Server Hard Drive Validation Test Report

Tested Hard Drives: SAS Hard Drives - Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence-based Servers
Revision 23.0
Drive Classification:
Desktop – Operation is not mission critical, duty cycle is low with occasional availability issues.
PATA/SATA Enterprise – Operation is business critical, duty cycle and performance is low but adequate for entry level server applications; can work reliably in RAID configurations.
Enterprise – Operation is mission critical, duty cycle and performance is high. Best choice for application requiring minimal down time, is transaction sensitive, or
requires highest level of data integrity.
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Hard Drive
(Vendor
Name, Model
Name, Model
Number)
Interface
RPM
Size (GB)
Form Factor
Drive Classification
RV Testing
S5000VCL
SR1530HCLS
S5000VSA
S5000PAL
S5000PSL
SR1500AL SR1550AL SR2500AL
S5400SF
SR1560SF
SR1560SFHS
Notes
Hitachi Ultrastar
15K147
HUS151414VL
S300
SAS-300
15K
147
3.5x1
Enterprise
X
SD SD SD SD SD FT FT
Hitachi Ultrastar
15K450
HUS154545VL
S300
SAS-300
15K
450
3.5 x 1
Enterprise
X
SD SD SD SD FT SD FT SD SD FT
Seagate*,
Cheetah 15K.5,
ST3300655SS
SAS-300
15 K
300
3.5x1
Enterprise
SD SD SD FT FT SD FT
Seagate,
Cheetah 15K.5,
ST3146855SS
SAS-300 15 K 147 3.5x1
Enterprise
SD SD SD SD SD SD SD
Seagate,
Cheetah 15K.5,
ST373455SS
SAS-300 15 K 73 3.5x1
Enterprise
SD SD SD SD SD SD SD FT SD FT