HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Drives

Genuine HPE hot-plug drives for the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11, new and refurbished, tested before shipping. Three front ends cover every 1U storage profile: U.3 SFF bays on Basic Carriers, a 20-bay EDSFF E3.S flash chassis, and 4 LFF bays for high-capacity spindles.

DL325 Gen11 Drive Specifications

• Bay types by chassis: 8SFF plus an optional 2SFF cage (10 SFF total), 4 LFF, 20 EDSFF E3.S 1T, or 4 SFF / 8 EDSFF in the GPU chassis
• Maximums: 153.6TB of SFF NVMe (10 × 15.36TB), 76.8TB of SFF SAS or SATA SSD, 307.2TB of EDSFF (20 × 15.36TB), or 80TB across 4 LFF spindles
• Interfaces: NVMe (U.3 and E3.S), SAS 24G and 12G, SATA 6G
• Endurance classes: Read Intensive, Mixed Use, and Very Read Optimized, plus self-encrypting FIPS 140-3 options
• Carriers: SFF drives use the Gen11 Basic Carrier (BC) and LFF drives the Low Profile Carrier — Smart Carrier (SC) drives from Gen8–Gen10 servers do not fit
• Boot and M.2: the NS204i-u hot-plug boot device, or an M.2 enablement kit taking two 22110 NVMe or 2280 SATA modules

Check the carrier before you buy. DL325 Gen11 SFF bays take Basic Carrier (BC) U.3 drives and the flash chassis takes EDSFF E3.S 1T — Smart Carrier (SC) drives from Gen8–Gen10 servers do not fit — and your chassis (8SFF, 4LFF, EDSFF, or GPU) decides the format outright.

What drives fit the DL325 Gen11?

The chassis you own decides the format — the 8SFF, 4LFF, EDSFF, and GPU configurations are built around different backplanes and are not interchangeable in the field. Our Gen11 drive compatibility guide covers the cage and backplane rules, and the EDSFF E3.S guide explains the 20-bay flash chassis.

Choosing the Right DL325 Gen11 Drives

• Never mix interfaces, endurance classes, or capacities within one RAID array — build arrays from identical drives.
• Match endurance to workload: Read Intensive for read-heavy serving, Mixed Use for databases — our DWPD guide explains the classes.
• Know what "Value SAS" means before you buy: several 12G SFF SSDs here are Value SAS parts — this guide explains the difference.
• Boot from the NS204i-u module instead of spending front bays on the operating system; it is externally accessible and takes no PCIe slot.
• Check the carrier before reusing older drives — Smart Carrier trays from Gen10 and earlier are mechanically incompatible with Gen11 bays.

Complete Your DL325 Gen11 Build

Drives pair with DL325 Gen11 storage controllers and the rest of the platform: memory, processors, networking, power supplies, or the full DL325 Gen11 parts page. Related platforms: DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 drives and DL385 Gen11 drives. Browse the wider catalog at all HPE server SSDs, EDSFF NVMe SSDs, U.3 SSDs, and parts by server model.

DL325 Gen11 Drives FAQ

How many drives fit in a DL325 Gen11?
Up to 10 SFF drives (8 front plus an optional 2SFF cage), up to 20 EDSFF E3.S 1T drives, or 4 LFF spindles, depending on which chassis you have. The GPU chassis takes 4 SFF or 8 EDSFF drives.

What is the maximum storage capacity of the DL325 Gen11?
307.2TB using twenty 15.36TB EDSFF E3.S NVMe SSDs. The SFF front end tops out at 153.6TB with ten 15.36TB U.3 NVMe drives, and the 4LFF chassis reaches 80TB with four 20TB SAS or SATA spindles.

Can I use drives from a Gen9 or Gen10 ProLiant in the DL325 Gen11?
No - those generations use the Smart Carrier (SC) tray, while Gen11 SFF bays take Basic Carrier (BC) drives and the flash chassis takes EDSFF E3.S. Source drives in the correct Gen11 carrier.

What is the difference between Read Intensive and Mixed Use SSDs?
Endurance. Read Intensive drives cost less per TB and suit read-heavy serving; Mixed Use drives are built for write-heavy databases and virtualization. Match the class to the workload and never mix classes in one array.

Are HPE Multi Vendor SSDs genuine HPE drives?
Yes. Multi Vendor (MV) SSDs are HPE-qualified drives with HPE firmware, sourced from multiple flash manufacturers for better availability and pricing. They carry HPE part numbers and full DL325 Gen11 compatibility.

Do DL325 Gen11 NVMe drives need a RAID controller?
Not necessarily. The backplanes support NVMe direct attach with no controller or cable kit, which is how the 20-bay EDSFF chassis normally ships. Add a tri-mode MR-series or SR932i-p controller only when you want hardware RAID.

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