HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus NVMe Mixed Use SSD - 3.84TB

Brand: HPE | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: P22846-B21 | Part #: P22846-B21 | MPN: P22846-B21

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Power efficiency in enterprise storage has become a primary concern for data centre operators managing hundreds or thousands of drives across rack-dense configurations. The HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus NVMe Mixed Use SSD (part number P22846-B21) draws just 11 watts under active load and 5 watts at idle, translating to approximately 2.86 watts per terabyte of usable capacity—a meaningful advantage when you multiply that figure across multi-petabyte storage deployments. This efficiency metric matters not only for electricity costs but also for thermal management in confined spaces, where every watt of reduction ripples downstream into lower cooling loads and improved cabinet density. HPE engineered this drive specifically for mixed-use workloads, the most common real-world scenario in production environments, rather than pushing towards niche extremes of read-only archival or write-intensive transactional performance.

Storage architects and infrastructure teams selecting drives for HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen10 Plus servers will recognize the P22846-B21 as a balanced performer built to run continuously without compromise. At 3.84 terabytes of capacity in a 2.5-inch U.2 form factor, this drive delivers 6,600 megabytes per second sequential read throughput and up to 1 million random read IOPS at 4-kilobyte block size—figures that eliminate I/O bottlenecks in typical database, virtualization, and application server scenarios. Write performance reaches 2,000 MB/s sequentially and 200,000 IOPS randomly, sufficient for transactional workloads without degrading under sustained mixed traffic. The endurance rating of 3 drive writes per day over the drive's lifetime yields 21.02 petabytes of total bytes written, which in practical terms means this drive will outlast most server refresh cycles in stable operational environments.

HPE's implementation of the U.2 connector standard (SFF-8639) and PCIe Gen3 x4 interface ensures seamless integration with ProLiant storage controllers and NVMe expansion enclosures already deployed across thousands of HPE installations. System administrators appreciate the native compatibility with HPE iLO management firmware and HPE SmartDrive tools, which enable remote health monitoring, predictive failure detection, and lifecycle tracking without additional third-party utilities. The drive incorporates Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) capability, addressing regulatory requirements in finance, healthcare, and government sectors where data at rest must remain protected even if physical hardware is decommissioned or breaches occur. Operating temperature range from 0 to 70 degrees Celsius accommodates both standard air-cooled data centre racks and slightly elevated-temperature environments common in edge deployments or facilities running hot-aisle containment strategies.

When storage architects evaluate drive options for new infrastructure or refresh projects, the decision often hinges on total cost of ownership across a three to five-year ownership cycle. The P22846-B21 strikes a deliberate middle ground: capacity large enough to reduce shelf count and cabling complexity, performance brisk enough to handle general-purpose server workloads without specialization, and power characteristics lean enough to make financial sense in high-density racks. This product sits squarely in the mainstream of modern data centre procurement, appearing in requests for quotation from enterprises running SAP, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server environments, as well as virtualization clusters and hybrid cloud infrastructure that straddles on-premises and public cloud commitments. HPE's mixed-use classification avoids the false economy of choosing a high-IOPS drive for predominantly sequential workloads or vice versa, recognizing that real applications rarely respect neat performance buckets.

Omnixon Global holds established distribution agreements across the UAE, wider GCC region, and Asia-Pacific territories, positioning us as a trusted local source for HPE ProLiant storage components, including the P22846-B21 in bulk or individual quantities. Our inventory maintains current-generation HPE hardware alongside legacy platforms still operational in mature data centres, and our technical team can advise on compatibility across mixed-generation environments. Please contact our sales office in Dubai to discuss your storage requirements, request datasheets, arrange evaluation units, or submit a detailed RFQ for large deployments.

Performance Specifications & Interface Details

• Sequential read throughput up to 6,600 MB/s with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface delivering ample bandwidth for streaming workloads and bulk data operations
• Random I/O performance of 1,000,000 read IOPS and 200,000 write IOPS at 4K block size, sufficient for transactional databases and virtualization hosts without queue depth saturation
• 3 DWPD endurance rating with 21.02 PB total bytes written, ensuring multi-year service life in continuous-duty production environments without premature wear-out
• U.2 form factor (2.5-inch, 15mm height) and SFF-8639 connector compatible with HPE ProLiant Gen10, Gen10 Plus storage slots and most third-party NVMe expansion solutions
• Active power consumption of 11 watts and idle draw of 5 watts, enabling dense multi-drive configurations while maintaining manageable thermal footprints and operational electricity costs
• Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) capability for compliance-driven deployments requiring hardware-level data protection without host-side cryptographic overhead
• HPE iLO and SmartDrive integration for firmware updates, health monitoring, and predictive failure alerting across geographically distributed server estates