Dell C9FH2 8TB 7.2K RPM SAS 12GBPS HDD.

Interface: SAS 12Gbps

High-Speed Data Transfer

The Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive features a SAS 12Gbps interface, providing users with high-speed data transfer capabilities. With this interface, users can experience lightning-fast data transfer rates, ensuring quick and efficient access to their files and applications. Whether you are transferring large files or running data-intensive applications, the SAS 12Gbps interface ensures a smooth and seamless experience.

General Information of C9FH2

Manufacturer Information:

• Brand: DELL
• Manufacturer Part Number: C9FH2
• DELL Part Number: 161-BBRX

Drive Details:

• Type: Hot-Plug Hard Drive
• Capacity: 8 Terabytes
• Interface Type: SAS 12Gbps
• Sector Size: 512e Bytes
• Form Factor: 3.5 Inch

Performance Metrics:

• Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
• External Transfer Rate: 1200 Mbps

Interface and Bays:

• Interface: 1 x Serial Attached SCSI - 12Gbps
• Compatible Bays: 1 x Hot-Plug - 3.5 Inch

Supported Systems:

• PowerEdge R250
• PowerEdge R350
• PowerEdge R450
• PowerEdge R550
• PowerEdge R650 / R650xs
• PowerEdge R750 / R750xs
• PowerEdge T350
• PowerEdge T550
• PowerEdge C6520 / C6525
• PowerEdge R7515 / R7525
• Powervault Nx440

16th Generation PowerEdge Compatibility:

• PowerEdge R660
• PowerEdge R6615
• PowerEdge R6625
• PowerEdge R760
• PowerEdge R7615
• PowerEdge R7625

Improved Performance and Reliability

The SAS 12Gbps interface offers improved performance and reliability compared to its predecessors. It allows for faster data access and reduces latency, enabling users to access their data in real-time. This enhanced performance is particularly beneficial for businesses and professionals who rely on high-speed data access for their critical operations.

Reduced Downtime

With the SAS 12Gbps interface, users can experience reduced downtime due to its high-speed capabilities. Whether you are performing backups, data transfers, or running applications that require constant access to data, the fast transfer rates provided by SAS 12Gbps ensure minimal waiting times and improved productivity.

Scalability and Future-Proofing

The SAS 12Gbps interface offers scalability, allowing users to easily expand their storage capacity as their needs grow. This future-proofs your storage solution, ensuring that it can accommodate increasing data storage requirements without the need for a complete overhaul of your system. With the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive's SAS 12Gbps interface, you can confidently scale your storage infrastructure as your business evolves.

Compatibility

The SAS 12Gbps interface is widely supported by various server platforms and storage systems. It ensures compatibility with existing infrastructure, making it easy to integrate the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive into your existing setup. Whether you are upgrading your current storage solution or building a new system, the SAS 12Gbps interface ensures seamless integration and compatibility.

Capacity: 8TB

Ample Storage Space

The Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive offers a generous capacity of 8TB, providing users with ample storage space for their data and applications. Whether you are a home user with a growing media library or a business with extensive data storage requirements, the 8TB capacity ensures that you have enough room to store all your important files.

Consolidated Storage Solution

By offering a large capacity, the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive allows users to consolidate their storage needs into a single device. Instead of relying on multiple smaller drives, users can store all their data in one place, simplifying management and improving accessibility. This reduces the complexity of managing multiple drives and ensures that all your data is in one secure location.

Optimized Performance

The 8TB capacity of the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive is designed to deliver optimized performance. It offers a balance between storage space and speed, ensuring that users can access their data quickly and efficiently. With ample storage capacity, you can store large files without compromising on performance, making it ideal for multimedia professionals, content creators, and businesses dealing with large datasets.

Data Redundancy and Backup

The 8TB capacity also allows for efficient data redundancy and backup solutions. With ample space, users can create redundant copies of their important files, reducing the risk of data loss due to hardware failures or other unforeseen events. Additionally, the large capacity enables businesses to implement comprehensive backup strategies, ensuring the protection of critical data.

Scalability

The 8TB capacity of the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive provides scalability for future growth. As your data storage needs increase, you can easily add additional 8TB drives to expand your storage capacity. This scalability ensures that your storage solution can adapt to changing requirements without the need for costly upgrades or replacements.

Speed: 7.2K

Fast and Responsive Performance

The Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive operates at a speed of 7.2K revolutions per minute (RPM), delivering fast and responsive performance. The higher rotational speed allows for quicker data access, resulting in reduced latency and improved overall system performance. Whether you are performing data-intensive tasks or running applications that require quick access to data, the 7.2K speed ensures a smooth and efficient experience.

