Serviceability and Scalability for Enterprise Servers
Our ultra-high performance P320h 2.5-inch PCIe SSD is an industry first—delivering PCIe performance in a compact, accessible 2.5-inch form factor. This drive introduces groundbreaking serviceability and scalability for enterprise servers while providing low latency, high IOPS, and enterprise-class storage reliability. It does all of that and lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO).
Unlike standard card drives, the 2.5-inch PCIe is easily inserted into the front of a compatible server without requiring the server to be powered down or removed from the rack. Its hot-swap capability dramatically decreases server downtime and maintenance costs.
Built on our own server-grade SLC NAND and optimized by our custom controller, the 2.5-inch PCIe delivers outstanding sequential and random read/write performance without burdening the host processor. The drive also utilizes a new SATA/SAS/PCIe combination connector, developed using the SNIA specification, to support customer flexibility and system longevity.
See How Easy It Is to Hot-Swap Our 2.5-Inch PCIe
Watch the 2.5-inch PCIe hot-swappable form factor in action and see just how easy it is to install these drives without turning off power to the system.
Partnering for Excellence
We partnered with Dell, a leading provider of enterprise solutions, to build the 2.5-inch PCIe drive for Dell’s PowerEdge™ 12th-generation servers. Our proven NAND expertise, coupled with Dell’s enterprise knowledge and customer insights, resulted in a groundbreaking SSD that provides significant value to the enterprise customer, tackling performance bottlenecks and improving scalability.
Both Micron and Dell are helping drive adoption of this 2.5-inch PCIe form factor through their membership in the SSD Form Factor Working Group (ssdformfactor.org). The working group is a broad industry effort to simplify the adoption and integration of PCIe storage drives, enabling breakthrough storage performance to reach broader audiences.
Hear more about our collaboration and the benefits that NAND Flash brings to the enterprise market.
More Information
The P320h 2.5-inch drive is sampling now; contact us for more information.
For more information on the P320h 2.5-inch PCIe, view the filtered part catalog and product brief.
Note: Dell is currently the only manufacturer who offers a server that connects to this drive (the connector is a new SATA/SAS/PCIe combination interface). However, the interface is generating excitement and gaining industry traction—other OEMs are already working on compatible server designs.