HPE HDD in UAE — ICD3S
Abu Dhabi sovereign funds and ADNOC keep the largest single HPE HDD footprint in the country — long-tail archive, SAP NetWeaver, seismic storage and petrophysics clusters built on DL380 Gen9/Gen10 with D3600 enclosures and MSA 2050 arrays. ADNOC specifically resists cloud migration for OT-adjacent workloads, so those spindle estates run deep past warranty. ICD stocks 4,288 HPE HDD SKUs — 10K and 15K SFF SAS, 7.2K LFF NL-SAS, Alletra 5000 spare drives — clearable via JAFZA for re-export to GCC neighbours at zero duty.
Top 5 HPE part numbers in stock
| Part Number | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| EG0300FCVBF | EG0300FCVBF 300-GB 6G 10K 2.5 DP SAS HDD | HPE 10K SAS HDD 2.5 SFF |
| R6J18A | R6J18A HPE Alletra 5000 14TB SAS 12G Nc Spare HDD | HPE Storage SAS HDD |
| R6J17A | R6J17A HPE Alletra 5000 10TB SAS 12G Nc Spare HDD | HPE Storage SAS HDD |
| R6J16A | R6J16A HPE Alletra 5000 6TB SAS 12G Nc Spare HDD | HPE Storage SAS HDD |
| R6J14A | R6J14A HPE Alletra 5000 2TB SAS 12G Nc Spare HDD | HPE Storage SAS HDD |
Compatible HPE server models in UAE
- HPE Synergy 12000 (Synergy)
- HPE BL460c Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- ProLiant BL460c Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- ProLiant DL160 Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- ProLiant DL360 Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- ProLiant DL380 Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- ProLiant DL560 Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- ProLiant DL580 Gen9 (Gen9, EOSL 2025-07-22)
- HPE BL460c Gen8 (Gen8, EOSL 2021-06-13)
- ProLiant DL360 Gen8 (Gen8, EOSL 2021-06-13)
10K SAS vs 7.2K NL-SAS SmartDrive Carrier compatibility
The SmartDrive Carrier trips experienced technicians regularly. Gen8 SFF carriers (with the silver release lever) do not snap into Gen9/Gen10 SFF bays without friction, and the Gen10 Basic Carrier (BC, the matte-finish rounded version) is not interchangeable with the Gen9 Smart Carrier (SC). Mixing 10K SAS (P28625-B21 class, 300GB/600GB/1.2TB SFF) with 7.2K NL-SAS LFF drives (881782-B21 class, 8TB LFF SC Helium 512E) in the same DL380 Gen10 chassis is fine electrically — the SAS expander backplane handles both — but the physical carriers are different SKUs and not cross-compatible. Mid-line 7.2K NL-SAS is rated for 55°C inlet and sustained-archive duty cycles; 10K SAS is rated for random IOPS and database duty. Mixing them in a single RAID group works but wastes the 10K IOPS on the 7.2K tail latency. Taj’s rule for Egypt banks running legacy Gen9: keep RAID groups homogeneous, use LFF 7.2K for D6020 DAS archive, use SFF 10K/15K inside the chassis for database tiers.
UAE logistics and GCC-origin routing
ICD’s Cairo-to-DXB airfreight corridor through Aramex clears Mirsal 2 in 18-24 hours on a standard workday, with UAE-side DDP handoff to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or Ras Al Khaimah under the Federal Customs Authority flow. Khazna, Moro Hub, Injazat and Equinix DX1/DX2 are the primary last-mile drop points. Non-wireless HPE spares (DIMM, HDD, SSD, HBA, wired RAID) sit cleanly under HS 8473.30 with 5% GCC CET on CIF — zeroed when routed through JAFZA bonded for re-export. TDRA type-approval is required only for RF/wireless modules, which HPE spares in this catalogue are not. B2B export onward to Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman or Bahrain is zero-rated under UAE VAT provided the Mirsal 2 exit declaration plus airway bill are retained.
How ICD handles HPE HDD orders in UAE
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