HGST 15K600 450GB 0B24525 Data Sheet

Ultrastar

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 15K600

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600GB

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 capacity will store most everything 

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Spinning at 15,000 RPM for mission critical 

performance

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FCAL & SAS interfaces for reliable data 

throughput 

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Advanced Power Management optimizes 

power consumption

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Largest 64MB cache buffer in the industry

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Self-encrypting models conform to TCG’s 

Enterprise A specification 

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Business & online transaction processing

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Internet, file sharing and email

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Decision support & RAID

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NAS, SAN and enterprise-class servers

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High performance computing and other 

applications requiring 24x7 availability

HGST combines ultimate performance with high capacity in the same drive. The

Ultrastar™ 15K600 can store up to 600GB of data while spinning at 15,000 RPM. That

amounts to a capacity growth of 33% over its predecessor to keep pace with digital data

growth and improve space efficiency in today’s data centers. At the same time, sequential

performance increased by 23% compared to prior generation to keep data moving faster.

The 64MB cache buffer is the largest in the industry in its class and the 15K600 is designed

for HGST reliability. The 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and 4Gb/s Fibre Channel

Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) interfaces support the reliability required in the most demanding

enterprise computing environments like on-line transaction processing, intensive data

analysis, multi-user applications and data warehousing.

Compared to its predecessor, power usage is reduced by up to 31% to help reduce the cooling

requirements in data centers. In addition, Advanced Power Management feature enables

multiple idle modes in order to optimize power usage and save even more on energy costs.

The 15K600 also saves money because the larger capacity enables higher data storage

density in the current footprint without further expansion of the data center. These eco-

friendly features qualify the 15K600 for the EcoTrac classification.

The Ultrastar 15K600 self-encrypting models conform to the Trusted Computing Group’s

Enterprise A Security Subsystem Class encryption specification. Now, customers can reduce

costs associated with drive retirement and extend drive life by enabling repurposing of drives.

Features and Benefits

Advanced power management

Lowers power consumption and saves cooling cost  

Trusted Computing Group 

Enterprise A encryption

Reduces drive retirement cost

15,000 RPM

High performance for mission critical applications

64MB cache buffer

Optimizes read/write response times 

Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) 

Maintains drive performance in high rotational vibration environments and multi-drive systems 

Workload detector technology

Maximizes performance in RAID environments

FCAL 4Gb/s & SAS 6Gb/s

Fast and reliable interfaces for enterprise-class applications

Reverse concatenation

Improves signal processing

Repeatable Run Out (RRO) fields

Reduction in RRO lowers risk of data squeeze and write inhibit rate

End-to-end data protection (ANSI)

Enhances error detection for optimal data integrity

Head load/unload ramp

Minimizes handling damage during integration

Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) Motor

Improves acoustics & proven reliability

600GB, 450GB, 300GB | 15,000 RPM  

SAS 6Gb/s & FCAL 4Gb/s