Description
Overview of HPE P04474-B21 480GB SATA SSD
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been a leading provider of enterprise-grade storage solutions for servers, and the HPE P04474-B21 480GB SATA SSD is no exception. This SATA 6GBPS solid-state drive (SSD) is specifically designed for server applications, offering high performance, reliability, and efficiency. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the features, specifications, benefits, and applications of the HPE P04474-B21 SSD.
Understanding Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
SATA, short for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, is a standard interface used for connecting storage devices such as hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) to a computer’s motherboard. SATA interfaces come in various speeds, with the HPE P04474-B21 480GB SSD boasting a lightning-fast speed of 6 Gigabytes Per Second (GBPS). This high-speed interface ensures rapid data transfer rates, making it ideal for server environments where performance is critical.
Exploring the Smart Carrier (SC) Design
The HPE P04474-B21 SSD features a Smart Carrier (SC) design, which offers several advantages for server deployment. The Smart Carrier design provides enhanced security and ease of installation, allowing for seamless integration into HPE server systems. Additionally, the Smart Carrier design includes features such as hot-plug support, which enables administrators to replace drives without disrupting server operations.
Definition of Read-Intensive Workloads
Read-intensive workloads refer to applications or workloads that primarily involve reading data from storage rather than writing. Examples of read-intensive workloads include web servers, content delivery networks (CDNs), and data analytics applications. The HPE P04474-B21 SSD is optimized for read-intensive workloads, offering high read performance and endurance to handle demanding server applications efficiently.
Exploring Small Form Factor (SFF) Design
The HPE P04474-B21 SSD features a Small Form Factor (SFF) design, specifically designed for space-constrained server environments. With its compact 2.5-inch form factor and 7mm thickness, this SSD can fit seamlessly into the modern server chassis without occupying excessive space. The small form factor design makes it an ideal storage solution for dense server configurations, allowing organizations to maximize storage capacity within limited physical space.
Digitally Signed Firmware
Digitally signed firmware ensures the authenticity and integrity of the SSD’s firmware, providing an added layer of security against unauthorized modifications or tampering. The HPE P04474-B21 SSD comes with digitally signed firmware, providing peace of mind to organizations concerned about data security and integrity. By verifying the firmware’s digital signature, administrators can ensure that the SSD is running authentic and unaltered firmware, reducing the risk of security vulnerabilities.
Benefits of Solid State Drive (SSD) Technology
SSDs offer several advantages over traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), making them an increasingly popular choice for server storage solutions. Some key benefits of SSD technology include:
- Faster Performance: SSDs offer significantly faster read and write speeds compared to HDDs, resulting in improved application performance and responsiveness.
- Reliability: SSDs have no moving parts, reducing the risk of mechanical failure and data loss. This increased reliability is particularly crucial in server environments where uptime is critical.
- Energy Efficiency: SSDs consume less power than HDDs, leading to lower energy costs and reduced environmental impact.
- Quiet Operation: Since SSDs have no moving parts, they operate silently, contributing to a quieter server environment.
- Durability: SSDs are more resistant to physical shocks and vibrations than HDDs, making them suitable for deployments in harsh environments.
Use Cases
The HPE P04474-B21 480GB SATA-6GBPS SC Read Intensive Sff 2.5Inch 7MM solid state drive is designed for read-intensive workloads that require high-speed data access and reliability. Here are some of the use cases and applications of this SSD:
- Data centers: The HPE P04474-B21 SSD is ideal for data centers that require high-performance storage for critical applications such as databases, virtualization, and cloud computing.
- Video streaming and editing: The fast read speeds of this SSD make it ideal for video streaming and editing applications where large files need to be accessed quickly.
- Gaming: This SSD is also suitable for gaming applications where fast loading times are essential.
- Financial services: Financial institutions such as banks and stock exchanges that require high-speed data access for transaction processing can benefit from this SSD.
- Healthcare: The HPE P04474-B21 SSD can be used in healthcare settings for medical imaging and patient data storage, where quick access to large data sets is critical.
- Web servers: This SSD is ideal for web servers that require fast read speeds to handle large volumes of website traffic.
- E-commerce: Online stores that need to process high volumes of transactions can benefit from the speed and reliability of this SSD.
- Surveillance systems: The HPE P04474-B21 SSD can be used in surveillance systems where video footage needs to be accessed quickly and reliably.
Advance Error Correction
- The Advance Error Correction technology in the HPE P04474-B21 480GB SATA-6GBPS SC Read Intensive Sff 2.5Inch 7MM solid-state drive is a mechanism that helps to prevent and correct errors in the data stored in the drive. This technology uses various algorithms and techniques to detect and correct errors that may occur due to various reasons, such as power failure, voltage fluctuations, or other external factors.
- This error correction technology works by adding redundancy to the data that is stored in the drive so that even if some bits of the data get corrupted or lost, the drive can still reconstruct the original data accurately. This is achieved by using a combination of error-correcting codes and other techniques, such as parity checks, cyclic redundancy checks, and checksums.
Reliability and Durability
- Reliability refers to the consistency and accuracy of a product in performing its intended functions. In the case of the HPE P04474-B21 solid-state drive, it is designed to provide high levels of reliability in handling read-intensive workloads. This means that it is optimized for applications that require a lot of data reading, such as data analytics, content delivery, and virtualization.
