C15K600 Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Ultrastar® C15K600

Ultrastar^® C15K600
DATA SHEET
2.5-INCH SFF ENTERPRISE 15K RPM HARD DISK DRIVES
Highlights
•• 15,000 RPM performance for Tier 0/1 applications
•• Capacities up to 600GB¹
•• Industry-leading 12Gb/s SAS moves more data quickly
and reliably
•• Compared to 15K 3.5-inch HDDs:
——2.5X faster random write performance
——14% faster random read performance
——38% faster sequential performance
——54% lower active and idle power
——70% smaller footprint
•• 2M hours MTBF² rating
•• 128MB cache buffer manages data efficiency
•• Security & encryption models including ISE, TCG-SED &
FIPS 140-2 certified TCG-SED
Applications/Environments
•• High Performance Computing (HPC) & other high-
performance, mission-critical applications requiring
24x7 availability
•• Tier 0/1 enterprise-class servers and networked
storage arrays
•• High reliability blade, pedestal and rack-mounted servers
•• Systems needing the highest levels of data security to
meet compliance-driven requirements
•• Databases and intense Online
Transaction Processing (OLTP)
•• Servers and storage arrays
(DAS, SAN and NAS)
600GB, 450GB and 300GB 15,000 RPM
2.5-inch SFF | SAS 12Gb/s
Big Performance and Capacity
in a Small Package
HGST delivers the world’s fastest hard disk drive in the
Ultrastar® C15K600, a 15K RPM, 2.5-inch small form
factor hard drive ideally suited for mission-critical data
center and high performance computing environments.
At 600GB, Ultrastar C15K600 provides double the
capacity of current generation 2.5-inch 15K drives,
and matches the highest capacity point of 3.5-inch
15K drives. This latest addition to the Ultrastar small
form factor (SFF) family outperforms not only the
competition but also legacy 3.5-inch 15K drives from
HGST, achieving 38% faster sequential and 2.5X faster
random write performance for faster data processing,
while consuming half as much active and idle power.
Best-in-class performance is achieved through several
innovations, including media caching technology that
provides a large caching mechanism for incoming data
resulting in significantly enhanced write performance
over solutions with limited NAND or flash-based
non-volatile cache (NVC). The C15K600 is HGST’s
first hard drive to leverage an industry-leading 12Gb/s
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) interface enabling very
high transfer rates between host and drive, supporting
the performance and reliability required in the most
demanding enterprise computing environments like on-
line transaction processing (OLTP), big data analytics,
multi-user applications and data warehousing.
Power and Density Efficiency
The compact size and power management innovations
designed into the Ultrastar C15K600 enable high levels
of power efficiency and translate into reduced power
requirements and lower cooling costs, an ideal choice
for enterprise data centers faced with space and power
limitations. Compared to legacy 3.5-inch 15K drives,
Ultrastar C15K600 consumes 70% less space yet provides
up to 55% lower active power and 54% lower idle power
requirements. HGST Advanced Power Management
technology, with multi-state idle modes, uses industry-
recognized standards for power optimization and can be
pre-programmed or manually initiated in the system.
Enterprise Reliability and Data
Security
The Ultrastar C15K600 offers the broadest range of
security options and encryption options available from
HGST, including Instant Secure Erase (ISE), Trusted
Computing Group (TCG) enterprise SSC-compliant
Self-Encrypting Drives (SED), and TCG enterprise SED
with FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard)
140-2 certification, Level 2, which provides data-at-rest
and tamper evidence protection for the most stringent
regulatory data security compliance requirements.
Ultrastar C15K600 extends the company’s long-
standing tradition of reliability leadership with a 2M hour
MTBF rating, an annualized failure rate (AFR) of 0.44%
and a 5-year limited warranty.
Features & Benefits
Performance
Capacity
Power
Efficiency
Reliability
Security
Feature / Function
• 15K RPM
• SAS 12Gb/s
• Media caching technology
• Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS)
• Workload detector technology
Up to 600GB
• 2.5-inch form factor
• Advanced Power Management
• IDRC technology
• RRO fields
• End-to-end data protection (ANSI)
Optional SED models
Benefits
• Highest speed available for enterprise-class HDDs
• Industry’s fastest SAS interface for maximum throughput
• Significantly enhanced over solutions with limited NAND or flash-based non-volatile
cache (NVC)
• Maintains optimum performance in multi-drive systems
• Maximizes performance in multi-drive systems
Double current 2.5-inch 15K drives and matches 3.5-inch 15K drives
• Consumes up to 55% less power than 3.5-inch HGST drives
• Optimizes power consumption to lower data center energy usage and cooling costs
• Improves signal processing for more robust data integrity
• Improves handling of repeatable run out to lower risk of data squeeze and write inhibit rate
• Enhances error detection for optimal data integrity
Encrypts data, providing security and easy redeployment