Water Panther WP Expanse 15.36TB Enterprise SSD - PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe U.2 2.5-inch Solid State Drive with ECC PLP & 1DWPD | High-Performance Data Center & SAN Storage Solution for Cloud Computing, AI Workloads, and Database Applications

Network Data that can Scale Water Panther Expanse drives deliver highly-available and validated expansive storage solutions and is qualified for storage-area-network (SAN) storage servers, virtualized SAN clusters, and hyper-converged hybrid SAN systems. Streamlined Expansive Storage SAN systems require highly available storage hardware in terms of redundancy, performance, and data integrity. With dual-port options, redundant storage arrays are made possible at the hardware level. Expand data to new heights with drive options that are compatible with existing infrastructure. Scale storage management with enterprise class components and technology. Data Integrity at the Hardware Level The Expanse series mitigates hardware bottlenecks and lowers software overhead through end-to-end data protection. Expanse series drives yield advanced error-correcting code (ECC) which validates and resolves data discrepancies and faults. Expanse drives additionally feature non-volatile write cache protection mechanisms in case of power loss. Circumvent data corruption and data integrity tasks at the hardware level for highly scalable storage configurations. Features Cache Buffer Advanced onboard ECC for end-to-end data protection, non-volatile write cache flushing technology for power-loss protection Sector Format Options Legacy 512-byte support, 4K native (4Kn) HDD options available which require UEFI boot if used as boot disks and 4Kn drives cannot be mixed with 512-byte formatted arrays Encryption Options Standard models feature overwrite secure erase, SED models enable crypto sanitize for streamlined drive retirement and require TCG compliant disk controllers Interface Wide selection of standard SATA, power-disable SATA, SAS, and U.2 NVMe (SAS and U.2 NVMe require compatible disk controllers and backplane) Streamlined Many drive type options that enable multi-tiered and multi-system environment configurations. Value-added resellers and managed-service providers can stream line storage configurations with ease. Power Management Host-managed power-disable SATA options, standard feature on SAS options Environments and Applications * Artificial intelligence and machine learning * Enterprise resource planning and business intelligence systems * Centralized video surveillance * Serialized data event streams * Online analytical processing (OLAP) relational databases * Online transaction processing (OLTP) real-time transactional databases * Digital content creation * Active backup and restore data warehousing WP Expanse 16TB SAS SAN HDD WP Expanse 18TB SAS SAN HDD WP Expanse 18TB SATA SAN HDD WP Expanse 7.68TB PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 SAN SSD WP Expanse 3.84TB SAS SAN SSD Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Customer Reviews 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 Capacity 16TB 18TB 18TB 7.68TB 3.84TB 512-byte Support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Storage Technology CMR CMR CMR eNAND eNAND Interface SAS III SAS III SATA III PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SAS III Device Type Internal Hot-Swappable HDD Internal Hot-Swappable HDD Internal Hot-Swappable HDD Internal Hot-Swappable SSD Internal Hot-Swappable SSD Write Cache Protection ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Power Disable Feature ✓ ✓ no data no data no data U.2 Compatible no data no data no data ✓ no data Ports 2 2 1 2 2 Drive Writes Per Day no data no data no data 1 1

The Water Panther Expanse SAN Drive series is optimized for data integrity in multi-system and multi-tiered environments

Advanced onboard ECC for end-to-end data protection

Ideal for mission-critical applications requiring 24/7 uptime

Power-loss data protection technology (PLP) safeguards data from DRAM cache to non-volatile NAND flash during unexpected shutdown

Backed by a 2-year warranty, U.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, legacy 512-byte support, 15.36TB 1DWPD model