Seagate Surveillance 2 TB Hard Disk – ST2000VX015

Seagate Surveillance 2 TB Hard Disk – ST2000VX015

Seagate Surveillance 2 TB Hard Disk – ST2000VX015

The Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Surveillance HDD (ST2000VX015) is a high-performance Smart Surveillance HDD with an easy-to-use 3.5-inch form factor that measures just 20.2mm in height and spins at 5400 rpm. The 6Gb/s interface, which is the latest SATA III standard, is the SkyHawk’s technical highlight. This drive, in particular, has a 2000 GB storage capacity and a 256 MB cache. Seagate’s extensive experience in building SSDs specifically for surveillance applications is put to good use in SkyHawk.

Seagate SkyHawk SATA Hard Drive Key Features

1M hour MTBF – designed for high write duty cycle across SkyHawk

Best-in-class acoustic performance means virtually silent operation

Built-in error recovery for non-stop video streaming

Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention

Native Command Queuing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications

Performance-tuned for seamless video applications

Reliability for 24×7 video surveillance applications

SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.

Streaming video optimization – consistent command completion times & ERC support across SkyHawk

Supports “8+” drive bays

Supports ATA8 streaming commands

Supports latching SATA cables and connectors

Supports up to 64 HD cameras for recording and playback

Thermal monitoring and reporting for 24×7 operations

Uncompromising reliability supports flexible surveillance design with case temperatures up to 70ºC

Workload ratings of 180TB/year