Ultrastar
DATA S H E E T SAS DATA CENTER S SDs
DC SS200
Easily Scale Enterprise Flash Storage with
Workload-Optimized SAS SSDs
Leveraging widely deployed SAS storage infrastructure to scale out enterprise flash is
critical for budget-conscious data centers trying to keep pace with an ever increasing
volume and velocity of data generated daily. The Ultrastar® DC SS200* solid state drive
(SSD) is a 12Gb/s SAS Enterprise SSD that helps transform hybrid and all-flash data
centers by scaling flash storage capacities using workload-optimized solutions to deliver
exceptional value.
Data center managers can target performance acceleration of mixed-use application
workloads such as Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) or push the capacity envelope
®
7.68TB, 3.84TB, 1.92TB, 960GB, 480GB | 1DW/D
3.2TB, 1.6TB, 800GB, 400GB | 3DW/D
2.5-inch SFF | SAS 12Gb/s
on read-intensive workloads like data warehousing and corporate file servers. Western
Digital continues to build on its strong tradition of leading-edge SAS SSD products to
deliver more capacity, improved performance and continued emphasis on reliability to
enable universal flash adoption in enterprise storage.
Highlights
• Enterprise-grade 12Gb/s SAS SSD; backward
compatible with 6Gb/s SAS
• Capacity points: 400GB to 7.68TB in 2.5-inch drive
form factor
• Maximum read throughput up to 1,800MB/s
• Up to 250,000 4KiB IOPS in random reads
• Up to 1,000MB/s sequential writes
• Endurance of 3 or 1 random drive writes per day
(DW/D) for 5 years
• Instant Secure Erase (ISE) & Self-Encrypting Drive
(SED) options including TCG Enterprise
• 5-year limited warranty
Mixed Use Applications &
Workloads (400GB – 3.2TB)
• Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) Databases
• Financial Transactions
• E-Commerce
• E-Mail / Messaging / Collaboration
• Virtual Environments
Read-intensive Workloads
(480GB – 7.68TB)
• ERP, CRM, and Data Warehouse
• Video Streaming, Video-on-Demand
• File Servers
• Database Analytics
Delivering High Capacity, High Performance SAS
SSD with Cost-Effectiveness and Data Reliability
Ultrastar DC SS200 SSDs integrate Western Digital 15nm NAND and the enterprise-tested
Guardian Technology™ platform to deliver enterprise-grade reliability, endurance and
performance. Delivering up to 1,800MB/s and 250,000 4KiB IOPS read performance
combined with exceptional write performance, DC SS200 enables valuable application
acceleration without compromise. With significantly improved performance consistency
and associated Quality of Service (QoS) metrics, this generation of SAS SSDs can help
meet stringent enterprise application service level agreements (SLAs).
Available in capacity points from 400GB to 7.68TB, Ultrastar DC SS200 SSDs also offer a
choice of endurance options of either 3 random drive writes per day (DW/D) for mixeduse workloads or 1 random DW/D for read-intensive workloads. All drives support the
DW/D endurance rating over a 5-year limited warranty.
Proven Provider of Enterprise-Grade SSD Products
Ultrastar SSDs leverage decades of proven enterprise storage expertise in Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) design, reliability, firmware, customer qualification and system integration to
this key member of the Ultrastar line-up.
The Ultrastar DC SS200 SAS SSD is protected by the Guardian Technology™ platform, a
comprehensive suite of enterprise features comprised of FlashGuard™, DataGuard™ and
EverGuard™ technologies.
• FlashGuard technology combines aggregated flash management and advanced signal
processing to reliably extract significantly more life from commercial-grade MLC flash
for read-intensive application workloads.
• DataGuard technology features full data path protection, to help safeguard user data
from corruption along all data paths in the SSD.
• Ever Guard technology helps protect against loss of user data in the event of
unexpected power interruptions using a third-generation backup power circuit design
and high reliability discrete capacitors.
