HP 8TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM Midline 3.5-inch Hard Drive with Smart Carrier — 819203-B21

The HP 819203-B21 is an 8TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM Midline (MDL) 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF) hard disk drive with HP Smart Carrier, designed and validated for HPE ProLiant Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10 servers. As a digitally signed HPE option part, it is cryptographically authenticated by the server’s firmware for security and compatibility. The Midline designation makes it ideal for high-capacity, sequential, and bulk storage workloads where cost-per-terabyte is the primary consideration — such as backup repositories, archival storage, content repositories, and NAS/object storage deployments. The 512e (512-byte emulation) sector format ensures broad compatibility with legacy and modern operating systems and storage controllers. Hot-swap capability allows zero-downtime drive replacement in supported ProLiant server configurations.

Key Specifications

• Part Number / MPN: 819203-B21
• Manufacturer: HP / HPE
• Capacity: 8TB
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch LFF (Large Form Factor)
• Drive Type: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• RPM: 7200RPM
• Endurance Class: Midline (MDL)
• Sector Size: 512e (512-byte emulation)
• Carrier: HP Smart Carrier (SC)
• Hot-Swap: Yes
• Digitally Signed: Yes — HPE firmware-authenticated
• Compatible Servers: HPE ProLiant Gen8, Gen9, Gen10

Storage Specifications

• Capacity: 8TB (8,000GB)
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s (Serial ATA III)
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch LFF with HP Smart Carrier
• RPM: 7200RPM — high-performance spindle speed for Midline class
• Cache: 256MB buffer
• Sector Size: 512e — 512-byte emulation for broad OS and controller compatibility
• Hot-Swap: Yes — replace without powering down the server
• Digitally Signed: Yes — HPE Digitally Signed Firmware ensures drive authenticity
• Endurance: Midline — optimized for 8/5 workloads, up to 550TB/year workload rating

Performance Specifications

• SATA 6Gb/s interface — up to 600 MB/s theoretical interface bandwidth
• 7200RPM — higher spindle speed than 5400RPM NL-SAS/SATA drives for improved sequential throughput
• Midline endurance — optimized for high-capacity sequential workloads; not designed for 24/7 heavy random I/O
• 256MB cache — large buffer for improved sequential read/write performance
• 512e sector format — compatible with SATA controllers and OS storage stacks requiring 512-byte sectors

Features

• HPE Digitally Signed Firmware — cryptographically authenticated by ProLiant server firmware
• HP Smart Carrier — tool-less hot-swap carrier with LED status indicators for drive health and activity
• 7200RPM Midline — higher performance than 5400RPM NL-SAS at lower cost than enterprise SAS
• 512e sector format — broad compatibility with legacy and modern OS and storage controllers
• HPE validated — tested and certified for ProLiant Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10
• RoHS compliant

Compatibility

• HPE ProLiant Gen8 servers (DL180 Gen8, DL380p Gen8, DL385p Gen8, ML350p Gen8, and others with LFF bays)
• HPE ProLiant Gen9 servers (DL180 Gen9, DL380 Gen9, DL385 Gen9, ML350 Gen9, and others with LFF bays)
• HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers (DL180 Gen10, DL380 Gen10, ML350 Gen10, and others with LFF bays)
• Requires HPE Smart Array SATA/SAS controller or compatible SATA HBA
• Fits 3.5-inch LFF drive bays — use HPE 3.5-inch to 2.5-inch SFF adapter for SFF bays (sold separately)
• Digitally signed — required for HPE servers with Digitally Signed Firmware enforcement enabled
• Always verify compatibility with HPE SPOCK or server QuickSpecs before ordering

Use Cases

• Backup and recovery repositories — high-capacity, low-cost-per-TB storage for backup targets
• Archival and cold storage — long-term data retention at maximum density
• NAS and object storage — bulk capacity for unstructured data and content repositories
• Media and entertainment — large file storage for video, images, and production assets
• Secondary storage tiers — high-capacity tier in tiered storage configurations
• Big data and analytics — high-capacity data lake storage for Hadoop and similar frameworks

Ordering Notes

• 819203-B21 is an HPE option part number — spare part number is 820033-001
• Digitally signed — will not function in non-HPE servers or HPE servers with unsigned drive restrictions disabled
• Midline endurance — not recommended for 24/7 heavy random I/O; use Enterprise SAS drives for mission-critical OLTP
• Verify compatibility via HPE SPOCK or server QuickSpecs for your specific ProLiant model