WD Ultrastar DC HC580 28TB 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM Enterprise Nearline HDD

The WD Ultrastar DC HC580 is Western Digital's highest-capacity 3.5-inch nearline hard drive in the Ultrastar DC HC500 series, delivering 28TB of raw storage in a standard SATA 6Gb/s form factor. Built on Western Digital's OptiNAND technology, the HC580 integrates a flash-based iNAND UFS embedded drive with the HDD controller to extend the onboard DRAM cache capabilities and enhance rotational vibration management, enabling more precise head positioning at scale. The drive spins at 7200 RPM and is engineered for 24/7 continuous operation in high-density enterprise storage enclosures.

The HC580 employs helium-sealed HelioSeal technology across all platters, reducing internal air resistance and enabling higher platter counts within the standard 3.5-inch, 26.1mm z-height form factor. This architecture directly contributes to lower power consumption per terabyte compared to air-filled predecessors while sustaining a workload rate rating of 550TB per year. The drive incorporates rotational vibration (RV) sensors and features a multi-axis shock sensor to maintain data integrity in vibration-rich multi-drive chassis environments typical of large-scale JBODs and storage servers.

Designed for hyperscale datacenters, cloud storage infrastructure, and AI/ML data lake deployments, the WD Ultrastar DC HC580 (WUH722828ALE6L4) supports advanced data protection features including optional persistent write cache and end-to-end data path protection. It is compatible with leading hyperscale and enterprise platforms and ships with Western Digital's standard five-year limited hardware support period, making it a practical high-density solution for organizations managing rapid data growth across UAE, GCC, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Ideal for

• Hyperscale and cloud object storage deployments requiring maximum per-drive capacity to minimize rack footprint and power consumption per petabyte
• AI and machine learning data lake infrastructure where large sequential read/write throughput and high raw capacity support training dataset ingestion and storage
• Backup and archive target appliances in enterprise datacenters demanding sustained 24/7 write workloads with high workload rate ratings
• High-density NAS and scale-out file storage systems in media and entertainment workflows handling large unstructured data sets
• Cold and warm tier storage in tiered storage architectures within financial services and healthcare organizations managing compliance data retention
• Large-scale surveillance and video analytics repositories requiring always-on write performance with consistent rotational vibration tolerance in dense enclosures

Technical specifications

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