P21089-001 HPE 960GB SATA 6GBPS Mixed Use SFF SSD.

Product Overview of HPE P21089-001 960GB SATA SSD 

The HPE P21089-001 is a high-performance 960GB solid-state drive designed for mixed-use workloads in enterprise environments. This 2.5-inch SFF SSD combines reliability, speed, and efficiency for data-intensive applications.

General Information

• Manufacturer: HPE
• Model Number: P21089-001
• Product Type: Solid State Drive (SSD)

Technical Specifications

• Storage Capacity: 960GB
• Form Factor: 2.5-Inch Small Form Factor (SFF)
• Interface: SATA 6GBPS
• Hot-Pluggable: Yes
• Carrier Type: Smart Carrier included
• Workload Profile: Mixed-Use

Performance Metrics

• 30-Day Write Volume: 8,760 GB
• Endurance (DWPD): 5.00
• Maximum Drive Transfer Rate: 600 MB/s
• Sequential Read Throughput: 520 MiB/s
• Sequential Write Throughput: 490 MiB/s
• Random Read Latency (4KiB, Q1): 125 μs
• Random Write Latency (4KiB, Q1): 37 μs
• Random Read IOPS (4KiB, Q16): 67,000
• Random Write IOPS (4KiB, Q16): 52,000
• Max Random Read IOPS (4KiB, Q256): 76,000
• Max Random Write IOPS (4KiB, Q4): 52,000

Expansion and Connectivity Options

• Interface Type: 1 x SATA 6Gb/s
• Compatible Bays: 2.5" SFF

Power Consumption

• Idle Power: 1.17 W
• Random Read Power: 1.47 W
• Random Write Power: 1.47 W
• Sequential Read Power: 2.29 W
• Sequential Write Power: 2.97 W
• Random Read/Write Power: 1.47 W
• Maximum Power: 2.97 W

Compatibility with HPE ProLiant Servers

This SSD is engineered for seamless integration with HPE ProLiant DL series servers, ensuring optimal performance and reliability for enterprise applications.

Supported HPE ProLiant DL Series Models

• DL180 Gen10 (2.5-inch)
• DL180 Gen10 Base (2.5-inch)
• DL180 Gen10 SMB (2.5-inch)
• DL20 Gen10 series (2.5-inch)
• DL325 Gen10 series (2.5-inch)
• DL360 Gen10 series (2.5-inch)
• DL380 Gen10 series (2.5-inch)

Key Advantages

• High endurance and reliability for mixed-use workloads
• Energy-efficient operation with low power consumption
• Hot-pluggable design for easy maintenance and upgrades
• Broad compatibility across HPE ProLiant servers
• Fast sequential and random read/write performance

HPE P21089-001 960GB 2.5 Inch Mixed-Use Solid State Drive

The HPE P21089-001 960GB 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) SSD represents a critical component within enterprise storage solutions, designed for organizations that demand both high performance and robust reliability. These solid-state drives fall under the mixed-use category, offering a balanced combination of endurance, speed, and efficiency, making them suitable for a wide variety of workloads including database applications, virtualization, and general-purpose enterprise computing. The incorporation of digitally signed firmware ensures enhanced security and firmware integrity, minimizing risks associated with unauthorized modifications and maintaining a secure data environment. The Smart Carrier included with these drives provides additional operational advantages, enabling hot-pluggable functionality and ease of maintenance across HPE ProLiant server environments.

The architecture of HPE SC SFF SSDs

The architecture of the HPE P21089-001 SSD is engineered to deliver consistent performance under heavy workloads while maintaining low power consumption. The 2.5-inch form factor is compact, enabling higher storage density within server racks without compromising airflow or thermal management. The SATA 6Gbps interface offers backward compatibility with older generation servers while providing sufficient bandwidth to support sequential and random operations at enterprise levels. The mixed-use classification of these drives is tailored for applications that require a combination of read-intensive and write-intensive processes, ensuring endurance and reliability over extended operational periods. The internally optimized firmware algorithms manage wear leveling, garbage collection, and error correction, allowing these SSDs to achieve impressive DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) ratings while maintaining low latency for random read and write operations.

