Exos 7E8 hard drives support up to 8 TB per drive, 1 offering bulk data storage for data centre infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos 7E8 provides cost effective, 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.
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 error correction algorithms, and rotational vibration design, the Exos 7E8 helps ensure consistent performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.
Meet 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.
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. 2 Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.
Features
• Hyperscale applications/cloud data centres.
• Massive scale-out data centres.
• OLTP and HPC applications.
• High-capacity density RAID storage.
• Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays.
• Distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph.
• Enterprise backup and restore — D2D, virtual tape.
• Centralised surveillance.
| Capacity | 4,000 GB |
| Edition | 7E8 |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| SSHD | No |
| Flash Memory Size | N/A |
| Flash Memory Type | N/A |
| Height | 26.1 mm |
| Rotation Speed | 7,200 rpm |
| Sector Size | 512E |
| Cache | 256MB |
| Access Time | 4.16 ms |
| Host to/from Drive Sustained Transfer Rate | 215 MB/s |
| Interface | SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) |
| Load/Unload Cycles | |
| Annualised Workload Rating | |
| Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | <1 in 10^15 |
| Max. Operating Shock | 70/40 G |
| NCQ | Yes |
| Max.Power Usage | 10.77 W |
| Dimensions | 101.85 x 26.1 x 147 (WxHxD mm) |
| Package Type | OEM |
