VO001920KWVBT HPE 1.92TB NVMe PCIe X4 SSD TLC

Product Overview of HPE VO001920KWVBT 1.92TB SSD

General Information

• Brand: HPE
• Model Number: VO001920KWVBT
• Product Type: Solid-State Drive (SSD)

Technical Information

• Storage Capacity: 1.92 Terabytes
• Flash Memory Architecture: Triple-Level Cell (TLC)
• Drive Format: 2.5" Small Form Factor (SFF)
• Interface Protocol: PCIe Gen3 x4 (NVMe)
• Security Feature: Digitally Authenticated Firmware
• Included Component: HPE Smart Carrier NVMe

Performance Metrics

Endurance & Speed

• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.50
• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 3000 MiB/s
• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 780 MiB/s

Latency & IOPS

• Avg. Latency (Read, 4KiB Q1): 135 µs
• Avg. Latency (Write, 4KiB Q1): 46 µs
• Random Read IOPS (4KiB Q16): 105,000
• Random Write IOPS (4KiB Q16): 21,500
• Max Random Read IOPS (4KiB Q256): 305,000
• Max Random Write IOPS (4KiB Q1): 21,500

Connectivity & Expansion

Interface & Bay Compatibility

• Connection Type: PCIe x4 NVMe
• Supported Drive Bay: 2.5" Small Form Factor

Ideal for Enterprise Workloads

• Optimized for HPE Gen10 server platforms
• Reliable performance for data-intensive applications
• Secure firmware ensures data integrity

System Compatibility

• ProLiant BL460c Gen10, DL360 Gen10, DL380 Gen10, DL580 Gen10, ML350 Gen10

HPE VO001920KWVBT 1.92TB NVMe SSD

The HPE VO001920KWVBT represents a significant advancement in enterprise storage technology, delivering exceptional performance and reliability for read-intensive applications. This 1.92TB NVMe Solid State Drive is engineered specifically for HPE ProLiant and Synergy servers, offering a substantial performance leap over traditional SAS and SATA SSDs. With its PCI Express x4 interface and NVMe protocol, this drive eliminates storage bottlenecks, enabling faster data access and improved application responsiveness.

Form Factor

This drive features a 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) design with a hot-swappable tray, making it ideal for high-density server environments where space optimization is critical. The compact form factor allows for maximum storage capacity within limited rack space while maintaining excellent thermal characteristics for sustained performance.

Capacity and NAND Technology

With a formatted capacity of 1.92TB, this drive utilizes Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NAND flash technology, optimized for read-intensive workloads. The TLC architecture provides an optimal balance between cost, endurance, and performance, making it suitable for applications where read operations dominate the workload profile.

NAND Flash Configuration

The TLC NAND configuration stores three bits per cell, enabling higher storage densities while maintaining competitive performance characteristics. This technology is particularly well-suited for read-intensive applications where the majority of operations are reads rather than writes, extending the drive's lifespan and maintaining consistent performance over time.

Interface and Protocol

The drive utilizes a PCI Express x4 lane configuration with NVMe 1.1 protocol support, delivering significantly higher bandwidth compared to traditional SATA or SAS interfaces. The NVMe protocol is designed specifically for flash memory, reducing latency and improving input/output operations per second (IOPS) through parallel processing capabilities.

PCIe Generation Compatibility

This SSD is compatible with PCIe 3.0 specifications, providing maximum theoretical bandwidth of up to 32 Gb/s when using four lanes. The interface ensures backward compatibility with previous PCIe generations while delivering the performance necessary for modern enterprise workloads and virtualization environments.

Performance Metrics

The HPE VO001920KWVBT is engineered for exceptional performance in read-intensive scenarios, delivering consistent low latency and high throughput that enterprise applications demand. The drive's architecture is optimized to handle multiple concurrent requests efficiently, making it ideal for virtualized environments and database applications.

