Data Sheet
®
Ultrastar A7K2000
3.5-Inch Enterprise 7200 RPM
Hard Disk Drives
Highlights
•ꢀ Up to 1 terabyte of capacity
•ꢀ Enhanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard
(RVS) for robust performance in multi-drive
environments
Combining 7200 RPM Performance And Granular Power Control
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Operatingꢀatꢀ7200ꢀRPM,ꢀtheꢀHGSTꢀUltrastar®ꢀA7K2000ꢀoffersꢀbetterꢀoverallꢀperformanceꢀ
thanꢀslower-RPM,ꢀcapacity-orientedꢀdrivesꢀatꢀimpressivelyꢀlowꢀpower-consumptionꢀrates.ꢀ
WhenꢀcomparedꢀtoꢀtheꢀpreviousꢀgenerationꢀUltrastarꢀA7K1000,ꢀtheꢀA7K2000ꢀoffersꢀupꢀtoꢀaꢀ
155%ꢀimprovementꢀinꢀsustainedꢀdataꢀtransferꢀrate.ꢀWithꢀfiveꢀAdvancedꢀPowerꢀManagementꢀ
modes,ꢀaꢀ36%ꢀreductionꢀinꢀwattsꢀduringꢀlow-RPMꢀidleꢀmode,ꢀandꢀusingꢀlessꢀthanꢀ1Wꢀduringꢀ
standby/sleepꢀmode,ꢀtheꢀUltrastarꢀA7K2000ꢀcanꢀhelpꢀdataꢀcentersꢀachieveꢀlowerꢀACꢀpowerꢀ
andꢀHVACꢀrequirements,ꢀfreeingꢀupꢀpreciousꢀheadroomꢀforꢀgrowingꢀenterpriseꢀneeds.ꢀ
•ꢀ 24x7 enterprise-class duty cycle
•ꢀ Targeted 1.2 million hours MTBF
•ꢀ 5-year warranty
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•ꢀ 3Gb/s & 6Gb/s SATA for configuration
flexibility
Delivering Industry-Leading Reliability
Applications/Environments
•ꢀ Cloud storage
•ꢀ Massive Scale Out (MSO)
•ꢀ Data warehousing & mining
•ꢀ Disk-to-disk backup & archiving
•ꢀ RAID arrays
Withꢀaꢀrobustꢀfourth-generationꢀmechanicalꢀdesign,ꢀUltrastarꢀA7K2000ꢀisꢀspecificallyꢀbuiltꢀ
andꢀtestedꢀforꢀtheꢀenterprise.ꢀTheꢀUltrastarꢀSATAꢀdriveꢀfamilyꢀfeaturesꢀHGST-patentedꢀ
RotationalꢀVibrationꢀSafeguardꢀ(RVS)ꢀsensorꢀtechnology,ꢀwhichꢀoptimizesꢀdriveꢀreliabilityꢀ
inꢀmulti-driveꢀRAIDꢀarraysꢀandꢀrack-mountedꢀsystems.ꢀBackedꢀbyꢀaꢀfive-yearꢀwarranty,ꢀtheꢀ
UltrastarꢀplatformꢀhasꢀearnedꢀHGSTꢀaꢀreputationꢀamongꢀserverꢀandꢀstorageꢀvendorsꢀasꢀaꢀ
globalꢀpartnerꢀdedicatedꢀtoꢀdeliveringꢀtheꢀhighestꢀqualityꢀandꢀreliabilityꢀinꢀtheꢀindustry.
•ꢀ Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Innovation for a more sustainable environment
TheꢀUltrastarꢀA7K2000ꢀdemonstratesꢀHGSTꢀecologicalꢀleadershipꢀwithꢀitsꢀhalogen-freeꢀ
designꢀandꢀpower-efficientꢀoperation.ꢀBothꢀtheseꢀfeaturesꢀserveꢀtoꢀqualifyꢀtheꢀdriveꢀforꢀtheꢀ
HGSTꢀEcoTracꢀclassification,ꢀwhichꢀidentifiesꢀproductsꢀthatꢀminimizeꢀenvironmentalꢀimpactꢀ
inꢀtheꢀareasꢀofꢀproductꢀdesign,ꢀmanufacturing,ꢀoperationꢀandꢀdisposal.
Features and Benefits
Feature / Function
Benefits
Capacity
Reliability
Up to 1TB of storage
Highest enterprise capacity available in a single hard drive
Excellent soft error rate for improved reliability & performance
Monitors and manages I/O to maximize reliability & performance
Better soft error rate for improved reliability & performance
Improved acoustics & positional accuracy
Advanced PMR heads & media
Self-Protection Throttling (SPT)
Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC)
Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor
Load/unload ramp
Protects user data when power is removed
Performance Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS)
3Gb/s & 6Gb/s SATA interface
Maintains drive performance in high rotational vibration environments and multi-drive systems
300MB/s and 600Gb/s burst data rate (respectively) for faster data access
Enhanced data transfer performance
32MB cache buffer
1TB and 500GB
7200 RPM | SATA 3Gb/s & 6Gb/s