HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device

Lifecycle

• Obsolete Date 31-07-2028

Specifications

• Warranty HPE Solid State Drives (SDDs) and add-in cards have a standard 3/0/0 warranty; customer self repair (CSR) subject to maximum usage limitations. Maximum usage limit is the maximum amount of data that can be written to the drive. Drives that have reached this limit will not be eligible for warranty coverage.
• Platform supported HPE Compute Mainstream Platforms, see QuickSpecs for more information
• Drive supported 2280 M.2 NVMe SSD, included with kit
• Form factor (fully configured) Dedicated slot, internal, rear or front
• Capacity 480 GB
• Weight 0.421 lb
• Product dimensions (metric) 22.23 x 25.24 x 6.51 cm
• Product dimensions (imperial) 8.75 x 9.94 x 2.56 in
• Weight 0.19 kg
• PCIe support Gen3
• Maximum drives supported 2, included in kit
• Usable capacity 480 GB
• Form factor Dedicated slot, internal, rear or front
• Compliance RoHS, Lot 9
• RAID levels Preconfigured hardware RAID 1

Quickspecs

• QuickSpecs (PDF)
• QuickSpecs
• QuickSpecs (HTML)
• QuickSpecs

Overview

Do you need to simplify data segregation? HPE Boot Device Options offer enterprise customers turnkey, resilient boot solutions that easily segregate the OS from the data storage plane in today’s popular OS for virtualized environments—VMware®, Linux®, Windows. NS204i presents itself to your management interface as a single directly connected NVMe drive, not a RAID controller. As the NS204i is a hardware boot device, only RAID 1 mode is supported and it will not operate in any other RAID mode. NS204i is plug-and-play with no need to configure or manage the device. Always ensure you are running the latest HPE iLO version and update server BIOS, FW and drivers when they become available.

What’s new

• Dedicated hardware RAID 1 OS boot device
• Two HPE enterprise-class 960 GB NVMe M.2 SSDs
• Utilizes native in-box OS NVMe drivers
• Hot-plug universal installation (No longer requires a PCIe slot)
• No cables or backplanes required

Features

It has integrated on-board RAID 1 for customers requiring dual boot solutions.

Simple and Secure OS Mirroring Through Dedicated Hardware RAID 1

HPE Boot Device Options is a complete, turnkey optimized that is easy to deploy—no need to configure or format, simply insert and it works, no GUI or user setup required.

Pre-configured RAID 1 boot device utilizing a dedicated internal slot, or rear or front facing installation. For Gen10 plus servers, the boot device utilizes a PCIe slot.

It uses native in-box drive support for VMware, Linux, and Windows OS.

It enables all drive bays to be used for data, greatly reducing server complexity, while providing an economical way for booting in virtualized environments.

State-of-the-Art, Hardware Accelerated RAID 1 NVMe Boot Device

HPE enterprise-class NVMe M.2 SSDs deliver enhanced data protection with power loss protection and error correction.

Increased Storage Density and Dedicated Hardware RAID 1 Resiliency for Boot Device

HPE Boot Device Options provide separate, redundant disk solutions for the OS that enables a more robust, optimized compute platform.

Dedicated hardware RAID 1 boot device mirroring helps eliminate downtime due to a failed OS drive—even if one drive fails the business continues running.

HPE Boot Devices are certified for VMware and Microsoft Azure Stack HCI for increased flexibility.

Full Hardware RAID 1 Boot Solution for VMware Environments

It is engineered with enterprise-class high-endurance NAND for non-stop data center environments.

