Sourced for enterprise IT teams, the Supermicro HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS (HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS - SuperMicro 500GB 7200RPM SAS 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive) is a Server Hard Drive component appropriate for new-build, expansion, or warranty-replacement procurement. Technical specifications include capacity of 500 GB, spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, interface of SAS, data rate of 3 Gb/s. Appropriate for OS boot tier (Windows Server, RHEL, Ubuntu Server, ESXi), application data tier, database log volumes, and tier-2 capacity in mixed-storage clusters. Pro Disk Network maintains the HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS is a Supermicro server hard drive component with capacity 500 GB, spindle speed 7,200 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch. Pro Disk Network sells the HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS for $460.17 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS work with my RAID controller?
The HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS ship?
HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS?
The HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS is a Supermicro enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 500 GB and spindle speed 7,200 RPM, manufactured by Supermicro. 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS
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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS
Is the HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS a genuine Supermicro part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS as factory-original Supermicro inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Supermicro servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS work with my RAID controller?
The HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS ship?
HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS?
New HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS units carry the full Supermicro 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
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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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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 HDD-A0500-ST3500620SS 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.