EMC 3.0TB 7.2K SAS NL 6Gb/s 64MB 3.5″ Enterprise Hard Drive (V2-PS07-030)

EMC 3.0TB 7.2K SAS NL 6Gb/s 64MB 3.5″ HDD (V2-PS07-030) is a high-capacity enterprise hard drive designed for bulk storage, backup, and nearline applications.

With a 6Gb/s SAS interface, 7,200 RPM speed, and 64MB cache, it delivers reliable performance in EMC/Dell EMC storage systems, servers, and SAN/NAS environments.

FAQ For EMC 3.0TB 7.2K SAS NL 6Gb/s 64MB 3.5″ HDD

1. What is Nearline SAS?

Nearline SAS (NL-SAS) combines the reliability of SAS with higher capacity and lower cost per GB, designed for bulk storage and less performance-intensive use cases compared to 10K/15K drives.

2. What interface does this drive use?

It uses a SAS 6Gb/s interface, ensuring enterprise reliability and compatibility with SAS controllers in servers and storage arrays.

3. Is this suitable for RAID?

Yes. Enterprise SAS drives like this are commonly deployed in RAID configurations for redundancy, performance, and data protection.

4. What systems is this compatible with?

Primarily designed for EMC / Dell EMC storage systems, servers, SAN/NAS arrays, and other enterprise platforms that support 3.5″ SAS drives.

5. What are typical use cases?

Best for bulk storage, nearline archival, backups, data tiering, and SAN/NAS storage arrays where capacity and reliability matter more than extreme IOPS.

6. Does this support hot-swapping?

In supported server/storage backplanes with hot-plug bays, this drive supports hot-swap serviceability.