Hiksemi D300 PRO Enterprise Grade Solid State Drive Datasheet
The Hiksemi D300 PRO represents the pinnacle of high-endurance enterprise storage, specifically engineered with a heavy-duty Dual-Core Controller and external DRAM cache to satisfy the most unforgiving datacenter, virtualization, and corporate application workloads. Built with premium 3D TLC NAND Flash and boasting a formidable rating of 3 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day), the D300 PRO delivers exceptionally stable, long-term multi-threaded performance while offering unmatched active data rescue layers.
Key Technical Features
High-Endurance Architecture: Rated for 3 DWPD, allowing the drive to handle three times its full capacity in daily write operations over its lifespan—perfect for intensive write environments.
Dual-Core Controller & External DRAM: Driven by a high-efficiency dual-core processing engine and dedicated external DRAM for accelerated data routing, flat latency, and zero cache stuttering under maximum queue depths.
Advanced Rescue Mode (Stronger Data Protection): If a runtime sector mapping logic failure occurs, the drive automatically accesses an intelligent internal rescue mode without shutting down or causing server panics, allowing technicians to fully restore data mapping tables safely.
Platform Signal Calibration: Incorporates self-designed signal calibration technology to automatically scan, analyze, and align with the cleanest signal parameters of various multi-vendor server platforms and host bus adapters (HBAs).
Technical Specifications by Variant
The Hiksemi D300 PRO scales across five distinct structural capacities to drop seamlessly into scalable high-speed enterprise storage tiers.
| Feature / Variant | 240GB | 480GB | 960GB | 1920GB | 3840GB |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch |
| Interface Type | SATA III 6 Gb/s | SATA III 6 Gb/s | SATA III 6 Gb/s | SATA III 6 Gb/s | SATA III 6 Gb/s |
| Controller & Cache | Dual-Core / DRAM | Dual-Core / DRAM | Dual-Core / DRAM | Dual-Core / DRAM | Dual-Core / DRAM |
| Endurance Profile | 3 DWPD | 3 DWPD | 3 DWPD | 3 DWPD | 3 DWPD |
| Max. Seq. Read | 536 MB/s | 536 MB/s | 536 MB/s | 536 MB/s | 536 MB/s |
| Max. Seq. Write | 388 MB/s | 504 MB/s | 504 MB/s | 505 MB/s | 504 MB/s |
| Random Read (4 KiB) | 95,000 IOPS | 96,000 IOPS | 96,000 IOPS | 95,000 IOPS | 94,000 IOPS |
| Random Write (4 KiB) | 48,000 IOPS | 49,000 IOPS | 53,000 IOPS | 56,000 IOPS | 56,000 IOPS |
| MTBF | 2,000,000 Hours | 2,000,000 Hours | 2,000,000 Hours | 2,000,000 Hours | 2,000,000 Hours |
| Operating Temp | 0°C to 70°C | 0°C to 70°C | 0°C to 70°C | 0°C to 70°C | 0°C to 70°C |
| Factory Warranty | 5 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years |
Deployment, Installation, and Configuration Workflow
Deploying these high-endurance drives into mission-critical hardware environments requires adhering to standard enterprise data protection workflows.
Deployment Environment
Target Frameworks: Cloud hosting virtualization nodes (VMware/KVM), highly transactional SQL/NoSQL databases, big data analytics engines, and high-performance caching layers.
Multi-Platform Matching: The integrated platform signal calibration algorithm makes this series uniquely optimized for high-density blade systems, SAS/SATA hybrid enterprise backplanes, and multi-node rack servers.
Physical Installation
Safe Cluster Isolation: Put the target server node into maintenance mode via your hypervisor or OS. Power down the chassis safely, ensuring all redundant electrical inputs are turned off.
Tray Fixation: Position the 2.5″ Hiksemi D300 PRO SSD securely inside the server’s hot-swap drive carrier tool or caddy. Bolt the drive to the tray using four standard low-profile server drive screws.
Bay Deployment: Align the caddy with the empty server rack bay and glide it smoothly along the guide rails. Push firmly until the insertion latch pivots forward and snaps closed, firmly engaging the SATA III connector with the active storage backplane.
Hot-Swap Identification: Power up the system node and confirm the external hard drive tray status LED initializes and flashes to signify clean data connection.
System Configuration
HBA / RAID Setup: Intercept the system boot sequence to launch your hardware controller interface (such as a Dell PERC, HP Smart Array, or Broadcom MegaRAID utility). Verify that the D300 PRO variants are correctly enumerated across active channels.
Signal Parametrization: Let the drive’s firmware automatically lock its optimized signal calibration profiles for the specific host platform backplane to minimize CRC errors.
Logical Array Provisioning: Construct your targeted logical volume or hardware array layout (e.g., RAID 1, RAID 5, or nested RAID 60 depending on your capacity needs).
Volume Formatting and Mount: Boot your enterprise OS framework (RHEL, Ubuntu Server, or Windows Server). Initialize the newly detected array volume, format it with a high-throughput enterprise filesystem (such as ZFS, XFS, or NTFS), and mount it to receive intensive 24/7 transaction logs.
Exclusive Availability at SKYRS Pakistan
The premium, ultra-high endurance Hiksemi D300 PRO Enterprise SSD lineup is available across Pakistan exclusively through SKYRS.
Procuring your storage assets through SKYRS delivers comprehensive enterprise infrastructure support:
Direct Authorized Channels: Guaranteed access to original, factory-sealed D300 PRO drives across all capacities from 240GB up to the 3840GB variant.
Engineering & Deployment Services: Turnkey server integration, customized hardware RAID configuration, and localized physical rack deployment conducted exclusively by certified SKYRS storage network field engineers.
Local Enterprise Warranty: Seamless processing of the complete 5-year official factory warranty, backed by local inventory swaps and technical validation teams directly out of SKYRS commercial offices in Pakistan.
