HPE ProLiant DL580 G7 Hard Drives
Genuine HPE hot-plug hard drives and solid state drives for the HPE ProLiant DL580 G7, new and refurbished, tested before shipping. Four processors and 2TB of memory sit behind a front end of just eight small form factor bays — this is a scale-up compute platform, and capacity per bay matters here far more than it does on a storage-oriented chassis.
DL580 G7 Drive Specifications
- Bays: up to eight hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS, SATA or solid state drives on a single internal SAS backplane
- Extra slot: HPE documents one further internal SSD slot in addition to the eight front bays
- Maximum internal capacity: 9.6TB on eight 1.2TB SFF SAS drives, or 8.0TB on eight 1TB SFF SATA drives
- Solid state ceilings: 6.4TB on eight 800GB SAS SSDs, 3.2TB on eight 400GB SATA SSDs, and 960GB on eight 120GB SSDs
- Interface: 6Gb/s SAS and 3Gb/s SATA through the embedded Smart Array P410i, whose eight 6Gb/s SAS links provide up to 4.8GB/s
- External growth: up to eight D2600 enclosures or four D2700 enclosures on a Smart Array P411 or P812 controller
Eight bays is the ceiling, and they are all 2.5-inch. HPE documents a small form factor cage only for this chassis, with no second cage and no large form factor option, so internal capacity tops out at 9.6TB on eight 1.2TB SAS drives. Past that the growth path is external: up to eight D2600 or four D2700 enclosures on a Smart Array P411 or P812.
How Far Will Eight Bays Take You?
| Drive family | Bays | Largest drive documented | Maximum internal |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFF SAS | 8 | 1.2TB | 9.6TB |
| SFF SATA | 8 | 1TB | 8.0TB |
| SFF SAS SSD | 8 | 800GB | 6.4TB |
| SFF SATA SSD | 8 | 400GB | 3.2TB |
Eight bays is a hard ceiling, not a starting point — there is no second cage and no large form factor option for this chassis, so a 3.5-inch drive has nowhere to seat. Where a database has outgrown 9.6TB the answer on this platform is external: a Smart Array P411 or P812 carries up to eight D2600 or four D2700 enclosures, and the internal bays stay on the embedded controller.
Choosing the Right DL580 G7 Hard Drive
- Every bay is 2.5-inch. HPE documents a small form factor cage only for this server, so drive size is one decision you do not have to make — and one you cannot work around.
- Buy the capacity, not the bay count. With eight bays and no expansion cage, stepping from 600GB to 1.2TB SAS drives is the only way to double internal capacity.
- Match the whole storage path. HPE notes that the drive, the controller, the firmware and the backplane should all run at the same transfer rate, or the system negotiates down to the slowest of them.
- SAS enterprise for transactional work, midline for bulk. The enterprise SAS drives carry the higher spindle speeds and duty cycle; SAS and SATA midline drives carry the capacity per pound.
- Solid state here is 6Gb/s SATA or SAS. These are earlier-generation SSDs with modest capacities by later standards, and on a four-socket database box they earn their place in boot, log and cache roles.
Complete Your DL580 G7 Build
The controller decides which RAID levels and how many enclosures, so read DL580 G7 storage controllers before committing to an array. Also available: DL580 G7 memory, processors, networking adapters and power supplies, or the full DL580 G7 parts listing. Background reading: SAS vs SATA hard drives and choosing the right spindle speed. Other platforms are indexed under HPE parts by server model.
DL580 G7 Hard Drives FAQ
How many hard drives does a DL580 G7 hold?
Eight hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS, SATA or solid state drives on the internal SAS backplane. HPE also documents one extra internal SSD slot beyond those eight front bays.
Does the DL580 G7 take 3.5-inch drives?
No. HPE documents a small form factor cage only for this chassis, so every bay is 2.5-inch and a 3.5-inch drive will not seat.
What is the maximum internal storage of a DL580 G7?
9.6TB on eight 1.2TB SFF SAS drives. SATA tops out at 8.0TB on eight 1TB drives, SAS solid state at 6.4TB and SATA solid state at 3.2TB.
How do I add storage beyond the eight bays?
Externally. A Smart Array P411 supports up to eight D2600 enclosures or four D2700 enclosures, and the P812 does the same while still driving internal drives.
Do I need HPE drive carriers?
Yes. Drives fit the server in HPE hot-plug carriers matched to the bay, and the carrier is part of the drive assembly rather than a separate accessory.
Will a 6Gb/s drive run at full speed in this server?
Only if the rest of the path does. HPE notes that the drive, controller, firmware and backplane negotiate to a common rate, and the embedded P410i runs SAS at 6Gb/s but SATA at 3Gb/s.
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