Cisco 7.60 TB Solid State Drive - 2.5" Internal - SATA (SATA/600)

Engineered for modern data centers, the Cisco 7.60 TB Solid State Drive delivers a compelling combination of high capacity, blazing-fast responsiveness, and enterprise-grade reliability in a compact 2.5" form factor. This internal SATA SSD slots into standard server bays and backplanes, enabling seamless upgrades to existing infrastructure without major hardware changes. The 7.60 TB capacity provides ample room for database growth, large-scale virtualization, and data-intensive workloads that demand both speed and density. With SATA III (SATA/600) support, you gain predictable performance across a wide range of Cisco server platforms and third-party controllers, simplifying deployment and management. The drive's firmware is optimized for enterprise workloads, delivering consistent IOPS for OLTP, analytics, and real-time processing, while minimizing latency and avoiding bottlenecks. In environments with mixed I/O patterns, it delivers sustained throughput that improves boot times, application responsiveness, and cache performance. The 2.5" form factor ensures compatibility with most standard drive trays, hot-swap backplanes, and storage enclosures used in data centers. The energy-efficient design reduces peak power draw and thermal output, helping to lower cooling costs in dense server racks and allowing higher density configurations. Reliability is at the core of the design, with robust error detection and correction, wear-leveling algorithms, and protective mechanisms that preserve data integrity under heavy load or power fluctuations. IT teams appreciate the quiet operation, predictable performance, and ease of maintenance that comes with enterprise-grade SSDs. This drive is well-suited for a variety of use cases including database acceleration, virtualization hosts, caching layers for large-scale applications, and high-throughput file services. For organizations investing in scalable storage infrastructure, this Cisco SSD helps consolidate workloads, reduce latency, and enable faster data-to-insight cycles. Whether upgrading a single server or expanding a data center, the 7.60 TB 2.5" SATA SSD is designed to deliver reliable, scalable storage without requiring a complete system overhaul.

• Massive 7.60 TB capacity housed in a compact 2.5" format gives you substantial space for databases, logs, media caches, and virtual machines, reducing the need for additional storage shelves and simplifying management. This density supports large-scale data growth and helps consolidate workloads within a single server, improving data locality and access times across applications.
• Enterprise-grade SATA III efficiency with SATA/600 interface and optimized firmware for reliable operation in servers, NAS, and SAN backplanes, combining speed with endurance. The result is consistent performance under heavy load while keeping power use in check and ensuring compatibility with a broad ecosystem of Cisco and third-party hardware.
• Consistent high performance for demanding workloads designed to handle random read/write and sequential throughput, accelerating OLTP databases, virtualization clusters, and analytics pipelines. Expect low latency, higher sustained IOPS, and improved application responsiveness across multiple users and workloads.
• Reliability and endurance for 24/7 operation built for continuous operation in data centers, with advanced ECC, wear leveling, and robust data-recovery mechanisms that protect integrity during extended workloads and unexpected power events. This drive is engineered to maintain performance consistency over the long term, reducing maintenance windows and downtime.
• Efficient cooling and power usage optimized for data center efficiency, yielding lower peak power consumption and reduced thermal output compared with HDDs and some SSDs. This helps lower total cost of ownership, supports higher rack densities, and contributes to greener IT operations without sacrificing speed.

Technical Details of Cisco 7.60 TB Solid State Drive

• Capacity: 7.60 TB
• Form Factor: 2.5" internal
• Interface: SATA III (SATA/600)
• Drive Type: Solid State Drive (SSD)
• Usage: Enterprise/server-grade storage expansion

How to install Cisco 7.60 TB Solid State Drive

• Power down the server and disconnect from any power sources.
• Identify an available 2.5" drive bay in the server chassis and remove any blanks or protective covers.
• Slide the SSD into the drive bay, aligning connectors with the backplane or motherboard header.
• Secure the drive with the mounting screws or bracket included with the server or drive tray.
• Connect the SATA data and power cables (or insert into a backplane) and reassemble the server.
• Power on the system and enter the BIOS or RAID controller utility to confirm recognition and configure any desired settings (RAID, caching, hot-spare if applicable).
• Initialize, format, and assign a filesystem to the new drive within the operating system or storage management software.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the capacity of this drive? The Cisco 7.60 TB Solid State Drive offers 7.60 terabytes of storage in a 2.5" form factor, designed for high-density server deployments.
• What interface does it use? It uses a SATA III interface (SATA/600) for broad compatibility with enterprise servers and storage backplanes.
• Is this drive suitable for 24/7 workloads? Yes, the drive is designed for enterprise-grade reliability and continuous operation in data center environments.
• What workloads is this SSD best suited for? It excels in databases, virtualization, caching, analytics, and other high-IO applications requiring fast, consistent access to large datasets.
• How do I install it in a server? Follow the installation steps listed in the "How to install" section to mount, connect, and configure the drive in your server or storage system.