Read and Write Performance

This read-intensive SSD delivers outstanding sequential read performance up to 3,200 MB/s and sequential write performance up to 1,200 MB/s. For random operations, the drive achieves up to 500,000 IOPS for random reads and up to 36,000 IOPS for random writes, ensuring responsive performance under varying workload conditions.

Endurance and Reliability

With an endurance rating of 1.3 Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD) over a 5-year warranty period, this SSD can withstand significant write workloads while maintaining data integrity. The 1.92TB capacity model provides total bytes written (TBW) rating of 4.56 petabytes, ensuring long-term reliability for enterprise deployments.

Enterprise Features 

HPE has incorporated numerous enterprise-class features into the VO001920KWVBT to ensure optimal performance, security, and manageability in business-critical environments. These features differentiate HPE-branded SSDs from generic alternatives and provide additional value for enterprise customers.

Digitally Signed Firmware

The drive utilizes digitally signed firmware to prevent unauthorized firmware updates and protect against malware that could compromise data integrity or drive performance. This security feature ensures that only HPE-validated firmware can be installed, maintaining system stability and security compliance.

Hot-Swap Capability

The hot-swap functionality allows for drive replacement without powering down the server or storage system, ensuring continuous operation and high availability. This feature is essential for mission-critical applications where uptime is paramount and scheduled maintenance windows are limited.

Tray and Mounting Compatibility

Included with the drive is a compatible hot-swap tray designed specifically for HPE server bays. The tray ensures proper physical alignment, thermal management, and electrical connectivity within HPE chassis, maintaining optimal operating conditions and reliability.

Power Loss Protection

Advanced power loss protection circuitry ensures data integrity in the event of unexpected power failure. The drive includes power holdup capacitors that provide sufficient energy to complete in-progress writes and commit data from volatile cache to non-volatile NAND memory, preventing data corruption.

Data Cache Protection

The drive's DRAM cache is protected by this power loss architecture, ensuring that both user data and metadata are preserved during power interruption events. This enterprise feature is critical for maintaining data consistency and preventing file system corruption.

Use Cases and Applications

The HPE VO001920KWVBT is ideally suited for specific workload profiles and application scenarios where its read-intensive optimization delivers maximum value and performance. Understanding these use cases helps in proper deployment and capacity planning within enterprise IT environments.

Virtualization and VDI

In virtualized environments, this SSD excels at hosting virtual machine images and supporting Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments. The high read performance accelerates boot storms and application loading times, while the endurance characteristics handle the write amplification common in virtualized workloads.

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

For HCI deployments, the drive provides the low latency and high IOPS necessary for distributed storage architectures. Its performance characteristics make it suitable for both compute and storage nodes in hyper-converged systems, supporting applications like vSAN, StoreVirtual, and other software-defined storage solutions.

Database and Analytics

Read-intensive database workloads, such as data warehousing, business intelligence, and analytics platforms, benefit significantly from the drive's high sequential read performance and low latency. The SSD can serve as high-performance storage for database indexes, temporary tablespaces, and frequently accessed reference data.

OLTP and OLAP Workloads

For Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems, the drive handles log file storage and read-intensive query operations efficiently. In Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) scenarios, the high throughput accelerates data scanning and aggregation operations, improving report generation times and analytical processing performance.

HPE Server Compatibility

This SSD is certified for use with HPE ProLiant Gen9, Gen10, and Gen10 Plus servers, as well as HPE Synergy compute modules. The drive undergoes rigorous testing and validation with HPE system firmware, drivers, and management tools to ensure compatibility and performance optimization.

Storage Controller Requirements

While the drive connects directly via PCIe lanes, proper functionality requires compatible HPE system boards and firmware. For some server configurations, specific HPE NVMe controllers or backplanes may be necessary to enable full performance and management capabilities.

Power Consumption

Typical power consumption during active operation ranges from 8W to 12W, with idle power as low as 4W. The drive supports multiple power states, allowing it to optimize energy usage based on workload demands and contribute to overall data center power efficiency.