Western Digital 0F38462 16TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATAIII

Western Digital 0F38462 16TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATAIII

This drive is built with advanced technologies and robust components to ensure long-term reliability and data integrity. It incorporates Western Digital’s HelioSeal? technology, which seals the drive enclosure and fills it with helium, providing a highly stable environment for the disk platters and reducing turbulence, power consumption, and heat generation.

The UltraStar DC HC550 utilizes advanced error correction mechanisms and enhanced RAFF? (Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward) technology to minimize the risk of data loss or corruption. It is designed for continuous operation, offering high endurance and reliability for enterprise-level storage applications.

The drive includes a large cache size, typically 256MB, which improves overall system responsiveness and helps to accelerate data access. It also supports advanced format technology, allowing for efficient storage and maximizing the utilization of available capacity.

The UltraStar DC HC550 is engineered for low power consumption, making it energy-efficient and reducing operating costs for data centers and enterprise storage environments. It includes power management features that optimize power usage while maintaining performance and reliability.

This drive is designed to meet the rigorous demands of enterprise environments, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) rating and extensive testing to ensure long-term durability. It is backed by Western Digital’s expertise in storage solutions, offering high-quality and reliable performance.

Specifications

• Advanced Vibration Protection: The drive incorporates advanced vibration protection technology, including dual-stage actuators and rotational vibration sensors, to mitigate the effects of vibrations and ensure reliable performance in multi-drive environments.
• Data Security: It supports a range of data security features, including Secure Erase and Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) options, allowing for secure data erasure and encryption to protect sensitive information.
• Extended Data Integrity: The UltraStar DC HC550 includes features like end-to-end data protection, advanced error recovery control, and media caching technology, enhancing data integrity and reducing the risk of data loss or corruption.
• Efficient Power Management: The drive incorporates power management features, such as idle drive spin-down, which helps reduce power consumption and lowers energy costs, making it an energy-efficient storage solution.
• Enhanced Reliability: It features Western Digital’s innovative media cache architecture, which helps improve reliability by reducing disk head movement and minimizing wear on the drive components, extending the drive’s lifespan.
• TCO-optimized Design: The UltraStar DC HC550 is designed to optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), delivering high capacity and performance while minimizing power consumption, maintenance requirements, and overall operating costs.
• Advanced Workload Management: The drive is built to handle demanding workloads, featuring enhanced rotational vibration safeguards and workload management technology that optimizes performance during heavy usage scenarios.
• Advanced Workload Management: The drive is built to handle demanding workloads, featuring enhanced rotational vibration safeguards and workload management technology that optimizes performance during heavy usage scenarios.
• Compatibility: The UltraStar DC HC550 is compatible with major operating systems and storage platforms, ensuring seamless integration and compatibility with existing infrastructure.
• Industry-Leading Warranty: The drive typically comes with a generous warranty period, providing added peace of mind and assurance of its quality and reliability.

Features

• Instant Secure Erase (ISE): The drive supports Instant Secure Erase, a feature that allows for quick and secure data erasure, ensuring sensitive information is permanently removed from the drive.
• Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS): The UltraStar DC HC550 is equipped with Rotational Vibration Safeguard technology, which helps maintain drive performance and reliability in multi-drive environments by minimizing the impact of rotational vibrations.
• Workload Calibration: The drive incorporates workload calibration technology that optimizes performance based on the specific workload characteristics, ensuring efficient data access and delivery in various usage scenarios.
• StableTrac?: It features StableTrac technology, which secures the motor shaft inside the drive, reducing vibrations and enhancing drive stability for consistent performance and improved data integrity.
• Data Integrity Enhancements: The UltraStar DC HC550 includes features like advanced Format Guard technology, which protects data integrity during formatting operations, ensuring accurate storage allocation and reducing the risk of data corruption.
• Endurance and Reliability: It is designed to meet the high demands of enterprise environments, offering high endurance and reliability for continuous operation, making it suitable for critical storage applications.
• Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC): The drive utilizes Thermal Fly-height Control technology to maintain precise head-to-disk spacing, optimizing performance and ensuring reliable data access in varying temperature conditions.
• Multi-RAID System Support: The UltraStar DC HC550 is compatible with multi-RAID systems, allowing for flexible storage configurations and increased fault tolerance.
• Data Center Optimization: It is optimized for data center environments, providing high-capacity storage with low power consumption, minimizing cooling requirements, and maximizing overall efficiency.
• Smart Command Transport (SCT): The drive supports Smart Command Transport, enabling advanced features such as background media scan, power disable, and temperature monitoring for enhanced control and management.
• Quiet Operation: The UltraStar DC HC550 is designed for quiet operation, minimizing noise emissions in storage environments for a more comfortable and less disruptive working environment.