762748-001 HPE 400GB SAS 12GBPS Mixed-Use SSD

HPE 762748-001 400GB SAS 12GBPS SSD

Explore the high-performance HPE 762748-001 solid-state drive engineered for enterprise-grade mixed-use workloads. This 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) SSD offers blazing-fast data access and robust compatibility with HPE server systems.

Manufacturer Details

• Brand Name: HPE
• Item Code: 762748-001
• Drive Category: Solid-State Drive

Technical Specifications

• Storage Capacity: 400 Gigabytes
• Connection Type: Serial Attached SCSI
• Interface Standard: 12Gb/s SAS
• Transfer Speed: Up to 1.2GB/s

Performance Metrics

• Random Read (4KB): 120,000 IOPS
• Random Write (4KB): 90,000 IOPS
• Flash Memory Type: Multi-Level Cell (MLC)

Compatibility with HPE Gen10 Systems

ProLiant DL Series

• DL60 Gen10
• DL80 Gen10
• DL160 Gen10
• DL360 Gen10
• DL380 Gen10
• DL385 Gen10 / Gen10+
• DL388 Gen10
• DL560 Gen10

ProLiant DX Series

• DX380 Gen10

ProLiant ML Series

• ML350 Gen10

Backward Compatibility

ProLiant BL Series

• BL420c Gen8 / Gen9
• BL460c Gen8 / Gen9
• BL465c Gen8 / Gen9

ProLiant DL Series

• DL20 Gen9
• DL60 Gen9
• DL80 Gen9
• DL120 Gen8 / Gen9
• DL160 Gen8 / Gen9
• DL180 Gen8 / Gen9
• DL320e Gen8 / Gen9
• DL360e Gen8 / Gen9
• DL360p Gen8 / Gen9
• DL380e Gen8 / Gen9
• DL380p Gen8 / Gen9
• DL388 Gen9
• DL560 Gen8 / Gen9

ProLiant ML Series

• ML110 Gen8 / Gen9
• ML150 Gen8 / Gen9
• ML310e Gen8 / Gen9
• ML350 Gen8 / Gen9
• ML350e Gen8 / Gen9

ProLiant SL Series

• SL200t Gen8 / Gen9
• SL230s Gen8 / Gen9
• SL250s Gen8 / Gen9
• SL2500 Gen8 / Gen9
• SL4550 Gen8 / Gen9
• SL4545 Gen8 / Gen9
• SL454x Gen8 / Gen9

Supported HPE Storage Solutions

HPE Disk Arrays

• D3600
• D3700

HPE StoreEasy Systems

• 1430
• 1440
• 1530
• 1540
• 1630
• 1640

HPE 762748-001 400GB SAS 12GBPS LFF MU SSD

The HPE 762748-001 employs a 3.5-inch large form factor chassis that is compatible with many HPE server bays and storage enclosures designed to accept LFF drives. The large form factor provides a mechanically robust platform for the SSD’s electronics, thermal interface, and error-correcting components, delivering enterprise durability while easing mechanical integration for systems originally designed for LFF HDDs. The drive communicates over a 12Gbps SAS interface, maintaining backward compatibility with legacy SAS controllers while delivering higher throughput for modern workloads. The "Mixed-Use" designation indicates a workload optimization profile between read-intensive and write-intensive tasks, offering balanced performance and endurance suitable for application servers, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), mid-tier databases, and caching tiers in converged architectures. SCC — typically referring to supply chain or controller class nomenclature in HPE product numbering — highlights the drive’s fit within HPE’s validated storage ecosystem.

Form factor advantages

Using a 3.5" LFF SSD simplifies migration for organizations with chassis and backplanes configured for large drives. The physical dimensions, mounting points, and connector alignment are optimized for drop-in replacement scenarios, minimizing retrofitting time and reducing integration risk. Thermal dissipation in LFF housings benefits from a larger surface area and the availability of more robust heat spreaders, allowing consistent thermal performance under sustained mixed workloads. From an operations standpoint, LFF SSDs can be easier to handle, label, and visually identify in dense server arrays, permitting rapid on-site replacement and simpler hardware inventory management.

