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866317-B21
HPE XL230k M.2 Enablement Kit
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866317-B21 Overview
866317-B21 is an HDD engineered with a 3.5-inch form factor and a SATA III interface, spinning at 7200 RPM. It delivers 4 TB of storage capacity with a 128 MB cache and is designed for continuous operation with an estimated MTBF of 1,000,000 hours and a reliability rated for extended hours of use.
Built with a helium-sealed design and advanced dual actuator technology for effective vibration protection, this drive meets rigorous workload requirements of 180 TB/yr. It is optimized for a range of applications including data centers, desktops, NAS, surveillance and enterprise storage, while consuming 8.5 Watts during read/write operations and 5.2 Watts in idle mode.
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866317-B21 Specifications
- Product Type
- Hard Drive
- Drive Type
- HDD
- Use Case
- Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage
- Interface
- SATA III
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
- Storage Capacity
- 4 TB
- Spindle Speed (RPM)
- 7200 RPM
- Cache (Buffer Size)
- 128 MB
- Average Latency
- N/A
- Data Transfer Rate
- Up to 210 MB/s
- Annual Workload Rating
- 180 TB/yr
- Power Consumption (Read/Write)
- 8.5 Watts
- Power Consumption (Idle)
- 5.2 Watts
- Encryption Support
- AES 256-bit
- Helium Sealed
- Helium-Sealed
- Drive Bays Supported
- Multi-bay
- Vibration Protection
- Yes
- Advanced Features
- Dual Actuator
- Operating Temperature
- 5–55°C
- Product Name
- 866317-B21 Enterprise Helium-Sealed 4TB HDD
- Height
- 1.03 inches
- Width
- 4.00 inches
- Depth
- 5.79 inches
- Weight
- 1.5 lbs
866317-B21 Use Case
Accelerated Hypervisor Boot and NVMe Caching in VMware Clusters
In a global enterprise running HPE XL230k servers in VMware vSphere, IT teams deploy the 866317-B21 HPE XL230k M.2 Enablement Kit to host hypervisor images on onboard NVMe M.2 modules. This use case delivers sub-millisecond boot times and persistent read/write caching for dozens of VMs, resulting in 50% faster cluster provisioning, 40% lower network storage I/O and a 30% reduction in vSphere license costs.
High-Performance Scratch Storage for AI/ML Workloads
A research lab leverages an HPE XL230k rack at the data center edge to train deep learning models on large datasets. By integrating the 866317-B21 HPE XL230k M.2 Enablement Kit with enterprise-grade NVMe SSDs, scientists gain 1.2M IOPS of local scratch storage. This real-world deployment shortens model iteration cycles by 60%, reduces network traffic by 70%, and accelerates time-to-insight for AI-driven innovation.
Ultra-Low Latency Transaction Processing for Financial Trading
A proprietary trading firm deploys HPE XL230k servers in its co-location facility to host high-frequency trading engines. With the 866317-B21 HPE XL230k M.2 Enablement Kit, each server leverages on-board NVMe for order book caching. The result is an end-to-end latency reduction to under 50 microseconds, enabling faster trade execution, improved risk management, and a measurable 15% increase in daily trade volume.
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Product Comparison Table
 866317-B21 |  N9X96A |  J9F44A |  N9X94A |  778157-B21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Drive Type | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD |
| Use Case | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage | Enterprise Storage | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage | Server | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage |
| Interface | SATA III | SAS 12Gb/s | SATA III | SAS 12Gb/s | SATA III |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch |
| Storage Capacity | 4 TB | 10 TB | 4 TB | 10 TB | 4 TB |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM |
| Cache (Buffer Size) | 128 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Average Latency | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Data Transfer Rate | Up to 210 MB/s | Up to 210 MB/s | Up to 250 MB/s | Up to 250 MB/s | Up to 250 MB/s |
| Annual Workload Rating | 180 TB/yr | 550 TB/yr | 180 TB/yr | 550 TB/yr | 180 TB/yr |
| Power Consumption (Read/Write) | 8.5 Watts | 7.2 Watts | 8 Watts | 8.5 Watts | 8 Watts |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | 5.2 Watts | 5.1 Watts | 5 Watts | 5.0 Watts | 5 Watts |
| Encryption Support | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit |
| Helium Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed |
| Drive Bays Supported | Multi-bay | Multi-bay | Multi-bay | Multi-bay | Multi-bay |
| Vibration Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Features | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator |
| Operating Temperature | 5–55°C | 5–60°C | 5–60°C | 5–55°C | 5–60°C |
| Product Name | 866317-B21 Enterprise Helium-Sealed 4TB HDD | N9X96A | J9F44A High-Performance Enterprise HDD | N9X94A Enterprise Helium-Sealed 10TB HDD | 778157-B21 |
| Height | 1.03 inches | 1 in | 1.03 inches | 1 inch | 1.04 inches |
| Width | 4.00 inches | 5.8 in | 5.79 inches | 5.8 inches | 5.79 inches |
| Depth | 5.79 inches | 7.25 in | 4.00 inches | 4 inches | 5.00 inches |
| Weight | 1.5 lbs | 1.6 lbs | 1.8 lbs | 1.8 lbs | 1.2 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
T
Teemu Virtanen
4
High performance support for GPU workloads.
R
Raffaele Conti
5
OEM solution worked as expected.
W
Wojciech Kowalczyk
3
Boosted application performance.
J
Jan-Erik Lund
4
Reliable enterprise accessory.
Questions & Answers
What is the HPE XL230k M.2 Enablement Kit (SKU: 866317-B21)?
The HPE XL230k M.2 Enablement Kit (866317-B21) is an accessory that adds two M.2 2280 drive slots to HPE XL230k Gen10 servers, enabling direct-attached SSD storage for operating systems or applications.
Which HPE servers are compatible with this enablement kit?
This kit is verified for HPE XL230k Gen10 servers; compatibility requires system firmware version 2.30 or later. It is not supported on other server models.
How many M.2 drives can I install with this kit?
The kit supports up to two M.2 2280 SSDs, each connected via a dedicated PCIe or SATA interface, depending on your SSD choice.
Which M.2 form factors and interfaces are supported?
It supports 2280 form-factor M.2 SSDs in both NVMe (PCIe Gen3 x4) and SATA III modes, providing flexible performance options.