, and certain Gen12 ProLiant platforms. Its basic carrier allows it to be directly inserted into server sleds, facilitating rapid provisioning in rack environments with mixed storage tiers.

In practical use, this HDD is chosen when balancing storage cost and performance for enterprise workloads that do not justify all‑flash tiers but still require more throughput and durability than standard 7.2K SATA drives. It is not intended for ultra‑low‑latency NVMe storage tiers or workloads requiring sustained high IOPS beyond SAS performance envelopes.

Typical Deployment Scenarios :

• SAS boot and OS volumes in enterprise compute racks
• Database servers with mixed read/write workloads
• Virtualization hosts requiring predictable I/O
• High‑availability clusters with hot‑swap drive requirements
• Mid‑tier storage pools balancing performance and cost

Technical Specifications :

Compatibility / Ecosystem :

• Designed for HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus and Gen11 server platforms with SFF SAS backplanes
• Hot‑swap support within 2.5″ drive bays
• Works with HPE Smart Array controllers supporting SAS 12 Gb/s
• Integrates into mixed tier storage pools with SSD and HDD media