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C8R22A
HP MSA 2TB 6G SAS 7.2K 3.5in MDL-SED HDD
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C8R22A Overview
C8R22A is a high-performance HDD designed in a 3.5-inch form factor for demanding enterprise and data center applications. It features a SATA III interface with a robust 7200 RPM spindle speed, an 8 TB storage capacity, and a 256 MB cache, ensuring fast and reliable data access for desktops, servers, NAS systems, and surveillance setups.
C8R22A is rated to handle an annual workload of 550 TB/yr while delivering high reliability with a proven MTBF and rated operating hours per year. This helium-sealed drive comes equipped with advanced features such as dual actuators and vibration protection, and it maintains optimized power consumption levels of 7.2 Watts during read/write operations and 4.5 Watts when idle.
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C8R22A Specifications
- Product Type
- Hard Drive
- Drive Type
- HDD
- Use Case
- Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage
- Interface
- SATA III
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
- Storage Capacity
- 8 TB
- Spindle Speed (RPM)
- 7200 RPM
- Cache (Buffer Size)
- 256 MB
- Average Latency
- N/A
- Data Transfer Rate
- Up to 250 MB/s
- Annual Workload Rating
- 550 TB/yr
- Power Consumption (Read/Write)
- 7.2 Watts
- Power Consumption (Idle)
- 4.5 Watts
- Encryption Support
- AES 256-bit
- Helium Sealed
- Helium-Sealed
- Drive Bays Supported
- Multi-bay
- Vibration Protection
- Yes
- Advanced Features
- Dual Actuator
- Operating Temperature
- 5–55°C
- Product Name
- C8R22A 8TB Helium-Sealed Enterprise HDD
- Height
- 1.03 inches
- Width
- 4.01 inches
- Depth
- 5.79 inches
- Weight
- 1.5 lbs
C8R22A Use Case
Mission-Critical Enterprise Backup & Recovery with C8R22A-HP MSA 2TB SAS SED
A global financial services firm implements an HP MSA array populated with C8R22A-HP MSA 2TB 6G SAS 7.2K 3.5in MDL-SED HDDs to accelerate nightly data backups across 500 TB of transaction logs. By leveraging AES-256 hardware encryption and 6 Gb/s throughput per drive, the firm achieves a 30% reduction in backup windows and guarantees sub-4-hour recovery point objectives (RPOs), while maintaining full compliance with PCI DSS and internal audit mandates.
HIPAA-Compliant Healthcare Records Archival
A multi-clinic healthcare network upgrades its legacy storage to an HP MSA system outfitted with C8R22A-HP 2TB SAS SED drives for long-term electronic health record (EHR) retention. The self-encrypting drives automatically secure patient imaging and medical histories at rest, supporting FIPS 140-2 validated encryption. This solution ensures HIPAA compliance, reduces data-breach risk by 100%, and scales linearly to 1 PB without performance degradation.
Virtualized Cloud Infrastructure Tier for Managed Service Providers
An MSP designing multi-tenant VMware and Hyper-V clusters deploys HP MSA arrays with C8R22A-HP 2TB 6G SAS 7.2K MDL-SED HDDs as mid-tier storage. The drives deliver consistent 180 MB/s throughput and 180 IOPS per disk under mixed workloads, enabling the provider to guarantee 99.9% VM uptime and accelerate guest OS boot times by 25%. Hardware encryption streamlines tenant data isolation, while 2 TB capacity per unit lowers per-GB costs by 20%.
Quality Certifications
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Product Comparison Table
 C8R22A |  N9X96A |  P9M82A |  Q1H47A |  J9F39A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Drive Type | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD | HDD |
| Use Case | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage | Enterprise Storage | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage | Desktop / Server / NAS / Surveillance / Enterprise Storage |
| Interface | SATA III | SAS 12Gb/s | SATA III | SATA III | SATA III |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch |
| Storage Capacity | 8 TB | 10 TB | 10 TB | 10 TB | 10 TB |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM |
| Cache (Buffer Size) | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Average Latency | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Data Transfer Rate | Up to 250 MB/s | Up to 210 MB/s | Up to 250 MB/s | Up to 250 MB/s | Up to 250 MB/s |
| Annual Workload Rating | 550 TB/yr | 550 TB/yr | 300 TB/yr | 300 TB/yr | 550 TB/yr |
| Power Consumption (Read/Write) | 7.2 Watts | 7.2 Watts | 8 Watts | 8.5 Watts | 9 Watts |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | 4.5 Watts | 5.1 Watts | 5 Watts | 5.5 Watts | 6 Watts |
| Encryption Support | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit |
| Helium Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed | Helium-Sealed |
| Drive Bays Supported | Multi-bay | Multi-bay | Multi-bay | Multi-bay | Multi-bay |
| Vibration Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Features | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator | Dual Actuator |
| Operating Temperature | 5–55°C | 5–60°C | 5–60°C | 0–60°C | 5–60°C |
| Product Name | C8R22A 8TB Helium-Sealed Enterprise HDD | N9X96A | P9M82A Enterprise Helium-Sealed HDD | Q1H47A Enterprise 10TB HDD | J9F39A Enterprise Hard Disk Drive |
| Height | 1.03 inches | 1 in | 1.04 inches | 1 inch | 1.03 inches |
| Width | 4.01 inches | 5.8 in | 4 inches | 4 inches | 5.79 inches |
| Depth | 5.79 inches | 7.25 in | 6.95 inches | 5.8 inches | 4.00 inches |
| Weight | 1.5 lbs | 1.6 lbs | 1.4 lbs | 1.5 lbs | 1.75 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
O
Oliver Buckley
4
Stable performance for encrypted storage.
J
Julian Keats
5
Easy deployment and management.
V
Victor Hemmings
3
Reliable secure HDD.
A
Andrew Pennington
4
Good option for compliance driven environments.
Questions & Answers
What is the storage capacity of the HP MSA C8R22A HDD?
The HP MSA C8R22A HDD offers 2 TB of raw storage capacity.
Which interface does the C8R22A drive use?
It uses a 6 Gb/s SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface.
What is the rotational speed of this drive?
The drive spins at 7,200 RPM for a balance of performance and reliability.
Is the HP MSA C8R22A HDD hot-swappable?
Yes, it is hot-swappable for non-disruptive maintenance and upgrades.