Seagate ST2000NM0045 2TB 3.5in SAS 7.2K 12Gbps HDD

The Seagate® Exos™ 7E8 Enterprise Hard Drive: High-Capacity, High-Performance Storage Solution
The Seagate® Exos™ 7E8 enterprise hard drive confidently stores up to 8 TB of data without sacrificing performance. This secure, high-capacity, and high-performance drive is optimised for demanding enterprise bulk data applications, making it the perfect storage solution for data centre infrastructures.

Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications
The Exos 7E8 hard drive supports up to 8 TB per drive, providing cost-effective and reliable access to unstructured data. Built on field-proven 9th generation conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology, this drive helps to catalyse the datasphere, delivering trusted performance, rock-solid reliability, ironclad security, and low total cost of ownership (TCO) for demanding 24×7 operations.

Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World
Backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating and supporting workloads of 550 TB per year, the Exos 7E8 drive is designed to handle the demands of a 24×7 world. With state-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly error correction algorithms, and rotational vibration design, this drive ensures consistent performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.

High Performance for Mainstream Data Centre Applications
The Exos 7E8 delivers high performance and meets storage workload requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective data centre footprint on the market. With 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA 6 Gb/s interface options, this drive is easy to integrate into bulk storage systems. Plus, 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 Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection, and Security
Advanced security features help protect data where it lives – on the drive. The Exos 7E8 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-resistant hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.