💎 EMC 2TB 7.2K SAS Enterprise Hard DriveModel: ST2000NM0001 | EMC PN: 118032851 | 7,200 RPM | SAS 6Gb/s | 64MB Cache

The EMC 118032851 (manufactured by Seagate as the Constellation ES series) is a high-capacity enterprise drive specifically firmware-optimized for EMC VNX and Isilon storage ecosystems. While the base model is the reliable ST2000NM0001, the unique EMC PN ensures that this drive is "white-listed" by EMC storage processors. It delivers the dual-port redundancy and high-availability features required for massive data scaling and 24/7/365 uptime in enterprise data centers.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 2 TB

• Interface: ⚡ SAS 6Gb/s (Dual Port)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 7,200 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 64 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 3.5-inch LFF

• Recording Technology: 🖋️ CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)

• MTBF: 🛡️ 1.2 Million Hours

• Sector Format: 💾 520bps / 512n (Format dependent on array)

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited, secure-erased to NIST 800-88 standards, and verified for 100% health. These units are tested for perfect integration with EMC storage controllers to ensure they don't trigger "unsupported drive" alarms.

• EMC Certified Firmware: Crucial for maintenance! This drive carries the specific 118032851 firmware required for EMC VNX5100, VNX5300, and Isilon nodes. Standard off-the-shelf Seagate drives will typically not bind to these professional arrays.

• Dual-Port SAS Advantage: Features a dual-port interface for multipath I/O, ensuring that if one controller path fails, the data remains accessible—a non-negotiable feature for mission-critical storage.

• Rotational Vibration (RV) Tolerance: Optimized for multi-drive environments. It includes sensors that compensate for the vibrations of neighboring drives, maintaining performance in dense 15-drive or 60-drive shelves.

• CMR Reliability: As a Conventional Magnetic Recording drive, it offers stable, predictable performance during RAID rebuilds and high-duty cycle operations.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for EMC VNX series and Isilon storage arrays. Also compatible with standard 3.5" SAS bays in Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, or Cisco UCS servers.

• Ideal Workloads: Secondary storage tiers, bulk data archiving, large-scale backup repositories, and video surveillance storage.

• System Integration: Requires a SAS-capable RAID controller or storage processor.