Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Manufacturer Part Number: ST6000NM003A
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.seagate.com
Brand Name: Seagate
Product Line: Exos
Product Series: 7E8
Product Model: ST6000NM003A
Product Name: Exos 7E8 ST6000NM003A Hard Drive
Marketing Information: The Seagate® Exos® 7E8 enterprise hard drive confidently stores up to 8TB of data without sacrificing performance. The secure, high-capacity, high-performance drives are optimized for demanding enterprise bulk data applications.
Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications
Exos 7E8 hard drives support up to 8TB per drive, offering bulk data storage for data center infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos 7E8 provides costeffective, reliable access to unstructured data. Built on field-proven 10th-generation conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology, the Exos 7E8 drive helps to catalyze the datasphere, enabling data center architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability, ironclad security, and low TCO for demanding 24×7 operations.
Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World
Exos 7E8 drives are backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating and support workloads of 550TB per year-10× that of desktop hard drives. With state-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly errorcorrection algorithms, and rotational vibration design, the Exos 7E8 helps ensure consistent performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.
High Performance for Mainstream Data Center Applications
Meet your storage workload requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective data center footprint on the market today. The Exos 7E8 delivers easy integration into bulk storage systems with 12Gb/s SAS and SATA 6Gb/s interface options. With user-definable innovative technology advancements like PowerChoice™ and Seagate RAID Rebuild®, you can tailor your nearline storage requirements for even greater improvements in lowering your TCO.
Enhanced Reliability, Data Protection, and Security
Advanced security features help protect data where it lives-on the drive. Exos 7E8 prevents unauthorized drive access and safeguards stored data with security features that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive, and government-grade FIPS/Common Criteria tamper-resistent hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.
Product Type: Hard Drive
Technical Information
Storage Capacity: 6 TB
Disk Format: 512n
Drive Performance
Spindle Speed (rpm): 7200
Buffer: 256 MB
Network & Communication
Wireless LAN: No
Interfaces/Ports
Drive Interface: SAS
Drive Interface Standard: 12Gb/s SAS
Physical Characteristics
Drive Type: Internal
Form Factor: 3.5″
Height: 1″
Width: 4″
Depth: 5.8″
Weight (Approximate): 1.58 lb
Miscellaneous
Device Supported:
- Storage System
- Video Surveillance System