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Seagate ST18000NM004D 18TB Enterprise Hard Drive
Technical Specification
- Make: Seagate
- Model code: ST18000NM004D
- Series: Exos X20
- Storage type: HDD
- Capacity: 18 TB
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
Read more| 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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