HPE NS204i-u v2 480GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device

NS204i-u v2 480GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device

Reasons To Buy

Simple and Secure OS Mirroring Through Dedicated Hardware RAID 1

HPE Boot Device Options is a complete, turnkey optimized solution that is easy to deploy—no need to configure or format, simply insert and it works, no GUI or user setup required.
Pre-configured RAID 1 boot device utilizing a dedicated internal slot, or rear or front-facing installation. For Gen10 plus servers, the boot device utilizes a PCIe slot.
It uses native in-box drive support for VMware, Linux, and Windows OS.
It enables all drive bays to be used for data, greatly reducing server complexity, while providing an economical way for booting in virtualized environments.

State-of-the-Art, Hardware-Accelerated RAID 1 NVMe Boot Device

HPE enterprise-class NVMe M.2 SSDs deliver enhanced data protection with power loss protection and error correction.

Full Hardware RAID 1 Boot Solution for VMware Environments

It is engineered with enterprise-class high-endurance NAND for non-stop data center environments.
It has integrated onboard RAID 1 for customers requiring dual boot solutions.

Increased Storage Density and Dedicated Hardware RAID 1 Resiliency for Boot Device

HPE Boot Device Options provide separate, redundant disk solutions for the OS that enables a more robust, optimized compute platform.
Dedicated hardware RAID 1 boot device mirroring helps eliminate downtime due to a failed OS drive—even if one drive fails the business continues running.
HPE Boot Devices are certified for VMware and Microsoft Azure Stack HCI for increased flexibility.

Description

Do you need to simplify data segregation? HPE Boot Device Options offer enterprise customers turnkey, resilient boot solutions that easily segregate the OS from the data storage plane in today’s popular OS for virtualized environments—VMware, Linux, Windows. NS204i presents itself to your management interface as a single directly connected NVMe drive, not a RAID controller. As the NS204i is a hardware boot device, only RAID 1 mode is supported and it will not operate in any other RAID mode. NS204i is plug-and-play with no need to configure or manage the device. Always ensure you are running the latest HPE iLO version and update server BIOS, FW and drivers when they become available.

What is new supporting point:
Dedicated hardware RAID 1 OS boot device
Two HPE enterprise-class 960 GB NVMe M.2 SSDs
Utilizes native in-box OS NVMe drivers
Hot-plug universal installation (No longer requires a PCIe slot)
No cables or backplanes required

Specifications

Memory
Capacity	480 GB
Weight & dimensions
Width	222.3 mm
Depth	252.4 mm
Height	65.1 mm
Weight	190 g
Technical details
Compatibility	HPE Compute Mainstream Platforms, see QuickSpecs for more information
Compliance certificates	RoHS
Other features
Width (imperial)	22.2 cm (8.75")
Height (imperial)	6.5 cm (2.56")
Depth (imperial)	25.2 cm (9.94")
Weight (imperial)	0.191 kg (0.421 lbs)
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)	222.2 x 252.5 x 65 mm (8.75 x 9.94 x 2.56")
Compatibility	HPE Compute Mainstream Platforms, see QuickSpecs for more information
Compliance certificates	RoHS