ST28000NT000 Seagate Exos M 28TB SATA 512 MB 3.5" NAS HDD

High-Capacity 3.5in SATA Nearline Enterprise HDD for scale-out storage with the ST28000NT000

The ST28000NT000 is a 28TB 3.5in internal enterprise HDD designed for capacity-focused storage tiers where throughput consistency, RAID behavior, and predictable rebuild characteristics matter more than low latency. As a nearline drive for NAS and RAID shelves, the ST28000NT000 aligns with modern storage nodes built around multi-core x86 server platforms and high-memory controllers that cache metadata and accelerate ingest while the disk layer delivers durable bulk capacity.

Within PCIe-attached HBA or RAID-controller architectures, the ST28000NT000 integrates via single-port SATA and supports dense JBOD expansion without changing the host compute profile. CMR recording supports stable write patterns under parity RAID and erasure-coded object stores, while 4Kn with 512e emulation helps standardize sector formatting across mixed fleets. A 7200 RPM design with 512MB cache supports sustained sequential workloads typical for backup repositories and archive-on-disk capacity tiering.

Why Choose the ST28000NT000?

The ST28000NT000 delivers a practical density-to-bay ratio for scaling bulk data pools while maintaining enterprise reliability targets for 24x7 duty cycles. With a 2.5M-hour MTBF profile and helium-filled construction aimed at efficient high-capacity operation, the ST28000NT000 fits deployments that must expand predictably across shelves, minimize operational disruption during rebuilds, and keep a consistent qualification footprint across nodes.

Seagate engineers its enterprise capacity drives around sustained operation, vibration-aware mechanics, and qualification for standardized data centre storage stacks. This approach supports long service life in multi-drive enclosures and aligns with modern practices for fleet management, monitoring, and controlled lifecycle refresh planning.

Key Applications:

• NAS capacity expansion
• RAID and JBOD shelves
• Backup repositories
• Archive on disk
• Object storage nodes

At Happyware - Server Hardware you benefit from non-binding offers tailored precisely to your storage shelf or node rollout and bulk order discount options that support standardized, high-volume ST28000NT000 deployments across multiple sites.