Dell Samsung SM883 1.92TB 2.5-inch SATA 6Gbps SSD — 71K37

This is a 1.92TB 2.5-inch SATA SSD over a 6Gbps SATA link, identified by Dell part number 71K37 (Samsung manufactured), maker model MZ-7KH1T9A.

Arrays recover fastest when a matching spare is ready to go in as soon as a drive fails. 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. Hot-plug bays take the drive in a tray or caddy matched to the server generation. In an existing array, keep new disks at the same capacity, speed and interface as their neighbours. SATA drives run from SATA ports and from most server RAID controllers and host bus adapters. Dell-labelled drives are intended for PowerEdge servers and PowerVault arrays with 2.5-inch SATA bays. Its mixed use rating points it at workloads with a mix of reads and writes. Flash drives like this suit boot volumes, virtual machine datastores and database logs, where access time matters more than raw capacity. Check 71K37 against the service configuration of your Dell system before ordering.

It is supplied certified refurbished: inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped in Johannesburg before release.