HP 868650-004 3.2TB SAS 12Gb/s Mixed Use 2.5-inch Solid State Drive With SC . Refurbished. In Stock Brand: HP Part Number: 868650-004 Condition: Refurbished Category: SSD Key Specs: 3.2TB Availability: In Stock Shipping: Fast US-based shipping Order the HP 868650-004 today from ProDisk Network — your trusted source for enterprise IT hardware. All products are quality-tested and backed by our support team.
The 868650-004 is a HP ssds component with capacity 3.2 TB, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SAS. Pro Disk Network sells the 868650-004 for $907.37 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 868650-004 work with my RAID controller?
The 868650-004 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 868650-004 ship?
868650-004 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 868650-004 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.
VMware Datastore — ESXi 7/8 datastores hosting 30–80 VMs per drive. RAID 10 for write-intensive, RAID 5 for read-leaning VM mixes.
Citrix / Horizon VDI — Linked-clone master images and write-cache disks. Lower DWPD acceptable since VDI write patterns are bursty.
NoSQL & Real-Time Analytics — MongoDB, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Druid hot-tier nodes. NVMe variant strongly preferred over SAS/SATA for query latency.
Hypervisor Boot — ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox boot drives. Read-intensive (1 DWPD) is sufficient. Mirror two drives for redundancy.
What is the 868650-004?
The 868650-004 is a HP enterprise solid-state drive with capacity 3.2 TB and form factor 2.5-inch, manufactured by HP. 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 868650-004
Pros
Free 30-day return window covers DOA + fit issues
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 868650-004
Is the 868650-004 a genuine HP part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 868650-004 as factory-original HP inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned HP servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the 868650-004 work with my RAID controller?
The 868650-004 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 868650-004 ship?
868650-004 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 868650-004?
New 868650-004 units carry the full HP 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 868650-004?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 868650 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
868650-001 — 868650-001 - HP 400GB SAS 12Gb/s 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $924.68
868650-002 — 868650-002 - HP 800GB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $789.47
868650-003 — 868650-003 - HP 1.6TB SAS 12Gb/s Mixed Use SFF 2.5-inch SC Solid State Drive — $531.58
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: SSDs
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the 868650-004 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 868650-004 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.