HPE Hard Drives in Nigeria
ICD supplies genuine HPE Hard Drives to data centres and enterprises across Nigeria. Nigeria is West Africa’s largest and fastest-growing colocation market, and ICD supplies HPE ProLiant parts into it from a regional position built for long-haul reliability. Every part is a real, identifiable HPE SKU — sourced, verified and matched to your ProLiant or HPE storage platform.
HPE Hard Drives we supply in Nigeria
The lines below are representative of the HPE hard drives ICD moves into Nigeria, from current-generation parts such as 785087-005 HPE 900GB 12G 10K 2.5in DP SAS HDD to mature, hard-to-find SKUs like 507750-S21 HPE 7.2K SAS HDD 2.5 SFF that keep older estates running. Each is matched to the server it belongs in before it ships.
| HPE Part | Capacity / Rating | Interface / Form factor | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 785087-005 | 900 GB | 12G SAS / 10K / SFF 2.5in | View part |
| 507750-S21 | — | 6G SAS / 7.2K / SFF 2.5in | View part |
| R0Q60A | 10 TB | 12G SAS / 7.2K / LFF 3.5in | View part |
| R0Q67A | 2.4 TB x6 | 12G SAS / 10K / SFF 2.5in | View part |
| AT086AR | 300 GB | 6G SAS / 15K / SFF 2.5in | View part |
Choosing the right HPE drive: carrier, generation and firmware
Every HPE ProLiant hard drive ships in an HPE SmartDrive carrier, and the carrier dictates fit before the spindle ever matters. SFF (2.5-inch) drives populate the front bays of DL360, DL380 and most Gen9/Gen10/Gen11 servers, while LFF (3.5-inch) carriers serve high-capacity nearline bays and the MSA storage line. A Gen10 SmartDrive carrier and a Gen8 carrier are not interchangeable, so matching the carrier to the chassis generation is the first check.
Interface and rotational speed set the workload fit: 15K and 10K SAS drives suit transactional and virtualisation tiers, while 7.2K SAS midline drives carry bulk and backup capacity. From Gen10 onward HPE enforces digitally-signed drive firmware as part of its silicon root of trust, so a genuine HPE-firmware drive is required for clean iLO health reporting — a point ICD verifies on every unit it ships.
Sourcing HPE hard drives in Nigeria
Most enterprise capacity sits in Lagos and Abuja, with the commercial data-centre growth led by operators such as Rack Centre and the MainOne (Equinix) campus in Lagos. These facilities run mixed HPE generations where parts continuity matters more than the newest SKU. Imports route through Lagos port, and ICD structures HPE shipments to move cleanly through that channel and on to data-centre and enterprise sites in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. For estates running older ProLiant generations, the value is in finding the exact compatible part, not a forced upgrade. A part such as R0Q60A HPE MSA 10TB SAS 12G Midline 7.2K LFF 3.5in M2 HDD is sourced against the specific configuration in your fleet, not pushed as a generic substitute.
Running this hardware past Dell’s support date? See HPE end-of-life support in Nigeria for parts and maintenance cover.
Before you order
A short checklist that saves a return when ordering HPE hard drives for Nigerian deployments:
- Confirm the SmartDrive carrier generation (Gen8/Gen9/Gen10/Gen11) matches your chassis.
- Match form factor to the bay: SFF 2.5in for front drive cages, LFF 3.5in for nearline / MSA.
- Check the controller supports your chosen RPM and capacity (Smart Array vs HBA).
- On Gen10+, insist on genuine HPE-firmware drives for clean iLO health and root-of-trust.
Send ICD your server model, current configuration and the part numbers you are replacing, and our team confirms exact compatibility before you buy.