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Technical Specifications
Physical Disks
Physical disks Up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch SAS or nearline SAS
physical disks or 2.5 inch SAS SSDs
RAID Controller Modules
RAID controller modules Two hot-swappable modules with temperature
sensors
4 GB or 8 GB of cache per controller
Dell PowerVault MD3860f storage arrays Provides host-to-controller 16 Gbps FC
connection and two 12 Gbps SAS connections
Expansion Modules
Dell PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures Supports 120 physical disks, in addition to 60
physical disks in the RAID enclosure
Redundant path connectivity provides redundant
data paths to each hard drive
NOTE: Support for 180 physical disks is a
premium feature and requires activation. The
maximum number of physical disks
supported without using the premium
feature is 120.
SAS connectors Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts
One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional
PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure
NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-80644
compliant.
Serial connector (debug port) Six pin port
NOTE: For technical support use only.
Back-Panel Connectors (Per RAID Controller
Module)
SAS connectors Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts
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