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HPE 872479-B21 1.2TB 10K-RPM SAS 12Gb/s SFF 2.5 HDD

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872479-B21
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The HPE 872479-B21 (Spare Part: 872737-001 / Assembly: 876936-002 / Model: EG001200JWJNK) is a genuine 1.2TB SAS Mission Critical hard drive built for enterprise storage environments where performance, uptime, and data integrity are absolutely critical. Spinning at 10,000 RPM with a 128MB cache buffer, it's engineered to deliver high IOPS and low latency for transaction processing, database workloads, and virtualized environments where every millisecond matters. The 12Gb/s SAS interface provides a stable, high-throughput connection with a data transfer rate of 1.2 GBps, ensuring your most demanding applications never wait for storage.
What sets this drive apart is its Mission Critical (MC) classification — HPE's highest tier of enterprise storage designed for 24/7 operation with rigorous testing backed by over 3.35 million hours of the industry's most rigorous qualification program. The drive features Digitally Signed (DS) firmware, which provides the security and assurance that drive firmware comes from a trusted source and protects against malicious attacks. It also features 512n sector format for broad compatibility with legacy operating systems and applications. The drive comes with an HPE SmartDrive Carrier (SC) pre-attached, featuring self-describing icons that take the guesswork out of a drive's status, and a "Do-Not-Remove" button that prevents data loss from human error.
All HPE hard drives pass a rigorous qualification process, which certifies that every drive is proven to perform in your HPE ProLiant Server environments. Because this is a genuine HPE component rather than a generic or rebadged drive, it carries original HPE firmware and a genuine HPE security sticker. That matters when you're replacing a drive in a live production server — mismatched or unverified parts can cause RAID rebuild failures, performance degradation, or even system crashes.
This HPE 872479-B21 1.2TB SAS hard drive is built specifically for HPE's ProLiant server architecture with SmartDrive Carrier (SC) compatibility, which means it's designed to work within the storage enclosures and backplanes that were engineered to support SAS interfaces. It is compatible with a broad range of HPE ProLiant server models across multiple generations.
HPE ProLiant Gen8/Gen9/Gen10 Servers (SFF Bays):
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Compatibility Notes:
When you're sourcing a replacement drive for an active production server, the difference between a genuine part and an unverified clone shows up the first time you need to rebuild a RAID set. The HPE 872479-B21 is HPE-manufactured with Digitally Signed Firmware, 512n sector format, a 128MB cache buffer, a genuine HPE security sticker, and an HPE SmartDrive Carrier included. This means it carries the firmware and mechanical tolerances your server's controller already expects — no compatibility guesswork, no risk of a failed rebuild because of a mismatched drive. Here's what makes this HPE 872479-B21 1.2TB SAS hard drive worth choosing over a cheaper, unverified alternative:
This HPE 872479-B21 1.2TB SAS hard drive fits teams maintaining ProLiant server and storage infrastructure who need high-capacity, high-performance storage without downtime. Common deployment scenarios include:
We are a trusted provider of genuine enterprise storage solutions including the HPE 872479-B21 1.2TB SAS hard drive, with a focus on quality, compatibility, and customer satisfaction.
The HPE 872479-B21 delivers genuine HPE Mission Critical firmware, 128MB cache, 10K performance, and a SmartDrive Carrier included that generic drives cannot match. We back it with a 3-year warranty and free compatibility check to ensure a perfect fit for your server.
Yes, the HPE 872479-B21 is fully validated for ProLiant Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10 servers with 2.5" SFF drive bays, as well as Synergy 480/660/680 systems, MSA storage arrays, and Nimble dHCI solutions. Our free compatibility verification confirms your exact server model and backplane revision before shipping.
Every HPE 872479-B21 comes with a 3-year limited warranty and access to our 24/7 expert technical support team. If the drive does not work in your system, we cover free returns and replacements with no questions asked.