HPE MSA AW556A 2TB 7200RPM 3.5in SATA-3G Midline HDD

HPE AW556A 2TB 7200RPM 3.5inch Large Form Factor SATA-3Gbps Hot-Swap Midline Hard Drive for Modular Storage Array 1040/2040 SAN Storage (Grade A with 30 Days Warranty)

HPE Server Midline Hard Drives deliver the highest capacity, performance and reliability to your datacenter applications. Midline hard drives allow you to store more data without sacrificing performance or reliability; they are ideal to store all your bulk storage requirements. HPE Server Midline Hard Drives are available in both 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF) and 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) and ship with a standard one-year warranty. All HPE hard drives pass a rigorous qualification process, which certify that every drive is proven to perform in your HPE ProLiant Server environments. Before final certification, all HPE Server Midline Hard Drives are optimized for compatibility and functionality, including support of SMART and HPE Systems Insight Manager.

Engineered to Deliver High Performance and Reliability Across HPE server and Storage Platforms
HPE HDDs are tuned and tested with on-going quality monitoring throughout their lifecycle
HPE optimizes HDD firmware for predictable and consistent HDD performance
HPE’s industry-leading rigorous testing and qualification program is backed by 2.4 million test hours
Pre-failure Alerts with HPE Smart Array Controller, Systems Insight Manager, and HPE Smart firmware
3x faster firmware and software updates with HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (HPE SPP)

HPE HDDs are Designed to Deliver Enterprise Class Security at Both Hardware and Firmware Levels
HPE Digitally Signed Firmware helps prevent against malicious attacks
HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption is a FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validated enterprise class controller-based encryption solution for data-at-rest on all SAS/SATA drives
HPE Smart Carriers report drive activity and health

HPE Supports Your Data-Driven Applications With a Broad Portfolio of HDDs
HPE Server Midline Hard Drives are ideal for the growing volume of digital content, bulk data storage, cloud and web infrastructure environments
Broad portfolio of HDDs, optimized for HPE server platforms, provide up to 14 TB of storage
Available in 2.5-inch Small Form Factor and 3.5-inch Large Form Factor in a wide variety of capacity points
Simplify HDD planning and standardize HDDs across HPE server and storage solutions
Common HDD carriers offer consistency and compatibility across HPE server platforms

Support Entry/SMB servers with value priced drives
HPE Server Midline Hard Drives have lower start-up costs without sacrificing reliability at the lowest $/GB.
Non-mission critical hard drives at the lowest $/GB.
12 Gb/sec data transfer rate to support existing servers.

This HPE AW556A Midline Hard Drive has a 3.5 inch form factor and a 3 Gbps external data transfer rate. It has a spindle speed of up to 7200 RPM and a 2TB capacity. This Large Form Factor drive uses a SATA-3Gbps interface and has 30 Days Warranty.

Specification

Brand: HPE
MPN: AW556A

Option Part Number: AW556A
Spare Part Number: 601778-001
Model Number: ST32000644NS
Assembly Number: 507631-003

General

Device Type: Hard Drive - internal
Capacity: 2 TB
Form Factor: 3.5 inch LFF
Interface: SATA 3 Gbps
Drive Technology (Fill): Air
Plug Type: Hot Plug
Carrier Type: Standard Carrier
Workload: Midline
Bundled with: HPE Standard Carrier

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate: 300 MBps (external)
Average Seek Time: 9.00 ms
Average Latency: 4.17 ms
Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM

Expansion & Connectivity

Interfaces: 1 x SATA 3Gb/s
Compatible Bay: 3.5" LFF

Compatibility Information

Designed For

HPE Modular Smart Array: P2000 3.5-in Drive Bay Chassis, P2000 DC-power LFF Chassis, P2000 Dual I/O LFF Drive Enclosure, P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI Dual Controller LFF Array System, P2000 G3 FC Dual Controller LFF Modular Smart Array System, P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI Dual Combo Controller LFF Array System, P2000 G3 iSCSI Dual Controller LFF Array System, P2000 G3 SAS Dual Controller LFF Array, P2000 G3 SAS Dual Controller LFF Array System, P2000 G3 SAS MSA Dual Controller LFF Array System

HPE StorageWorks Modular Smart Array: P2000 3.5-in Drive Bay Chassis, P2000 DC-power LFF Chassis, P2000 Dual I/O LFF Drive Enclosure, P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI MSA Dual Controller LFF Array, P2000 G3 FC Dual Controller LFF Array, P2000 G3 FC Dual Controller Small Business SAN Starter Kit, P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI Dual Combo Controller LFF Array, P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA Dual Controller LFF Array, P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Controller LFF Modular Smart Array System

Contact us if you have any question about this product to verify the compatibility of this model with your current server or storage array.