Description
Key Features of HPE P26306-K21
The HPE P26306-K21 is a high-performance solid state drive designed for enterprise-level data centers and storage systems. It features a 3.84TB storage capacity and SAS interface, making it ideal for read-intensive workloads. Some of its key features are:
- Read Intensive Performance: The drive provides a 24GBps read speed, which significantly improves system responsiveness and performance.
- Solid State Drive Technology: The use of solid state drive technology ensures high-speed data access and low latency, resulting in improved overall system performance.
- Enterprise-class Reliability: The drive is designed to meet the demanding needs of data centers and storage systems, providing enhanced reliability and durability.
- Enhanced Data Protection: The drive includes robust data protection and redundancy features, ensuring data integrity and security.
- Low Power Consumption: The drive is designed for energy efficiency, reducing power consumption and helping to reduce data center operating costs.
- Compatibility: The drive is compatible with HPE servers and storage systems, providing easy integration and management.
- Scalability: The drive provides flexible capacity and scalability options, allowing data centers to easily add storage capacity as needed.
- Ideal for Read-Intensive Workloads: The drive is specifically designed for read-intensive workloads, such as data analytics and business intelligence, providing high-speed data access and low latency.
- Improved Data Center Efficiency: The drive enhances data center efficiency and performance, reducing downtime and improving overall system performance.
- Enhanced Support for Virtualization and Cloud Computing: The drive provides enhanced support for virtualization and cloud computing, allowing data centers to easily manage and store virtual machines and cloud data.
Installation and Management
The HPE P26306-K21 3.84TB SAS 24GBPS SC Read Intensive Solid State Drive is designed for easy installation and management. The drive comes with a small form factor design that makes it compatible with most HPE servers and storage systems. The SAS interface provides a reliable and high-speed data transfer mechanism between the drive and the system.
To install the HPE P26306-K21 drive, you will need to follow these steps:
- Identify the drive bay in your HPE server or storage system that is compatible with the drive form factor.
- Remove the drive bay cover and attach the drive to the drive bay.
- Connect the SAS cable between the drive and the system.
- Power up the server or storage system to ensure that the drive is recognized and properly initialized.
The management of the HPE P26306-K21 drive is straightforward and can be done through the system’s management software or utilities. The management software allows you to monitor the drive’s health, performance, and status, as well as manage the drive’s firmware and configuration.
Additionally, the drive is equipped with advanced data protection features such as Error Correction Code (ECC) and Bad Block Management to ensure data integrity and reliability. These features provide enhanced data protection and security, ensuring that your critical data is always protected.
The HPE P26306-K21 drive provides a high-performance, reliable, and easy-to-manage storage solution for read-intensive workloads in the data center.
Improved Energy
Efficiency of SSD
Improved energy efficiency is one of the key benefits of the HPE P26306-K21 3.84TB SAS 24GBPS SC Read Intensive Solid State Drive. Unlike traditional hard disk drives (HDD), solid state drives (SSD) do not contain any moving parts, reducing the amount of power needed to operate the drive. This leads to a lower power consumption, which can result in significant energy savings for the data center.
The HPE P26306-K21 drive uses advanced power management features, including DevSleep and Active/Idle power states, which further reduce the power consumption when the drive is not in use. This helps to minimize energy costs and reduce the carbon footprint of the data center.
Additionally, the fast read performance of the HPE P26306-K21 drive enables faster data access, which can result in reduced I/O operations and a lower power consumption compared to traditional HDDs. This means that data can be processed more quickly, reducing the overall power consumption of the system and improving energy efficiency.
In summary, the improved energy efficiency of the HPE P26306-K21 SSD is a result of its fast read performance, lack of moving parts, and advanced power management features, all of which help to reduce power consumption and improve energy efficiency in the data center..
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Model Number or SKU# P26306-K21
- Product Type: Solid State Drive
- Interface: SAS 24GBPS
Technical Information for 3.84TB SSD
- Capacity: 3.84TB Storage Drive
- Form Factor: 2.5 inch SFF
- Plug Type: Hot Pluggable
- Workload Type: Read Intensive
- Carrier Type: Smart Carrier (SC)
- NAND Flash Memory Type: Triple-Level Cell (TLC)
Performance of SAS 24GBPS Solid State Drive
- Random Read: 135k IOPS
- Random Write: 78k IOPS
- Max Random Read: 173k IOPS
- Max Random Write: 78k IOPS
Product Dimensions & Weight HPE 2.5inch SFF
- Height: 0.63 inch
- Width: 3.10 inch
- Depth: 5.45 inch
- Weight: 1.50 lbs
Compatibility
- HPE Nimble Storage dHCI Medium Solution with HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus (2.5inch), Medium Solution with HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 (2.5inch), Small Solution with HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 (2.5inch)
- HPE ProLiant DL Series: DL160 Gen10 Base (2.5inch), DL160 Gen10 Entry (2.5inch), DL160 Gen10 SMB (2.5inch), DL180 Gen10 Base (2.5inch), DL180 Gen10 Entry (2.5inch), DL180 Gen10 SMB (2.5inch), DL20 Gen10 (2.5inch), DL20 Gen10 Entry (2.5inch), DL20 Gen10 Performance (2.5inch), DL20 Gen10 solution (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Base (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Entry (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Performance (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Plus (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Plus All-NVMe Flash Node for Qumulo (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Plus All-NVMe Flash Node for Software Defined Storage (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Plus for Weka Expansion Tracking (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 SMB Solution (2.5inch), DL325 Gen10 Solution (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 32TB Performance Server for Cohesity DataPlatform (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 77TB Performance Server for Cohesity DataPlatform (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 All Flash Server for Datera (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 All Flash Server for Weka (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Compute Server for Cohesity DataPlatform (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Network Choice (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Network Choice for SAP HANA Compute Block (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Performance for Cohesity DataPlatform (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Premium (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Remote Office Branch Office Server for Cohesity DataPlatform (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Server for CTERA (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 SMB (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 SMB Network Choice (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Solution (2.5inch), DL360 Gen10 Special Server (2.5inch), DL385 Gen10 High-Performance (2.5inch), DL385 Gen10 Plus (2.5inch), DL385 Gen10 Plus Entry (2.5inch), DL385 Gen10 SMB (2.5inch), DL385 Gen10 Solution (2.5inch)
- HPE ProLiant ML Series: ML350 Gen10 High Performance (2.5inch), ML350 Gen10 SMB (2.5inch), ML350 Gen10 Solution (2.5inch), ML350 Gen10 Special Server (2.5inch)
- HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Compute Module (2.5inch), 480 Gen10 Plus Base Compute Module (2.5inch), 660 Gen10 Compute Block (2.5inch)
Contact us or ask for live chat/help if you have any questions about the compatibility of this item to ensure the model’s matching features with your current system.