Western Digital 1ES2144 4U, SAS 12Gb/s, 6 x Mini-SAS HD, hot-swap, 1600

The Ultrastar Data6 hybrid storage platform is a key element of next-generation disaggregated storage and Software-Defined Storage (SDS) systems. The compact, efficient form factor provides the flexibility to specify the HDD and SSD combinations for balancing capacity, performance, and cost.

A flash data acceleration tier can be enabled to serve both fast data and big data applications from a single platform. The Ultrastar Data6 addresses the demanding storage needs of large enterprise customers, storage OEMs, cloud service providers, as well as resellers/integrators requiring dense, shared HDD or hybrid storage.

• Up to 6 Ultrastar HDDs (SAS or SATA)
• Up to 1.2PB1 raw capacity in 4U using forthcoming 2TB SMR HDDs
• Hybrid support for data acceleration tier with SSDs (SAS or SATA) in up to 24 of 6 drive slots
• Dual-port SAS for high availability or single-port SATA for low cost
• Enterprise-grade redundant and hot-swappable PSUs, I/O modules, and fans