
Overview
Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides several high performance Flash Media kits for customers who require boot from flash 
solutions. Form factors include 
VMWare Hypervisors and direct OS boot for Windows2012 Server and Linux across 
 HPE 32GB microSD Flash Memory Card    HPE 8GB Dual microSD Flash USB Drive 
•  Support for Windows 2016 HyperV on HPE 32GB microSD Lash Memory Card (700139-B21) 
microSD Flash USB Drives, and microSD Flash Memory Cards allowing the flexibility to support 
 Flash Media kits optimized for VMWare Hypervisors: 
•  HPE 8GB microSD Flash Memory Card 
•  HPE 32GB microSD Flash Memory Card 
•  HPE 8GB Dual microSD Flash USB Drive 
•  HPE 8GB Flash USB Drive 
 Flash Media kits optimized for Windows2012 and Linux boot: 
•  HPE 32GB microSD Flash Memory Card 
HPE ProLiant portfolio. 
Page 

HPE Flash Media Kits 
for USB Drives 
HPE USB Flash Media Drives  
HPE 8GB Dual microSD Flash USB Drive 
NOTE: Supported on Gen9 and Gen 10 ProLiant servers 
HPE microSD Flash Memory Cards
 HPE 8GB microSD Flash Memory Card
HPE 32GB microSD Flash Memory Card 
NOTE: Supported on Gen9 and Gen 10 ProLiant servers 
All Flash Media Kits are considered HPE Recommended options. HPE recommended options have best performance, value 
and availability. 
Recommended 
View the list for your region
Offering the best combination of performance, value and availability, Recommended Options have been selected by HPE 
experts to provide the right technology for a range of workloads and market segments. Fully integrated into the ProLiant 
management and security experience, Recommended Options provide 
HPE Recommended Options – 
the best fit with timely availability. 
Page 

Standard Features
HPE Flash media delivers blazing performance by providing solid state technology to increase bandwidth 
for both operating system booting and virtualized environments. 
HPE 
level of performance and longer endurance characteristics at an enterprise level. Each device undergoes 
rigorous performance testing, software validation and strict revision control 
reliability while running on HPE ProLiant Serv
, and MicroSD Card are 
offered allowing the flexibility to support direct OS boot or virtualization across the HPE ProLiant portfolio.  
HPE Flash Media products offer superior performance with greater than10+ MB/second Read Transfer 
Rate, and 5+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate.
A typical flash media device draws 1W versus 12W total power on 2 x 300GB SAS 10K SFF hard drives in 
a RAID configuration.  
For all HPE 8GB Flash Media devices including: 
HPE 8GB microSD Flash USB Drive
For all HPE 32GB Flash Media devices including: 
HPE Flash Media Kits have a 1 year limited warranty regardless of the warranty period for the system in 
which they are installed. 
 tests and qualifies these devices using the highest industry flash technology that provides a higher 
to ensure its quality and 
ers. Form factors including USB Drives
8GB Dual microSD Flash USB Drive 
Flash Memory Card 
•  VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 4 Build 153875 (30 Mar 2009) 
•  VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 5 Build 207095 (03 Dec 2009) 
•  VMware vSphere 4.0 (May 20, 2009) 
•  VMware ESX 4.0 Build 164009 (21 May 2009) 
•  VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 Build 208167 (19 Nov 2009) 
•  VMware ESXi 4.1 
•  VMware ESXi 5.0 
•  VMware ESXi 5.1 
•  VMware ESXi 5.5 
•  VMware ESXi 6.0 
•  VMware ESXi 6.5 
• 
 Intelligent Provisioning not supported on any HPE 8GB Flash Media devices. 
HPE 32GB microSD Flash Memory Card 
•  Windows Server 2012 Standard Server 
•  Windows Server 2012 Standard Server Core 
•  Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Server 
•  Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Server Core 
•  Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Server 
•  Windows Server 2016 
•  RHEL 6.9 (64 bit) 
•  RHEL 7.5 (64 bit) 
•  SLES 12 SP3 (64 bit) 
•  SLES 15 (64 bit) 
•  VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 3 
•  VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 3 
•  VMware ESXi 6.0 
•  VMware ESXi 6.5 
•  VMware ESXi 6.7 
Page 

