HPE NS204i-u Gen11 Ht Plg Boot Opt Dev

Lifecycle

Obsolete Date 31-07-2028

Specifications

PCIe support Gen3
Drive supported 2280 M.2 NVMe SSD, included with kit
Capacity 480 GB
Form factor (fully configured) Dedicated slot, internal, rear or front
Product dimensions (metric) 22.23 x 25.24 x 6.51 cm
Product dimensions (imperial) 8.75 x 9.94 x 2.56 in
Weight 0.19 kg
Weight 0.421 lb
Warranty HPE Solid State Drives (SDDs) and add-in cards have a standard 3/0/0 warranty; customer self repair (CSR) subject to maximum usage limitations. Maximum usage limit is the maximum amount of data that can be written to the drive. Drives that have reached this limit will not be eligible for warranty coverage.
Platform supported HPE Compute Mainstream Platforms, see QuickSpecs for more information
Form factor Dedicated slot, internal, rear or front
Compliance RoHS, Lot 9
RAID levels Preconfigured hardware RAID 1

Quickspecs

Overview

Do you need to simplify data segregation? HPE Boot Device Options offer enterprise customers turnkey, resilient boot solutions that easily segregate the OS from the data storage plane in today’s popular OS for virtualized environments—VMware®, Linux®, Windows. NS204i presents itself to your management interface as a single directly connected NVMe drive, not a RAID controller. As the NS204i is a hardware boot device, only RAID 1 mode is supported and it will not operate in any other RAID mode. NS204i is plug-and-play with no need to configure or manage the device. Always ensure you are running the latest HPE iLO version and update server BIOS, FW and drivers when they become available.

What’s new

No cables or backplanes required
Two HPE enterprise-class 960 GB NVMe M.2 SSDs
Utilizes native in-box OS NVMe drivers
Hot-plug universal installation (No longer requires a PCIe slot)
Dedicated hardware RAID 1 OS boot device

Features

Full Hardware RAID 1 Boot Solution for VMware Environments

It is engineered with enterprise-class high-endurance NAND for non-stop data center environments.

HPE Boot Device Options is a complete, turnkey optimized that is easy to deploy—no need to configure or format, simply insert and it works, no GUI or user setup required.

It has integrated on-board RAID 1 for customers requiring dual boot solutions.

Simple and Secure OS Mirroring Through Dedicated Hardware RAID 1

Pre-configured RAID 1 boot device utilizing a dedicated internal slot, or rear or front facing installation. For Gen10 plus servers, the boot device utilizes a PCIe slot.

It uses native in-box drive support for VMware, Linux, and Windows OS.

It enables all drive bays to be used for data, greatly reducing server complexity, while providing an economical way for booting in virtualized environments.

State-of-the-Art, Hardware Accelerated RAID 1 NVMe Boot Device

HPE enterprise-class NVMe M.2 SSDs deliver enhanced data protection with power loss protection and error correction.

Increased Storage Density and Dedicated Hardware RAID 1 Resiliency for Boot Device

HPE Boot Device Options provide separate, redundant disk solutions for the OS that enables a more robust, optimized compute platform.

Dedicated hardware RAID 1 boot device mirroring helps eliminate downtime due to a failed OS drive—even if one drive fails the business continues running.

HPE Boot Devices are certified for VMware and Microsoft Azure Stack HCI for increased flexibility.