WD XE SAS Hard Drives

Overview:

WD XE SAS hard drives provide up to 900 GB of high performance storage suitable for both enterprise server and enterprise storage applications. The ultra-fast 6 Gb/s SAS interface enables optimum data reliability, availability, and scalability. In an environment where space and power are limited, the WD XE drives are an effective solution for high performance computing solutions such as power-constrained data centers, database transaction processing, and rack, tower, and blade servers.

Features:

Ultra-fast SAS storage.
WD XE delivers 6 Gb/s transfer rates, sustained sequential data rates of up to 204 MB/s and high random I/O rates.

Low power consumption.
This 2.5-inch SAS drive requires less than 8 watts to operate. And its small form-factor allows for more system airflow resulting in lower cooling costs.

Industry's highest reliability rating.
With a field-tested 2 million hour MTBF, this high performance drive is perfect for enterprise server and enterprise storage applications.

Enterprise ready.
WD XE SAS hard drives provide up to 900 GB of high performance storage suitable for both enterprise server and enterprise storage applications.

Ultra-cool operation.
The small form-factor, 70 percent smaller than 3.5-inch drives, allows more system airflow resulting in lower cooling costs. In an environment where space and power are limited, the WD XE drives are an effective solution for high performance computing solutions such as power-constrained data centers, database transaction processing, and rack, tower, and blade servers.

Dual port, full duplex connectivity.
Offers higher reliability, performance and data availability by eliminating single points of failure, designed for high-availability mission-critical enterprise systems.

Industry’s highest reliability rating.
2 million hours MTBF.

Environmentally responsible.
In addition to being RoHS compliant, these drives are built with halogen reduced components.

NoTouch ramp load technology.
The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF).
Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.

Ideal for:
High performance computing and mission-critical environments.

Specifications:

 As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.