*Previo usly kn own as Ult rast ar SS200
Ultrastar
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DC SS200
DATA S H E E T
Features & Benefits
Performance Capacity & Endurance Reliability Integration
Feature • Up to 1800MB/s Read &
Benefit
1000MB/s Write Bandwidth
• Up to 250K Read IOPS (4K)
Increase application
performance and reduce
storage system bottlenecks
• 400GB to 7.68TB capacities
• Endurance-optimized or
Capacity-optimized options
Broad portfolio of fering that is
optimized to offer most value
based on workload requirements
Specifications
Configuration 3 DW/ D 1 DW/ D
Base Model Ultrastar DC SS200
Interface SAS 12Gb/s
Form Factor 2.5-inch
Flash Memory Technology 15nm MLC NAND
Capacity 3.2TB, 1.6TB,
Endurance (Drive writes per day) 3 1
800GB, 400GB
Performance
Sequential Rea d (max MB/s, 128KiB) 1,800
Sequential Write (max MB/s, 128KiB) 1,000
Random Read (max IOPS, 4KiB) 250,000
Random Write (max IOPS, 4KiB) 86,000 37,000
Mixed Random Read/Write
(max IOPS 70%R/30%W, 4KiB) 154,000 90,000
Latency (s) 100
Reliability
Unrecoverable B it Error Rate (UBER) < 1 in 10
5
MTBF
Annual Failure Rate
Limited Warranty 5 years
Data Retention 3-month at 40°C
5
(AFR) 0.35%
2.5M hours
Power
Requirement (DC +/- 5%) 5V & 12V
Operating (W, typical) 9 or 11 (configurable)
Idle (W ) 3.8 to 4.3
Physical
z-height (m m) 15
Dimensions (width x depth, mm) 69.85 × 100.45
Weight (g, ma x) 200
Environmental
Operating Temperature (case) 0°C to 70° C
Non-operating Temperature -40°C to 85°C
1
One meg abyte (MB) i s equal to o ne milli on bytes , one
gigaby te (GB) is equ al to 1,000MB (one billi on bytes), and
one tera byte (TB) i s equal to 1,0 00GB (one t rillio n bytes)
when referring to storage capacity. Accessible capacity
will var y from the stated c apaci ty due to fo rmat ting, sys tem
software, and other factors.
² Endura nce rati ng base d on DW/D using 4KiB ran dom wri te
worklo ad over 5 yea rs
³ Perfo rmance will var y by capa city po int, or wi th the
change s in usab le capa city. Cons ult prod uct man ual for
furt her det ails. Al l perf orman ce measu rement s are in ful l
susta ined mo de and are p eak valu es. Prel iminar y and
subject to change.
⁴ Average R /W Latency at 4KiB QD =1
7.68TB, 3.84TB, 1.96TB,
960GB, 480GB
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• UBER of < 1 in 10
• AFR 0.35%
• Guardian Technology
Enterprise-grade reliability
helps reduce service incidents
to help lowe r support cos ts
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Ultrastar Quality and Reliability
Ultrastar DC SS200 SAS extends the company’s
long-standing tradition of performance and reliability
leadership. A balanced combination of new and
proven technologies helps enable high reliability
and availability to customer data. Ultrastar drives are
backed by a 5-year limited warranty and an array of
technical suppor t and services, which may include
customer and integration assistance. Western Digital
provides a complete portfolio of SSD/HDD solutions
to satisfy today’s monumental computing needs.
Model and Part Numbers
For a complete list of available models and part
numbers, please visit the Ultrastar DC SS200 product
page on our website, www.westerndigital.com
⁵ MTBF an d AFR targ ets are ba sed on a sam ple pop ulati on
and are estimated by statistical measurement and
acceleration algorithms under median operating conditions.
MTBF and A FR ratin g do not predict an individual drive’s
reliab ility a nd do not co nstitute a warr anty.
⁶ The warranty fo r the pro duct wil l expire o n the earl ier of (i )
the date when the flash media has reached one-percent (1%)
of its rem aining l ife or (ii) the exp iratio n of the tim e perio d
associ ated wit h the prod uct.
SAS DATA CENTER S SDs
SAS 12Gb/s
Wide industry adoption for
easy and reliable scale out
flash storage
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