HPE P37001-B21 — 3.84TB SAS 12G SFF Read-Intensive SSD (Smart Carrier, Value SAS)

What it is: A genuine HPE 3.84TB, SAS 12Gb/s, 2.5" SFF Read-Intensive (RI) Value SAS solid-state drive in an HPE Smart Carrier (SC). Ships with digitally signed firmware and a 3-year HPE warranty; qualified for ProLiant platforms.

Why buyers pick P37001-B21 (plain English)

• Enterprise SAS + hot-swap tray: drop-in for ProLiant SFF bays with status LEDs and carrier features.

• Great $/TB for reads: Read-Intensive class is ideal for boot/OS, VDI images, content libraries, and analytics reads. (Endurance typically ~1 DWPD for RI class on this model.)

• Fleet-friendly: Digitally signed SSD firmware helps protect update chains and authenticity.

60-second spec box

Capacity / media

• 3.84TB NAND SSD (RI workload class).

Interface

• SAS 12Gb/s, dual-port.

Form factor / carrier

• 2.5" SFF, hot-swap Smart Carrier (SC) with activity/fault LEDs.

Workload & endurance (RI class)

• Read-Intensive, up to ~1 DWPD; example listings show ~7,000 TBW / 1 DWPD and ~102k/37k 4K random read/write IOPS (check exact vendor lot)

Firmware security

• Digitally signed firmware (HPE).

Warranty

• 3 years (HPE).

Where it fits (and when to choose it)

• Perfect for: ProLiant boot/OS volumes, read-heavy VM templates/VDI images, media libraries, and general application tiers where SAS backplane + hot-swap is required.

• Pick write-intensive or mixed-use SSDs if you have sustained heavy writes (databases, logging at high IOPS).

• Need bigger/faster? The same Value SAS family offers 7.68TB and other capacities; confirm compatibility in your server QuickSpecs.

Quick compatibility tips

• Designed for HPE ProLiant SFF SAS bays (Gen10/Gen10+, and often back-compatible with Gen8/Gen9 in SAS SFF). Always verify against your server’s QuickSpecs/firmware matrix.

TL;DR

P37001-B21 = 3.84TB, SAS 12G, SFF, Read-Intensive in Smart Carrier with digitally signed firmware and 3-year warranty—a cost-effective, ProLiant-ready SSD for read-heavy workloads that still want enterprise SAS and hot-swap convenience