The Dell 400-ANKR (400-ANKR - Dell 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM 2.5-inch Hot-Pluggable Hard Drive with Tray for PowerEdge Server) is a Server Hard Drive component engineered for sustained enterprise-class workloads. This part addresses common procurement scenarios where exact-match replacement, capacity expansion, or new-build deployment is required. Technical specifications include capacity of 1 TB, spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, form factor of 2.5-inch, interface of SATA, data rate of 6 Gb/s, features of Hot-Swap. Common deployment scenarios include database transaction-log volumes, virtualization datastores, OS-boot tier, backup-repository targets, and warm-data tiers in tiered-storage architectures. Pro Disk Network supplies the 400-ANKR to US business buyers. Stocked units ship same-day on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET. Pro Disk Network applies a 90-day functional warranty. Free US ground shipping on orders over $150; same-day expedited (UPS Next Day Air, FedEx Priority) available at checkout.
The 400-ANKR is a Dell server hard drive component with capacity 1 TB, spindle speed 7,200 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch. Pricing on the 400-ANKR is quote-based — email sales@prodisknetwork.com or use our live chat for a quote within one business day.
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Quick Answer: Will the 400-ANKR work with my RAID controller?
The 400-ANKR 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 400-ANKR ship?
400-ANKR 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 400-ANKR 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 400-ANKR?
The 400-ANKR is a Dell enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 1 TB and spindle speed 7,200 RPM, manufactured by Dell. 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 400-ANKR
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
Cons
Designed for capacity tier, not write-intensive cache
Not a drop-in for desktop NAS without verifying caddy
Some firmware revs locked to specific RAID-controller families
Frequently Asked Questions about 400-ANKR
Is the 400-ANKR a genuine Dell part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 400-ANKR as factory-original Dell inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Dell servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the 400-ANKR work with my RAID controller?
The 400-ANKR 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 400-ANKR ship?
400-ANKR 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 400-ANKR?
New 400-ANKR units carry the full Dell 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 400-ANKR?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 400 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
400-ANCD — 400-ANCD - Dell 6TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive Gen13 with Tray — $406.32
400-ANEU — 400-ANEU - Dell 8TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Swappable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $654.37
400-ANFC — 400-ANFC - Dell 6TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive Gen13 with Tray — $387.67
400-ANFJ — 400-ANFJ - Dell 8TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive with Tray for PowerEdge R230 Server — $563.54
400-ANFK — 400-ANFK - Dell 4TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $142.40
400-ANFV — 400-ANFV - Dell 8TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive with Tray — $444.38
400-ANGI — 400-ANGI - Dell 8TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive with Tray — $628.48
400-ANIY — 400-ANIY Dell 6TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive Gen13 with Tray — $496.72
400-ANJD — 400-ANJD - Dell 3.84TB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Read Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $2,255.60
400-ANKN — 400-ANKN - Dell 1.2TB 10000RPM SAS 13Gb/s 2.5-inch Hard Drive with Tray GEN13 — $224.00
400-ANKO — 400-ANKO - Dell 1.2TB 10000RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot Pluggable 2.5-inch (In 3.5-inch Hybrid Carrier) Hard Drive with Tray for 13G PowerEdge Server — $148.00
400-ANMH — 400-ANMH - Dell 480GB Multi-Level Cell SATA 12Gb/s 2.5-inch Solid State Drive for PowerEdge Series — $1,248.79
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 400-ANKR 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 400-ANKR 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.