Seagate Constellation enterprise hard drives offer the best combination of power savings, high capacity, high performance, rock-solid reliability and value for all enterprise storage application needs. Best suited for 24x7 business-critical multi-drive 2.5-inch server and storage system environments, Constellation enterprise drives feature a 3-Gb/s SATA or 6-Gb/s SAS interface and deliver best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance. Constellation hard drives offer maximum performance in high drive-count storage systems. Perpendicular recording technology increases capacity and reliability by storing data vertically instead of horizontally for maximum data density on the hard drive.

Key Features and Benefits

• Lowest operating power & enhanced power options with PowerChoice for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods


• First 2.5", 15mm business critical drive on the market designed for enterprise reliability, vibration performance and high data integrity. Fits in more server & storage slots!


• Fastest Tier 2/Nearline HDD on the market (SAS @ 6Gb/s speed). At a system level (with more drives) the performance will be >2x as compared to 3.5" HDD.


• The highest capacity 2.5" enterprise drive with 500GB with both SAS and SATA interfaces. (160GB SATA also available for boot/entry server applications)


• 6Gbps SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance


• Best performing nearline drive with Best-in-class Rotational Vibration

Best-Fit Applications

• High Density Nearline Storage
  
  • Internet Infrastructure, Backup & Restore, Medical Imaging, Nearline Storage, Disaster Recovery, Check Imaging, Video Editing


• Blade Servers
  
  • Computation, Scientific Applications, Server Appliance, Web Content


• Rack Servers
  
  • Graphics, Security, Firewalls, Email


• Network Routers


• Video Surveillance


• 24x7 Availability


• Workstations & Enthusiast PCs