{"product_id":"western-digital-wd-16tb-sata-6g-7-2k-rpm-lff-3-5-4kn-hdd-ultrastar-dc-hc550-wuh721816aln604-for-poweredge-server-gen15-dell-poweredge-gen15-tray-included","title":"Western Digital (WD) 16TB SATA 6G 7.2K RPM LFF 3.5\" (4Kn) HDD Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721816ALN604 for PowerEdge Server Gen15 (Dell PowerEdge Gen15 Tray Included)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003ea {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWestern Digital (WD) Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB SATA 6Gb\/s 7200RPM LFF 3.5\" Enterprise Hard Drive\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWUH721816ALN604 | Dell PowerEdge Gen15 Tray Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWestern Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721816ALN604\u003c\/strong\u003e is a high-capacity enterprise-class hard drive designed for data centers, enterprise servers, virtualization platforms, cloud storage deployments, and mission-critical storage environments. Featuring \u003cstrong\u003e16TB of storage capacity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e7200 RPM performance\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a \u003cstrong\u003eSATA 6Gb\/s interface\u003c\/strong\u003e, this drive delivers exceptional reliability, performance, and storage density for demanding workloads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis listing includes a \u003cstrong\u003eDell PowerEdge Gen15 3.5\" LFF Hot-Swap Tray\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it ready for deployment in compatible Dell PowerEdge servers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western Digital (WD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ultrastar DC HC550\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: 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H310\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDell PERC H710\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDell PERC S140\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDell PERC S150\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBecause this drive uses a \u003cstrong\u003e4Kn (4K Native)\u003c\/strong\u003e format, older RAID controllers may not properly recognize or configure the drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOperating System Compatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupported on modern operating systems that support 4Kn drives:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWindows Server 2012 and newer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWindows 10 \/ Windows 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eVMware ESXi 6.7+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eProxmox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUbuntu 16.04+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRHEL \/ CentOS 7.6+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTrueNAS Core \/ Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUnraid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eImportant 4Kn Drive Notice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not a standard 512e hard drive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe WUH721816ALN604 ships configured as a \u003cstrong\u003e4Kn (4K Native)\u003c\/strong\u003e enterprise drive:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePhysical Sector Size: 4096 Bytes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: 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