HPE 6.40 TB Solid State Drive - E3.S Internal - PCI Express NVMe (PCI Express NVMe 5.0) - Mixed Use

Upgrade your data center with the HPE 6.40 TB Solid State Drive designed for mixed-use workloads and built on the enterprise-grade EDSFF E3.S form factor. This PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive delivers superior throughput, lower latency, and exceptional reliability to support demanding applications—from database acceleration and virtualization to analytics and AI inference. Engineered for density, efficiency, and resilience, it empowers modern servers to handle peak workloads with confidence, while helping data centers reduce total cost of ownership through impressive power efficiency and streamlined maintenance. If you’re seeking a scalable, high-performance SSD for mixed workloads in a dense server environment, this HPE drive is engineered to meet and exceed the expectations of enterprise IT teams and hyperscale deployments alike.

• Performance for Mixed Use workloads: The HPE 6.40 TB EDSFF E3.S NVMe drive is engineered to deliver mainstream, high-performance capabilities for mixed-use environments. It leverages the power of PCIe Gen5 with a read/write balance that accelerates OLTP, data analytics, virtualization, and multi-tenant workloads. Expect significantly reduced latency and increased IOPS compared to legacy SSDs, enabling faster application response times and snappier data access for your business-critical tasks.
• Scalable capacity options for density and efficiency: In addition to 6.40 TB, this family includes 1.6 TB and 3.2 TB densities, enabling you to tailor storage capacity to hot data, warm data, and cold data tiers. With these density options, you can optimize storage economics, improve data locality, and simplify deployment in dense compute nodes while maintaining consistent performance across workloads.
• Enterprise-grade reliability and endurance: Built for continuous operation, this SSD emphasizes data integrity, error correction, and robust endurance. Features such as power-loss protection and resilience at scale help minimize the risk of data corruption during unexpected outages. The drive’s architecture is designed to minimize unplanned downtime, support prolonged service levels, and keep critical applications running smoothly under heavy loads.
• Thermal management and energy efficiency: In dense servers and data-center environments, thermal performance matters. This HPE drive is engineered to maintain steady performance while managing thermal output efficiently. The result is reliable operation under sustained workloads with lower cooling requirements and a reduced total cost of ownership due to improved energy efficiency over the lifecycle of the drive.
• Seamless integration and vendor support: Optimized for use with HPE storage controllers and servers, this drive integrates into existing data-center ecosystems with minimal friction. Benefit from enterprise-grade firmware updates, diagnostics, and consolidated support channels that simplify deployment, monitoring, and proactive maintenance, helping you maximize uptime and performance across your HPE-enabled infrastructure.

Technical Details of HPE 6.40 TB Solid State Drive - E3.S Internal - PCI Express NVMe (PCI Express NVMe 5.0) - Mixed Use

• Capacity: 6.40 TB
• Form Factor: EDSFF E3.S
• Interface: PCIe 5.0 NVMe
• Workload Type: Mixed Use
• Drive Type: Solid State Drive (SSD)
• Warranty: See product documentation for terms and regional variations
• UPC/SKU: N/A

how to install HPE 6.40 TB Solid State Drive - E3.S

Installing this HPE NVMe SSD in a compatible server or storage enclosure follows standard enterprise deployment procedures for EDSFF drives. Prepare by powering down the system, unplugging power, and grounding yourself to prevent static damage. Verify chassis compatibility and confirm that the server’s backplane or storage controller supports EDSFF E3.S drives and PCIe 5.0 NVMe interfaces. Use the appropriate drive carrier or sled for your enclosure, align the drive with the connector interface, and slide it into the bay until it seats firmly. Secure the drive with the mounting screws or retention mechanism specified by your server or enclosure, then reassemble the chassis and reconnect power. Power on, update to the latest drive firmware and storage controller firmware, and configure the drive within the operating system or hypervisor storage configuration utility. If you are using a software-defined storage layer, ensure proper zoning and namespace assignments align with your performance and redundancy requirements.

• Power down and unplug the server or enclosure. Ground yourself to avoid static discharge.
• Identify a compatible EDSFF E3.S drive bay or slot in the enclosure and prepare the drive carrier or sled.
• Insert the 6.40 TB NVMe EDSFF drive into the slot, ensuring proper alignment of the PCIe NVMe connectors and drive interface.
• Secure the drive with mounting screws or retention hardware, then reassemble the system and reconnect power.
• Power on, apply the latest firmware updates for both the drive and the storage controller, and configure the drive in the OS or hypervisor storage stack as needed for performance, redundancy, and data protection.

Frequently asked questions

• What capacity options are available? The HPE NVMe EDSFF E3.S family for mainstream performance offers 1.6 TB, 3.2 TB, and 6.4 TB capacities, giving you options to balance density, performance, and cost per gigabyte based on workload needs.
• What interface and form factor does this drive use? It uses a PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface in the EDSFF E3.S form factor, purpose-built for dense data-center servers and high-bandwidth workloads while preserving space and cooling efficiency.
• What workloads is this drive best suited for? Mixed Use workloads, including database acceleration, virtualization, analytics, AI inference, and other enterprise tasks that benefit from high throughput, low latency, and reliable endurance.
• Is this drive hot-swappable? Hot-swappability depends on the server or enclosure backplane; verify compatibility with your HPE server model and backplane to ensure safe hot-swapping capabilities.
• Does this drive include warranty? Warranty terms vary by region and platform. Refer to the HPE warranty documentation and your purchase agreement for exact coverage, service levels, and replacement options.