Cisco 300GB 15K RPM SAS 6Gb/s Enterprise Hard DriveModel: AL13SXB300N | Cisco PID: UCS-HDD300GI2F105 | 15,000 RPM | 6Gb/s SAS

The Cisco UCS-HDD300GI2F105 (manufactured by Toshiba as the AL13SXB300N) is a specialized high-performance drive tailored for the Cisco UCS (Unified Computing System) platform. With a top-tier 15,000 RPM spindle speed, this drive is built for "Tier-1" applications that require the absolute lowest latency and highest IOPS possible from mechanical storage. It is a critical component for maintaining the high-speed data processing requirements of Cisco blade and rack servers.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 300 GB

• Interface: ⚡ SAS 6Gb/s (Dual Port)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 15,000 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 64 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 2.5-inch SFF

• MTBF: 🛡️ 2.0 Million Hours

• Sector Format: 💾 512n (Native)

• Recording Technology: 🖋️ CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited and health-verified. Every drive undergoes a complete surface scan and mechanical diagnostic to ensure it meets the rigid uptime standards required for Cisco data center environments.

• Cisco UCS Certified Firmware: Features official Cisco firmware, ensuring 100% compatibility with Cisco UCS Manager and Intersight. This allows for accurate health monitoring, temperature reporting, and seamless integration without "unsupported hardware" flags.

• Peak Mechanical Speed: The 15K RPM motor provides significantly faster seek times compared to standard 10K drives, making it the ideal choice for high-transaction workloads and database indexing.

• Native 512n Format: The 512-byte native sector format ensures 100% compatibility with older RAID controllers and legacy operating systems that do not support modern "Advanced Format" (512e/4Kn) drives.

• Enterprise Reliability: Built for a 100% duty cycle (24/7/365). These drives are engineered to handle the heat and vibration of high-density Cisco UCS chassis.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for Cisco UCS B-Series (B200 M3/M4) and C-Series (C220/C240 M3/M4) Rack Servers.

• Ideal Workloads: Mission-critical OS boot volumes, high-frequency database transaction logs, VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) performance tiers, and high-speed caching.

• Controller Note: ⚠️ Important: This is a SAS drive. It requires a SAS-capable backplane and controller. It will not function in a standard consumer laptop or desktop SATA port.