The Dell 900 GB SAS 15,000 RPM 2.5″ Hot‑Swap Hard Drive is an enterprise‑class internal storage HDD designed for modern Dell PowerEdge servers and storage arrays. With 900 GB of capacity, a 15 000 RPM rotational speed, and use of the SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface, this drive provides low latency, high‑IOPS performance, and high reliability for demanding server workloads such as virtualization, databases, transaction processing, and RAID‑based storage tiers. These drives are supplied in hot‑swap (hot‑plug) form factor, allowing you to replace or service them without powering down the server when supported by the backplane.
900 GB Storage Capacity — substantial space for performance‑focused storage tiers.
15 000 RPM Rotational Speed — extremely fast mechanical speed for HDDs, offering improved I/O performance and low latency compared to 10K and 7.2K drives.
SAS Interface — enterprise‑grade connectivity, often 12 Gb/s (SAS‑3), for high throughput and robust error handling.
Hot‑Swappable Design — install or remove drives without powering down servers when used with compatible backplanes.
512n / 512e Sector Format — typical sector formats for broad OS/controller support; many Dell parts use 512e emulation.
2.5″ Small Form Factor (SFF) — space‑efficient form factor for dense server configurations.
Cache Buffer (often 64 MB–128 MB) — onboard memory to help smooth random and sequential requests.
High MTBF & Reliability — typical of enterprise mechanical drives for 24×7 data‑center environments (many models ~2 million hours).
Dual Port (on many models) — supports redundant data paths for availability in SAS storage architectures.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Enterprise SAS Hard Drive |
| Capacity | 900 GB ≈ 0.9 TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5″ Small Form Factor (SFF), hot‑swap |
| Interface | SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) — up to 12 Gb/s (some variants) |
| Rotational Speed | 15 000 RPM |
| Data Transfer Rate | Up to ~12 Gb/s (SAS) |
| Cache | ~64 MB–128 MB (varies by part) |
| Sector Format | 512n / 512e (varies by SKU) |
| Hot‑Swap Support | Yes (with compatible backplane) |
| Dual‑Port SAS | Yes (on many enterprise models) |
| Typical Use Cases | RAID, virtualization, database storage, enterprise workloads |
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