Description
Product Overview
Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 is a 12 Terabytes (TB) capacity enterprise hard drive designed for high-end data center and cloud storage applications. This hard drive comes with several advanced features such as a 7200 Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) spindle speed, Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface, Gigabits Per Second (6GBPS) data transfer rate, 256MB buffer, 512e Ise, 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF), and helium platform. In this article, we will discuss these features in detail and their benefits for enterprise storage applications.
7200 RPM Spindle Speed
The Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 hard drive comes with a spindle speed of 7200 RPM. The spindle speed determines how quickly the platters inside the hard drive rotate, which directly affects the data access time. The faster the spindle speed, the lower the access time, which means that the data can be retrieved more quickly from the hard drive. This is especially important for enterprise storage applications that require fast and reliable data access.
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) Interface
The Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 hard drive uses a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface to connect to the computer or storage system. SATA is a popular interface used in most modern hard drives, and it provides a high-speed data transfer rate. The SATA interface is also hot-swappable, which means that the hard drive can be replaced or added without powering off the system. This feature is essential for enterprise storage applications that require uninterrupted operation.
Gigabits Per Second (6GBPS) Data Transfer Rate
The Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 hard drive has a maximum data transfer rate of 6 Gigabits per second (6GBPS). This high-speed data transfer rate ensures that data can be transferred quickly between the hard drive and the computer or storage system. This is particularly important for enterprise storage applications that require large amounts of data to be transferred quickly and efficiently.
256MB Buffer
The Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 hard drive comes with a 256MB buffer. The buffer is a temporary storage area used by the hard drive to store frequently accessed data. This improves the performance of the hard drive by reducing the number of times the hard drive needs to access the platters. With a large buffer, the hard drive can store more frequently accessed data, which leads to faster data access times.
512e ISE
The Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 hard drive uses 512e ISE technology. 512e ISE stands for 512-byte emulation with a 4K native sector size. This means that the hard drive presents itself to the computer or storage system as having a sector size of 512 bytes, but internally it uses a sector size of 4K. This technology improves the compatibility of the hard drive with older systems that are designed to work with smaller sector sizes. It also provides improved performance by reducing the number of read and write operations required for a given amount of data.
3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF)
The Western Digital HUH721212ALE600 Ultrastar HE12 hard drive comes in a 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF). The LFF is a standard size used in most desktop and server systems. This makes the hard drive compatible with most systems and easy to install in a variety of configurations. The LFF size also allows for a larger number of platters to be used, which increases the capacity of the hard drive.
Details Information about the Western Digital HUH721212ALE600
- Brand Name: Western Digital
- Model Number or SKU# HUH721212ALE600
- Type: Hard Disk Drive
- Sub-Type: SATA-6GBPS
- RPM: 12TB-7.2K
- Product Line : Ultrastar
- Product Series : Ultrastar He12
Applications / Environments
- Enterprise And Data Center Applications Where Capacity Density, Power Efficiency And Reliability Are Paramount
- Cloud & Hyperscale Storage
- Massive Scale-Out (Mso), High-Density Data Centers
- Distributed File Systems
- Bulk Storage Using Object Storage Solutions Like Ceph™ And Openstack Swift
- Primary And Secondary Storage For Hadoop® To Support Big Data Analytics
- Centralized Video Surveillance
- Ideal For All Mainstream Enterprise Capacity Applications
Features
- Storage Capacity : 12 TB
- Enclosure : Internal
- Max. Areal Density : 864 Gbits/Sq. In
- Interface : Sata-6gbps
- Drive Dimensions : 3.5 Inch
- Mtbf : 2.5 Million Hours
Drive Performance
- Interface Transfer Rate : 600 Mbps
- Sustained Transfer Rate : 243 Mbps (Read), 255 Mbps (Write)
- Seek Time (Read, Typical) : 8.0 Ms
- Seek Time (Write, Typical) : 8.6 Ms
- Average Latency : 4.16 Ms
- Buffer : 256 Mb
- Rotational Speed : 7.2K RPM
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