Model:ST8000NM018B. Tough, ready and scalable 24×7 performance that can handle multi-drive environments with a wide range of capacities.

Product code
ST8000NM018B

Stock Keeping Unit
CH23-8

Difference between Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives.

Best-Fit Applications

Continuous Video Recording (CVR)
Hyperscale applications/cloud data centres
Massive scale-out data centres
OnLline Transaction Processing (OLTP) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) 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
Centralised surveillance

Key Advantages

Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications
Exos hard drives support up to 10 TB per drive,1 offering bulk data storage for data centre infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos provides cost effective, reliable access to unstructured data. The Exos drive helps to catalyse the datasphere, enabling data centre architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability, ironclad security, and low TCO for demanding 24×7 operations.

Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World
Exos drives are backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating and support workloads of 550 TB per year — 10× that of desktop hard drives. With state-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly error correction algorithms, and rotational vibration design, the Exos helps ensure consistent performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.

High Performance for Mainstream Data Centre Applications
Meet your storage workload requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective data centre footprint on the market today. The Exos delivers easy integration into bulk storage systems with 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA 6 Gb/s interface options. With user-definable innovative technology advancements like PowerChoice™ and Seagate RAID Rebuild®, you can tailor your nearline storage requirements for even greater improvements in lowering your TCO.

Enhanced Reliability, Data Protection, and Security
Advanced security features help protect data where it lives — on the drive. Exos prevents unauthorised drive access and safeguards stored data with security features that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive, and government-grade FIPS/Common Criteria tamper-resistent hard drive.2 Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.