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Seagate ST20000NM002D 20TB enterprise hard drive
Technical Specification
- Make: Seagate
- Model code: ST20000NM002D
- Series: Exos X20
- Storage type: HDD
- Capacity: 20 TB
Seagate Secure™ features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement 2.5M- Hr MTBF PowerBalance™ feature optimises Watts/TB Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance Best-fit applications include Hyperscale applications/cloud data centres, high-capacity density RAID storage, Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays, Enterprise backup and restore — D2D, virtual tape, Centralised surveillance
Read more| Make | Seagate |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Seagate Technology |
| Category | CCTV>Storage |
| Model code | ST20000NM002D |
| Series | Exos X20 |
| Storage type | HDD |
| Capacity | 20 TB |
| Interface | 12 Gb/s SAS |
| Spin Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Cache | 256 MB |
| Maximum Operating Shock | 40 Gs |
| Length | 147 mm |
| Width | 102 mm |
| Height | 26 mm |
| Weight | 670 g |
| AFR / MTBF | 0.35%, 2,500,000 hours |
| Operating temperature | 5 ~ 60 C (41 ~ 140 F) |
Product description
Seagate Exos X20 - Model ST20000NM002D
The Seagate Exos X20, model ST20000NM002D, is engineered for exceptional rack-space efficiency, delivering up to 20TB of storage capacity. It represents the pinnacle of hard disk drive technology, optimised for scalable hyperscale applications and cloud data centres.
Key Features
- High Capacity: Offers an industry-leading 20 TB storage capacity, ideal for petabyte-level data centres.
- Performance: Features a 7200 RPM spindle speed with a maximum sustained transfer rate of 285 MB/s, supporting fast and efficient data handling.
- Reliability: Backed by a 5-year limited warranty and an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours, ensuring dependable performance.
- Enhanced Caching: Equipped with a 256 MB multi-segmented cache, improving data access speeds across various operations.
- Power Balance and Efficiency: Utilises PowerBalance™ to optimise energy consumption, with the helium sealed-drive design reducing weight and power usage.
- Data Security: Seagate Secure features enable safe and efficient data management and retirement.
Ideal Use Cases
The Exos X20 is perfectly suited for hyperscale and cloud data centres, massive scale-out systems, big data applications, enterprise storage arrays, and distributed file systems like Hadoop and Ceph. Its design ensures compatibility with enterprise-grade backup, restore, and centralised surveillance systems.
With its powerful blend of capacity, performance, and security features, the Seagate Exos X20 is ideal for businesses seeking to maximise data centre efficiency while ensuring enterprise-grade data integrity and protection.
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