Marketing description

The Ultrastar Data60 hybrid storage platform is a key element of advanced disaggregated storage and Software-Defined Storage (SDS) systems. The compact, efficient form factor provides the flexibility to specify the HDD and SSD combinations for balancing capacity, performance, and cost. A flash data acceleration tier can be enabled to serve both fast data and big data applications from a single platform. The Ultrastar Data60 addresses the demanding storage needs of large enterprise customers, storage OEMs, cloud service providers, as well as resellers/integrators requiring dense, shared HDD or hybrid storage.

Key selling points

• Advanced IsoVibe technology ensures máximum performance even in heavy workloads
• Outstanding redundant and hot-swappable PSUs, IO modules and fans
• Improved cooling from innovative ArcticFlow technology
• Rack-mounted top cover for quick and easy service

Product features

• Advanced features
  Conventional dense disk shelves frequently suffer from performance degradation due to induced vibration from adjacent drives. Traditional platforms also have cooling challenges as the cooling air passes over successive rows of drives, losing effectiveness as it gets heated up along the airflow path. Developing storage devices and platforms side-by-side, Western Digital addresses these challenges through a set of technologies developed based on a holistic view of devices, platform, and their interactions.
• Designed for the enterprise and the cloud
  This advanced platform addresses the demanding storage needs of large enterprise customers, storage OEMs, cloud service providers and resellers/integrators that require dense, shared HDD or hybrid storage. The Ultrastar Data60 provides the flexibility to specify the HDD and SSD combinations to balance capacity, performance and cost.
• IsoVibe Vibration Isolation technology
  Precise cuts in the baseboard provide a suspension for the drives in the chassis, isolating them from transmitted vibration. The result is that consistent performance is maintained, even when all the drives are working hard.
• ArcticFlow Thermal Zone Cooling technology
  By introducing cool air into the center of the chassis, drives operate at lower and more consistent temperatures than conventional systems. This results in lower fan speeds, reduced vibration, lower power consumption, quieter operation and ultimately higher reliability.