The 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal HDD from Seagate is a high-performance, large-capacity drive designed for hyperscale cloud scalability, massive scale-out data centers, big data applications, high-capacity density RAID storage, and other demanding tasks that require 24/7 operation. This 7200 rpm drive utilizes a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface for data transfer rates of up to 261 MB/s. As a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours, an annualized failure rate of 0.35%, and 1 sector per 1015 non-recoverable read errors per bits read, as well as built-in digital sensors to ensure optimal performance, PowerBalance for lower power consumption, and a helium seal for lower power, weight, and increased durability and leak protection.
Best-Fit Applications
- Scalable hyperscale applications / cloud data centers
- Massive scale-out data centers
- Big data 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
- Centralized surveillance
Maximum Storage Capacity for Highest Rack Space Efficiency
- A 16TB drive offers high capacity for more petabytes per rack
- Highly reliable performance with enhanced caching makes it a logical choice for cloud data center and massive scale-out data center applications
- Hyperscale SATA model tuned for large data transfers and low latency
- PowerBalance optimizes watts per terabyte
- Maximize total cost of ownership savings through lower power and weight with a helium sealed-drive design
- Helium side-sealing weld technology for additional handling robustness and leak protection
- Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance
- Seagate Secure features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement
- Proven enterprise-class reliability backed by a limited 5-year warranty and 2.5 million-hour MTBF rating
