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Storage Devices

Storage Devices is the largest department in the catalog. It spans the hard drives and SSDs that hold data, the SAS, SATA, RAID and Fibre Channel controllers that connect them, tape drives and media for backup and archive, optical drives, and the trays, cages and enclosures drives sit in. Most of the inventory is OEM-branded hardware from HPE, Dell, IBM, EMC and NetApp next to Seagate, HGST and Western Digital drives, so the quickest route to the right part is usually the part number printed on the drive, carrier or controller you're replacing.

  • 80,008 parts
  • 31 types
  • Free U.S. ground shipping on in-stock parts

Storage Devices: 80,008 products

Buying guide

Where to start in storage

  1. Replacing a failed drive

    Order by the part number on the drive label or carrier rather than the generic model. The same Seagate or HGST mechanism ships with different OEM firmware and carriers, and the server's management tools key on those.

  2. Adding capacity

    Check three things before choosing a drive: the bay size (2.5-inch SFF or 3.5-inch LFF), the interface the backplane supports (SAS, SATA or NVMe), and the largest drive your controller and firmware recognize.

  3. Connecting external storage

    An HBA passes disks or tape straight through to the host; a RAID controller builds arrays from them. Disk shelves and tape libraries usually want an HBA or a controller with external ports.

  4. Backup and archive

    Through LTO-7, a tape drive reads cartridges two generations back and writes one generation back. LTO-8 and LTO-9 drop to one previous generation for both, which matters when you still hold older tapes.

Storage Devices

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the right replacement drive for my server?

Read the label on the failed drive. HPE drives carry both an option kit number (ending in -B21) and a spare part number, and Dell drives carry a DPN that usually starts with a zero. Either number finds an exact match; if the label is unreadable, the server model plus the drive's capacity, speed and interface narrows it down.

Do you carry legacy storage like SCSI, DLT and floppy drives?

Yes. The department still lists end-of-life interfaces: Ultra320 SCSI drives and controllers, DLT, DAT and early LTO tape, IDE optical drives, and 1.44MB floppy drives for older PowerEdge and OptiPlex systems.

Should I buy a server drive or a desktop drive for a NAS?

For a NAS or server running around the clock, choose drives rated for 24/7 duty in multi-drive chassis. Desktop drives aren't built for the vibration and error-recovery behavior RAID arrays expect.