When you are looking for economical, high-capacity enterprise-class storage, look to the Ultrastar 7K6000. Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, it delivers the value and performance you need for data center storage. For best-in-class random write and sequential performance, the Ultrastar 7K6000 delivers 6TB of capacity in a 3.5-inch form factor. Innovations like patented Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) sensor technology optimize drive reliability in multi-drive RAID arrays and rack-mounted systems. Engineered for the highest quality, the Ultrastar 7K6000 passes stringent reliability testing. The ultra-reliable Ultrastar 7K6000 reduces downtime, eliminates service calls and minimizes TCO. Rely on the Ultrastar 7K6000 to deliver value and performance to the cost-sensitive data center.

Highlights
Best-in-class random write and sequential performance
Reliable, field-proven, 7th generation 5-disk design
Compared to prior generation 7K4000 - 50% more capacity (6TB vs. 4TB)
- 33% better power efficiency (Watts/TB)
- Up to 3X faster random write performance thanks to media cache architecture
- 25% faster sequential read/write performance
2M hours MTBF rating and 5-year limited warranty
6Gb/s SATA 12Gb/s SAS provides compatibility with next gen data centers
12Gb/s SAS backwards compatible with 6Gb/s SAS
128MB cache buffer improves response time and data management
Secure erase and Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) options
Advanced format 4Kn and 512e models
512n format available in 4TB and 2TB capacities supports legacy systems
Applications/Environments
Cloud Hyperscale storage
Distributed Files Systems like Ceph and Hadoop to support Big Data Analytics
Video surveillance content distribution
Direct Network Attached Storage (DAS NAS)
RAID arrays
Massive scale-out data centers (MSO)