💎 HPE 3PAR 1.2TB 10K SAS Enterprise Hard DriveModel: SSKB1200S5xeN010 | HPE PN: 702444-001 | 10,000 RPM | SAS 6Gb/s | 64MB Cache

The HPE SSKB1200S5xeN010 is a specialized mission-critical drive designed exclusively for the HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage ecosystem. This is not a standard server drive; it features specialized 3PAR firmware that allows it to integrate with the 3PAR specialized data chunking and wide-striping architecture. With a 1.2TB capacity and 10,000 RPM spindle speed, it provides a high-density, high-performance solution for enterprise-grade storage arrays.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 1.2 TB

• Interface: ⚡ SAS 6Gb/s (Dual Port)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 10,000 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 64 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 2.5-inch SFF

• Sector Format: 💾 520bps (3PAR Native)

• Encryption: 🔐 Non-SED (Standard Enterprise)

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited and verified for 100% health. These units are tested specifically for 3PAR system compatibility to ensure they aren't rejected as "foreign" or "failed" by the StoreServ controller.

• 3PAR Optimized Firmware: Features the proprietary HPE 3PAR firmware required for the drive to be recognized and managed by the InForm OS. Standard SAS drives will not work in a 3PAR shelf.

• 520-Byte Sector Formatting: Pre-formatted to the 520-byte standard used by 3PAR for metadata and data integrity checking.

• Dual-Port SAS: Supports high-availability multi-path I/O, ensuring that if one controller or path fails, the 3PAR array maintains access to the data.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000, 8000, 9000, and 20000 series storage arrays. Specifically used in M6710 and M6720 drive enclosures.

• Ideal Workloads: Tier-1 enterprise storage, high-density virtualization, large-scale database hosting, and high-performance file sharing.

• Replacement Part: Ideal for replacing failed drives in an existing 3PAR RAID group or for expanding a StoreServ system’s capacity.