Seagate Constellation ES ST500NM0001 500GB 7.2K 6.0Gbps Serial SCSI / SAS Hard Drive

Capacity: 500GB
Spindle Speed: 7,200RPM
Interface Type: SAS / Serial Attached SCSI
Disk Size: 3.5″x1.0″ (LFF Hard Drive)
Sustained Throughput (MBps): 147
Average Seek Time (read/write ms): 8.5 / 9.5
Electrical Interface Speed: SAS-2 / Serial Attached SCSI (Generation 2) – 6.0Gbps 
On-Board Cache: 64MB

Overview

Seagate® Constellation® ES fifth-generation drives lead the industry with a range of high capacity enterprise drive options. Available in both 6Gb/s SAS and SATA interfaces, these drives feature enterprise-class reliability with the power and performance efficiencies that make them ideal for capacity-optimized, 24×7 multi-drive server and storage environments.

Features and Benefits 

• Fifth-generation, enterprise, nearline drive designed for 24×7 operation
• Up to 2TB capacity for data-hungry enterprise business applications
• Best-in-class enhanced rotational vibration tolerance ensures unrivalled performance in high-density applications for continuous data access
• Enhanced efficiencies with PowerChoice™ host-selectable power options for unprecedented savings (up to 35 percent) during slow or idle periods
• Proven reliability with multi-drive firmware maximized for enterprise system availability
• Robust performance with dual processor technology and ramp load technology
• Provides business sustainability with Seagate Unified Storage architecture
• 6Gb/s SAS performance with error detection and correction

Best Fit Applications

• High-capacity data center storage
• Storage area networks (SAN), network attached storage (NAS) and direct attached storage (DAS)
• Enterprise backup and restore–D2D, virtual tape
• Centralized surveillance
• Cloud storage

DPN: TH-06VNCJ021233-1AC-0007-A00 / 6VNCJ / 06VNCJ