Dell 1.6TB 2.5-inch SAS 12Gbps SSD

Here is a 1.6TB SSD for 2.5-inch SAS bays. It connects at 12Gbps.

As a Dell-labelled drive it carries Dell firmware, matching what PowerEdge servers and PowerVault arrays are set up to use. Flash endurance is finite, so pick the drive class by write load: read-mostly volumes and write-heavy databases call for different ratings. Flash drives like this suit boot volumes, virtual machine datastores and database logs, where access time matters more than raw capacity. Replacement drives should match the array they join in capacity, speed and interface. It needs a SAS controller or HBA, and it negotiates down to 6Gbps on older SAS controllers. Hot-plug bays let a failed member of a redundant array be replaced without powering the server down. Hot-plug bays take the drive in a tray or caddy matched to the server generation. Keeping a spare drive per array shortens the time an array runs degraded after a failure. Dell-labelled drives are intended for PowerEdge servers and PowerVault arrays with 2.5-inch SAS bays. After a swap the controller rebuilds the data onto the new drive; the bigger the drive, the longer that takes.

Condition is certified refurbished, and each drive is inspected, bench-tested and wiped in Johannesburg.