HGST Ultrastar 7K6000
Economical, high-capacity enterprise-class storage
With capacity options of 6TB, 5TB, 4TB and 2TB, the Ultrastar 7K6000 is an industry-standard, 3.5-inch hard drive for capacity-optimized enterprise applications. It's available with 12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA options, designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, and offers 30% better power efficiency, 25% faster sequential read/write performance and 3X faster random write performance when compared to its predecessor 7K4000.
Performance is just part of the story. Innovations like exclusive Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) sensor technology optimize drive reliability in multi-drive RAID arrays and rack-mounted systems. Engineered for the highest quality, the Ultrastar 7K6000 passes stringent reliability testing. The ultra-reliable Ultrastar 7K6000 reduces downtime, eliminates service calls and minimizes TCO. Rest assured that the Ultrastar 7K6000 delivers value and performance to any cost-sensitive data center.
Highlights
- Excellent random write and sequential performance
- Reliable, field-proven, 7th generation 5-disk design
- Compared to prior generation 7K4000
- 50% more capacity (6TB vs. 4TB)
- 30% better power efficiency (Watts/TB)
- Up to 3X faster random write performance thanks to media cache architecture
- 25% faster sequential read/write performance
- 2M hours MTBF rating
- 6Gb/s SATA & 12Gb/s SAS provide compatibility with next gen data centers
- 12Gb/s SAS backwards compatible with 6Gb/s SAS
- 128MB cache buffer improves response time and data management
- Instant secure erase and Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) options
- Advanced format 4Kn and 512e models
- 512n format available in 4TB and 2TB capacities supports legacy systems
Applications/Environments
- Cloud & Hyperscale storage
- Distributed Files Systems like Ceph and Hadoop to support Big Data Analytics
- Video surveillance & content distribution
- Direct & Network Attached Storage (DAS & NAS)
- RAID arrays
- Massive scale-out data centers (MSO)