Enterprise Performance 15K HDD v4

The Seagate Enterprise Performance 15K HDD v4 is the fourth generation of Seagate's Enterprise Performance line. The drive is a 2.5 Inch form factor, 15K SAS 6Gb/s HDD with 128MB multisegmented cache. The drive comes with a maximum capacity of 600GB, twice the capacity of the previous generation. For buyers with data security in mind, there are models available with SED AES-256 Encryption and SED AES-256 with FIPS 140-2 Security option.

• Form Factor: 2.5-inch form factor, suitable for servers and storage systems with limited space.
• Storage Capacity: Large storage capacity, typically ranging from 300GB to 600GB.
• Interface: SAS 6 Gb/s interface for connectivity with computers and servers.
• Performance: Fast data transfer rates, low latency, and efficient I/O operations.
• Reliability: Enterprise-grade reliability features, including RAID rebuild and power-loss data protection.
• Power Efficiency: Engineered for power efficiency to minimize energy consumption.
• Compatibility: Compatible with a wide range of storage platforms and operating systems.

   Key Features

• High-Performing, Up to 600GB, Small Form Factor 15K Hard Drive.
• Stores twice the amount of Tier 1 data over previous generation without increasing drive count.
• Enables Tier 1 applications to process transactions more quickly to help increase revenue generation and improve customer satisfaction.
• Best-in-class idle power (nearly 2W lower than competitive offerings) for more efficient storage operations.
• Industry’s highest MTBF at 2.0M hours.
• Up to 24% sequential data read-write (SDR) performance improvement over competitive 15K offerings.
• Provides up to 21% improvement in SDR performance over prior generation.
• Delivers up to 3% faster random read and up to 4% faster random write performance vs. prior generation.
• SAS-based Protection Information (PI) helps protect against inadvertent data change.
• Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option (AES-256) helps cut IT drive retirement costs while helping securely protect data where it lives—on the drive.
• SED models can be used as standard drives, as ISE feature for easy drive disposal or as part of a more secure solution.
• FIPS Self-Encrypting Drive option helps protect Sensitive but Unclassified and Protected class data.

   Best-Fit Applications

• High Performance Tier 1 Enterprise Servers
• Blade, Rack and Tower Servers Hosting Transaction Based Applications
• Power and Space Constrained Data Centers
• Compliance and Data Security Initiatives