Dell 480GB M.2 SATA 6Gbps SSD — 7RKD7

This is a 480GB M.2 SATA SSD over a 6Gbps SATA link, supplied under Dell part number 7RKD7, maker model MTFDDAV480TDS.

Dell-labelled drives are intended for PowerEdge servers and PowerVault arrays with M.2 SATA bays. 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. When replacing a failed disk, match the capacity, speed and interface of the drives already in the array. Most server RAID controllers accept SATA drives, as do plain SATA ports. 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. Keeping a spare drive per array shortens the time an array runs degraded after a failure. The part number 7RKD7 is the reliable reference when checking this drive against your system.

As a certified refurbished drive, it is inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped by our Johannesburg team before release.