Dell PowerVault MD3000i 600GB 15K 6Gb/s SAS 3.5" HDD, Dell P/N W347K: This is a 600GB Large Form Factor (3.5") enterprise SAS hard drive originally fitted to the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI storage array. Dell P/N W347K corresponds to the Seagate ST3600057SS (Seagate P/N 9FN066-150) mechanism. This is a spinning-platter hard drive, not a solid-state drive or hybrid SSHD. This is a refurbished unit.
Engineering Context
The W347K is a 6.0Gb/s SAS-2 Large Form Factor drive built on a 15,000 RPM spindle with 64 MB of on-board cache. Average seek time is rated at 3.4 ms and sustained transfer falls in the 119 MB/s to 198 MB/s band depending on track position. Sector format is 512n / 512e. The drive ships in a Dell-coded carrier compatible with PowerVault and PowerEdge LFF bays.
Deployment & Use Cases
Replacement and expansion drives in Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3000, MD1000, and compatible MD-series shelves running iSCSI or SAS direct-attach. Tier-1 transactional storage for SQL Server log volumes, VMware datastores hosting OLTP workloads, and Exchange mailbox stores. Suitable for 15K SAS RAID-10 or RAID-6 groups in legacy PowerEdge servers with internal 3.5" bays.
Technical Specifications
- OEM: Dell (Seagate-manufactured)
- Dell Part Number: W347K
- Seagate Model: ST3600057SS
- Seagate Part Number: 9FN066-150
- Capacity: 600 GB
- Spindle Speed: 15,000 RPM
- Interface: SAS-2 (6.0 Gb/s)
- Form Factor: 3.5" LFF
- Cache: 64 MB
- Sector Size: 512n / 512e
- Average Seek Time: 3.4 ms
- Condition: Refurbished — Tested by T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
Compatibility & Hard Constraints
Compatible with Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3000, MD1000 shelves, and PowerEdge servers with 3.5" SAS/SATA bays. Not compatible with Dell EqualLogic, Dell Compellent, or EMC arrays — these platforms enforce proprietary drive firmware that will reject this disk. Not a 2.5" SFF drive; will not fit blade chassis or 1U SFF carriers. SAS-2 6Gb/s; will negotiate down to 3Gb/s on older HBAs.
Why Choose T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
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