WD Ultrastar DC HC560 Enterprise HDD

Brand: Western Digital | Category: Enterprise HDDs

SKU: WUH722020BLE6L4 | Part #: WUH722020BLE6L4 | MPN: WUH722020BLE6L4

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Western Digital's Ultrastar DC HC560 is purpose-built for the read-heavy workloads that define modern data centre operations. The 22 TB capacity model (part number WUH722020BLE6L4) delivers sustained sequential performance at 7200 RPM with a 272 MB/s data transfer rate, making it suitable for 24×7 nearline storage environments where consistent throughput matters more than random I/O latency. With a mean time between failures rating of 2.5 million hours, this drive is engineered to operate reliably across the multi-year deployment cycles that storage architects and infrastructure teams expect from enterprise-class hardware.

The WUH722020BLE6L4 occupies a middle ground between hyperscale archive tiers and performance-sensitive online storage. Its 512 MB cache buffer smooths sequential workload patterns common in backup repositories, data warehouse clusters, and surveillance retention systems operating across GCC data centres. Western Digital's enterprise endurance rating reflects high annualized drive writes per day (DWPD), which translates to a 5-year limited warranty—or warranty coverage up to a specified total bytes written threshold, whichever comes first. Power loss protection via integrated PLP capacitors ensures in-flight data integrity during unexpected power events, a critical requirement for sysadmins managing distributed storage arrays where firmware consistency cannot be compromised by unclean shutdowns.

Thermal headroom is built into the design: the Ultrastar DC HC560 operates across a 0–60°C range, accommodating both cooled data centre aisles and the elevated ambient temperatures typical of edge deployments or dense rack configurations in the Middle East and South Asia. The 3.5-inch form factor integrates seamlessly into existing dual-socket server architectures and dedicated NAS appliances, removing design friction for teams standardizing on Western Digital's Ultrastar line across multiple deployment tiers. Many organizations consolidate vendor relationships around this ecosystem—using the same brand across nearline, archive, and cold-tier storage simplifies inventory, firmware management, and replacement logistics.

Storage architects commonly select the WUH722020BLE6L4 when capacity-per-watt becomes a competitive advantage without sacrificing availability. A single 22 TB drive reduces per-terabyte power consumption compared to smaller-capacity predecessors, lowering operational expenditure in energy-constrained facilities. The SATA interface remains the de facto standard for this capacity class, ensuring compatibility with mainstream storage controllers and software-defined storage stacks (Ceph, Gluster, Unraid) widely deployed in enterprise labs. The combination of enterprise endurance rating, consistent performance metrics, and proven thermal behavior makes this model a reliable choice for infrastructure teams evaluating multi-year storage refresh cycles.

Western Digital positions the Ultrastar DC HC560 within the read-intensive workload spectrum—ideal for analytics repositories, machine learning training datasets, archival cold-tier acceleration, and compliance storage where sequential retrieval dominates. Its 7200 RPM speed sits above archive-class drives but below high-performance NAS units, creating a practical sweet spot for budget-conscious operations that cannot sacrifice reliability. Omnixon Global stocks the WUH722020BLE6L4 and maintains full Western Digital Ultrastar inventory across the GCC region, serving data centre teams, AI infrastructure labs, and enterprise storage architects throughout the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and across Asia-Pacific. Contact our technical team to discuss drive selection for your specific workload profile, bulk procurement, or integration requirements.

Performance Specifications & Deployment Characteristics

• Capacity: 22 TB; Form Factor: 3.5-inch SATA; Interface: 7200 RPM with 272 MB/s sustained data transfer rate
• Enterprise Endurance: High DWPD rating with 2.5 million hour MTBF and 5-year limited warranty (subject to TBW thresholds)
• Power Loss Protection: Integrated PLP capacitors for data integrity during unexpected power loss events in distributed storage arrays
• Thermal Operating Range: 0–60°C; suitable for controlled data centre environments and elevated-temperature edge deployments across Middle East and Asia regions
• Workload Classification: Read-intensive 24×7 nearline operation; optimized for sequential workloads in backup, archival, and analytics repositories
• 512 MB cache buffer for improved performance on sequential streaming and bulk data retrieval operations typical of data warehouse and compliance-tier storage
• Western Digital Ultrastar ecosystem integration: standardized firmware, management tools, and spare-parts logistics across enterprise storage tiers