HPE 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSDs

2.5-inch U.2 NVMeSSDs

2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSDs for HPE ProLiant servers. Most sit on the Smart Carrier NVMe (SCN), for the NVMe bays of Gen9 and Gen10 servers; some sit on the Basic Carrier (BC), for Gen10 Plus servers. A U.2 drive needs an NVMe bay: an NVMe cage or express bay in those servers. Our guide U.2 vs U.3 SSD explains how the two connectors differ.

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Carriers, classes and generations from the HPE Solid State Disk Drives QuickSpecs a00001288enw, version 78 (November 2, 2026), and from the QuickSpecs of each server.

All 115 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSDs

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U.2 and U.3 NVMe SSDs compared

What to checkU.2 NVMe This pageU.3 NVMe
CarrierMost on the Smart Carrier NVMe (SCN); some on the Basic Carrier (BC)Most on the Basic Carrier (BC); some on the SC or SCN carrier
BayAn NVMe bay: an NVMe cage or express bayA tri-mode bay, where one controller runs SAS, SATA and U.3 NVMe drives; or an NVMe bay
ServersGen9 to Gen10 Plus ProLiant models that HPE lists them forGen10 to Gen12 ProLiant models that HPE lists them for
InterfaceNVMe Gen3 and Gen4NVMe Gen4
Our pageU.2 NVMe SSDsU.3 NVMe SSDs

2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSDs questions

What is the difference between U.2 and U.3?

Both are 2.5-inch NVMe drives. Most HPE U.2 drives sit on the Smart Carrier NVMe (SCN), for the NVMe bays of Gen9 and Gen10 servers. Most U.3 drives sit on the Basic Carrier (BC), from Gen10 Plus, where a tri-mode controller runs SAS, SATA and U.3 NVMe drives in the same bays. The table below compares them.

Which servers have U.2 NVMe bays?

HPE lists 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSDs for 20 of the ProLiant servers we cover, from Gen9 to Gen10 Plus. Gen10 Plus: DL325 Gen10 Plus, DL325 Gen10 Plus v2, DL345 Gen10 Plus, DL360 Gen10 Plus, DL365 Gen10 Plus, DL380 Gen10 Plus, DL385 Gen10 Plus; Gen10: BL460c Gen10, DL325 Gen10, DL360 Gen10, DL380 Gen10, DL385 Gen10, DL560 Gen10, DL580 Gen10, ML350 Gen10; Gen9: BL460c Gen9, DL360 Gen9, DL380 Gen9, DL560 Gen9, ML350 Gen9. Each link opens that server's drives page, with HPE's list for it.

SCN or BC?

The carrier has to match the bay. The NVMe bays of Gen9 and Gen10 servers take the Smart Carrier NVMe (SCN); Gen10 Plus servers list U.2 drives on the Basic Carrier (BC). The carrier is in the drive's name.

Servers HPE lists 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSDs for

From each server's HPE QuickSpecs. Each page lists the drives HPE lists for that server.

Gen10 Plus
DL325 Gen10 PlusDL325 Gen10 Plus v2DL345 Gen10 PlusDL360 Gen10 PlusDL365 Gen10 PlusDL380 Gen10 PlusDL385 Gen10 Plus
Gen10
BL460c Gen10DL325 Gen10DL360 Gen10DL380 Gen10DL385 Gen10DL560 Gen10DL580 Gen10ML350 Gen10
Gen9
BL460c Gen9DL360 Gen9DL380 Gen9DL560 Gen9ML350 Gen9

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