Sun part number F540-6570 identifies the F540-6570 - Sun 73GB 10000RPM Fibre Channel 2GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive, an enterprise-grade Server Hard Drive unit appropriate for data-center, server-room, and workstation deployment. Technical specifications include capacity of 73 GB, spindle speed of 10,000 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, interface of Fibre Channel, data rate of 2 Gb/s. Typical workloads include VMware ESXi datastores, Veeam / Rubrik / Cohesity backup repositories, RDBMS data files (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle), and log-tier storage for Splunk and Elastic. Pro Disk Network maintains the F540-6570 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 F540-6570 is a Sun server hard drive component with capacity 73 GB, spindle speed 10,000 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch. Pro Disk Network sells the F540-6570 for $239.42 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the F540-6570 work with my RAID controller?
The F540-6570 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 F540-6570 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the F540-6570 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
The F540-6570 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.
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 F540-6570?
The F540-6570 is a Sun enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 73 GB and spindle speed 10,000 RPM, 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 F540-6570
Pros
Free 30-day return window covers DOA + fit issues
Cons
Refurbished tier reseals — original retail box not included
Single-drive purchases ship in static-shield bags, not retail packaging
Lead time on 24+ drive orders may extend 2–4 business days
Frequently Asked Questions about F540-6570
Is the F540-6570 a genuine Sun part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every F540-6570 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 F540-6570 work with my RAID controller?
The F540-6570 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 F540-6570 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the F540-6570 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
What is the warranty on the F540-6570?
New F540-6570 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 F540-6570?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the F540 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
F540-5628 — F540-5628 - Sun 36.4GB 15000RPM Fibre Channel 2GB/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $296.30
F540-5629 — F540-5629 - Sun 73GB 10000RPM Fibre Channel 2GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $239.42
F540-6365 — F540-6365 - Sun 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 16MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $290.66
F540-6487 — F540-6487 - Sun 146GB 15000RPM Fibre Channel 2GB/s 8MB Cache Hot-Pluggable Dual Port 3.5-inch Hard Drive for Sun StorEdge 3510/6130 Array — $274.58
F540-6556 — F540-6556 - Sun System Board (Motherboard) for SunFire V445 — $785.37
F540-6572 — F540-6572 - Sun 146GB 10000RPM Fibre Channel 2GB/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $142.50
F540-6574 — F540-6574 - Sun 300GB 10000RPM Fibre Channel 2GB/s 8MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive for Sun StorEdge 6020/6120 Array — $392.99
F540-7088 — F540-7088 - Sun 146GB 15000RPM SAS 3GB/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $473.68
F540-7159 — F540-7159 - Sun 300GB 15000RPM Fibre Channel 4GB/s 16MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive for Sun StorEdge 3510 — $525.96
F540-7506 — F540-7506 - Sun 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 32MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $427.37
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
If the F540-6570 is going into a RAID array, choose RAID 6 over RAID 5 for any capacity tier built from drives larger than 4 TB. The probability of a second drive failing during rebuild from a 6+ TB rebuild window is high enough that single-parity is no longer responsible. For all-flash arrays, RAID 10 still wins on write-amplification-sensitive workloads (OLTP databases, VDI write-cache).
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
Once the F540-6570 is in production, the single most impactful operational practice is SMART monitoring tied to your existing alerting stack. SMART attributes 187 (reported uncorrectable errors), 197 (current pending sector count), and 198 (offline uncorrectable sector count) are the leading indicators of impending drive failure. Alert on non-zero values, not just on absolute thresholds; once these attributes leave zero, the drive has typically 30-90 days of useful life remaining.