The HPE P18486-001 is a 7.68TB SATA 6Gb/s Read Intensive (RI) Solid State Drive, built in a 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) with Smart Carrier (SC / MV).

This SSD is engineered for read-heavy enterprise applications that demand large storage capacity, fast data access, and cost efficiency. It is part of HPE’s Enterprise SATA SSD family, ensuring consistent performance, reliability, and seamless integration into HPE ProLiant servers and storage platforms.

Since P18486-001 is the spare part number, it corresponds directly to the option kit P18431-B21.

Technical Specifications

• Part Number: P18486-001 (Spare Part)

• Equivalent Option Kit: P18431-B21

• Capacity: 7.68TB

• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s

• Form Factor: 2.5-inch SFF

• Carrier Type: Smart Carrier (SC / MV)

• Workload Type: Read Intensive (RI)

• Hot-Plug Support: Yes

• Endurance: Optimized for read-heavy workloads (lower write endurance vs MU SSDs)

• Compatibility: HPE ProLiant Gen9 / Gen10 / Gen11 Servers & Storage

Key Features

• Massive 7.68TB capacity in a compact SFF design

• Optimized for read-intensive environments – ideal for workloads with frequent data access but minimal writes

• Hot-plug Smart Carrier – with status indicators for easy monitoring and replacement

• Enterprise-grade reliability – firmware assurance, power-loss protection, and ECC error management

• Cost-efficient flash storage compared to SAS or NVMe alternatives