Description
Enterprise Hard Drive
The Toshiba HDEPM10GEA51F 14TB 7.2K RPM SAS-12GBPS Hard Drive is an enterprise-class hard drive that is designed for use in high-availability and high-performance storage environments such as data centers, media production, and similar.
The drive has a capacity of 14TB, which provides ample storage for large amounts of data. The 7.2k RPM speed ensures that the drive can quickly access stored data, and the SAS-12GBps interface provides a fast data transfer rate and is designed for use in enterprise systems.
One of the main advantages of SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) over SATA (Serial ATA) is its ability to handle more concurrent I/O operations, making it more suitable for high-availability and high-performance storage environments where multiple users are accessing the storage simultaneously.
The drive also supports advanced features such as hot-swapping, which allows the drive to be replaced without shutting down the system. This can help to minimize downtime in the event of a drive failure.
Serial-Attached SCSI
The Toshiba HDEPM10GEA51F 14TB 7.2K RPM 12GBPS Hard Drive uses SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface which is a type of data storage interface. SAS is primarily used for connecting hard drives and solid-state drives to a server or a RAID controller. It is designed for use in enterprise storage systems, where high availability and data integrity are critical.
SAS uses a point-to-point architecture and supports full-duplex data transfer, which means that data can be sent and received simultaneously. This makes it more suitable for high-availability and high-performance storage environments where multiple users are accessing the storage simultaneously.
SAS also supports advanced features such as hot-swapping, which allows a drive to be replaced without shutting down the system, and can help to minimize downtime in the event of a drive failure.
SAS also supports different speeds, such as 12 Gbps in the case of this Toshiba hard drive. This provides faster data transfer rates than SATA (Serial ATA) which is the other standard interface used for hard drives and solid-state drives.
Wide Compatibility
The compatibility of the Toshiba HDEPM10GEA51F 14TB 7.2K RPM 12GBPS Hard Drive depends on the specific system it is being used with.
This drive uses the SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface and supports 12 Gbps data transfer rate, so it is important to ensure that the system it will be installed in has a SAS interface and supports 12 Gbps data transfer rate.
Additionally, the drive uses the 3.5-inch form factor, so it is important to ensure that the system it will be installed in has a compatible drive bay for this form factor.
It is also important to check the RAID controller and the specific RAID configuration being used, as using the drive with a RAID controller that does not support its features such as SAS-12GBps or large capacity drives, may affect the drive performance and reliability.
It’s recommended to check the server or RAID controller’s documentation and compatibility list to ensure that the drive is supported before purchasing.
General Information:
Manufacturer : Toshiba
Manufacturer Part : HDEPM10GEA51F
Product Type : Hard Disk Drive
Applications:
Engineered For Mid-Line / Nearline Business Critical Workloads
Tier 2 Business-Critical Servers And Storage Systems
Servers Supporting Application Workloads That Benefit From High Capacity Per Spindle
Capacity-Optimized Data Center Storage Systems
Object And File Storage Solutions
Enterprise Data Protection And Tiered Storage Infrastructure
Centralized Surveillance And Other High-Definition Video Storage
Key Features:
Storage Capacity : 14 TB
Enclosure : Internal
Interface : SAS-12GBPS
Drive Dimensions : 3.5 Inch
Mttf : 2,500,000 Hours
DRIVE PERFORMANCE :
Interface Speed (Max) : 12 GBPS
Data Transfer Speed (Sustained) : 248 MBPS (Typical)
Rotational Speed : 7.2K RPM
Buffer : 256 MB
