Description

The Ultrastar *5K**0 can amount to a capacity growth of *3% over its predecessor to keep pace with digital data growth and improve space efficiency in today's data centers. At the same time, sequential performance increased by *3% compared to prior generation to keep data moving faster. The 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and 4Gb/s Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) interfaces support the reliability required in the most demanding enterprise computing environments like on-line transaction processing, intensive data analysis, multi-user applications and data warehousing.Compared to its predecessor, power usage is reduced by up to *1% to help reduce the cooling requirements in data centers. In addition, advanced power management feature enables multiple idle modes in order to optimize power usage and save even more on energy costs. The *5K**0 also saves money because the larger capacity enables higher data storage density in the current footprint without further expansion of the data center. These eco-friendly features qualify the *5K**0 for the EcoTrac classification.