Manufacturer: HGST

This is a 3.5″ 10TB 7.2k spinning hard disk manufactured by HGST and rebranded for NetApp.

Notes:

• NetApp-qualified enterprise hard drive with NetApp firmware.
• Based on the HGST Ultrastar He10 10 TB enterprise platform.
• Uses a 12 Gb/s dual-port SAS interface for high availability.
• Ships from NetApp with 520-byte sectors, which may require reformatting to 512-byte sectors before use with standard SAS HBAs or RAID controllers.
• Helium-filled design reduces power consumption and improves reliability.
• Designed for continuous 24×7 enterprise workloads.
• Commonly used in NetApp FAS and AFF storage systems.
• Hot-swappable in compatible NetApp disk shelves and servers.

This is a 4TB spinning SAS hard disk from HGST rebranded for EMC.

Notes:

• Enterprise-class 3.5-inch hard drive designed for 24×7 datacenter operation.
• Member of the HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 family.
• Dual-port 6 Gb/s SAS interface supports redundant paths in enterprise storage systems.
• 512-byte native (512n) format by default; many OEM versions are reformatted to 520-byte or 528-byte sectors for storage arrays.
• 64 MB cache and 7,200 RPM spindle speed provide a balance of capacity and performance.
• Rated for 2 million hours MTBF and continuous enterprise workloads.
• Hot-swap capable when installed in compatible SAS backplanes.
• Commonly deployed in Dell EMC, NetApp, IBM, Oracle, Cisco, HPE, and Supermicro servers and storage arrays.
• OEM firmware may vary by vendor but the underlying hardware is the same Ultrastar 7K4000 platform.
• If a drive has been formatted with 520-byte or 528-byte sectors, it can usually be reformatted to 512-byte sectors using utilities such as sg_format before use with standard RAID controllers or operating systems.

This is a spinning large form factor HDD manufactured by HGST and rebranded for Dell. Likely compatible with many Dell LFF servers but I only have data showing compatibility with the Dell PowerEdge R430.

Notes:

• Enterprise-class HDD designed for 24×7 operation in servers and storage arrays.
• Uses 512e sector formatting, making it compatible with most modern RAID controllers and operating systems.
• The “5214” suffix denotes the Secure Erase (overwrite only), BDE off security variant of the Ultrastar 7K6000 family.
• Commonly found in Dell PowerEdge servers, with Dell firmware releases (such as KK34 and KK43) available for OEM versions of this drive.