The Seagate® Exos® 7E8 enterprise hard drive confidently stores up to 8 TB of data without sacrificing performance. The secure, high-capacity, high-performance drives are optimised for demanding enterprise bulk data applications.Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications Exos 7E8 hard drives support up to 8 TB per drive, offering bulk data storage for data centre 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 catalyse the datasphere, enabling data centre 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 550 TB 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 Centre ApplicationsMeet your storage workload requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective data centre footprint on the market today. The Exos 7E8 delivers easy integration into bulk storage systems with 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA 6 Gb/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 unauthorised 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-resistant hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.With 8 TB capacity you have ample space for storing millions of images, hundreds of hours of video or for music lovers, up to a million songsExperience rapid processing speed with 256 MB cache buffer12Gb/s SAS interface for high speed and reliability
MPN
ST8000NM001A
Specifications
512e SAS
Capacity
8TB
Features
Protection Information (T10 DIF)
Yes
Humidity Sensor
Yes
SuperParity
Yes
Low Halogen
Yes
PowerChoiceTM Technology
Yes
PowerBalanceTM Technology
Yes
Cache, Multi-segmented (MB)
256
Advanced Write Caching (Internal NOR flash)
Yes
Reliability/Data Integrity
Vibration, Nonoperating: 10Hz to 500Hz (Grms)
5
MTBF
2,000,000hr
Reliability Rating at Full 24x7 Operation (AFR)
0.44%
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max
1 sector per 10E15
Power-On Hours
8760
Bytes per Sector
512, 520, 528
Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM)
7200
Interface Access Speed (Gb/s)
12.0, 6.0, 3.0
Max Sustainable Transfer Rate
249MB/s
Average Latency (ms)
4.16
Interface Ports
Dual
Rotational Vibration at 1500Hz (rad/s2)
12.5
Power Consumption
Idle Average (W)
7.97 W
Average Operating Power
13.18 W
Power Supply Requirements
+12 V and +5 V
Environmental/Temperature
Temperature, Operating (oC)
5oC - 60oC
Shock, Operating Read/Write (Gs)
70/40Gs
Shock, Nonoperating, 1ms/2ms (Gs)
150/300
