Description
Introducing the WD Ultrastar Serv60+8 Hybrid Storage Server, a breakthrough in enterprise storage engineered for modern data centers, cloud providers, and systems integrators. The Serv60+8 unifies massive capacity with fast NVMe caching and native software-defined storage, delivering scalable performance, simplified management, and outstanding reliability across virtualization, databases, analytics, backups, and archival workloads. With up to 288 TB of raw capacity and flexible drive options, this platform blends traditional high-capacity storage with cutting-edge acceleration to balance cost per terabyte and latency, empowering organizations to accelerate insights while reducing operational risk. Built to handle continuous operation in demanding environments, the Serv60+8 is designed to grow with your data needs, providing a future-ready foundation for data-intensive workloads.
- Massive density and flexible drive topology: Up to 60 hot-swappable bays with a mix of enterprise HDDs and NVMe accelerators in a compact, serviceable chassis. This dense configuration enables expansive capacity within a smaller footprint, reduces rack space, and simplifies upgrades without disruptive downtime. The flexible topology supports tiering and provisioning that match workload requirements, so you can tune capacity and performance where you need it most.
- Hybrid architecture for accelerated performance: A smart blend of abundant HDD capacity with fast NVMe caching and data tiering accelerates hot data, improves read/write IOPS, and delivers consistently low latency for virtualized environments, databases, and big-data analytics. This approach helps you balance total cost per terabyte with the predictable responsiveness required by mission-critical applications.
- Enterprise-grade reliability and data protection: Designed for 24/7 operation with robust data protection mechanisms, redundant power paths where available, hot-swappable components, and non-disruptive disk replacement. ECC memory, error-detecting paths, ongoing health monitoring, and integrity checks help safeguard critical information even under heavy load, reducing the risk of downtime and data loss.
- Seamless scalability and SDS integration: Built to grow with your data needs, the Serv60+8 integrates with leading software-defined storage ecosystems, orchestration tools, and management platforms. Open APIs and native SDS integrations simplify deployment in hyper-converged, private-cloud, and traditional storage architectures, enabling centralized control and automated policy enforcement across the stack.
- Easy maintenance and lifecycle management: Modular trays, hot-swappable bays, and a streamlined management interface make maintenance straightforward. Expand capacity, refresh drives, or upgrade components with minimal disruption, while centralized monitoring and alerting keep administrators informed and empowered to optimize performance and reliability.
Technical Details of WD Ultrastar Serv60+8 Hybrid Storage Server
- Maximum capacity: Up to 288 TB of total storage capacity configured with enterprise HDDs and NVMe accelerators, delivering a balance of density and performance for data-intensive workloads. Capacity is scalable through drive selection and tiering strategies to fit diverse use cases.
- Drive bays and management: 60 hot-swappable drive bays with modular trays, enabling rapid replacement and upgrades without service interruptions. This design supports efficient lifecycle management and minimizes maintenance windows in busy data centers.
- Hybrid caching and tiering: Integrated NVMe caching and data tiering to accelerate hot data, reduce tail latency, and improve IOPS under virtualization, database, and analytics workloads. The caching layer works in concert with traditional HDD storage to deliver responsive performance where it matters most.
- Data protection and reliability: Redundant power paths where available, non-disruptive disk replacement, robust RAID options, health monitoring, ECC memory, and integrity checks to protect critical data under heavy load. Proactive diagnostics and alerts help ensure issues are identified early.
- Compatibility and integration: Designed to work with software-defined storage ecosystems and management tools, offering open APIs and support for leading virtualization platforms to simplify deployment in hyper-converged, private-cloud, and traditional storage architectures.
- Drive and interface support: Supports a mix of enterprise HDDs and SAS-based interfaces, with 512e sector format compatibility to fit into existing environments and reduce migration friction.
- Management and monitoring: Centralized management capabilities with health dashboards, proactive alerts, and policy-based automation to streamline operations, enforce data protection rules, and optimize resource utilization across the storage stack.
how to install WD Ultrastar Serv60+8 Hybrid Storage Server
- Prepare your data center space with adequate rack clearance, cooling, and a reliable power supply. Ensure your environment can provide the necessary redundancy to maximize uptime for a 24/7 deployment.
- Unpack the Serv60+8 and inspect all components. Install compatible drives into the hot-swappable bays using the provided guides, ensuring correct alignment and secure seating of HDDs and NVMe accelerators where applicable.
- Connect the server to the management network and power sources. If a redundant power configuration is available, connect both power paths to minimize downtime during maintenance or component swaps.
- Power on the system and access the centralized management interface or your chosen software-defined storage (SDS) stack. Begin by configuring basic system settings, establishing storage pools or RAID configurations, and enabling caching policies according to your workload needs.
- Apply the latest firmware and software updates. Run initial health checks, SMART/SMART-like monitoring, and performance benchmarks to validate configuration and ensure optimal operation before moving into production workloads.
- Integrate with your virtualization platform or cloud management layer. Configure SDS interfaces, monitoring, alerting, and backup or archival policies, then establish routine maintenance schedules and expandability plans as data requirements grow.
Frequently asked questions
- What workloads is the WD Ultrastar Serv60+8 ideal for? It is designed for virtualization, databases, analytics, backups, and archival tasks that demand high-density capacity and scalable performance in enterprise environments.
- What is the capacity of the Serv60+8? Configured capacity can reach up to 288 TB, combining mass storage with NVMe caching to accelerate access to hot data while maintaining cost efficiency for large-scale deployments.
- What drive types does it support? The system supports enterprise HDDs for capacity and NVMe accelerators for caching, with SAS 512e sector compatibility to fit into existing environments and simplify integration.
- Is it suitable for software-defined storage? Yes. The Serv60+8 is designed to integrate with software-defined storage ecosystems and major virtualization platforms, enabling flexible, policy-driven storage across hyper-converged, private-cloud, and traditional deployments.
- What are the reliability features? Redundant power paths, hot-swappable components, ECC memory, health monitoring, non-disruptive disk replacement, and proactive diagnostics help minimize downtime and protect data integrity under heavy workloads.
- How do I maintain and scale this system? The modular drive trays and centralized management tools support easy maintenance and scalable expansion as data needs grow, with lifecycle management designed to simplify upgrades and reduce administrative overhead.
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