HPE 872487-B21 – 4TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12Gb/s LFF Hard Drive

HPE 872487-B21 – 4TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12Gb/s LFF Hard Drive

Overview

HPE 872487-B21 is a 4TB enterprise midline SAS hard drive designed for HPE ProLiant servers and storage systems requiring high-capacity and cost-efficient bulk storage. It is built for general enterprise workloads where capacity and reliability are prioritized over high IOPS performance.

The drive operates at 7,200 RPM and uses a 12Gb/s SAS interface to provide stable throughput and consistent data access for large-scale storage environments.

It comes in a 3.5-inch large form factor design with hot-plug capability, enabling replacement without interrupting system operations.

It is commonly used in backup, archival, file storage, and virtualization environments where large capacity SAS storage is required.

It integrates into HPE SAS-based server infrastructures for scalable enterprise storage deployments.

Typical Deployment Scenarios

Used in enterprise servers for backup repositories, file storage, virtualization capacity tiers, and archival systems. Common in HPE ProLiant rack servers requiring high-capacity SAS drives. Also deployed in data centers where cost-effective bulk storage is required for large datasets.

Technical Specifications

Compatibility / Ecosystem

Compatible with HPE ProLiant servers and storage systems supporting 3.5-inch SAS hot-plug drives. Designed for integration into HPE Smart Carrier-based SAS storage ecosystems and enterprise midline infrastructures.