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Carrier Decoder
HPE Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) utilize a wide variety of carriers, which houses the HDD and also enables a specific chassis fit to
support a broad range of HPE server and storage products. The table below summarizes the various form factors, plug types, and
carrier attributes.
Carriers
Form Factor HP/NHP Smart/Non-Smart Carrier Name (Abbreviation) SFF/LFF
SFF Carrier Hot Plug
Smart
Smart Carrier (SC)
SFF
Non-Smart
Standard (ST)
SFF
LFF Carrier Hot Plug
Smart
Smart Carrier (SC)
LFF
Smart Carrier Converter (SCC)
LFF
Non-Smart
Low Profile (LP)
LFF
Low Profile Converter (LPC)
LFF
Standard (ST)
LFF
No Carrier
Non-Hot Plug
Non-Smart
Raw LFF HDD (RW)
LFF
HDD SKU Description Decoder
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Short Name