Sourced for enterprise IT teams, the Western Digital WD4002FYYZ (WD4002FYYZ - Western Digital 4TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive) is a Desktop Hard Drive component appropriate for new-build, expansion, or warranty-replacement procurement. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, interface of SATA, data rate of 6 Gb/s, cache of 128MB. 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 supplies the WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ is a Western Digital desktop hard drive component with spindle speed 7,200 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch, interface SATA. Pro Disk Network sells the WD4002FYYZ for $310.53 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the WD4002FYYZ work with my RAID controller?
The WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ ship?
WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ?
The WD4002FYYZ is a Western Digital enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 7,200 RPM and form factor 3.5-inch, manufactured by Western Digital. 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 WD4002FYYZ
Pros
Direct-to-rack shipping on multi-pack orders
Sequential serial-number bundling for cluster builds
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 WD4002FYYZ
Is the WD4002FYYZ a genuine Western Digital part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every WD4002FYYZ as factory-original Western Digital inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Western Digital servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the WD4002FYYZ work with my RAID controller?
The WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ ship?
WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ?
New WD4002FYYZ units carry the full Western Digital 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 WD4002FYYZ?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the WD4002 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB0 — WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB0 - Western Digital 4TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $259.50
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Desktop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the WD4002FYYZ 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 WD4002FYYZ 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.