- The HPE P04474-B21 SSD is also built to be durable, meaning that it is resistant to wear and tear that can occur during regular use. The drive is built with high-quality materials and is designed to withstand shock, vibration, and other environmental factors that can impact its performance. This durability ensures that the drive can withstand the rigors of daily use and that it can continue to function reliably over the long term.
Energy Efficiency
- The energy efficiency of the HPE P04474-B21 solid-state drive refers to how efficiently the drive consumes power while performing its tasks. The drive is designed to use low power and optimize its energy usage, which results in reduced energy consumption and cost savings. This drive uses less power than traditional hard drives, resulting in longer battery life for devices and lower power bills for data centers. Its energy-efficient design makes it an ideal choice for environments where power usage is a concern, such as in data centers, cloud computing, and other high-performance computing applications.
Detail Information about this Solid State Drive
- Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Model Number or SKU# P04474-B21
- Type: Solid State Drive
- Interface Type: SATA 6GBPS
Technical Feature of Hot-Swap SSD
- Device Type: Hot-Swap Solid State Drive
- Capacity: 480GB
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch SFF
- NAND Flash Memory Type: Triple-level cell (TLC)
- Plug Type: Hot Pluggable
- Carrier Type: Smart Carrier (SC)
- Workload Type: Read Intensive
- Bundled with: HPE Smart Drive Carrier (SC)
- Features: Digitally Signed Firmware (DS)
Performance
- Random Reads: 65000 IOPS
- Random Writes: 34000 IOPS
- Sequential Reads: 520 MBPS
- Sequential Writes: 370 MBPS
- MAX Random Read IOPS (4KiB): 76000@Q32
- MAX Random Write IOPS (4KiB): 35000@Q32
- Endurance DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day): 0.50
- Drive Transfer Rate: 6 GBps (external)
Power Consumption
- Idle Time: 1.50 Watt
- Random Read: 2.00 Watt
- Random Write: 2.00 Watt
- Sequential Read: 4.00 Watt
- Sequential Write: 6.00 Watt
- Random Read/Write: 2.00 Watt
- MAX: 6.00 Watt
Designed for
Our products are tailored to work seamlessly with a wide range of HPE ProLiant DL Series, HPE ProLiant ML Series, and HPE Synergy Series servers. Below is a comprehensive list of server models for which our products are specifically designed:
HPE ProLiant DL Series
- DL20 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- DL20 Gen10 Entry (2.5 inch)
- DL20 Gen10 Performance (2.5 inch)
- DL20 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- DL325 Gen10 Base (2.5 inch)
- DL325 Gen10 Plus (2.5 inch)
- DL325 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- DL360 Gen10 Low (2.5 inch)
- DL360 Gen10 Network Choice (2.5 inch)
- DL360 Gen10 SMB (2.5 inch)
- DL360 Gen10 SMB Network Choice (2.5 inch)
- DL360 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 All Flash Server for Datera (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Entry SMB (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 for Cohesity DataPlatform (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Hybrid Server for Datera (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Network Choice (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Network Choice for CTERA (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Network Choice for SAP HANA Compute Block (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Server for CTERA (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 SMB (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 SMB Networking Choice (2.5 inch)
- DL380 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 Base (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 Entry (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 High-Performance (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 Performance (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 Plus (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 Plus Entry (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 SMB (2.5 inch)
- DL385 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- DL388 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- DL580 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- DL580 Gen10 Base (2.5 inch)
- DL580 Gen10 Entry (2.5 inch)
- DL580 Gen10 Performance (2.5 inch)
HPE ProLiant ML Series
- ML110 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- ML110 Gen10 Entry (2.5 inch)
- ML110 Gen10 Performance (2.5 inch)
- ML110 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- ML30 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- ML30 Gen10 Entry (2.5 inch)
- ML30 Gen10 Performance (2.5 inch)
- ML30 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 Base (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 Entry (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 High Performance (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 Performance (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 SMB (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 Solution (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 Special Server (2.5 inch)
- ML350 Gen10 Sub-Entry (2.5 inch)
HPE Synergy Series
- 480 Gen10 Compute Module (2.5 inch)
- 480 Gen10 Premium Backplane Compute Module (2.5 inch)
- 480 Gen10 Standard BackPlane Compute Module (2.5 inch)
- 480 Gen10 w/o Drives Compute Module (2.5 inch)
- 660 Gen10 Compute Module (2.5 inch)
- 660 Gen10 Premium Compute Module (2.5 inch)
- 680 Gen9 4S-EX Compute Module (2.5 inch)
Finally, the HPE P04474-B21 480GB SATA SSD is a high-performance storage solution designed specifically for server applications. With its fast SATA 6GBPS interface, Smart Carrier design, read-intensive optimization, small form factor, and digitally signed firmware, this SSD offers superior performance, reliability, and security for demanding server environments. Whether deployed in virtualized environments, database servers, CDNs, big data analytics platforms, or web servers, the HPE P04474-B21 SSD delivers unmatched performance and efficiency, making it an ideal choice for modern data centers.
