Seagate Exos 12TB Enterprise HDD Recovery in Hyderabad

By Published On: August 28th, 20251.7 min read
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Case Overview :

A Seagate Exos 12TB enterprise drive from 2019 failed abruptly in Hyderabad while supporting a RAID10 storage system for corporate offices in HITEC City, Gachibowli, and Banjara Hills. It contained 10.7TB of SQL databases, enterprise VMs, and archived document repositories. When it dropped, the entire environment halted mid-operation. Seagate Exos 12TB Enterprise HDD Recovery in Hyderabad was undertaken on a priority basis with enterprise RAID-safe protocols.

  • Brand: Seagate Exos
  • Capacity: 12TB
  • Data Size: 10.7TB
  • Success Rate: 100%

Problem Description

Staff across Jubilee Hills servers reported sluggish connections. Within hours, the system logged repeated timeout errors before the drive vanished. RAID degraded mode initiated automatically, threatening consistency across parity disks. With payroll VMs and client-sensitive records inaccessible, IT managers feared penalties for SLA breach. Local attempts to reboot only worsened the risk of RAID corruption.

Understanding the Challenge

Exos enterprise models operate at very high RPMs with dense platter loads. Failure here introduced both head degradation and potential firmware corruption. In RAID10 environments, faulty member rebuilds risk misaligned stripes across remaining drives. Precision donor head swaps were required alongside sector-based RAID-aware imaging to align correctly with parity sequences and restore smooth virtual assembly.

Data Recovery

Our engineers did a donor head transplant and reload of firmware calibration modules. Drive imaging progressed block-by-block targeting core SQL and VM backups. RAID was simulated virtually with surviving members before full array restoration. Validation tests on servers showed payroll and SQL blocks mounted perfectly.

Outcome of Data Retrieval

100% of stored content was recovered. SQL tables opened intact, archived documents restored, and VM test boots succeeded for Gachibowli IT offices. Preventive strategy: rotational drive refresh every 4 years and integrating SSD caching solutions to minimize spindle strain.

Conclusion:
Even in high-stress RAID systems, data recovery is possible if RAID-aware methods are used. Seagate Exos 12TB Enterprise HDD Recovery in Hyderabad confirmed full enterprise data retention.

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