DL360 Gen11 26TB support is a chassis-specific question. HPE documents a 4LFF low-profile SAS/SATA drive-bay configuration; SFF-heavy DL360 builds are a different storage purchase.
Because the DL360 is a 1U platform, the capacity decision is bay-constrained: four 26TB LFF drives are 104TB raw before RAID and filesystem overhead.
Treat DL360 Gen11 26TB support as conditional on the 4LFF SAS/SATA chassis, drive cage, controller and firmware. Do not assume support from another ProLiant model or from physical fit alone.
Verify the part number, carrier, firmware, sector format and server or storage-array qualification before ordering. A bare mechanism or third-party compatible listing can be useful, but it is an alternative unless it is sold as the qualified OEM kit or spare you need.
The 1U platform makes every bay count; verify the chassis before buying drives.
| Item | Verified detail | Buying impact |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 4LFF low-profile SAS/SATA drive-bay configuration documented | Needed for 3.5-inch 26TB HDDs |
| SAS option | 26TB SAS Business Critical option appears in the LFF drive-option set | Use P80577-B21 or documented suffix variant only where qualified |
| SATA option | P80578-B21 appears in the LFF drive-option set | SATA is appropriate for qualified nearline workloads |
| Raw capacity | 4 x 26TB = 104TB raw | Not RAID usable capacity |
| Controller | HPE notes internal MR and SR controllers cannot be selected together | Controller selection belongs in the quote |
No exact in-stock live row is currently matched for P80577-B21. Relevant live alternatives are shown for pricing context; verify qualification before treating any row as a substitute.
Live prices · updated every 4-5 hours · last checked 32 min ago · not exact OEM replacements; verify qualification, carrier, firmware and interface before ordering
| Model | Capacity | Recording | RPM | Workload TB/yr | Warranty | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1TB ST31000640SSREFURB | 1TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $14.99 | $15 | Buy |
| 4TB 695842-001 | 4TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $15.00 | $60 | Buy |
| 1TB 508011-001REFURB | 1TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $26.99 | $27 | Buy |
| 24TB WUH722424ALE604REFURB | 24TB | CMR | 7,200 | 550 | 5 yr | $28.71 | $689 | Buy |
| 24TB ST24000NM002HREFURB | 24TB | CMR | 7,200 | 550 | 5 yr | $29.17 | $700 | Buy |
| 12TB MB012000GWWFEREFURB | 12TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | 5 yr | $30.00 | $360 | Buy |
| 4TB 846523-004REFURB | 4TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $30.00 | $120 | Buy |
| 8TB 834031-B21 | 8TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $32.75 | $262 | Buy |
| 2TB AP072B321REFURB | 2TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $34.49 | $69 | Buy |
| 12TB MB012000GWWFEREFURB | 12TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | 5 yr | $34.50 | $414 | Buy |
| 24TB ST24000DM001 | 24TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $35.83 | $860 | Buy |
| 26TB WD260KFGX | 26TB | CMR | 7,200 | — | — | $43.25 | $1124 | Buy |
| 24TB WD241KFGX | 24TB | CMR | 7,200 | 550 | 5 yr | $44.17 | $1060 | Buy |
| 24TB ST24000NM000H | 24TB | CMR | 7,200 | 550 | 5 yr | $58.37 | $1401 | Buy |
Workload rating is recorded per part number from the manufacturer's published data for that exact model where available, not blanketed across the line — two drives of the same capacity can differ because they are different generations. A dash means the figure is not stated for that listing. Recording technology comes from the manufacturer's published CMR/SMR list; a model absent from that list is shown as UNVERIFIED rather than guessed. Rows priced above 3× this line's in-stock median are flagged and excluded from the winner callout and from every median we compute.
This table is computed from live DatacenterDisk rows when an exact in-stock match exists. It is intentionally blank for unavailable models rather than filled with stale prices.
| Live model | Drive price | $/TB | 1 drive | 4 drives | 8 drives | 12 drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No exact in-stock row is available right now. Use the availability table for nearby live alternatives, then re-check the exact model before ordering. | ||||||
Raw decimal capacity is shown before filesystem formatting, RAID, hot spares, snapshots or vendor overhead.
| Drive count | Raw capacity | Single-parity example | Dual-parity example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 drives | 52TB raw | 26TB before formatting | 0TB before formatting |
| 4 drives | 104TB raw | 78TB before formatting | 52TB before formatting |
DL360 Gen11 has several front-bay layouts. A page that says all DL360 Gen11 servers accept 26TB LFF drives would be wrong. The correct answer starts with the 4LFF chassis and continues through the controller and firmware path.
Use SAS when the environment is SAS-standardized or needs the controller behavior associated with SAS. Use SATA when the exact HPE SATA option is qualified and the deployment is capacity-oriented rather than multipath-oriented.
For a failed drive in an existing DL360 Gen11 array, match interface, sector format, carrier and OEM option identity to the existing drive group. A cheaper bare drive can create a support problem even if it spins up.
Four 26TB drives provide 104TB raw decimal capacity before RAID, formatting and hot-spare overhead.
No. A 3.5-inch LFF drive requires the documented 4LFF chassis.
Choose SAS for SAS-standardized controller paths or multipath needs. Choose SATA for qualified nearline workloads where single-port capacity is acceptable.
Specification claims on this page were checked against the pages below on 1 September 2026. Where a widely-repeated figure did not survive that check, we report what the source says now and say so in the text rather than repeating the familiar number.