HPE 960 GB SAS Read Intensive 2.5" SSD – Enterprise-Grade Performance for Read-Heavy Workloads

Elevate your data center with the HPE 960 GB Solid State Drive, a 2.5-inch internal SAS (12Gb/s) solution designed for read-intensive workloads. This enterprise-grade SSD delivers fast, reliable access to frequently queried data, accelerating databases, analytics, virtualization, and file services while reducing latency and boot times. Built to withstand demanding server environments, this drive combines compact form factor, robust reliability, and scalable capacity to meet the needs of modern storage arrays and enterprise applications. Whether you’re powering a database farm, caching hot data, or improving virtual desktop responsiveness, the 960 GBRead Intensive SAS SSD from HPE provides the performance and endurance needed to keep your workloads running smoothly.

• Performance and reliability for read-heavy workloads: Engineered to optimize read operations, this drive delivers high read throughput and low latency under sustained load. It accelerates data access for frequently read files, databases, and metadata, helping applications respond faster and users experience snappier performance. The Read Intensive design prioritizes read operations while maintaining solid performance for mixed workloads, making it ideal for data warehousing, content delivery, and large-scale analytics where reads dominate the I/O profile.
• 2.5-inch form factor with SAS 12Gb/s interface: A standard enterprise SSD format designed for easy integration into server bays, drive trays, and storage enclosures. The 12Gb/s SAS interface provides high-bandwidth data transfer to storage controllers, enabling efficient data movement in rack-mounted systems and high-density storage environments. Its compact 2.5-inch footprint streamlines deployment in existing infrastructure without sacrificing capacity or performance.
• Endurance and data protection for continuous operations: Built for enterprise reliability, the HPE SSD combines wear leveling, robust error correction, and fault-tolerant design to sustain performance in demanding workloads. The Read Intensive drive is optimized for durability when data is read frequently, offering consistent behavior over time to support mission-critical applications and high-availability configurations in data centers and enterprise storage arrays.
• Capacity and scalability for growing data footprints: With 960 GB of solid-state storage, you can consolidate hot data, accelerate cache layers, and reduce reliance on larger, slower hard drives. This capacity is well-suited for OLTP databases, virtualized environments, and mixed-workload servers where rapid access to a substantial amount of data is essential. The drive’s capacity supports efficient data tiering and storage tier optimization across heterogeneous environments.
• Energy efficiency and quiet operation: Compared with traditional hard drives, this SSD delivers lower power consumption and cooler operation, contributing to reduced cooling requirements and energy costs in data centers. The quiet, vibration-free operation also benefits spaces where acoustic performance matters, such as remote office deployments and data-intensive applications running on dense server hardware.

Technical Details of HPE 960 GB SAS Read Intensive SSD

• Capacity: 960 GB
• Form Factor: 2.5-inch internal solid-state drive
• Interface: SAS 12Gb/s
• Drive Type: Read Intensive Solid State Drive
• Product Family: HPE SAS SSDs for enterprise storage and server applications

How to install HPE 960 GB SAS Read Intensive SSD

• Power down the server and unplug power sources. Verify that you are following proper antistatic procedures and wearing appropriate grounding equipment.
• Identify the correct drive bay or tray compatible with your server’s 2.5-inch SAS backplane. Remove any existing drive if you are upgrading or adding capacity.
• Slide or insert the HPE 960 GB SAS Read Intensive SSD into the drive tray, aligning connectors with the backplane. Ensure the drive seats firmly in place.
• Secure the drive with the appropriate screws or latch mechanism used by your server chassis or tray. Reinstall drive trays in the server or storage enclosure as required.
• Reconnect power and data cables, power on the system, and configure the new SSD through the server’s BIOS/RAID controller or operating system storage manager. Initialize the drive if needed and verify health and visibility in your storage pool or array.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What workloads is the HPE 960 GB SAS Read Intensive SSD best suited for?
• A: It is optimized for read-intensive workloads such as database query acceleration, caching hot data, virtualization read paths, and large-scale file services where rapid access to frequently read data is essential.
• Q: Is this drive compatible with standard SAS backplanes and 2.5-inch drive bays?
• A: Yes. The 2.5-inch form factor and SAS 12Gb/s interface are designed to fit typical enterprise servers and storage arrays that support SAS SSDs, enabling straightforward integration into existing infrastructure.
• Q: Can I use this SSD in a mixed workload environment?
• A: While optimized for reads, the drive can handle mixed workloads with balanced performance, providing fast read access while still delivering adequate throughput for occasional writes and metadata operations in read-heavy systems.
• Q: How should I monitor the health and longevity of the drive?
• A: Use your server’s storage management tools or the RAID/controller software to monitor SMART attributes, wear indicators, and overall health. Regular firmware updates and monitoring help maintain reliability in enterprise deployments.