Performance Characteristics and Workload Optimization

Performance is a defining characteristic of the HPE P21089-001 series. These SSDs provide sustained sequential read speeds up to 520 MiB/s and sequential write speeds up to 490 MiB/s, enabling rapid transfer of large datasets. Random read and write IOPS are particularly critical for transactional workloads, with maximum random read IOPS reaching 76,000 and random write IOPS up to 52,000 under higher queue depths. The latency performance remains consistently low, with average random read latency around 125 microseconds and random write latency near 37 microseconds. These specifications highlight the SSD’s ability to handle both high-throughput and latency-sensitive operations, making it an ideal choice for virtualization environments, high-performance databases, and hybrid cloud deployments where responsiveness is paramount.

Power Efficiency and Thermal Management

HPE SSDs in this category are designed with energy efficiency in mind, which is increasingly important for large-scale data center operations. The drive consumes as little as 1.17 watts during idle states, while random and sequential read/write operations generally remain below 3 watts. This low power footprint contributes to reduced overall energy costs and less thermal load on server components, which in turn improves the operational lifespan of associated hardware. Thermal management is further supported by the Smart Carrier design, which optimizes airflow within the server chassis and ensures that high-density drive configurations can operate without excessive heat accumulation. These efficiency considerations make the P21089-001 SSD a sustainable choice for organizations seeking to balance performance with cost-effective energy consumption.

Compatibility Across HPE ProLiant Server Lines

The HPE P21089-001 SSD is extensively compatible with a wide range of HPE ProLiant DL series servers, spanning entry-level configurations to high-performance systems. It seamlessly integrates with DL180, DL20, DL325, DL360, and DL380 Gen10 models, supporting various performance tiers and solution blocks. Each drive’s 2.5-inch form factor allows administrators to populate dense storage bays without sacrificing airflow or accessibility, enabling both high-capacity and high-performance configurations within the same server chassis. Hot-pluggable capabilities facilitated by the Smart Carrier ensure minimal downtime during maintenance or drive replacement, which is a critical advantage for enterprise IT operations that demand continuous availability and minimal service disruption.

Mixed-Use Enterprise SSDs

Within the larger SSD category, mixed-use drives like the P21089-001 occupy a niche between read-intensive and write-intensive models. This subcategory is specifically engineered to accommodate workloads that have variable read/write ratios, such as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), general-purpose database servers, and online transaction processing (OLTP) systems. Unlike read-optimized drives, which excel at sequential data retrieval but have limited write endurance, or write-intensive drives, which are built for high-volume logging or caching operations, mixed-use SSDs provide a balanced approach, delivering both endurance and performance in a cost-efficient package. This subcategory addresses the growing need for versatile storage solutions that can handle diverse enterprise workloads without compromising reliability or speed.

Deployment Scenarios and Practical Applications

The HPE P21089-001 960GB mixed-use SSD is suited for a variety of deployment scenarios, ranging from enterprise virtualization clusters to mission-critical database servers. In virtualization, these drives provide the speed and IOPS density required to support multiple virtual machines running simultaneously, ensuring low latency and high responsiveness. For database applications, the combination of sequential throughput and random IOPS performance enables rapid transaction processing, efficient query execution, and faster backup and restore operations. Additionally, these SSDs are ideal for hybrid storage environments, where solid-state drives are paired with traditional spinning disks to balance cost, performance, and capacity requirements. In each deployment scenario, the reliability, endurance, and power efficiency of the P21089-001 SSD contribute to overall system stability and performance optimization.

Advanced Features and Differentiators

The advanced features of the P21089-001 series distinguish it from other SSD categories. Digitally signed firmware, hot-pluggable smart carrier design, and low-latency architecture provide tangible benefits in enterprise environments. The drives are engineered to deliver consistent high-speed performance under diverse workload conditions, with power-efficient operation and minimal thermal output. Their compatibility across multiple server generations and tiers enables flexible storage architectures, supporting both expansion and modernization initiatives. These differentiators make the HPE P21089-001 not only a reliable storage solution but also a future-proof investment for IT organizations seeking performance, scalability, and secure firmware management.