Western Digital Ultrastar DC HDD Server 7K8, 3.5 Form Factor, 8TB, 256MB, 7200 RPM, SAS 12Gb/s, 512E SE

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• As the industry evolves to develop purpose built solutions for growing data storage requirements, IT
• The Supermicro certified 8TB 3.5″ SATA3 7200RPM (HUS728T8TAL5204) hard drive offers high capacity and energy efficiency without sacrificing performance for reliable access to bulk storage.
• This HDD provides a 25% nearline performance boost over competitive offerings to help meet your Service Level Agreements which also helps lower your TCO by providing the highest capacity drive to meet your expansive data growth.
• As the industry evolves to develop purpose-built solutions for growing data storage requirements, IT managers continue to rely on lower capacity drives that are economical to acquire, yet deliver quick and reliable data access for traditional data center applications.
• Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, Ultrastar® DC HC320* is an 8TB1 HDD that helps address economic and access requirements of many traditional IT workloads. Low capacity drives also help address architecture limitations.
• The Ultrastar DC HC320 is designed for traditional storage and server applications as well as distributed and scalable computing, including block and file storage architectures, providing fast 7,200 RPM performance and lower acquisition cost to help ease budget constraints. Ultrastar DC HC320 is offered with either 6Gb/s SATA or 12Gb/s SAS interface in a choice of 512e or 4Kn formats.
• Ultrastar DC HC320 is based on a proven 5-disk air platform design that uses conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology in a 3.5-inch large form factor. Compared to the prior generation, Ultrastar 7K6000, the DC HC320 delivers 33% more capacity, up to 12% performance boost and uses slightly larger-diameter media.
• Compliance and privacy requirements drive the need for increased data security. Ultrastar DC HC320 helps protect data from unauthorized use by offering security and encryption options. SAS models offer hardwarebased encryption options, including a Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Enterprise_A, TCG with FIPS 140-2 certification, Level 2. The Ultrastar DC HC320 extends Western Digital’s long-standing tradition of reliability leadership with a 2M-hour MTBF2 rating.