Datasheet

Data Sheet
Ultrastar
®
C10K1800
2.5-Inch SFF Enterprise 10K RPM
Hard Disk Drives
Highlights
• Industry-leading 1.8TB
1
capacity in a 10K RPM
HDD, 50% more than previous generations
• Best-in-class performance
- 2.5X faster random write*
- 23% faster sequential*
• Advance format (4KN and 512e) and 512n models
• 12Gb/s SAS moves more data quickly & reliably
• 128MB cache buffer manages data efficiency
• Advanced Power Management optimizes
power consumption
• Best-in-class power efficiency
• 2M hours MTBF
2
rating and 5-year warranty
• Security & encryption models including ISE,
TCG-SED & FIPS 140-2 certified TCG-SED
Applications/Environments
• Tier 1 enterprise-class, high-performance
servers in data centers processing hot and
warm data
• Traditional mission-critical enterprise-class
servers and storage
• HPC, databases, OLTP, and BP applications
requiring high reliability and 24x7 availability
• Enterprise-class data security environments
requiring increased security & easy drive
retirement
• Power- and space-constrained, mission-
critical environments
Big Capacity and Performance in a Small Package
HGSTdeliversbest-in-classcapacityandperformanceinonesmallformfactorharddrive.
TheUltrastar®C10K1800isa10KRPMenterprise-classHDDthatstoresupto1.8TBofdata,
50%morecapacitythanpriorgenerations,plusdeliversbest-in-classactiveandidlepower
eciency,enablingnextgenerationdatacenterstokeeppacewithdigitaldatagrowthand
improvespaceandpowereciencies.Datacenterarchitectscanalsoleveragebest-in-class
performanceontheC10K1800,achievingupto2.5Xbetterrandomwriteperformanceand
23%fastersequentialperformanceoverpriorgeneration2.5-inchSFF10KRPMHDDsfor
demanding24x7enterpriseworkloads.
Technology Innovation
UltrastarC10K1800deliversunmatchedperformancethankstoseveralHGSTtechnology
innovationsincludingmediacachearchitecture,theindustry’sfastest12Gb/sSerial-
AttachedSCSI(SAS)interfaceandadvancedformatoptions.HGST'smediacache
architectureisadisk-basedcachingtechnology,whichprovidesalargenon-volatilecache
onthemediaresultinginimprovedreliabilityanddataintegrityduringunexpectedpower
loss,aswellasasignicantimprovementinwriteperformanceevenathighworkloads
whencomparedtosolutionswithlimitedNANDorash-basedNVC.TheC10K1800isthe
industry’srst10KRPMdrivetoleverageanindustry-leading12Gb/sSASinterface,enabling
veryhightransferratesbetweenhostanddrive.Advancedformatmodelsenablethe
industry’shighest10KRPMcapacityat1.8TBwith4Knativeand512emulationtosupport
newsystems,andalsooers512nativeformatmodelstosupportlegacysystems.
Enterprise Security and Reliability
TheUltrastarC10K1800oersthebroadestrangeofencryptionandsecurityoptionsavailable
onSASHDDsfromHGST,includingTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)enterpriseSSC-compliant
Self-EncryptingDrives(SED)whichprovidedataprotectionwithoutanyperformanceloss,
andTCGwithFIPS(FederalInformationProcessingStandard)140-2certication,whichadds
andtamperevidenceprotectionforthemoststringentregulatorydatasecuritycompliance
requirements.InstantSecureErase(ISE)modelsenablefast,cost-eectiveandsecuredrive
repurposingandretirement.C10K1800extendsthecompany’slong-standingtraditionof
reliabilityleadershipwitha2MhoursMTBFratinganda5-yearlimitedwarranty.
1.8TB / 1.2TB / 900GB / 600GB / 450GB / 300GB
|0K RPM | 2.5-inch SFF | SAS 12Gb/s
Features and Benefits
Feature / Function Benefits
Performance 10K RPM Low latency for faster access to data
12Gb/s SAS Industry’s fastest SAS interface for maximum throughput
Media cache architecture Significantly enhanced performance over solutions with limited NAND or flash-based non-volatile cache (NVC)
Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) Maintains optimum performance in multi-drive systems
Workload detector technology Maximizes performance in RAID environments
Capacity Up to 1.8TB with Advanced Format 50% more capacity than previous generation 10K HDDs
Power
Efficiency
2.5-inch form factor Consumes less power than previous generation 10K HDDs
Advanced Power Management
technology
Optimizes power consumption to lower data center energy usage and cooling costs
Reliability IDRC technology Improves signal processing for more robust data integrity
RRO fields Improves handling of repeatable run out to lower risk of data squeeze and write inhibit rate
End-to-end data protection (ANSI) Enhances error detection for optimal data integrity
Security Optional SED models Encrypts data, providing security and easy redeployment
* Compared to previous generation