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Dell 161-BBZR 12TB 7.2K Nearline SAS 12Gb/s 512e 3.5-In HDD
- Capacity: 12TB
- Interface: SAS 12Gb/s
- Rotational Speed: 7.2K RPM
- Form Factor: 3.5-inch
- Drive Type: Nearline SAS HDD
- Sector Format: 512e (Advanced Format)
- Designed for high-capacity storage and archival.
- Hot-swappable for easy maintenance.
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Product Overview
The Dell 161-BBZR is a 12TB 7.2K RPM Nearline SAS 12Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive (HDD). It is designed for bulk storage and archival purposes in enterprise environments, offering a balance of capacity, performance, and cost-effectiveness. The 512e sector format enhances compatibility with modern systems.
Technical Information
| Model | 161-BBZR |
| Capacity | 12TB |
| Interface | SAS 12Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
Additional Specifications
| Drive Type | HDD |
| RPM | 7200 |
| Sector Size | 512e |
Product Description
The Dell 161-BBZR is a high-capacity 12TB 3.5-inch hard disk drive featuring a Nearline SAS interface operating at 12Gb/s. This drive is specifically engineered for enterprise environments that require large amounts of storage for data archiving, backups, and other sequential workloads where high capacity and reliability are prioritized over extreme performance. The 7.2K RPM rotational speed offers a good balance between access time and power consumption, making it suitable for continuous operation. This drive utilizes the 512e (Advanced Format) sector technology, which provides larger sector sizes for improved data integrity and efficiency, while maintaining compatibility with systems that expect 512-byte sectors. The SAS interface ensures robust connectivity and data integrity, offering advantages over SATA for enterprise applications, including better error recovery, command queuing, and dual-porting capabilities for redundancy. Ideal for use in Dell PowerEdge servers and storage arrays, the 161-BBZR drive is typically hot-swappable, allowing for seamless integration and replacement without interrupting server operations. Its substantial capacity makes it an economical choice for consolidating data and reducing the overall footprint of storage infrastructure, while the Nearline SAS interface provides the enterprise-grade features expected for critical data storage.
