This Cisco R200-D300GB delivers Server Hard Drive functionality and is built for 24/7 enterprise duty cycles. Technical specifications include capacity of 300 GB, spindle speed of 15,000 RPM, interface of SAS, features of Hot-Swap. Workload fit covers Hyper-V cluster storage, Proxmox VE shared storage, Ceph OSDs, MinIO erasure-coded pools, and bulk file-server (SMB/NFS) duty. Pro Disk Network maintains the R200-D300GB in our enterprise inventory and verifies each unit against manufacturer datasheet specifications prior to listing. New stock ships factory-sealed where available; refurbished units are tested under load before dispatch and ship with a 90-day Pro Disk Network functional warranty. Same-day dispatch on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET; free standard ground shipping on US orders over $150.
The R200-D300GB is a Cisco server hard drive component with capacity 300 GB, spindle speed 15,000 RPM, interface SAS. Pro Disk Network sells the R200-D300GB for $3,876.70 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the R200-D300GB work with my RAID controller?
The R200-D300GB operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the R200-D300GB ship?
R200-D300GB orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
The R200-D300GB is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
Veeam Backup Repository — Cost-optimised backup target for Veeam B&R, Rubrik, or Cohesity primary backup tier. RAID 6 over 8–24 drives delivers 100+ TB usable per server.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the R200-D300GB?
The R200-D300GB is a Cisco enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 300 GB and spindle speed 15,000 RPM, manufactured by Cisco. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of R200-D300GB
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
Cons
Not enterprise NVMe — sub-100 µs latency workloads need a different SKU
Bulk capacity is the value play, not raw IOPS
Larger orders may ship via LTL freight (signature required)
Frequently Asked Questions about R200-D300GB
Is the R200-D300GB a genuine Cisco part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every R200-D300GB as factory-original Cisco inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Cisco servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the R200-D300GB work with my RAID controller?
The R200-D300GB operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the R200-D300GB ship?
R200-D300GB orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
What is the warranty on the R200-D300GB?
New R200-D300GB units carry the full Cisco manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the R200-D300GB?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the R200 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
R200 — Dell R200 PCCOOLER R200 CPS 2 Next-Gen Heatpipes Hydraulic Bearing 2200RPM High Pressure 92mm Fan 110W TDP CPU Air Cooler Socket Support LGA115X / 1200 / 1700 / 1851 / AM4 / AM5 — $68.42
R200-D146GB — R200-D146GB - Cisco 146 GB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - 1 Pack - SAS - 15000 rpm - Hot Swappable — $432.36
R200-D1TC03 — R200-D1TC03 - Cisco 1TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s Hot-Swappable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $411.97
R200-D1TC03-RF — R200-D1TC03-RF - Cisco 1TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $482.07
R200-D2TC03 — R200-D2TC03 - Cisco 2TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s Hot-Swappable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $1,857.26
R200-D2TC03-RF — R200-D2TC03-RF - Cisco 2TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $321.21
R200-D300GB03 — R200-D300GB03 - Cisco 300GB 15000RPM SAS 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $512.34
R200-D450GB03 — R200-D450GB03 - Cisco 450GB 15000RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $1,079.42
R200-D500GCSATA — R200-D500GCSATA - Cisco 500 GB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200 rpm - Hot Pluggable — $496.76
R200-D500GCSATA03 — R200-D500GCSATA03 - Cisco 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $947.00
R200D2TC03 — R200D2TC03 - Cisco 2TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $442.11
R200D450GB03 — R200D450GB03 - Cisco 450GB 15000RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $705.01
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Server Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the R200-D300GB is best deployed in the capacity tier with NVMe cache drives in front. Size the cache layer at 10% of usable capacity for write-intensive workloads and 5% for read-leaning workloads. For Veeam backup repositories, plan around 1.5× the size of your protected estate to allow for incremental forever chains plus synthetic fulls. Splunk warm tier sizing should follow the daily ingest rate × retention days × 1.6 compression overhead.
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
For VMware ESXi 8 hosts, enable vSphere's predictive-failure analysis on the R200-D300GB via the host's storage device list. The host queries SMART on a regular cadence and surfaces yellow/red warnings in vCenter before the drive fails outright. On Linux, use smartctl piped to your monitoring system; on Windows Server, Storage Spaces exposes health state directly in Server Manager.