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西部数据官方博客科普34TB UltraSMR高密度HDD的机架/功耗优势，系既有产品营销内容、无新增事实
这是WD官方博客的产品教育/思想领导力文章，对比的是已在售的28TB CMR与34TB UltraSMR硬盘，仅重述容量密度、机架与功耗优势，没有新产品发布、商业化节点、客户采用、订单金额或指引上调等任何可验证增量，属品牌营销内容，不构成可交易催化。
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High-Density Storage: The Rack-Space and Cooling Dividend
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官方博客营销/科普内容，涉及的HC5090、HC6100均为既有产品，无新产品、客户、订单、出货或指引等任何可验证增量事实，无预期差与可交易edge
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结论摘要
WD博客用1PB-10PB算例宣传既有34TB UltraSMR相对28TB CMR的密度与省电优势，但产品早已发布、无新订单或指引，属无新增事实的营销科普，无交易edge，回避。
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主要风险
- UltraSMR需软件/存储栈改造才能部署，文中亦承认采用门槛，但这是行业既有共识，不构成本次新增利好或利空
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High-Density Storage: The Rack-Space and Cooling Dividend
WD
High density storage data center benefits, UltraSMR vs CMR, 34TB HDD efficiency, rack space savings storage
Executive Summary
High density storage enables more capacity within existing infrastructure constraints. Moving from
28TB CMR HDDs
to
34TB UltraSMR HDDs
increases capacity by approximately 21% within the same physical footprint, reducing device count, power draw, and cooling load while improving rack utilization and long-term scalability. While software changes are required to enable UltraSMR deployments, many organizations find the operational benefits worthwhile at scale.
Key takeaways
High density storage reduces infrastructure overhead (racks, power, cooling)
34TB UltraSMR adoption delivers approximately 21% more capacity than 28TB CMR on a similar platform
Lower drive count can simplify operations
High density storage can defer facility expansion costs
Industry pressure: capacity growth without expansion
Due to infrastructure restraints, many organizations must seek to scale capacity without proportionally increasing rack footprint, power, or cooling. High density storage is a primary lever.
Why Bigger Drives Matter
: 1PB–10PB Example
Moving from
28TB CMR hard drives
to
34TB UltraSMR hard drives
delivers approximately 21% more capacity within the same drive footprint, reducing drive count and the associated rack, power, and cooling requirements needed to reach a given capacity target.
Worked example
Capacity Target
28TB CMR Drives
34TB UltraSMR Drives
Reduction
1PB
36 Drives
30 Drives
-17%
5PB
179 Drives
148 Drives
-17%
10PB
358 Drives
295 Drives
-18%
See full Ultrastar DC product lineup
Operational impact
Drive Reduction (~18%) translates directly into:
Rack units saved:
Fewer
JBODs
required -> fewer racks consumed
Power reduction:
358 drives (28TB CMR) ~2,148W vs 295 drives (34TB UltraSMR) ~1,770W; ~378W saved per 10PB deployment
Cooling load reduction:
Every watt saved in IT load reduces cooling demand proportionally
Floor space avoidance:
Fewer racks -> can defer expansion or colocation costs
Industry pressure and technology evolution
The shift to higher-capacity storage is not driven by novelty, it is a direct response to infrastructure constraints. WD’s 28TB ^ Ultrastar HC5090 CMR and 34TB^ Ultrastar HC6100 UltraSMR drives illustrate this progression. Built on a similar 11-disk hardware platform, the HC6100 delivers approximately 21% more capacity in the same physical footprint through
UltraSMR technology
. While software and storage stack changes are required to fully enable UltraSMR deployments, the capacity advantage can make the transition compelling for organizations focused on maximizing storage density. At scale, moving from 358 drives to 295 drives at 10PB materially changes deployment planning.
The rack-space and cooling dividend
The operational impact of this density gain is immediate once enabled. Fewer drives are required to deliver the same capacity, which translates into fewer enclosures, fewer racks, and lower total power consumption. As power scales down, cooling demand follows.
WD’s deployment strategy
aligns with these priorities and enables customers to realize the benefits of 34TB UltraSMR high-density storage platforms while maintaining operational stability.
^ One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less due to operating environment.
Data Center
HDD
UltraSMR
3 min read
Products
Copy Page URL
High-Density Storage: The Rack-Space and Cooling Dividend
WD
High density storage data center benefits, UltraSMR vs CMR, 34TB HDD efficiency, rack space savings storage
Executive Summary
High density storage enables more capacity within existing infrastructure constraints. Moving from
28TB CMR HDDs
to
34TB UltraSMR HDDs
increases capacity by approximately 21% within the same physical footprint, reducing device count, power draw, and cooling load while improving rack utilization and long-term scalability. While software changes are required to enable UltraSMR deployments, many organizations find the operational benefits worthwhile at scale.
Key takeaways
High density storage reduces infrastructure overhead (racks, power, cooling)
34TB UltraSMR adoption delivers approximately 21% more capacity than 28TB CMR on a similar platform
Lower drive count can simplify operations
High density storage can defer facility expansion costs
Industry pressure: capacity growth without expansion
Due to infrastructure restraints, many organizations must seek to scale capacity without proportionally increasing rack footprint, power, or cooling. High density storage is a primary lever.
Why Bigger Drives Matter
: 1PB–10PB Example
Moving from
28TB CMR hard drives
to
34TB UltraSMR hard drives
delivers approximately 21% more capacity within the same drive footprint, reducing drive count and the associated rack, power, and cooling requirements needed to reach a given capacity target.
Worked example
Capacity Target
28TB CMR Drives
34TB UltraSMR Drives
Reduction
1PB
36 Drives
30 Drives
-17%
5PB
179 Drives
148 Drives
-17%
10PB
358 Drives
295 Drives
-18%
See full Ultrastar DC product lineup
Operational impact
Drive Reduction (~18%) translates directly into:
Rack units saved:
Fewer
JBODs
required -> fewer racks consumed
Power reduction:
358 drives (28TB CMR) ~2,148W vs 295 drives (34TB UltraSMR) ~1,770W; ~378W saved per 10PB deployment
Cooling load reduction:
Every watt saved in IT load reduces cooling demand proportionally
Floor space avoidance:
Fewer racks -> can defer expansion or colocation costs
Industry pressure and technology evolution
The shift to higher-capacity storage is not driven by novelty, it is a direct response to infrastructure constraints. WD’s 28TB ^ Ultrastar HC5090 CMR and 34TB^ Ultrastar HC6100 UltraSMR drives illustrate this progression. Built on a similar 11-disk hardware platform, the HC6100 delivers approximately 21% more capacity in the same physical footprint through
UltraSMR technology
. While software and storage stack changes are required to fully enable UltraSMR deployments, the capacity advantage can make the transition compelling for organizations focused on maximizing storage density. At scale, moving from 358 drives to 295 drives at 10PB materially changes deployment planning.
The rack-space and cooling dividend
The operational impact of this density gain is immediate once enabled. Fewer drives are required to deliver the same capacity, which translates into fewer enclosures, fewer racks, and lower total power consumption. As power scales down, cooling demand follows.
WD’s deployment strategy
aligns with these priorities and enables customers to realize the benefits of 34TB UltraSMR high-density storage platforms while maintaining operational stability.
^ One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less due to operating environment.
Data Center
HDD
UltraSMR
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