Seagate ST20000VE003 20TB Surveillance-Grade HDD CMRAI-Optimized

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SkyHawk AI Video Hard Drive


The Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drivewith up to 32TB of capacityis purpose-built for AI video analytics and surveillance systems, supporting up to 64 HD cameras and 32 additional AI streams. It ensures zero dropped frames through ImagePerfect AI technology, delivering smooth video recording and playback. Engineered for high reliability, the SkyHawk AI hard drive offers enterprise-class workload rates of 550TB per year and 2.5 million hours mean time between failures (MTBF), making it the ideal solution for demanding surveillance systems and AI-driven environments requiring continuous, high-quality data capture.


Up to 32TB video-optimized CMR drive designed for NVRs with AI for edge applications.

ImagePerfect AI delivers zero dropped frames while supporting heavier workloads.

Versatile capabilities intelligently adapts to the scale of your AI environment, supporting up to 64 HD video streams and 32 AI streams.

SkyHawk Health Management actively helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. It includes RAID RapidRebuildproviding three times faster volume rebuilds over traditional RAID rebuilds.

Higher reliability and enterprise-class, Skyhawk AI hard drives offer 2.5 million hours MTBF and a 550TB per year workload rate for more than three times that of standard surveillance hard drives. Capacity
20TB Interface
SATA 6Gb/s Recording Technology
CMR Drive Design
Helium Features and Performance
Drive Bays Supported
Unlimited
AI Channels
32
AI Real Time Capture Events/Sec ^1,2
Up to 120
AI Real Time Compare Events/Sec ^1,2
Up to 96
HD Cameras Supported³
Up to 64
RV Sensors
Yes
Max Data Transfer Rate (MB/s)
285/272
Cache (MB)
512MB Reliability/Data Integrity
Tarnish Resistant
Yes
Load/Unload Cycles
600,000
Nonrecoverable Read Errors Rate, Max
1 per 10E15
Power-On Hours per year
8,760
Workload Rate Limit (WRL) ⁴
550
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) (hours)
2500000hr
Rescue Data Recovery Services (years) ⁶
3 Power Management
Startup Current, Typical (12V, A)
2.0A
Average Read/Write Power (W) ⁷
7.8
Idle Average (W)
6.3W
Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W)
1.1/1.1W
Voltage Tolerance (5V)
+/-5%
Voltage Tolerance (12V)
+/-10% Environmental/Temperature
Operating (Ambient, min ^oC)
5^oC
Operating (drive reported, max ^oC) ⁸
65^oC
Nonoperating (ambient, min ^oC)
-40^oC Note
1 Events can be human, vehicle, or object capture.
2 Tested and verified using embedded AI NVR - 64-ch HD recording, 16-ch PB. Average picture size to 250 KB
3 1080P, H.265, 25 fps
4 SkyHawk AI surveillance drives are designed for always-on workloads of 550TB/year. For higher transaction workloads, see Seagates enterprise-class drive offerings.
6 From May 1, 2020, 3-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan may be offered in addition to standard warranty. This is offered for selected regions only. Check with reseller on availability.
7 .Based on IDEMA three stream workload
8. Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained extreme temperatures. Operation at high temperatures will shorten product life.Item Dimension (L inchxW inchxH inch)
2 x 5 x 6

Weight
1.51 lb

Warranty Information
5 years