Designed with Enterprise-use in mind, this drive may be used in 24×7 (8,760 hours per year) always-on operating environments. This Constellation ES.3 drive also contains several features to help ensure a strong operational life including the ability to withstand temperatures up to 140°F / 60°C, 1.4 million hours MTBF, an AFR of 0.63%, and low power consumption. Additionally, this drive is self-encrypting (AES-256) with Seagate Instant Secure Erase.
Capacity-Optimized Enterprise Hard Drive for Bulk-Data Applications
- This high-capacity large form factor enterprise drive features 4TB of storage for expanding data growth
- Sixth-generation drive technology with SATA interfaces for 24×7 reliability
- Rotational vibration tolerance helps to ensure consistent performance
- Power and cooling efficiencies with low power consumption and on-demand PowerChoice technology based on T10/T13 power management standards
- Multi-drive firmware maximized for enterprise RAID system availability
- Robust performance with dual processors, ramp load technology, a top-cover attached motor, and a humidity sensor to help ensure optimum performance
- Self-Encrypting Drive (AES-256) with Seagate Instant Secure Erase cuts IT drive retirement costs while helping to securely protect data at rest
Best-Fit Applications
- High-capacity RAID storage
- Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays (SAN, NAS, DAS)
- Cloud bulk data storage
- Enterprise backup and restore – D2D, virtual tape
- Centralized surveillance
Specifications
Reliability / Data Integrity
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 2.0M
- Reliability Rating @ Full 24×7 Operation (AFR): 0.44% @ full 24×7 operation (AFR)
- Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read: 1 sector per 10E15
- Power-On Hours per Year: 8,760 (24×7)
- Bytes per Sector: 512 and 4096
Performance
- Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
- Interface Access Speed (Gb/s): 6.0, 3.0, 1.5
- 4K Random Read/Write: 164/342 16QD WCE (IOPS)
- Max Sustained Transfer Rate OD: Up to 237 OD (MB/s)
- Average Latency: 4.16 ms
- Interface Ports: Single
- Rotational Vibration: 12.5 @ 1500 Hz (rad/s²)
Power Consumption
- Idle Power: 9 W average
- Typical Operating, Random Read: < 10 W
- Power Supply Requirements: +12 and + 5 V
Environmental
Temperature, Operating: 41 to 140°F / 5 to 60°C
Vibration, Non-Operating: < 5 to 500 Hz: 0.25 Gs
Shock, Operating, 2 ms (Read/Write): 70 / 40 Gs
Shock, Non-Operating, 1 and 2 ms: 300 Gs
Physical
Dimensions: 1×4×6" (2.5×10.5×15.2 cm)
Weight: 2 lb (0.9 kg)