Hard Disks

The EMC 005052120 is an enterprise-class 1.6TB SAS solid-state drive (SSD) in 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) with a 6 Gbps SAS (SAS-2) interface. It was certified and rebranded by EMC (now Dell EMC) primarily for use in midrange and high-end storage arrays, most notably the EMC VNX series (VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, VNX8000, and related VNX1/VNX2 models).

This SSD is a high-performance, read-intensive / mixed-use drive engineered to deliver dramatically lower latency, much higher random IOPS, and significantly better throughput than traditional 10K/15K spinning HDDs in the same form factor. It was one of the earlier-generation enterprise SAS SSDs widely adopted in EMC VNX arrays to create performance tiers, accelerate random I/O-heavy workloads, and improve overall array responsiveness for mission-critical applications.
The drive is an OEM-branded version of the Samsung PM1635a series (exact model MZILS1T6HEJH-000C3), with EMC-specific firmware optimizations for:

Seamless integration with VNX storage processors (SPs) and disk array enclosures (DAEs)
Enhanced error reporting, vibration tolerance, and hot-swap reliability
Full compatibility with EMC RAID groups, storage pools, and FAST Cache / FAST VP automated tiering

It features power-loss protection (PLP) using onboard capacitors to flush in-flight writes during sudden power loss, advanced ECC for data integrity, dual-port SAS for redundancy and multipathing in high-availability configurations, and a large onboard DRAM cache for excellent burst performance.

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The SUN 7332759 (OEM model HUH721010AL5200, also listed as 0F27370 or 465136N-1844) is an enterprise-class 10TB nearline SAS hard disk drive (HDD) in 3.5-inch LFF (Large Form Factor) with a 12 Gbps SAS (SAS-3) interface and 7,200 RPM spindle speed.

This is a high-capacity, helium-filled NL-SAS HDD from the Hitachi Ultrastar He10 (DC HC510) series, rebranded and validated by Sun/Oracle for use in Sun/Oracle servers, StorageTek tape libraries, and other SPARC/x86 storage systems. It is optimized for bulk storage, archival, backup targets, media repositories, big data lakes, and secondary/cold tiers where cost per TB and sequential throughput are prioritized over high random IOPS.

The drive features:

• Helium-filled design (7 platters, ~1.43 TB per platter) for lower power, reduced heat, and quieter operation compared to air-filled predecessors
• Dual-port SAS for redundancy and multipathing in high-availability configurations
• 512e (512-byte emulation / Advanced Format) sector format for broad OS/RAID compatibility
• 256 MB cache and advanced rotational vibration safeguards for dense multi-drive enclosures

In Sun/Oracle environments, this drive was commonly used in high-density storage arrays, ZFS storage appliances, or as capacity drives in large-scale backup/archive solutions.

HP 819201-B21 8TB 12G SAS 7.2K LFF 512e 877682-002 819199-001

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The EMC 005050540 is an enterprise-class 100GB SAS solid-state drive (SSD) in 2.5-inch SFF (Small Form Factor) form factor with a 6 Gbps SAS (SAS-2) interface. It was certified and rebranded by EMC (now Dell EMC) for use in midrange and high-end storage arrays during the early-to-mid 2010s.

This is a high-performance, read-intensive / mixed-use SSD designed to deliver dramatically lower latency, higher IOPS, and better throughput than traditional spinning HDDs in the same form factor. It was one of the earliest enterprise SAS SSDs deployed in EMC arrays to create performance tiers, accelerate random I/O workloads, and improve overall array responsiveness.
The drive is typically an OEM-branded version of an early Intel SSD 710 series (e.g., SSDSC2BA100G3R), Micron RealSSD P300/P320, or similar enterprise MLC-based SSDs from that era, with EMC-specific firmware for:

Optimal integration with VNX/VNXe/CLARiiON storage processors
Enhanced error reporting and vibration tolerance
Seamless hot-swap support in EMC drive trays
Compatibility with EMC RAID groups and storage pools

It features power-loss protection (PLP) via onboard capacitors to flush in-flight writes during sudden power loss, advanced ECC for data integrity, and dual-port SAS for redundancy and multipathing in HA configurations.
The 005050540 was widely used as a tier-1 performance drive in EMC VNX, VNXe, CLARiiON CX4, and early VNX2 arrays to host databases, virtualization metadata, VDI desktops, OLTP workloads, and boot/OS volumes requiring low latency and high random IOPS.

The Dell 5H3XX (also known as 05H3XX) is an enterprise-class 1.8TB SAS hard disk drive (HDD) in 2.5-inch SFF (Small Form Factor) with a 12 Gbps SAS (SAS-3) interface and 10,000 RPM spindle speed.

This is a high-performance, tier-1 enterprise SAS HDD optimized for low-latency random I/O, high IOPS, and reliable 24×7 operation in demanding workloads such as databases, virtualization, VDI, OLTP, transactional systems, boot/OS volumes, and primary storage tiers.

It is a Dell Compellent-specific drive (rebranded HGST Ultrastar C10K1800, model HUC101818CS4204). Dell applies custom firmware and validation so it works seamlessly with Compellent SC-series storage arrays (SCv2020, SC4020, SC5020, SC7020, etc.) and their enclosures. It includes dual-port SAS for redundancy/multipathing, 128 MB cache, 512e sector format, and enhanced vibration tolerance for dense drive shelves.

Important Note: This is a Compellent-certified drive. It is not intended for use in standard Dell PowerEdge servers or non-Compellent systems. Using it outside Compellent arrays may result in detection issues, reduced performance, or lack of full support.

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