0B32260 WD Ultrastar SSD1600MR 500GB SAS 2.5" Server SSD

High-Performance 2.5-inch SAS Enterprise SSD for Read-Intensive Tiers with the 0B32260

The 0B32260 is a 2.5-inch, hot-swap SAS enterprise SSD designed to stabilize latency and accelerate read-centric service tiers in 24/7 server and storage infrastructures. Positioned for boot, caching, and virtualization datastore roles, the 0B32260 targets predictable QoS under mixed concurrency while maintaining operational consistency across dense chassis deployments.

Built on MLC NAND, the 0B32260 balances endurance and sustained performance for always-on duty cycles, supporting up to 2.63 DWPD with a 5-year endurance profile. Its SAS interface integrates cleanly into dual-ported backplanes and enterprise RAID/HBA ecosystems, enabling fault-tolerant paths and serviceable hot-swap replacement without disrupting host availability. With sequential throughput up to 1100 MB/s read and 700 MB/s write, plus up to 130K/30K 4K IOPS, the 0B32260 is engineered to reduce boot storms, improve VM density through faster metadata access, and keep application tiers responsive when capacity must remain compact at 500GB.

Why Choose the 0B32260?

The 0B32260 delivers a strong density-to-performance ratio for read-intensive tiers, combining SAS enterprise integration with controlled power behavior for rack-scale deployments. With 2.0M hours MTBF, the 0B32260 supports reliability objectives in shared infrastructures, while its hot-swap serviceability and consistent performance characteristics simplify lifecycle operations and scaling across standardized server builds.

WD engineers enterprise SSD platforms with a focus on sustained workloads, robust qualification, and predictable behavior under continuous duty cycles. The design approach aligns with modern data center expectations for serviceability, backplane compatibility, and reliability metrics suitable for production environments.

Key Applications:

• Server OS and boot volumes
• Read-intensive caching tiers
• Virtualization datastores
• Enterprise application storage tiers
• Database read acceleration

At Happyware - Server Hardware you benefit from non-binding offers tailored to your deployment and procurement requirements, and you can extend the warranty up to 6 years to protect long-lived platform rollouts that standardize on the 0B32260.