Dell 3.84TB 2.5-inch SAS 12Gbps SSD — YM9HP

A 3.84TB SAS SSD in the 2.5-inch form factor over a 12Gbps SAS link, identified by Dell part number YM9HP (Seagate manufactured), maker model 2XA265-150.

SAS drives need a SAS controller or host bus adapter; a 12Gbps drive also works on a 6Gbps SAS controller at the lower speed. Its mixed use rating points it at workloads with a mix of reads and writes. Dell-labelled drives are intended for PowerEdge servers and PowerVault arrays with 2.5-inch SAS bays. It uses 512e sectors (4K physical, 512-byte emulated), which current RAID controllers and operating systems handle natively. A SAS SSD is a straightforward upgrade for boot volumes, virtual machine storage and read-heavy databases. After a swap the controller rebuilds the data onto the new drive; the bigger the drive, the longer that takes. Hot-plug bays let a failed member of a redundant array be replaced without powering the server down. A drive needs the tray or caddy that matches the server generation to sit in a hot-plug bay. Check YM9HP against the service configuration of your Dell system before ordering.

Certified refurbished condition: the drive is inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped in Johannesburg.