Although today's SSDs are already very cheap, HDDs are still the best choice if you want to balance large capacity and low-cost file storage.
Especially with nas, it is guaranteed to be online 24 hours a day, accessible at any time, and the data is safe and worry-free, and the HDD hard disk with a large amount of tubes is still irreplaceable.
Of course, the NAS's bay space is always limited, so a large-capacity HDD hard disk is obviously a more cost-effective choice. Not only can you pursue the ultimate personal storage space capacity, but also have additional hard disk bits to ensure that data backup is worry-free, and the remaining hard disk bits can also be retained for future expansion.
Recently, Seagate updated its own storage product line, the new Seagate Coyote Pro 20TB hard drive, which can definitely meet your NAS needs for "extreme space".
In addition, as a Coyote series, this Seagate Coyote Pro 20TB hard drive not only has an unprecedented large capacity, but also has a number of features specially built for NAS.
1, cool wolf and cool wolf Pro series of all series of CMR traditional magnetic recording technology, compared to SMR hard disk, NAS hard disk using CMR technology advantages are obvious, whether it is the failure rate or in the random writing of small IO have a better performance, the composition of RAID does not have to worry about frequent failures drag down the entire RAID group.
2. The dedicated IHM Seagate CoolWolf health management software, which is compatible with most mainstream NAS brands, can actively monitor the operating environment, find potential problems, use adaptive algorithms to manage hard disk-related performance parameters, and give early warning before hard disk problems occur.
3. The hard disk has a built-in rotation vibration sensor, which can maintain a long and stable operation in the multi-bay hard disk box.
4. Seagate Coyote Pro can provide a workload rate of 300TB/year, which can meet the needs of multi-user download and upload, and due to high performance performance, even during high traffic workloads, there is no need to worry about NAS delay or non-response.
5. Seagate Coyote Pro supports AgileArray technology, which can provide better power management, and can better achieve double-sided balance and RAID optimization in multi-bay environments to ensure reliability and scalability.
6. 5 years limited warranty plus free 3 years data rescue service. Within 5 years of purchasing the product, if the hard disk fails, you can enjoy the free replacement service. And users don't have to worry about data loss. When purchasing a hard drive, Seagate will come with a free original factory data rescue service once in 3 years, at which time Seagate will provide express delivery and professional data recovery in the laboratory.
Next, let's test it out and see how this Seagate Coyote Pro 20TB drive really is.
Appearance: no obvious change in the size of the closed helium is more stable
The hard disk adopts the industry's first 10-disc packaging process, the overall form factor has not changed, and the circuit board size on the back is smaller, which can save some space.
The top adopts SATA interface, and the specification is SATA 6Gb/s, which is enough to meet the needs of daily NAS use.
The mechanical hard drive has the IronWolf Pro logo on it. The Coyote series of hard drives support a variety of features specifically built for NAS, which can improve operational stability and facilitate users to monitor the health of the hard disk.
The test NAS is QNAP's TS-262C, equipped with intel Celeron N4505 processor with 10nm process, which has greatly improved the image performance of the core display and supports 4K HDR video decoding.
The memory has been upgraded from a maximum of 8GB DDR4 2400 MHz to a maximum of 16GB DDR4 2933MHz, supporting PCIe 3.0×8 hard disk channels, and the overall performance is much better than the old products that are still using the Celeron J4025.
The QNAP TS-262C only provides dual-bay positions, and the Seagate Coyote Pro with a capacity of up to 20TB is just right, obtaining the largest space and building RAID to ensure data security.
Hard disk performance test: read and write faster Daily use is perfect for competence
As a NAS-specific disk, our tests are also based on the NAS environment.
The 20TB version of the Seagate Coyote Pro in this test uses a 10-disc stack to increase capacity, so theoretically the read and write speed will also be improved.
The QNAP TS-262C comes with a test function that allows us to see the performance of the hard drive directly. Sustained read performance is between 256 MB/s and 264 MB/s, and random read performance is around 184 to 196 IOPS.
The QNAP TS-262C can also be hung locally on the hard disk via iSCSI service, depending on the network environment.
Under the Gigabit intranet, the 20TB version of the Seagate Coyote Pro has a read and write speed of about 118 MB/s and a random 4K read performance of 14.8 MB/s.
The copy file speed is also very close, due to the existence of the cache, the display speed will be inflated for the initial period of time, and the continuous read and write speed will be about 105 MB/s.
This speed is actually enough, and the streaming resources that play the 4K HDR WEB-DL version are also stuttered and can be transmitted smoothly.
In addition, the IHM Coyote health management application unique to seagate Coyote Pro and Coyote series hard drives is their biggest highlight. Because of system firmware and other reasons, here we temporarily use Synology NAS as a demo platform.
The storage administrator who opens the NAS interface will find that the Drive Letter of the Seagate Coyote Pro series hard drive has an additional wolf head icon in front of it, which is the logo of the support for the Coyote Health Management application.
The IronWolf Health option enables further perception and management of hard drive health.
Manually click to start to perform a health check, the test results below will provide the problem code, the user can query the specific problem and solution according to the code. Compared with the traditional S.M.A.R.T test, IronWolf Health gives a more specific and easy-to-understand diagnosis. The combination of S.M.A.R.T detection and IronWolf Health Tools takes data security even further.
At present, the mainstream NAS has supported the planned task, and the historical diagnostic records of IronWolf health detection and S.M.A.R.T detection will be saved in the log one by one for easy user viewing.
Summary: Single disc large capacity The best choice in one step
Whether it's a novice nasty nasty or a skilled old bird, the Seagate Coyote Pro with a single disc capacity of up to 20T is an extremely valuable presence. Whether you're a dual-bay or five-bay NAS, it allows you to maximize your storage space and guarantees additional bays for further expansion.
In terms of performance, the Seagate Coyote Pro 20T with a 10-disc stack doesn't have to worry at all. CMR's traditional magnetic recording technology ensures that the use of stable speed does not drop, and the read and write speed also set a new high for the Wolf Pro series, reaching 264 MB/s.
Of course, as a NAS special disk, stability is also very important, so the Seagate Cool Wolf Pro adopts a nitrogen-filled sealing method, which is not only required for large capacity, but also avoids ash intake, further cools down and reduces noise, and improves daily use experience.
It even has a built-in rotary vibration sensor, which can ensure that abnormalities are detected in time and adjusted to minimize the occurrence of dish destruction.
In addition, the Seagate Coyote Pro Series hdDs support the exclusive IHM Seagate Coyote health management application, which can be protected in addition to the S.M.A.R.T inspection.
It proactively monitors temperature, shock, vibration, and other metrics, makes preventive recommendations on hardware status, and even prevents destructive data loss through adaptive algorithms. Even Xiaobai can master the maintenance of NAS hard disks.
Even if the data is really destroyed, the Seagate Wolf Pro still has the last line of defense, that is, the free Seagate original data rescue service provided by the official in addition to the warranty, helping you retrieve precious data in a professional laboratory.
For the average user, the choice of large-capacity hard disk is not much, the Seagate Coyote Pro 20T has the highest single disk capacity at present, and is also designed for NAS, and the natural price will be a little higher.
However, since we have all made up our minds and have the demand for a single 20TB level, this premium can naturally be accepted. If you pursue convenience and worry-free large capacity, it is the best choice for you to get you in one step.