Datasheet

3TB and 2TB
|
7200 RPM
SATA 6Gb/s & SAS 6Gb/s
Highlights
2.0 million hours MTBF >
Up to 3 terabytes >
2
of capacity
6Gb/s SATA and 6Gb/s SAS models for
>
configuration flexibility
Dual Stage Actuator (DSA) and Enhanced
>
Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) for
robust performance in multi-drive
environments
24x7 enterprise-class 50% duty cycle for
>
capacity-optimized applications
5-year limited warranty
>
Applications/Environments
Cloud storage >
Massive Scale Out (MSO) >
Data warehousing & mining >
Disk-to-disk backup & archiving >
RAID arrays >
Network Attached Storage (NAS) >
World’s first shipping enterprise-class, 7200 RPM drive rated at 2M hours MTBF
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for capacity-optimized environments
www.hitachiGST.com
Ultrastar
™
7K3000
3.5-INCH ENTERPRISE HARD DISK DRIVES
Delivering industry-leading quality and reliability
The Hitachi Ultrastar™ 7K3000 is the world’s first and only 7200 RPM hard drive rated at 2.0
million hours MTBF and backed by a five-year limited warranty. The Ultrastar 7K3000 represents
the fifth-generation Hitachi 5-platter mechanical design, first introduced in 2004, and has
been field proven by top server and storage OEMs as well as leading Internet giants. When
the highest quality and reliability are a top requirement, customer field data proves that the
Ultrastar 7K3000 delivers by reducing downtime, eliminating service calls and keeping TCO
to a minimum. Engineered for the highest reliability, the Ultrastar 7K3000 is not only put through
grueling design tests during development but must also pass stringent ongoing reliability testing
during manufacturing. Across the entire Ultrastar family, world-class quality control, combined
with scientific root-cause analysis and multi-faceted corrective actions, ensure that Hitachi GST
remains the recognized leader in quality and reliability for enterprise-class hard drives.
Increasing capacity density by 50%
Recent measures such as data de-duplication and thin provisioning have not been able to stem
the explosive petabyte (PB) growth requirements in cloud storage and data centers. Pervasive
Internet computing with remotely stored email, pictures and social media, all being accessed
from light-weight tablet and notebook computers, is changing consumer expectations. Ongoing
worldwide government data retention regulations and security requirements are also driving
up data center and private cloud storage needs. At the same time, tile space and megawatts
remain at a premium, while in some highly built-out metropolitan areas both are at an absolute
“no-growth” state. To meet these demands, the Ultrastar 7K3000 delivers 50% more capacity
in the same footprint and does so at a 32% reduction in watts/GB versus our prior generation
Ultrastar A7K2000 product. It is now possible to achieve a colossal 1.8 PB in the footprint of a
standard 19-inch enterprise storage rack by stacking ten 4U, 60-bay enclosures.
Offering choices of interface and encryption
The Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 is the first Hitachi 7200 RPM drive available in both 6Gb/s SATA
and 6Gb/s SAS interfaces and also available in two encryption options. The Ultrastar 7K3000
SATA model integrates easily with legacy SATA and Fibre Channel to SATA environments. The
Ultrastar 7K3000 SATA model is available with a bulk data encryption (BDE) option. The Ultrastar
7K3000 dual-port SAS model is targeted at emerging 6Gb/s SAS enterprise infrastructure
and is available with industry standard TCG Enterprise_A encryption. When enabled, both of
these hardware-based implementations encrypt all data on the drive using a private security
key as it is written to the disk, and then decrypt it with the key as it is retrieved, giving users
an extreme level of data protection. These security options not only protect sensitive data but
also reduce the time and effort involved in re-deploying hard drives since without the key, the
data is unrecoverable.
Combining 7200 RPM performance and granular power control
Operating at 7200 RPM, the Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 offers better overall performance than
slower RPM capacity-oriented drives, and does so at impressively low power consumption
rates. When compared to Hitachi’s previous generation Ultrastar A7K2000, the 7K3000 is up
to 3 times faster in sustained data transfer rates. The Ultrastar 7K3000 can help data centers
achieve lower AC power and HVAC requirements. With five Advanced Power Management
modes, the Ultrastar 7K3000 achieves a 59% reduction in watts during low RPM idle mode,
and uses less than 1W during standby/sleep modes, freeing up precious headroom for growing
enterprise needs.
Innovating for a more sustainable environment
The Ultrastar 7K3000 demonstrates Hitachi ecological leadership with its halogen-free design
and power-efficient operation. Both these features serve to qualify the drive for the Hitachi
EcoTrac classification, which identifies products that minimize environmental impact in the
areas of product design, manufacturing, operation and disposal.