P06954-001 HPE 750GB WI 2.5" PCIe X4 (NVMe) SCN SSD

HPE P06954-001 750GB NVMe Solid State Drive Overview

The HPE P06954-001 is a high-performance 750GB NVMe solid-state drive designed for enterprise environments. Engineered for demanding workloads, this 2.5-inch PCIe X4 SSD combines reliability, speed, and advanced features to optimize your storage infrastructure.

Key Specifications of HPE P06954-001

• Manufacturer: HPE
• Part Number: P06954-001
• Drive Type: Internal Solid State Drive
• Capacity: 750GB
• Form Factor: 2.5-inch
• Interface: PCI Express X4 (NVMe)
• Firmware: Digitally Signed for enhanced security
• Bundled With: HPE Smart Carrier NVMe (SCN)

Performance Metrics

Designed for write-intensive applications, the HPE P06954-001 delivers exceptional throughput and IOPS performance:

• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 30
• Random Read: 575,000 IOPS
• Random Write: 585,000 IOPS
• Maximum Random Read: 575,000 IOPS
• Maximum Random Write: 585,000 IOPS

Advanced Features

• Digitally signed firmware ensures data integrity and protection against unauthorized modifications.
• HPE Smart Carrier NVMe (SCN) integration facilitates secure installation and hot-swapping.
• Optimized for high-demand enterprise workloads, including databases, analytics, and virtualization.

Expansion & Connectivity

• Interface: 1 x PCI Express X4 (NVMe)
• Compatible Bay: Standard 2.5-inch drive bays
• Seamlessly integrates into HPE storage arrays and servers for scalable performance.

HPE P06954-001 750GB Write Intensive 2.5-Inch PCIe NVMe SSD

The HPE P06954-001 750GB Write Intensive 2.5-inch PCI Express (PCIe) x4 NVMe SCN Digitally Signed Firmware Solid State Drive represents a high-performance, enterprise-grade storage solution engineered for workloads that demand consistent, high-speed write operations. This category is focused on NVMe write-intensive SSDs, which are optimized for applications where frequent data writing is a critical component of system performance, including high-speed transactional databases, logging-intensive environments, real-time analytics, virtual machine (VM) storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure deployments. By combining PCIe x4 NVMe interface, enterprise-class NAND technology, and digitally signed firmware, HPE ensures both exceptional performance and robust system reliability.

Technical specifications and NVMe interface advantages

SSDs in this category leverage the NVMe protocol over PCIe x4 lanes, offering a significant performance advantage compared to legacy SAS or SATA interfaces. The HPE P06954-001, with its 750GB capacity, delivers high Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS), low latency, and sustained throughput, making it ideal for applications requiring rapid, consistent writes. NVMe drives reduce CPU overhead and optimize data path efficiency, allowing enterprise workloads to achieve higher responsiveness and lower transaction latency. This SSD category emphasizes how the PCIe NVMe interface revolutionizes data center storage, enabling direct access to system memory and supporting high-bandwidth, low-latency operations crucial for modern enterprise environments.

Write-intensive optimization and workload focus

This category specifically targets write-intensive workloads, where the ratio of write to read operations is significantly higher than in typical read-intensive environments. HPE P06954-001 SSDs are engineered to handle frequent write cycles while maintaining endurance and reliability. Applications benefiting from this optimization include online transaction processing (OLTP) databases, log-intensive systems, caching layers, and virtualized environments that generate continuous writes. Write-intensive SSDs are designed with robust NAND flash management, advanced wear-leveling algorithms, and error correction capabilities to sustain high write workloads over the life of the drive, ensuring predictable performance even under heavy usage.

Digitally signed firmware and SCN (Smart Carrier Notification)

An important feature of this category is the inclusion of digitally signed firmware, which validates the authenticity and integrity of the SSD’s firmware before installation and during operation. This ensures protection against unauthorized or corrupted firmware updates, enhancing overall system security and operational stability. Additionally, HPE’s SCN (Smart Carrier Notification) technology allows for seamless integration with HPE management software, providing real-time monitoring of drive health, performance metrics, and predictive failure analysis. This integration helps IT administrators maintain high availability, reduce downtime, and proactively address potential issues, a critical requirement for enterprise storage deployments.

Performance and latency characteristics

Write-intensive NVMe SSDs in this category, such as the HPE P06954-001, are designed to deliver consistent high-speed write performance, minimal latency, and sustained throughput, even under heavy workloads. The PCIe x4 NVMe interface, combined with enterprise-grade NAND and advanced controller design, ensures that latency-sensitive applications—such as database transactions, real-time analytics, and VM storage—receive deterministic performance. This category highlights the importance of low-latency storage for time-sensitive enterprise applications, ensuring that performance bottlenecks do not compromise overall system responsiveness or service levels.

Reliability, endurance, and data protection

Enterprise write-intensive SSDs are built with a focus on endurance and data protection. The HPE P06954-001 includes robust error correction code (ECC), wear-leveling algorithms, and power-loss protection features to safeguard data during unexpected power events. Write-intensive SSDs have higher endurance ratings compared to standard drives, supporting more terabytes written (TBW) over the life of the device. The category also emphasizes compatibility with HPE server environments, ensuring seamless integration and predictable operational behavior, which is crucial for mission-critical applications where reliability is non-negotiable.

Integration with HPE server and storage ecosystems

HPE P06954-001 SSDs are fully integrated within HPE ProLiant server platforms and HPE storage solutions. This tight ecosystem integration ensures maximum compatibility, simplified deployment, and centralized management through HPE OneView and Smart Storage Administrator tools. IT administrators can monitor SSD performance, temperature, and health, while leveraging predictive analytics to anticipate failures before they impact system performance. This level of integration reduces administrative overhead, improves operational efficiency, and ensures that write-intensive workloads can be reliably supported across enterprise deployments.

Scalability and form factor considerations

The 2.5-inch form factor enables high-density storage configurations within servers and storage arrays, allowing enterprises to deploy multiple high-performance SSDs in limited rack space. This is particularly important for virtualized and hyper-converged environments, where storage density and performance are critical. By leveraging multiple write-intensive SSDs, organizations can design storage systems that balance capacity, throughput, and endurance while maintaining low latency for high-write applications. The category highlights the importance of proper planning to achieve optimal scalability, thermal management, and power efficiency when deploying multiple drives in dense configurations.

Power efficiency and thermal management

Write-intensive SSDs are optimized for both high performance and energy efficiency. Low power consumption reduces heat generation and cooling requirements, contributing to operational cost savings and sustainability objectives. HPE P06954-001 drives are designed to operate reliably under continuous heavy write workloads without overheating, ensuring that data centers maintain stable performance even in densely populated server racks. Effective thermal management, coupled with enterprise-grade design, ensures predictable performance and extended drive longevity, which is crucial for large-scale deployments.