Designed for NVR (network video recorders) and AI-enabled NVR systems, the Seagate 20TB SkyHawk AI 7200 RPM SATA III HDDfrom Seagate 20TB SkyHawk AI 7200 RPM SATA III HDDis well-suited for units with 16 or more drive bays. Engineered for 24/7 workloads, or 8760 operational hours per year, this SkyHawk AI drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 additional AI streams, or 16 AI channels. Seagate's ImagePerfect AI technology helps to deliver zero dropped frames, while high reliability is backed by a workload rate of 550TB per year. Additionally, SkyHawk Health Management helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. Should you use this drive in a RAID, integrated RAID RapidRebuild technology helps provide faster volume rebuilds.

Seagate built this SkyHawk AI drive with storage capacity of 20TB and a 3.5" form factor, plus a SATA III 6 GB/s interface, a 512MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 285 MB/s. Data reliability is further enhanced by 600,000 load/unload cycles, a 2.5 million hour MTBF, 1 per 10¹⁵ non-recoverable read errors per bits read, and an AFR (annualized failure rate) of 0.44%.

Designed for 24/7 Surveillance    20TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 GB/s Interface    512MB Cache    7200 rpm    285 MB/s Max Sustained Transfer Rate    2.5 Million Hours MTBF    600,000 Load/Unload Cycles

Provides improved image integrity alongside additional AI workload support in always-on, AI-enabled surveillance systems.

This SkyHawk AI drive will support an additional 32 AI streams, while simultaneously recording footage from up to 64 HD cameras.

Designed and built to handle heavy surveillance workloads in traditional video recording and advanced video analytic environments, this SkyHawk AI drive has an endurance rating of 550TB per year and can withstand greater workloads than standard surveillance drives.

Advanced vibration management delivers improved and sustained performance in NVR systems with 16 or more bays.

SkyHawk Health Management actively helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. Included is RAID RapidRebuild, which helps provides faster volume rebuilds. Contact your Seagate sales rep for further information.

Not only is reliability improved, but the total cost of ownership is reduced, thanks to a 2.5 million hour MTBF rating and a limited 3-year warranty.

An optional 2-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan provides access to Seagate's secure data recovery labs. Contact your Seagate sales rep for further information.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this a retail or oem or bare drive? How long is the warranty and thru whom?

A: This is a retail drive. It comes with a limited 5-year warranty from Seagate.

Q: 2. Could I use this in a 2009 Mac Pro?

A: Yes you could use this in a 2009 Mac Pro.

Q: 3. I currently have a Seagate hard drive model #ST31000524AS. Will I have any issues replacing it with this Seagate hard drive?

A: no you will not

Q: 4. can this ST2000DMA08 hard drive as a stand alone hard drive in my computer and can it boot up?

A: Yes, it certainly could.

Q: 5. Is this ok to use in a NAS device for a video editing server?

A: This would be suitable for use in a NAS.

Q: 6. Is this a 7200 rpm drive?

A: YES, this is a 7200 rpm drive

Q: 7. Does the Seagate X18 ST16000NM000J support encryption? It has the Seagate Secure logo but BH datasheet says no.

A: The Seagate 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD is a self-encrypting drive.

Q: 8. Will this fit or work with a QNAP TL-R1620SEP-RP 16-Bay SAS-3 / SATA III JBOD Expansion Enclosure?

A: Yes, the Seagate Exos drive is compatible with your QNAP enclosure.

Q: 9. As of 11/10/2022 are the 16tb Seagate EXOS X18 drives retail or OEM?

A: This Seagate X18 Internal HDD is a retail drive, which includes a limited 5-year warranty from Seagate

Q: 10. What is Seagate's warranty period on this drive?

A: This product has a one year, limited manufacturer's warranty.