WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive 12TB, 256MB, 7200rpm

Engineered for heavy application workloads and designed with an endurance of up to 550TB per year, the 12TB Gold 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal Enterprise HDD from WD is well suited for use in enterprise-class data centers and storage systems. This 7200 rpm drive utilizes the SATA III 6 Gb/s interface and a 256MB cache for data transfer rates of up to 255 MB/s. Moreover, as a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours, 600,000 load/unload cycles, a non-recoverable error rate of < 1 in 1015, and an annualized failure rate of 0.35%. Also featured are vibration protection for improved performance in high vibration environments and HelioSeal technology for a reduced power draw.

Ideal For

Cloud applications and distributed file systems like Apache Hadoop to support Big Data analytics
Bulk storage using object storage solutions like CEPH and OpenStack Swift
Direct & Network Attached Storage (DAS & NAS), RAID storage
Industrial applications
Entry server storage

WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive 12TB, 256MB, 7200rpm has More Flexibility, More Freedom

WD Gold lets you build out your storage your way with a 12TB SATA hard drive, engineered for heavy application workloads and designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year.

WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive 12TB, 256MB, 7200rpm has Enhanced Reliability

With a 2.5 million hour MTBF, WD Gold hard drives deliver enhanced levels of dependability and durability.

WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive 12TB, 256MB, 7200rpm has Vibration Protection

WD Gold drives have sophisticated monitoring electronics that help correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time using enhanced vibration protection technology for improved performance in high-vibration environments.

WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive 12TB, 256MB, 7200rpm Plays Well with Others

Specifically designed for use in enterprise-grade storage systems and data centers, WD Gold HDDs are broadly compatible with major enterprise operating systems.

WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive 12TB, 256MB, 7200rpm has HelioSeal Technology

HelioSeal technology delivers high capacities with a low power draw.