7K6000 Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Ultrastar 7K6000

DATA SHEET
Ultrastar^® 7K6000
3.5-INCH ENTERPRISE 7200 RPM HARD DISK DRIVES
Highlights
•• Best-in-class random & sequential
performance
•• Reliable, field-proven, 7th generation
5-disk design
•• Compared to prior generation 7K4000
——50% more capacity¹ (6TB vs. 4TB)
——30% better power efficiency
(Watts/TB)
——Up to 3X faster random write
performance using media cache
technology
——25% faster sequential read/write
performance
•• 12Gb/s SAS & 6Gb/s SATA
——12Gb/s SAS compatible with next
gen data centers; backwards
compatible with 6Gb/s SAS
•• 128MB cache buffer improves
response time and data management
•• Instant Secure Erase (ISE) & Self-Encrypting
Drive (SED) options
•• Advanced format 4Kn and 512e
models up to 6TB; 512n format
available in 4TB and 2TB capacities
•• 2M hours MTBF² rating & 5yr limited
warranty
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)
Increasing Capacity Density by 50%
As petabyte (PB) growth continues to increase at a rapid pace, corporate and cloud data centers
are under extreme pressure to improve the efficiency of storage. To address this data center
challenge, HGST introduces Ultrastar® 7K6000, delivering up to 6TB of capacity in an industry-
standard, 3.5-inch hard drive, for capacity-optimized enterprise applications. Ultrastar 7K6000
provides 50% more capacity and 30% better power efficiency in terms of Watts per terabyte
(W/TB) than its predecessor, Ultrastar 7K4000. The 7K6000 is designed for all traditional
and rapidly growing scale-out storage applications, including object, block and file storage
architectures, providing huge capacity, the fastest 7,200 RPM performance and the best $/TB
acquisition cost.
Technology Innovation Improves Storage Efficiency
Ultrastar 7K6000 also delivers greater storage efficiency through best-in-class performance,
achieving up to 3X higher random write performance, thanks to HGST media cache architecture,
a disk-based caching technology, which provides a large non-volatile cache on the disk. Media
cache also allows for improved reliability and data integrity during unexpected power loss.
Other performance-enhancing features include higher areal density for 25% faster sequential
performance vs. 7K4000, and a 128MB cache buffer. The 7K6000 offers a 12Gb/s SAS (6Gb/s
SATA) interface for easy integration into high performance data centers. As drive capacities
increase, so does the time required to recover a failed drive in a RAID configuration. Dramatically
reduce RAID rebuild times and maintain system performance during the rebuild process with
the new Rebuild Assist. Learn more in our Rebuild Assist technical brief. For legacy systems that
require native 512 formatting, models are available at 4TB and 2TB capacity points.
Data Security with Industry-Leading Quality, Reliability
Compliance and privacy requirements drive the need for increased data security. Ultrastar
7K6000 helps protect data from unauthorized use by offering security and encryption options.
Instant Secure Erase (ISE) models expedite drive redeployment and retirement. Encryption
models protect data with hardware-based encryption, including a Trusted Computing Group
(TCG) Enterprise_A, TCG with FIPS 140-2 certification, Level 2. The Ultrastar 7K6000 is a seventh
generation, 5-platter design, field proven by top server and storage OEMs, and Internet giants, and
extends HGST’s long-standing tradition of reliability leadership with a 2M-hour MTBF rating and a
5-year limited warranty.
Features & Benefits
Capacity
Power
Efficiency
Performance
Feature / Function
Benefits
• 6TB, 5TB, 4TB, and 2TB
• Advanced Format up to 6TB
• 512n Format available on 4TB and 2TB
• Represents 50% more capacity than prior generation for
lower TCO in the data center
• Enables higher capacities
• Compatibility with legacy systems
30% lower Watts per terabyte (W/TB)
Improved power efficiency compared to prior generation
• Increased Areal Density (Gbits/sq. in)
• Media cache architecture
• Rebuild Assist mode
• SAS 12Gb/s and SATA 6Gb/s
• Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS)
• Enables 25% higher sequential performance (6TB) vs. prior
generation Ultrastar 7K4000
• Up to 3X better random write performance vs. prior
generation
• Reduces rebuild time for a failed drive and maintains system
performance during rebuild in a RAID configuration
• Provides compatibility and easy integration with high-
performance data centers
• Maintains drive performance in high rotational vibration
environments and multi-drive systems
Reliability
• 2.0M hours MTBF and 0.44% AFR
• 5-year limited warranty
• Industry’s highest reliability rating for Capacity
Enterprise hard drives
• Industry’s best for enterprise-class hard drives
Data Security
6TB, 5TB, 4TB and 2TB | 7200 RPM
SATA 6Gb/s and SAS 12Gb/s
• Instant Secure Erase
• Optional Bulk Data Encryption (SATA)
& TCG Enterprise_A (SAS)
• Enables swift and efficient drive redeployment and
retirement
• Hardware-based encryption protects data from
unauthorized use