Axiom SSDEP65DL7T6-AX 7.68TB SAS 24Gb/s SSD

Axiom SSDEP65DL7T6-AX 7.68TB SAS 24Gb/s SSD

Overview

The Axiom SSDEP65DL7T6-AX is a 2.5-inch enterprise SAS solid state drive designed for high-capacity storage tiers in data center and server environments requiring continuous availability and stable I/O performance. It is deployed by infrastructure engineers in rack servers, virtualization clusters, and SAN-attached storage platforms where SAS backplanes provide dual-path redundancy and failover capability. The drive is intended for large-scale data storage, high-density virtual machine workloads, and sustained enterprise I/O operations.

This model operates on a 24 Gb/s SAS interface with dual-port full-duplex capability, enabling simultaneous multi-path communication across RAID controllers and SAS expanders. It delivers sequential read throughput up to approximately 4.10 GB/s and sequential write performance around 3.61 GB/s, with random I/O performance up to 420K read IOPS and 140K write IOPS, supporting mixed workloads and high concurrency environments.

The drive uses a 2.5-inch hot-swappable form factor, allowing installation into enterprise server drive bays and storage enclosures without downtime. Dual-port SAS architecture supports active-active controller configurations, ensuring uninterrupted data access and load balancing across redundant paths in production systems.

It is positioned within high-capacity enterprise SSD tiers, supporting virtualization hosts, database storage pools, and analytics platforms requiring consistent throughput and low latency over sustained operation. The 7.68 TB capacity enables consolidation of storage pools while maintaining predictable performance across RAID groups and distributed storage environments.

In deployment, this SSD is typically used in RAID arrays or software-defined storage clusters where dual-path access improves uptime and operational resilience. It is also suitable for read-intensive and mixed workloads, with endurance rated at approximately 1 DWPD over 5 years (~14,016 TBW), aligning with enterprise lifecycle requirements.

This device is not suitable for SATA-only systems, desktop environments, or infrastructures lacking SAS controllers. It requires a SAS backplane supporting 24 Gb/s operation to fully utilize its throughput and redundancy capabilities.

Technical Specifications