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Product Overview: Kioxia 12.8TB SAS 24Gbps Solid State Drive PM6-V Series

The Kioxia 12.8TB SAS 24Gbps Solid State Drive PM6-V Series offers a high-performance storage solution for enterprise environments. This 2.5-inch U.2 SSD leverages cutting-edge BiCS Flash TLC (Triple-Level Cell) technology, delivering both high capacity and exceptional endurance. With an impressive 12.8TB storage capacity, the Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is designed for mixed-use workloads, supporting high-throughput, low-latency performance in mission-critical applications.

Perfect for data centers, cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing, and other enterprise applications, this SSD provides seamless integration into existing server and storage systems. It is engineered to handle intensive read and write operations without compromising reliability, making it ideal for data-heavy environments where performance and security are paramount.

Key Features

• Storage Capacity: 12.8TB for large-scale data storage requirements.
• Interface: SAS 24Gbps for rapid data transfer speeds.
• Flash Technology: BiCS Flash TLC for optimized performance and durability.
• Endurance Rating: Mixed-use endurance with 3 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) for reliable daily operations.
• Encryption: AES-256 encryption and self-encrypting drive (SED) technology for data protection.
• Performance: Sequential read speeds up to 3,800 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 3,200 MB/s.

Detailed Specifications and Performance

High-Speed Data Transfer with SAS 24Gbps

The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is equipped with a SAS 24Gbps interface, ensuring high-speed data transfers, essential for enterprise applications that require fast access to large datasets. With SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) technology, this drive delivers fast, reliable, and scalable performance, making it a perfect solution for mission-critical environments. The SAS interface supports multiple device connections and provides enhanced data integrity, fault tolerance, and reliability compared to older storage technologies.

Unmatched Capacity and Speed

With an astounding 12.8TB of storage, this SSD provides the capacity required for modern data centers and high-performance environments. The massive storage ensures that companies can run large databases, virtualized environments, and high-demand applications with ease. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD delivers exceptional read and write speeds of up to 3,800 MB/s and 3,200 MB/s respectively, ensuring that data can be accessed and written with minimal latency.

Sequential Read and Write Speeds

One of the most important aspects of performance is sequential read and write speeds. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD excels in this area, offering sequential read speeds up to 3,800 MB/s and write speeds up to 3,200 MB/s. These high speeds contribute to faster data retrieval and smoother operations, which is especially important in environments such as big data analytics, database management, and cloud applications that require rapid data processing.

Random Read/Write IOPS

In addition to sequential performance, the drive offers impressive random read and write IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second), which is vital for handling mixed-use workloads. Random IOPS measure the drive’s ability to handle a variety of tasks, from data retrieval to real-time processing, ensuring that applications run smoothly even under heavy workloads.

Endurance and Reliability for Enterprise Use

The Kioxia PM6-V Series is designed to provide long-term durability, offering a 3 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) endurance rating. This means the drive can handle up to three full drive writes every day for five years, making it a reliable choice for environments with high write workloads, such as transactional databases, email servers, and virtualized infrastructures.

BiCS Flash TLC Technology

At the core of the Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is BiCS Flash TLC technology, which enhances performance while maintaining data integrity and endurance. TLC (Triple-Level Cell) NAND allows for higher data density by storing three bits of data per cell, optimizing space without compromising performance. This technology provides an efficient balance between speed, capacity, and cost, making it suitable for enterprise applications that require both high capacity and reliability.

Data Security with Self-Encryption

Data security is a key priority in modern storage solutions. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD comes with self-encrypting drive (SED) technology, ensuring that data remains secure both at rest and during transit. The built-in AES-256 encryption provides strong protection against unauthorized access, which is crucial for businesses handling sensitive information, such as healthcare, finance, and government organizations.

FIPS 140-2 Certification

The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is FIPS 140-2 certified, meaning it complies with federal standards for cryptographic modules. This certification is essential for meeting security and compliance requirements, particularly in industries where data protection is a regulatory requirement. FIPS 140-2 compliance ensures that the drive's encryption technology has been rigorously tested and meets stringent security standards.

Compatibility and Integration

Compatible with a Range of Enterprise Servers

The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is designed for easy integration into existing enterprise systems. It is compatible with a wide range of 2.5-inch U.2 bays, supporting high-end servers and storage arrays. Compatible server models include Dell EMC PowerEdge series, including R750, R740, R650, and R640, among others. This broad compatibility ensures that businesses can easily incorporate the PM6-V Series SSD into their existing infrastructure without requiring extensive system upgrades.

Hot-Swap Capability

Another key feature of the Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is its support for hot-swapping, allowing the drive to be replaced or upgraded without shutting down the system. Hot-swapping is crucial in high-availability environments where uptime is a top priority. It enables IT administrators to maintain system performance and reliability by replacing failed or aging drives without disrupting ongoing operations.

Seamless Expansion and Scalability

As enterprise storage needs grow, businesses often require scalable storage solutions. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD supports this by providing high-capacity storage that can be expanded to meet increasing data demands. Whether upgrading an existing system or building a new storage infrastructure, the drive’s 12.8TB capacity ensures that businesses can scale without sacrificing performance or reliability.

Applications and Use Cases

Data Centers and Virtualization

In data center environments, where storage density and performance are critical, the Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD provides the necessary speed and capacity to support virtualization workloads. With its ability to handle both large data sets and high-performance virtual machines, it ensures that virtualization platforms run efficiently, delivering the required resources to users without lag or downtime.

Cloud Computing

Cloud service providers require high-performance, reliable storage solutions that can support large-scale virtualized environments. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is optimized for cloud infrastructure, offering the performance necessary for handling numerous virtual machines, data processing tasks, and real-time analytics. Its high capacity ensures that the growing storage demands of cloud environments can be met with ease.

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

High-performance computing (HPC) applications such as scientific simulations, big data analysis, and machine learning require fast, reliable storage solutions. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD is designed to handle the massive datasets and compute-intensive operations of HPC environments, ensuring fast data access and minimal bottlenecks.

Big Data Analytics

Big data analytics involves processing and analyzing vast amounts of data in real time. The Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD offers the speed and capacity necessary to handle the demands of big data applications. Its high read/write speeds and endurance ensure that large data sets can be accessed and processed quickly, enabling businesses to make data-driven decisions in real time.

Enterprise Applications

For enterprise applications such as databases, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, the Kioxia PM6-V Series SSD offers the reliability and performance required to support high-volume transactions. Its mixed-use endurance rating makes it suitable for environments where both read and write operations are equally important.