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The Seagate® ExosTM 7E8 enterprise hard drive confidently stores up to 8TB of
data without sacrificing performance. The secure, high-capacity, high-performance
drives are optimized for demanding enterprise bulk data applications.
Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications
Exos 7E8 hard drives support up to 8TB per drive,
1 offering bulk data storage for data center
infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos 7E8 provides cost-
effective, reliable access to unstructured data. Built on field-proven 9th-generation conventional
magnetic recording (CMR) technology, the Exos 7E8 drive helps to catalyze the datasphere,
enabling data center architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid
reliability, ironclad security and low TCO for demanding 24×7 operations.
Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World
Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World
Exos 7E8 drives are backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating and support workloads of 550TB
per year—10× that of desktop hard drives. With state-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly error-
correction algorithms and rotational vibration design, the Exos 7E8 helps ensure consistent
performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.
High Performance for Mainstream Data Center Applications
Meet your storage workload requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective data center
footprint on the market today. The Exos 7E8 delivers easy integration into bulk storage systems
with 12Gb/s SAS and SATA 6Gb/s interface options. With user-definable innovative technology
advancements like PowerChoiceTM and Seagate RAID Rebuild
®, you can tailor your nearline
storage requirements for even greater improvements in lowering your TCO.
Enhanced Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection and Security
Enhanced Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection and Security
Advanced security features help protect data where it lives—on the drive. Exos 7E8 prevents
unauthorized drive access and safeguards stored data with security features that include
Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive and government-grade
FIPS/Common Criteria tamper-resistent hard drive.
2 Seagate SecureTM drives simplify drive
repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest and comply with corporate and federal data
security mandates.
Best-Fit Applications
Hyperscale applications/cloud data centers
Massive scale-out data centers
OLTP and HPC applications
High-capacity density RAID storage
Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays
Distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph
Enterprise backup and restore—D2D, virtual tape
Centralized surveillance
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