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2.5 inch SAS hard drive in Dell hot-swap caddy

DELL

DELL 342-4173 600GB 10K 2.5 SAS SFF 6Gb/s internal hard drive

SKU CH-A8RV-MJ5P0

600 GB 10 K SAS drive in a Dell hot-swap caddy for compatible PowerEdge servers

  • 600 GB capacity stores large enterprise datasets
  • 10 000 RPM spindle delivers fast transactional performance
  • SAS 6 Gb/s interface connects directly to Dell controllers
  • 5 inch form factor fits dense server bays
  • Genuine Dell hot-swap caddy enables tool-less drive replacement

600 GB 10K SAS drive for Dell servers

This 2.5-inch enterprise hard drive delivers 600 GB capacity at 10 000 RPM over a SAS interface. It ships installed in a genuine Dell hot-swap caddy and is validated for 24/7 duty cycles in compatible PowerEdge and PowerVault systems. The drive is optimised for server and storage-array workloads rather than desktop use.

SAS 6 Gb/s interface practical limits

The SAS 6 Gb/s link caps sustained throughput at the interface rate, so sequential performance cannot exceed that ceiling. Random I/O scales with the 10K spindle speed but remains bound by mechanical latency. Hot-plug capability allows drive replacement without powering down the enclosure, provided the backplane supports it.

Capacity headroom and constraints

Six hundred gigabytes suits operating-system volumes, database logs or tiered-cache pools in supported arrays. Workloads needing multiple terabytes per spindle will outgrow this drive quickly. It is not intended for PC or workstation builds that lack SAS backplanes and Dell-specific caddy locking.

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Price $135.99
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Specifications

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Questions about this item

Should I choose the 600 GB 10 K SAS version or a different capacity for my Dell server?

This drive is supplied as a single 600 GB 10 K SAS model in a genuine Dell 2.5 inch hot-swap caddy, so there is no alternate capacity to select for this part number.

What does the 6 Gb/s SAS rating deliver in a real Dell PowerEdge array?

The 6 Gb/s SAS interface provides up to 600 MB/s theoretical bandwidth; actual throughput depends on the controller, backplane and workload in the server.

Which SAS standard does this drive use and what does it limit?

It uses a 6 Gb/s SAS connection, which caps the maximum link speed at 6 Gb/s per port regardless of the drive’s internal media rate.

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