HPE OS Boot Devices
Do you need a simple way to separate OS and user data on your internal server storage?
HPE OS Boot Devices offer enterprise customers turn-key, resilient boot solutions that easily segregate the OS from the data storage plane in today’s most popular OS for virtualized environments - VMware®, Linux®, Windows®.
The HPE NS204i-p and NS204i-d NVMe OS Boot Devices are self-contained boot solutions in , simple, pre-configured PCIe cards and HPE Synergy Option require no GUI or user setup. These plug-and-play OS boot devices include two 480 GB M.2 SSDs, enabling customers to mirror OS through hardware RAID 1. Based on NVMe technology, HPE NS204i-p and NS204i-d NVMe OS Boot Devices deliver up to 4x faster read capability than legacy SATA boot solutions.1
HPE USB Flash drive with dual 32 GB microSD cards is an economical RAID 1 boot device that is suitable for virtualized environments and engineered with enterprise-class high endurance NAND for non-stop data center environments.
What's New
- Supports HPE Synergy Gen10 Plus Compute platforms (see Server Support matrix for details)
- Dedicated Hardware RAID 1 OS Boot Device
- Includes two HPE enterprise-class 480 GB NVMe M.2 SSDs on a single Synergy add-in card
- Utilizes native in-box OS NVMe drivers
Key Features
Simple and Secure OS Mirroring through Dedicated Hardware RAID 1
HPE NS204i-d NVMe OS Boot Device is a complete, turn-key optimized OS boot device that is easy to deploy – no need to configure or format, simply insert and it works, no GUI or user setup required.
Pre-configured RAID 1 OS boot utilizes a single Synergy designed card that connect to PCIe connection under Drive Cages to safely isolate OS from user data on today’s most popular virtualized environments.
Uses native in-box driver support for VMware®, Linux®, and Windows® OS.
Supports secure firmware boot for simple and secure setup of HPE Synergy 480 , Gen10 Plus Compute Modules.
Enables all drive bays be used for data, greatly reducing server complexity, while providing an economical way for booting in virtualized environments.
State-of-the-Art, Hardware Accelerated RAID 1 NVMe OS Boot Device
HPE NS204i-d NVMe OS Boot Device combines the latest generation NVMe technology and hardware RAID 1 redundancy in support of OS applications.
Self-contained Hewlett Packard Enterprise Synergy Gen3 boot device is integrated with two HPE 480 GB enterprise-class NVMe M.2 SSDs allowing you to customize configuration.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise enterprise-class NVMe M.2 SSDs delivers enhanced data protection with power loss protection and error correction.
Based on Synergy design with NVMe technology, the HPE NS204i-d NVMe OS Boot Device delivers up to 4x times faster read capability than legacy SATA-based boot solutions.1
Increased Storage Density and Dedicated HW RAID 1 Resiliency for OS Boot
HPE NS204i-d NVMe OS Boot Device and HPE USB Flash drive with dual 32 GB microSD cards on-board RAID 1 free up internal server storage bays enabling greater platform storage density.
HPE OS Boot Devices provides separate, redundant disk solutions for the OS that enables a more robust, optimized compute platform.
Dedicated Hardware (HW) RAID 1 OS boot mirroring eliminates downtime due to a failed OS drive – if one drive fails the business continues running.
HPE OS Boot Devices are certified for VMware and Microsoft Azure® Stack HCI for increased flexibility.
Full HW RAID 1 Boot Solution for VMware Environments
HPE USB Flash drive with dual 32 GB microSD cards and on-board RAID 1 Boot Devices deliver a redundant OS boot without consuming server storage drive bays.
Engineered with enterprise-class high endurance NAND for non-stop data center environments.
Integrated on-board RAID 1 for customers requiring “dual boot” solution.
[1] NVMe vs. SATA: It's Time for NAND Flash in the Fast Lane, ATP Electronics, 2018-10-25 https://www.atpinc.com/blog/nvme-vs-sata-ssd-pcie-interface
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