Lenovo ThinkSystem 12TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" Enterprise HDD 01MP633

The Lenovo ThinkSystem 12TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" Enterprise HDD 01MP633 is a hard disk drive (HDD) made for Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and storage arrays. Here is what each headline spec means in practice.

What the specs mean

• 12TB capacity: about 12,000GB on a single drive. Suited to large-scale data storage, backup systems, file servers, virtualisation platforms and surveillance storage servers.
• 3.5-inch form factor: the larger drive size used in enterprise bays on rack-mounted and tower servers.
• SATA 6Gb/s interface: Serial ATA (SATA) running at 6 gigabits per second. The bay or controller it connects to must support SATA.
• 7200 RPM spindle speed: the platters turn 7,200 times a minute (revolutions per minute), giving consistent performance for general enterprise workloads and sequential data operations.

What else you need

The drive is specified for Lenovo ThinkSystem platforms, so you need a ThinkSystem server or storage array to host it.

For redundancy, it is designed for RAID (redundant array of independent disks). RAID spreads or duplicates data across several drives, so plan for more than one if you want that protection.

It is built for continuous operation in data centre environments, including CCTV recording servers. How many days of footage 12TB holds depends on your camera count and resolution.