Compatible products

• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR416i-o 2×2.4TB HDD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 4LFF 2x960GB SSD NC BCM5719 2x800W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 9115 3.2GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 8124P 2.45GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 2SFF NS204i-u 2x1000W PS EMEA Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 6526Y 2.8GHz 16c 1P 128GB-R 8SFF NS204i-u NC BCM57416 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 E-2434 3.4GHz 4c 1P 32GB-U 2LFF 2x2TB HDD 290W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 6530 2.1GHz 32c 1P 8x16GB-R 8SFF MR216i-o 5×1.92TB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 E-2434 3.4GHz 4c 1P 32GB-DR 8SFF VROC 2x480GB SATA SSD 800W RPS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 E-2436 2.9GHz 6c 1P 32GB-DR 4SFF VROC 2x480GB SATA SSD 800W RPS EU Server
• HPE DL380 G11 6426Y MR408I-O NC 8SFF SVR
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 4509Y 2.6GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R 8SFF 1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 6530 2.1GHz 32c 1P 128GB-R 10SFF MR416i-o 3×2.4TB HDD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 1P 4x32GB-R 8SFF NS204i-u NC BCM57416 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE DL360 G11 4514Y MR408I-O NC 8SFF SVR
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 1P 4x32GB-R 8SFF NS204i-u NC BCM57416 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 4410Y 2.0GHz 12-core 1P 32GB-R VROC 8SFF 1000W RPS Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 5515+ 3.2GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 5416S 2.0GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R MR408i-o 8SFF 1000W RPS Server
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 5416S 2.0GHz 16c 1P 64GB-R 10SFF MR416i-o 3×2.4TB HDD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ML110 GEN11 3408U 1P 32G 8SFF SVR
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4509Y 2.6GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R 8SFF 1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF 1×7.68TB NVMe SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ML110 GEN11 3408U 1P 16G 4LFF SVR
• HPE ML110 G11 4510 MR408I-O EMEA SVR
• HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 3508U 2.1GHz 8c 1P 1x32GB-R 8SFF 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 8024P 2.4GHz 8c 1P 1x32GB-R 2SFF NS204i-u NC BCM5719 2x1000W PS EMEA Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 5416S 2.0GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R NC 8SFF 800W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4514Y 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9115 3.2GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8LFF NS204i-u NC BCM57416 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ML30 G11 6325P 1x32G 8SFF EU Svr
• HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16c 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE DL20 G11 6333P 1x32G 4SFF EU Svr
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 1P 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2×2.4TB HDD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 4410Y 2.0GHz 12-core 1P 32GB-R MR408i-o 8SFF 1000W RPS Server
• HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 E-2434 3.4GHz 4c 1P 32GB-U 4SFF 2x480GB SATA SSD 800W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9115 3.2GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16c 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9224 2.5GHz 24-core 1P 32GB-R 8SFF 1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x960GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16c 64GB-R 8SFF MR416i-p 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16c 64GB-R 8LFF MR416i-p 2x960GB SATA SSD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4410Y 2.0GHz 12-core 1P 32GB-R NC 4LFF 800W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 9115 3.2GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR416i-p 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 1x32GB-R 4LFF 2x4TB HDD NC BCM5719 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 5415+ 2.9GHz 8-core 1P 32GB-R NC 8SFF 800W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 9015 3.5GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8LFF MR416i-p 2x960GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 5416S 2.0GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R VROC 8SFF 1000W RPS Server
• HPE DL20 GEN11 E-2434 1P 16G 4SFF SVR
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 4510 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 6430 2.1GHz 32-core 1P 64GB-R NC 8SFF 1000W PS Server
• HPE DL380 G11 5418Y MR408i-o NC 8SFF Svr
• HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 E-2434 3.4GHz 4c 1P 32GB-U 4LFF 2x960GB SSD 800W RPS EU Server
• DL20 Gen11 4SFF 6325P(4c/3.5GHz/55w) 1x32GB 1GbE SATA VROC 2x480GB SATA SSD 1x1000W
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 5416S 2.0GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x960GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 E-2436 2.9GHz 6-core 1P 16GB-U 4SFF 800W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 32GB-R 4LFF 2x4TB HDD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 6526Y 2.8GHz 16c 1P 4x32GB-R 8SFF NS204i-u NC BCM57416 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 5515+ 3.2GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR416i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE DL360 GEN11 4416+ MR408I-O NC 8SFF SVR
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 4510 12-core 1P 64GB-R MR408i-o 8SFF 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4516Y+ 24c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ML350 G11 4514Y MR408I-O EMEA SVR
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 3508U 2.1GHz 8-core 1P 32GB-R VROC 4LFF 2x2TB HDD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x960GB SSD 2x1000W PS EMEA Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 5416S 2.1GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R MR408i-o NC 8SFF 1000W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 5515+ 3.2GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16c 1P 64GB-R 8LFF NS204i-u NC BCM57416 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 9224 2.5GHz 24c 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 64GB-R 12LFF MR416i-p 2x8TB SATA HDD 2x1000W PS EMEA Server
• HPE ProLiant ML350 G11 4510 12c 64G 2x480G SSD 2x1000W EU Svr w/Microsoft Windows 2025 Std 5usr CAL
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4514Y 2.0GHz 16-core 1P 32GB-R MR416i-p NC 12LFF 1000W PS EMEA Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 6530 2.1GHz 32c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR416i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4509Y 2.6GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 9115 3.2GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 5416S 2.0GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4410Y 2.0GHz 12-core 1P 32GB-R MR408i-o NC 8SFF 1000W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4410Y 2.0GHz 12-core 1P 32GB-R MR408i-o NC 8SFF 800W PS Server
• HPE DL325 G11 9354P MR408I-O 8SFF EU SVR
• HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 E-2414 2.6GHz 4c 1P 32GB-DR 4LFF-NHP VROC 2x1TB SATA HDD 350W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 9124 3.0GHz 16c 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 5415+ 2.9GHz 8-core 1P 32GB-R MR408i-o NC 8SFF 1000W PS Server
• HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 E-2436 2.9GHz 6c 1P 1x32GB-U 8SFF MR216i-p 2x480GB SSD 2x800W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 9015 3.5GHz 8c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 4510 2.4GHz 12c 1P 2x32GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2×2.4TB HDD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 G11 4510 12c 64G 2×2.4T HDD 2x1000W EU Svr w/Microsoft Windows 2025 Std 5usr CAL
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 4510 12-core 64GB-R MR408i-o 8SFF 2x960GB SSD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 9115 3.2GHz 16c 1P 2x32GB-R 8LFF MR416i-p 2x960GB SSD 2x1000W PS EU Server
• HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 9224 2.5GHz 24c 64GB-R 8SFF MR408i-o 2x480GB SATA SSD 2x1000W RPS EU Server
• HPE DL360 G11 5515+ MR408i-o NC 8SFF Svr

Documents

• HPE OS Boot Device Options QuickSpecs