MG08 Series Enterprise Hard Drives | Toshiba Enterprise HDDs

Americas – Enterprise Storage

Technology Pioneered by Toshiba

Using an industry-leading 9-disk design pioneered by Toshiba, the MG08 Series provides up to 16 TB of conventional magnetic recording (CMR) capacity and 7,200rpm performance.

The industry-standard 3.5-inch form-factor integrates easily into cloud-scale storage infrastructure, business-critical servers and storage, and File and Object storage solutions.

Toshiba’s precision industrial laser welding technology is put to use to seal helium inside the 9-disk mechanics. The massive 16 TB capacity is delivered using proven CMR recording technology providing optimum application compatibility and data reliability.

Available with either a SATA 6.0 Gbit/s or a 12.0 Gbit/s SAS interface, the MG08 Series models integrate easily into standard 3.5-inch drive bays to help reduce the footprint and operational burden of cloud-scale storage infrastructure, and business critical servers and storage systems.

Key Features

Massive Capacity

Up to 18 TB of Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) capacity. Available in SATA or SAS models with 512e or 4Kn Advanced Format Sector Technology.

Enterprise Grade Reliability

Includes Toshiba Persistent Write Cache Technology for Data-Loss Protection in Sudden Power-Loss Events (512e models).

Industry Leading Mechanical Design

9-disk design for superior storage density.

Toshiba Precision Laser Welding Technology

Seals helium inside the 9-disk mechanics to reduce aerodynamic drag and deliver a lower operational power profile.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Lower operational power profile, providing excellent power efficiency (W/TB) for better TCO.

Toshiba MG08 Series Hard Disk Drive

Specifications

Available Capacities	16 TB, 14 TB
Form Factor	3.5-inch
Buffer Size	512 MiB
Rotation Speed	7200rpm
Maximum Data Transper Speed (Sustained)(Typ.)	16 TB: 262 MiB/s 14 TB: 248 MiB/s
Power Consumption ( Idle - A )	SATA: 4.00W SAS: 4.46W
MTTF/MTBF	2 500 000 h
Weight ( Max )	720g

Features

Industry Standard 3.5-inch 26.1 mm Height Form Factor
Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) up to 16 TB for broad compatibility
Industry-leading 9-disk helium-sealed design for superior storage density
7,200rpm Performance
550 Total TB Transferred per Year Workload Rating
Rotational Vibration (RV) Sensors
512e or 4Kn Advanced Format Sector Technology; (512e Model) Includes Toshiba Persistent Write Cache Technology for Data-Loss Protection in Sudden Power-Loss Events
Sanitize Instant Erase (SIE) and Self-Encrypting Drive(SED) option model available

Models

Capacity	Interface	Format	Type	Model Number
16 TB	SATA	4Kn	Standard	MG08ACA16TA
16 TB	SATA	4Kn	SIE	MG08ACA16TAY
16 TB	SATA	4Kn	SED	MG08ACP16TA
16 TB	SATA	512e	Standard	MG08ACA16TE
16 TB	SATA	512e	SIE	MG08ACA16TEY
16 TB	SATA	512e	SED	MG08ACP16TE
16 TB	SAS	4Kn	Standard	MG08SCA16TA
16 TB	SAS	4Kn	SIE	MG08SCA16TAY
16 TB	SAS	4Kn	SED	MG08SCP16TA
16 TB	SAS	512e	Standard	MG08SCA16TE
16 TB	SAS	512e	SIE	MG08SCA16TEY
16 TB	SAS	512e	SED	MG08SCP16TE
14 TB	SATA	4Kn	Standard	MG08ACA14TA
14 TB	SATA	4Kn	SIE	MG08ACA14TAY
14 TB	SATA	512e	Standard	MG08ACA14TE
14 TB	SATA	512e	SIE	MG08ACA14TEY

Applications

Cloud-scale Sever and Storage Infrastructure
Software-defined data center infrastructure
File- and Object-based storage infrastructure
Tiered Storage Infrastructure
Workloads and Use-Cases that Benefit from High Capacity per Spindle
Capacity-Optimized Cloud-scale and Rack-Scale Storage Systems
Compliance Data Life-Cycle Management
Data Center Data-Protection and Data Back-up Infrastructure

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Documents

Name	Date
Product Overview PDF 381KB	07/2021
Product Manual PDF 1.0MB	07/2021
White Paper PDF 3.5MB	07/2019

Instructions for Dispose
Please dispose in accordance with local rules.
Instructions for erase of the data on the HDDs in case of dispose or transfer
HDDs incorporated in personal computer or several home appliance may record personal data and/or other important data as signal. In order to avoid disclosing such data, it is important to erase it when you dispose or transfer the HDDs.
Source of Industry-leading : Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, as of January, 2019 for the 3.5-inch, 26.1mm height.
Product image may represent a design model.
Definition of capacity: One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes, but storage capacity actually available may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
A mebibyte (MiB) means 1048576 bytes.
MTTF / MTBF (Mean Time to Failure / Mean Time Between Failures) is not a guarantee or estimate of product life; it is a statistical value related to mean failure rates for a large number of products which may not accurately reflect actual operation. Actual operating life of the product may be different from the MTTF/MTBF.
Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size.
SIE: Sanitize Instant Erase. SIE is a function to invalidate the data recorded on the magnetic disks at a blink.
SED supports TCG Enterprise SSCs.
The HDDs which have any security function may not be available in the countries where the use of such HDDs is prohibited or limited due to export control and local regulations.
"3.5-inch" mean the form factor of HDDs. They do not indicate drive's physical size.
Workload is a measure of the data throughput of the year, and it is defined as the amount of data written, read or verified by commands from the host system.

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