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
Seagate*, Savio
15K.1,
ST936751SS
SAS-300
15 K
36
2.5x1
+
Enterprise
X
FT FT
SR1550AL Product
Family: Tested with 6HDD
Backplane
Seagate,
Cheetah 15K.6,
ST3146356SS
SAS-300
15 K
147
3.5x1
Enterprise
X
SD SD SD SD SD
Seagate,
Cheetah 15K.6,
ST3300656SS
SAS-300
15 K
300
3.5x1
Enterprise
X
SD SD SD SD FT SD FT SD SD FT
Seagate
Cheetah 15K.6,
ST3450856SS
SAS-300
15K
450
3.5x1
Enterprise
X
SD FT FT SD SD
Seagate,
Cheetah NS,
ST3400755SS
SAS-300
10 K
400,16M
3.5x1
Enterprise
X
FT SD SD FT