The Seagate Exos M SATA ST30000NM004K is a high-capacity hard drive for storing and managing large volumes of data in systems built for SATA drives. Its 30 TB formatted capacity provides substantial room for files and data sets; the capacity available to a system can vary with its environment and formatting.
The drive spins at 7200 RPM and has a 512 MB cache buffer. Seagate lists a sustained transfer rate of 275 MB/s at the outer diameter, giving a practical reference for sequential data transfers. It supports hot-plug operation under the Serial ATA Revision 3.3 specification, which allows the drive to be used in systems designed for hot-plug SATA storage.
SMART monitoring and reporting support helps a compatible system retrieve drive status information. This is the 512E ISE model identified by its full part number, ST30000NM004K.
