You Decide...

With LenovoEMC’s diskless and partially-populated network storage, you determine what disks work best for your environment. Do you need the extra speed and reliability of the new Server Class disks or the affordability of standard disks? You can also decide which capacity meets your needs, and upgrade when you are ready.

LenovoEMC offers a variety of different disks for our high-performance px-series Network Storage devices, including the Server Class hard drives. Server Class hard drives are:
  • Intended for a higher level of reliability for critical operations
  • Designed for continuous operation
  • Ideal for video surveillance applications
For details on the specific models qualified for the px-series, click on the Qualified Disks tab.

LenovoEMC Server-Class Disk SKUDescription
35948NAS Drive 3TB HDD Bare for PX Series, Server Class
35949NAS Drive 2TB HDD Bare for PX Series, Server Class
35950NAS Drive 1TB HDD Bare for PX Series, Server Class
35957NAS px12 Server Class Expansion Pack 4TB, (4HD x 1TB)
35958NAS px12 Server Class Expansion Pack 8TB, (4HD x 2TB)
35959NAS px12 Server Class Expansion Pack 12TB, (4HD x 3TB)
35960NAS px12 Single Spare/Accessory HDD, Hot Swappable 1TB, Server Class
35961NAS px12 Single Spare/Accessory HDD, Hot Swappable 2TB, Server Class
35962NAS px12 Single Spare/Accessory HDD, Hot Swappable 3TB, Server Class
LenovoEMC SSD SKUDescription
35537128 GB SSD HDD bare for px4-300d, px6-300d, and px4-300r
35666128GB w/Carrier for ix12/px12-350r Rackmount
35860256 GB SSD HDD bare for px4-300d, px6-300d, and px4-300r
35861256GB w/Carrier for ix12/px12-350r Rackmount
LenovoEMC Standard-Class Disk SKUDescription
351032 TB HDD bare for px4-300d, px6-300d, and px4-300r
354483 TB HDD bare for px4-300d, px6-300d, and px4-300r
357542 TB px12 Single Spare/Accessory HDD, Hot Swappable
357553 TB px12 Single Spare/Accessory HDD, Hot Swappable
360742 TB Seagate Granada HDD for px4-300d, px4-300r, and px6-300d
360472 TB Seagate Granada HDD for px12-350r
360484 x 2 TB Seagate Granada HDD Expansion Pack for px12-350r
FeaturesStandard HDDsServer-Class HDDs
Latency13 msec4.17 msec
Spindle Speed5400-7200 RPM7200 RPM
Rotational vibration toleranceUp to 5-12 rads/sec/secUp to 21 rads/sec/sec
Typical I/O per sec/drive77319
Duplex operationHalfFull
MTBF700,000 hours at 25°C, 8x5 20% duty cycle1.2 million hours at 45° C, 24x7 100% duty cycle
Internal data integrity checksLimited, none in memory bufferEnd to end
Max operating temperture40° C60° C

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