Interface and throughput: SAS 12GBPS Performance Profile

The SAS 12Gbps interface provides the HPE 762748-001 with a high-bandwidth, enterprise-grade link used across blade chassis, rack servers, and external JBODs or SAN front-ends. This high-speed serial connection supports full duplex transfers and enterprise-level command sets that reduce latency and improve queuing efficiency for concurrent IO streams. The interface’s robustness, coupled with SAS enterprise features like dual porting and multipath redundancy, enables predictable performance under mixed workloads where parallel access by multiple hosts or controllers is required. In practice, SAS 12Gbps yields noticeable improvements in sequential throughput and random IOPS when compared to older 6Gbps SAS generations, particularly in multi-tenant virtualization deployments and high-concurrency database servers.

Enterprise connectivity and multipath configurations

HPE systems commonly leverage SAS expander backplanes and host bus adapters (HBAs) that support multipathing and path failover. The HPE 762748-001’s SAS interface is suitable for environments that require direct attach storage (DAS), shared SAS within clustered storage solutions, or as the backend media within a SAN gateway. Implementing multipath I/O provides non-disruptive path failover and load balancing beneficial to high-availability applications. Network architects should ensure the firmware of SAS HBAs and SAS expanders are kept current to exploit full 12Gbps capabilities and to maintain compatibility with the drive’s advanced features.

Performance characteristics: IOPS, latency, and mixed-use behavior

Mixed-use SSDs such as the HPE 762748-001 are engineered to deliver a compromise between extreme read throughput and sustained write capability. They typically provide high random read IOPS and strong random write IOPS compared to SATA SSDs, while offering enterprise-grade latency characteristics optimized for transactional workloads. Mixed-use classification implies a measured balance of write endurance and cost-per-GB, making the 400GB capacity a sensible compromise for tiered storage strategies where hot blocks and frequently updated datasets must be served with low latency without the higher expense of strictly write-optimized drives. The drive’s controller firmware implements wear leveling, garbage collection, and power-loss protection strategies that maintain consistent latency under steady mixed workload patterns.

Latency sensitivity and application mapping

Applications that are latency sensitive—such as OLTP databases, hypervisor metadata operations, and analytics that rely on frequent small random reads—benefit from the reduced access times of SAS SSDs. The HPE 762748-001 is particularly well-suited as a primary or secondary tier for active databases, for metadata and log volumes, and for acceleration layers in hybrid storage arrays. Mapping application volumes to this SSD class improves response time and decreases queuing delays during peak operation windows, which in turn can reduce the need for overprovisioning compute resources solely to mask storage bottlenecks.

Compatibility and validated HPE ecosystem integration

One of the primary advantages of choosing an HPE-labeled drive is the validated compatibility with HPE ProLiant servers, HPE storage enclosures, and HPE firmware stacks. The HPE 762748-001 is part of HPE’s validated component catalog; using drives from this catalog reduces the likelihood of firmware incompatibilities, improves warranty supportability, and simplifies procurement through single-vendor supply chains. Compatibility extends beyond mechanical fit and electrical signaling to include firmware interactions that govern power management, temperature thresholds, and drive spin down or idle policies. System administrators should consult HPE compatibility matrices and release notes for exact server model fitment and any required firmware revisions on RAID controllers or system ROMs.

Interoperability with third-party systems and non-HPE arrays

While HPE drives are optimized for HPE hardware, the underlying SAS protocol maintains interoperability with third-party servers and JBODs that accept SAS LFF drives. It remains prudent to validate drive behavior in non-HPE systems through lab testing, as vendor-specific firmware overlays or feature flags may alter performance characteristics. For environments requiring strict multi-vendor compatibility, testing at scale with representative workloads will expose any unexpected interactions and allow architects to tune queue depths, timeouts, and multipath policies prior to production deployment.

Workload suitability and recommended uses

The mixed-use profile makes the 400GB LFF SAS SSD particularly well suited for mid-tier database indexes, boot volumes for hypervisors, cache layers in hybrid arrays, and application tiers where moderate to high write activity occurs alongside frequent reads. For virtualization clusters, these drives can host guest OS images and VM swap files, improving consolidation density without sacrificing I/O responsiveness. In content delivery networks and streaming analytics, they provide low latency for metadata and session state while absorbing bursts of write churn. Organizations deploying software-defined storage platforms can use these drives as a performance tier to accelerate slower HDD tiers, implementing automated tiering policies that balance cost and speed.