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Outstanding performance and reliability
for demanding server environments
IBM Ultrastar 36Z15 hard disk drive
Highlights Advanced technology drives and avoids malfunctions; and
Introducing IBM's industry-leading Drive Fitness Test which enables self-
Ultrastar 15,000 RPM disk drive family-- testing and analysis.
the new Ultrastar 36Z15. Leveraging the
Rotational speeds of 15,000 RPM
award-winning technologies that have Reliability is further enhanced with load/
and average seek time as low as
generated proven quality and high- unload technology and glass substrate
3.4ms to help boost performance.
performance, IBM continues to push disks which provide a robust solution at
forward with powerful processors and high rotational speeds.
Capacities of 36 or 18GB provide
read/write channels, feed-forward servo
configuration flexibility.
controls that improve seek and settle
times, and suspension dynamics that Support for advanced
Utilizes technologies such as
enable better servo bandwidth, improved applications and interfaces
Drive Fitness Test, load/unload,
mechanical stability, and faster speeds The Ultrastar 36Z15 provides high data
and glass substrate disks to
for the new Ultrastar 15,000 RPM family. throughput for data-intensive applica-
enhance reliability and robust-
tions and offers a choice of Ultra320
ness and to prolong the lifespan
The Ultrastar 36Z15 hard disk drive SCSI and Ultra160 SCSI (backward-
of the drive.
combines fast seek times, large multi- compatible) interfaces.
segmented buffers, a sophisticated
Allows for greater speed and
command queuing system, hardware IBM offers a five-year warranty on its
higher performance with online
automation, and industry-leading data Ultrastar hard disk drives.
transaction processing (OLTP),
rates to achieve outstanding I/O perfor-
online analytical processing
mance. In addition, the Ultrastar 36Z15
(OLAP), and other decision
employs a fifth-generation giant
support applications such as
magnetoresistive (GMR) head technol-
Oracle*, DB2, and Microsoft SQL
ogy for an areal density of up to 10.7
Server* databases.
Gbits/sq. in.
Ideal for integration with
Customer Relationship
Reliability leadership
Management and B2B solutions.
IBM's research and development teams
are responsible for developing 40 years
of award-winning storage technologies
that satisfy increasingly complex user
requirements. The new Ultrastar 36Z15
builds on this tradition.
To help ensure data protection, IBM
Ultrastar drives include IBM-exclusive
reporting tools, such as Predictive Failure
Analysis* which signals potential drive
problems; Drive-TIP* which monitors
IBM Ultrastar 36Z15 at a glance
Configuration Ultra160 SCSI Ultra320 SCSI
Formatted capacity (512 bytes) 36.7 / 18.4 GB
Sector size (in bytes) 512 to 528 (variable, 2-byte increments)
Recording zones 11 / 8
Data heads 12 / 8
Disks 6/4
Areal density (maximum) 10,700 Mbits/sq. in.
Recording density (maximum) 397,000 BPI
Track density 27,000 TPI
Performance
Data buffer 4096 KB
Rotational speed 15,000 RPM
Latency (average) 2.00 ms
Media transfer rate 453 to 647 Mbits/sec
Interface transfer rate 160 MB/sec 320 MB/sec
Sustained data rate 36.6