Seagate ST18000NM004D 18TB Enterprise Hard Drive

Technical Specification

Features:
  • Make: Seagate
  • Model code: ST18000NM004D
  • Series: Exos X20
  • Storage type: HDD
  • Capacity: 18 TB
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Additional info:

Seagate Secure™ features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement 2.5M- Hr MTBF PowerBalance™ feature optimizes Watts/TB Helium sealed-drive design delivers lower total cost of ownership through lower power and weight Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance Best-fit applications include Hyperscale applications/cloud data centers, high-capacity density RAID storage, Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays, Enterprise backup and restore — D2D, virtual tape, Centralized surveillance Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) model

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Make Seagate
Manufacturer Seagate Technology
Category Video Surveillance>Storage
Model code ST18000NM004D
Series Exos X20
Storage type HDD
Capacity 18 TB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Spin Speed 7200 RPM
Cache 256 MB
Maximum Operating Shock 40 Gs
Length 147
Width 102
Height 26
Weight 670
AFR / MTBF 0.35%, 2,500,000 hours
Operating temperature 5 ~ 60 C (41 ~ 140 F)

Product description

The Seagate Exos X20, model code ST18000NM004D, is engineered for superior performance and scalability, making it the ultimate choice for today's data-driven enterprises. With a massive 20TB capacity, this HDD ensures maximum storage efficiency, especially in environments demanding extensive petabyte-scale storage solutions.

Key Features

  • Market-leading 20 TB capacity enhances rack-space efficiency.
  • Helium-sealed drive design reduces power use and weight.
  • Optimized for large data transfers with its hyperscale SATA model.
  • Enhanced PowerBalance™ feature for optimal power and performance synergy.
  • Seagate Secure™ ensures fast and easy drive retirement without compromise.
  • Proven reliability with a 5-year limited warranty and 2.5 million-hour MTBF.

Ideal Use Cases

The Seagate Exos X20 is perfect for scalable hyperscale applications and cloud data centers. It's an excellent fit for massive scale-out data centers, big data applications, and distributed file systems like Hadoop and Ceph. This high-capacity storage device is also suited for enterprise backup, restore operations, high-capacity RAID storage, and centralized surveillance systems.

Designed with advanced caching capabilities, the Exos X20 offers unmatched reliability, making it indispensable for mission-critical environments. The integration of digital environmental sensors ensures optimal drive operation and performance by constant internal monitoring.

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