The Sun 540-7379 (540-7379 - Sun / Oracle 400GB 10000RPM Fibre Channel 4Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive) 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 spindle speed of 10,000 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, interface of Fibre Channel, data rate of 4 Gb/s, cache of 16MB. 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 540-7379 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 540-7379 is a Sun server hard drive component with spindle speed 10,000 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch, interface Fibre Channel. Pro Disk Network sells the 540-7379 for $399.84 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 540-7379 work with my RAID controller?
The 540-7379 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 540-7379 ship?
540-7379 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 540-7379 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 540-7379?
The 540-7379 is a Sun enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 10,000 RPM and form factor 3.5-inch, manufactured by Sun. 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 540-7379
Pros
Direct-to-rack shipping on multi-pack orders
Sequential serial-number bundling for cluster builds
Cons
Not recommended for OLTP databases above 50 TPS
Mechanical drive — expect 5–10W idle power per unit
3.5" form factor only — confirm caddy fit before ordering
Frequently Asked Questions about 540-7379
Is the 540-7379 a genuine Sun part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 540-7379 as factory-original Sun inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Sun servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the 540-7379 work with my RAID controller?
The 540-7379 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 540-7379 ship?
540-7379 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 540-7379?
New 540-7379 units carry the full Sun 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 540-7379?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 540 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
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540-7307 — 540-7307 - Sun 73GB 10000RPM SAS 3Gb/s 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $145.18
540-7307-01 — 540-7307-01 - Sun 73GB 10000RPM SAS 3Gb/s 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $98.17
540-7307-02 — 540-7307-02 - Sun 73GB 10000RPM SAS 3Gb/s Hot Swap 2.5-inch Hard Drive with Bracket — $170.71
540-7311 — 540-7311 - Sun 2GB Kit (2 X 1GB) DDR2-533MHz PC2-4200 ECC Registered CL4 240-Pin DIMM Memory for Blade T6300 Server — $236.33
540-7312 — 540-7312 - Sun 4GB Kit (2 X 2GB) DDR2-533MHz PC2-4200 ECC Registered CL4 240-Pin DIMM Memory for Blade T6300 Server — $173.28
540-7313 — 540-7313 - Sun 8GB Kit (2 X 4GB) DDR2-533MHz PC2-4200 ECC Registered CL4 240-Pin DIMM Memory for Blade T6300 Server — $328.32
540-7315 — 540-7315 - Sun 73GB 15000RPM Ultra-320 SCSI LVD Hot-Pluggable 80-Pin 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $535.59
540-7315-01 — 540-7315-01 - Sun 73GB 15000RPM Ultra-320 SCSI LVD Hot-Pluggable 80-Pin 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $611.95
540-7316 — 540-7316 - Sun 146GB 15000RPM Ultra-320 SCSI LVD Hot-Pluggable 80-Pin 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $288.23
540-7319 — 540-7319 - Sun 146GB 10000RPM SAS 3GB/s Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $68.45
540-7319-01 — 540-7319-01 - Sun 146GB 10000RPM SAS 3GB/s Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $89.08
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 540-7379 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 540-7379 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.