2TB Exos 7E2 Enterprise 3.5in HDD SATA III w/ 128MB Cache
Product Info
Seagate® Exos™ Enterprise Storage: Trusted, Efficient, Versatile
For everything Enterprise storage, there's Exos™ E - the safest and most powerful way to traverse the datasphere and harness its full potential. Always on and always working, the Exos™ E series of hard drives is loaded with advanced options for optimal performance, reliability, security and user-definable storage management. Built on generations of industry-defining innovation, Exos™ E is designed to work and perform consistently in enterprise-class workloads.
This 2TB Seagate® Exos™ 7E2 Enterprise hard drive is specifically designed to address the needs of storing unstructured data cost-effectively and comes with a 2 Million Hour MTBF rating. The traditional 512-native format with a standardized 6Gb/s SATA interface ensures easy integration into legacy storage servers and systems.

Best-Fit Applications:
- Legacy mainstream applications requiring 512n block size
- Hyperscale applications/cloud data centers with replicated storage
- Massive scale-out data centers & Big Data analytics
- High-capacity density RAID storage
- Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays (SAN, NAS, DAS)
- Distributed file systems, including support for Hadoop and Ceph
- Enterprise backup/restore - D2D, virtual tape
- Centralized surveillance
Features
Reliable Data Center-Grade Hard Drive Within Reach
This Exos™ 7E2 hard drive supports 1TB per drive, offering economical storage for traditional 512-native infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos™ 7E2 provides the most cost-effective, reliable access to unstructured data in bulk storage applications.
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, rocksolid reliability, ironclad security and low TCO for demanding 24×7 operations.
Seagate® recommends validating your configuration with your HBA/RAID controller manufacturer to ensure full capacity capabilities.
Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24×7 World
The Exos™ 7E2 hard drives are proven, enterprise-class hard drives with enterprise-grade reliability backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating. With state-of-the-art cache, on the fly error-correction algorithms and rotational vibration design, the Exos™ 7E2 helps ensure consistent performance in replicated and RAID multi-drive systems.
Consistent, High Performance and Compatibility for Legacy Data Center Applications
Meet your storage workload requirements with the most efficient and cost-effective SATA 6Gb/s drive in a 3.5" data center footprint. With user-definable innovative technology advancements like PowerChoice™ and Seagate® RAID Rebuild®, you can tailor your bulk storage requirements for even greater improvements in your TCO.
Enhanced Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection and Security
The Exos™ 7E2 series delivers firmware security features to help protect data where it lives on the drive. Exos™ 7E2 hard drives safeguard firmware with authentic Secure Downloads and Diagnostics.
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Specifications
Model number | ST2000NM0008 |
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Interface | SATA III, supports SATA II and SATA interfaces at reduce performance levels |
Cache | 128MB |
Unformatted Capacity | 2TB |
Bytes Per Sector | 512 |
Spin Speed | 7,200 rpm |
Sustained Data Transfer Rate | 194MB/second |
Average Latency | 4.16 ms |
MTBF | 2,000,000 hours (Mean Time Between Failures) |
Annual Failure Rate | 0.44% |
Unrecoverable Read Errors | 1 sector per 1015 |
Shock | Operating, 2ms: Read: 70Gs Write: 40Gs Non-Operating: |
Average Power Consumption | Operating: 7.0W Idle: 4.7W |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 101.85 x 26.1 x 147 mm (4.01" x 1.03" x 5.79") |
Weight | 550g (1.21 lb) |