Optimized for Workloads

The 7.2K speed is optimized for various workloads, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. From general computing tasks to data-intensive operations, the increased rotational speed of the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive ensures that your system can handle demanding workloads efficiently. This makes it an ideal choice for business servers, data centers, and other environments that require consistent high-speed performance.

Improved Data Transfer Rates

The 7.2K speed enables faster data transfer rates, allowing users to move large files quickly and efficiently. Whether you are transferring multimedia files, performing backups, or running virtual machines, the increased rotational speed ensures that data can be transferred at a rapid pace. This improves productivity and reduces waiting times, enabling users to focus on their tasks without interruptions.

Reduced Power Consumption

The 7.2K speed of the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive is engineered to deliver optimal performance while minimizing power consumption. By operating at a higher speed, the drive can complete tasks more quickly, reducing the overall time it needs to stay active. This translates into energy savings, making it an environmentally friendly choice for businesses and individuals concerned about power consumption.

Reliability

The 7.2K speed is known for its reliability and durability. The Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive is designed to withstand heavy workloads and constant use, ensuring long-term reliability for users. This makes it a dependable choice for critical applications and environments where data integrity is paramount.

Sector Format: 512e

Enhanced Compatibility

The Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive utilizes a sector format of 512e (512 bytes per sector, with emulation), providing enhanced compatibility with various systems and applications. The 512e format allows the drive to be easily integrated into both legacy systems that use the traditional 512-byte sector size and modern systems that support larger sector sizes.

Optimized Performance

The 512e sector format offers optimized performance for modern computing environments. By emulating the traditional 512-byte sector size, the drive ensures compatibility with legacy software and operating systems that may not support larger sector sizes. This ensures that users can seamlessly transition to the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive without experiencing any compatibility issues.

Data Integrity and Error Correction

The 512e sector format incorporates advanced error correction techniques, ensuring data integrity and minimizing the risk of data loss or corruption. With each sector containing more data, the drive can detect and correct errors more effectively, improving overall reliability. This is particularly important for businesses and professionals who rely on accurate and consistent data storage.

Efficient Storage Utilization

The 512e sector format allows for efficient storage utilization by reducing overhead and maximizing space efficiency. By utilizing larger sectors, the drive can store more data in a given amount of space, resulting in improved storage capacity utilization. This is particularly beneficial for environments with limited storage resources or when working with large files that require optimal storage efficiency.

Future Compatibility

The 512e sector format ensures future compatibility with evolving technologies and storage systems. As the industry continues to transition towards larger sector sizes, the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive's 512e format ensures that it will remain compatible with future systems and applications. This future-proofs your storage solution, allowing you to confidently invest in the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive for long-term use.

Hot Plug: 1

Flexibility and Convenience

The Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive features hot plug support, allowing users to add or remove drives while the system is powered on. This provides flexibility and convenience, as it eliminates the need to power down the system or interrupt operations when adding or replacing drives. Whether you need to expand your storage capacity or replace a faulty drive, hot plug support ensures a seamless and hassle-free experience.

Reduced Downtime

Hot plug support significantly reduces downtime by enabling quick and easy drive replacement without interrupting system operations. In mission-critical environments where downtime can result in significant losses, the ability to replace drives on the fly ensures continuous operation and minimal disruption. This is particularly beneficial for businesses and professionals who require uninterrupted access to their data.

Scalability and Flexibility

The hot plug feature allows for easy scalability and flexibility in storage management. Users can add or remove drives as needed, allowing for dynamic storage allocation and expansion without system downtime. This flexibility is especially valuable for businesses that experience fluctuating storage requirements or need to adapt to changing workloads and data demands.

Enhanced Maintenance and Upgrades

Hot plug support simplifies drive maintenance and upgrades by eliminating the need to power down the system. This reduces the time and effort required to perform routine maintenance tasks, such as firmware updates or drive health checks. Additionally, it allows for quick and efficient drive upgrades, enabling users to take advantage of newer and higher-capacity drives without disrupting system operations.

Compatibility

The hot plug feature is supported by a wide range of server platforms and storage systems, ensuring compatibility with your existing infrastructure. Whether you are using Dell servers or other leading brands, the Dell C9FH2 Hard Drive's hotplug support seamlessly integrates into your setup. This compatibility ensures that you can leverage the benefits of hot plug functionality without needing to replace your existing hardware.