Next-generation 10K hard disk drive features are now available for entry and midrange Storage systems. For DS3500 systems, new Storage Manager version 10.86 and Controller FirmWare level (CFW) version 7.86 are available and include a new HDD functionality, T10 Protection Information (T10 PI). These new drives are T10 PI capable, and the new Storage Manager and CFW enable T10 PI on other DS3500 drive options previously announced without that capability.
High performance and reliability - these attributes define hard disk drives from IBM - a winning data storage solution. Designed specifically to meet the needs of your advanced, data-intensive applications, IBM hard disk drives provide users with a wide range of capacities and interfaces for nearly every data-intensive application.
Dell's latest generation 15000rpm Enterprise Hard Disk Drives continue to represent some of the fastest enterprise hard disk drives in the industry. Leveraging the technology expertise and heritage, Dell deliver reliable, high-capacity HDDs for your most demanding storage applications. With the capacity points this latest drive technology offers low power consumption, high reliability, and faster internal data rates. Leading edge technology enables industry leading performance specifications blended with the latest advances in interface technology. This provides a flexible and cost effective storage solution for your most demanding applications including rack and tower servers, storage arrays, RAID systems and digital video systems.
To buy the right hard drive it is important that you know the interface type of your computer. The interface type determines the compatibility to a system. Common interface types today are IDE (also known as PATA), SATA, or SCSI. SCSI interface type may come in different pin configurations.Speed and Capacity determine how much data can be stored and how fast the data can be accessed. The higher the capacity, the more data can be stored. Similarly, the higher the speed, the faster the computer can access or write data to/from the hard drive.
Enterprise Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives offer the best combination of performance while providing the highest data integrity for server and external storage solutions. The 6 Gbps SAS interface provides double the data transfer rates over the previous generation and provide the scalability required by data centers worldwide.SAS has become the hard drive interface of choice for enterprise-based storage solutions today. With full duplex, bidirectional I/O, these hard drives offer an average of 135 percent increased performance over SATA-based solutions and puts enterprise-class functionality within financial reach of businesses of all sizes.