and Support 
Service and Support 
NOTE: HPE Flash Media Kits are supported as a part of the HPE Server Infrastructure. No separate 
care packs
HPE 
stability. Connect to 
you to tap into the knowledge of millions of devices and thousands of experts to stay informed and in 
control, anywhere, any time.
Protect your business beyond warranty with 
HPE Pointnext operational services 
response time as you purchase your new server, giving you full entitlement for the term you select.
Get connected to HPE  
to improve your 
support experience 
Connecting products to Hewlett Packard Enterprise will help prevent problems with 24x7monitoring, 
pre 
dashboard to manage your IT anywhere, anytime, from any device.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to 
maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition, 
available and recommended engineering improvements.
Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage 
limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product 
product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.
The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives 
replaced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise due to malfunction. 
Customer Technical 
Training
In today's cost-conscious business environment, IT professionals, developers, consultants and users face 
an interesting challenge: how to keep up with the latest technologies and expand important 
delivering profitable results on current projects. To help address this challenge, 
Enterprise offers 
storage, Insight Control, Citrix, Micro
while spending less time 
away from business-critical activities. 
HPE Technology Services continues to be recognized for service and support excellence by customers, 
partners, industry organizations and publications around the world. Recent honors and award reflect our 
services team's dedications, technical expertise, profe 
customer satisfaction.
Additional Services 
Information
To learn more on HPE ProLiant servers, HPE BladeSystem servers and HPE storage products, please 
contact your 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized 
Channel Partner
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/servers/server-options.html
 are needed to be purchased. 
 Technology Services for Industry Standard Servers 
 Technology Services delivers confidence, reduces risk and helps customers realize agility and 
HPE to help prevent problems and solve issues faster. Our support technology lets 
HPE Pointnext operational services 
 enable you to order the right service level, length of coverage and 
-failure alerts, automatic call logging, and parts dispatch. With Connected products, you can have a 
including parts and materials for 
 quick-specs, or the technical 
skills while 
Hewlett Packard 
 innovative training solutions that help keep you up-to-date on virtualization, server, 
soft® and open source/Linux-related topics-
ssionalism and uncompromising commitment to 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales representative or 
. Or visit: http://www.hpe.com/services or 
Page 

Technical Specifications
25+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate, 8.6+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
63mm(L) x 20mm(W) x 9.3mm(H)
0/70°C (Operational),-25°C/85°C (non-operational)
20+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17 10+ MB/second Write Transfer 
57.24mm(L) x 17.29mm(W) x 9.5mm(H) 
USB specification revision 1.1 and 2.0
0/70°C (Operational),-25°C/85°C (non-operational)
34+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate, 33+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
15mm(L) x 11mm(W) x .95mm(H) 
0°C /70°C (Operational), -25°C/85°C (non-operational)
33+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate, 34+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
15mm(L) x 11mm(W) x .95mm(H) 
0°C /70°C (Operational), -25°C/85°C (non-operational)
NOTE: Capacity specified is total raw capacity of device. Actual usable capacity may be less. 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers end-of-life product return, trade-in, and recycling programs, in 
each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is 
integrate and re-sell Hewlett Packard Enterprise equipment. 
Flash USB Drive 
741279-B21 
Drive 
737953-B21
Memory Card 
726116-B21 
Rate 
Memory Card 
700139-B21 
Products and Approach End-of-life Management 
and Recycling
many geographic areas, for our products. Products returned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise will be 
recycled, recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner. 
The EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU) requires manufacturers to provide treatment information for 
posted on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise web site. These instructions may be used by recyclers 
and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as Hewlett Packard Enterprise OEM customers who 
Page 

Summary of Changes
Overview & Standard Features sections were updated 
Removed obsolete programs. Changed product descriptions. 
Revised OS Support. 
Care Pack naming and Service and Support- Parts and Materials 
updated. 
Overview and Standard Features were revised. 
Compatibility section was removed. 
Models, OS Support, and HPE 32GB microSD Enterprise 
Mainstream Flash Media Kit 700139-B21 were revised. 
Added HPE 32GB SD enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit and 
VMware ESXi 6.0 to OS Support. 
Changed What’s New was updated section to read: 32GB SD and 
MicroSD support for VMware. 
Added HPE Dual 8GB microSD Enterprise Midline USB Kit
Compatibility, Standard Features, Service and Support, and 
Technical Specifications were revised.
4GB card was replaced by 8GB 
Compatibility was revised
Changed What's New section to read: HPE 8GB USB Enterprise 
Mainstream Flash Media Drive Key Kit 
HPE 8GB SD and microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media 
Technical Specifications: Updated entire section
Removed Supports Intelligent Provisioning of OS through AUX 
power from the Overview section 
Changes made to update the Models and Technical Specifications 
sections 
Changes made to completely revise the entire QuickSpecs except 
for the Service and Support section 
Changes made in Overview and Service and Support sections
Changes made in the Compatibility section 
Changes made in the Compatibility section 
Changes made to the OS Support and Technical Specifications 
sections. 
Server Support was updated 
Mentions of StorageWorks were removed 
Warranty was revised in Standard Features 
HPE 32GB microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit for 
VMWare Hypervisors. 
Added VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 3, VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 3, 
• HPE 2GB USB Flash Media Drive Key Kit 
• HPE 4GB SD Enterprise Performance Flash Media Kit 
•  HPE 4GB microSD Enterprise Performance Flash Media 
Kits were added 
Servers were added to Compatibility 
Intelligent Provisioning was added to Standard Features 
VMware ESXi 5.1 and 5.5, RHEL 6.4, and SLES SP3 were added 
Page 

Compliance was completely revised for HPE 2GB USB Flash 
© Copyright 2018 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP. The information contained herein is 
subject to change without notice. The only warranties for Hewlett Packard Enterprise products and 
services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such pr 
Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 
shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. 
Microsoft and Windows NT are US registered trad
For hard drives, 1GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less.
Media Drive Key Kit in Technical Specifications 
Note and Maximum supported lifetime/maximum usage was 
removed from Additional Services Information 
oducts and services. 
emarks of Microsoft Corporation. 
- 13971 - Worldwide - V23 - 02-April-2018 
Page