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005052281 EMC Isilon 15.36TB 2.5 Inch SAS Solid State Drive

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EMC 005052281 15.36TB 2.5 Inch SAS-6Gbps for Isilon F800 Node Solid State Drive. New (Box Not Sealed) with 1 year Warranty

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EMC 005052281 15.36TB SAS 6Gbps Overview

The EMC 005052281 15.36TB SAS 6Gbps 2.5-Inch Isilon F800 Solid State Drive is a powerful storage component designed to support high-capacity data workloads with exceptional reliability. Engineered by EMC, this enterprise-grade drive offers large-scale capacity, optimized performance, and durability suitable for demanding IT infrastructures and mission-critical environments.

Main Information 

  • Brand: EMC
  • Model Number: 005052281
  • Category: Enterprise Solid State Drive
  • Sub-Type: 15.36TB SAS 6Gbps Storage Drive
  • Designed for: Isilon F800 platforms and compatible systems

Technical Specifications

  • Total Storage Capacity: 15.36 Terabytes
  • Drive Form Factor: 2.5-inch small form factor
  • Interface Type: SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) 6Gbps
  • Performance Category: Enterprise-class storage

Key Features and Highlights

This SSD is engineered to provide stable, high-volume data storage with efficiency and speed. Its robust build quality makes it suitable for enterprises that prioritize performance, scalability, and data integrity.

  • Massive 15.36TB storage capacity to handle expanding data needs
  • SAS 6Gbps connectivity ensuring stable data transfers
  • Compact 2.5-inch design ideal for dense server environments
  • Optimized for Isilon F800 platforms and other EMC systems
  • Supports critical applications requiring continuous data access

Advantages of EMC 005052281 SSD

Enterprises rely on this EMC SSD because it delivers both capacity and reliability in a compact design. With a balance between endurance and speed, it caters to businesses that manage large databases, virtualization, and data-driven applications.

  • Enhanced endurance for sustained workloads
  • Reduced latency for faster response times
  • Energy-efficient design minimizing operating costs
  • Compatible with various EMC storage arrays
  • Designed for 24/7 operational workloads

Applications and Use Cases

The EMC 005052281 SSD serves as a reliable solution in scenarios where capacity and uptime are critical. Its design is tailored for enterprises managing large-scale data environments.

  • Data centers and server farms requiring robust storage
  • Cloud computing platforms with high transaction volumes
  • Virtualization workloads and VDI environments
  • Analytics and big data management
  • Enterprise backup and disaster recovery systems

Technical specifications and performance characteristics

Although vendor datasheets should be consulted for precise electrical and mechanical specs, the EMC 005052281 family typically emphasizes the following technical strengths found in modern enterprise SAS SSDs of this class:

Throughput and IOPS

  • Sustained sequential throughput: Designed to deliver high sequential read/write bandwidth suited for large-file streaming (media, backup, archival operations).
  • Random IOPS: Optimized for moderate-to-high random I/O to handle metadata operations, small-file access patterns and mixed workloads common in NAS and file-scaling systems.
  • Latency: Low and consistent latency ensuring predictable application performance under concurrency.

Endurance, reliability and data integrity

  • Endurance rating: Enterprise-grade write endurance measured in drive writes per day (DWPD) or total terabytes written (TBW) over warranty period.
  • Power-loss protection: Onboard capacitors and firmware safeguards to flush volatile data to NAND during sudden power events.
  • Background data protection: Advanced ECC, read disturbance mitigation and wear-leveling algorithms for long-term reliability.
  • MTBF & AFR: Designed for high mean time between failures and low annualized failure rates expected of enterprise SSDs.

Compatibility and firmware

This drive is factory-validated for Isilon F800 nodes and is typically bundled with firmware tuned for clustered file-system behavior. Firmware versions can include optimizations such as command queuing behavior, power management profiles and error recovery tailored for the target array. Always verify firmware compatibility with your array's supported firmware matrix before deployment.

Use cases and real-world applications

This model fits a wide set of enterprise storage use cases. Below are scenarios where selecting a 15.36TB SAS 6Gbps SSD for an Isilon F800 is especially advantageous.

Media & entertainment

  • High-resolution video editing and rendering where sustained sequential throughput and capacity are required.
  • Shared media workspaces where many editors require low-latency access to large files simultaneously.

Big data analytics and scientific workloads

  • Data lakes and analytics platforms where large datasets require fast random access for queries and iterations.
  • Temporary acceleration tier for compute clusters performing scratch operations or intermediate processing.

Virtualization and VDI

  • Storage tiers for virtual machine images and boot storms where consistent IOPS and low latency mitigate user-impact during peak times.

Backup, nearline and accelerated archival

  • Use as a fast staging area for backup ingest before moving cold copies to lower-cost media.
  • Hybrid arrays that require a performance tier for recall operations while maintaining economical capacity footprints.
  • nd performance SLAs to determine how many drives to allocate to a flash tier.

Comparing SAS 6Gbps 2.5" SSDs versus other storage options

When architects plan storage tiers they often evaluate multiple interfaces and form factors. Here's how a 15.36TB SAS 6Gbps 2.5" SSD compares to other choices:

SAS SSD vs SATA SSD

  • Performance: SAS typically offers higher queuing capability and enterprise-grade command handling compared to SATA devices.
  • Reliability: SAS drives are usually validated with more rigorous enterprise features (power-loss protection, stronger ECC).
  • Cost: SATA SSDs may be cheaper per TB, but for mixed workloads the performance delta can justify SAS.

SAS SSD vs NVMe SSD

  • Latency and throughput: NVMe delivers lower latency and higher parallelism; however, NVMe requires platform support (PCIe lanes) and may not be compatible with legacy SAS-only arrays.
  • Integration: For Isilon F800 clusters originally designed for SAS, SAS SSDs remain the supported drop-in choice. Transitioning to NVMe may necessitate redesign or newer controller architectures.

SAS SSD vs HDD

  • Speed: SSDs outperform HDDs in random I/O and latency-sensitive tasks.
  • Density: HDDs still offer lower cost per TB for cold storage, but high-capacity SSDs close the gap where performance is a requirement.
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