Dell EMC MD1xxx Technical Specifications
The PowerVault MD1000 Series offers efficient economical storage for the Direct Attachment to a Dell-EMC server and also serves as an expansion to the MD3000 iSCSI SAN and Fibre SAN series. Up to (8) MD1200/MD1220 shelves can be directly attached to a supported Dell server via the supported PERC RAID controller card enabling scalable storage. Models include 12-drive, 24-drive and 84-drive enclosures.
Model MD10X0/MD12xx | Purpose | Perc RAID Adapter Compatibility | General Characteristics | 6GBS SAS Drive Selection | 12GBS SAS Drive Selection | Expansion |
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MD1200 | Direct Attach to Server or as Expansion to MD San | H810 | Mixes 12 x 2.5″ and 3.”5 Drives using 3.5″ Drive Carriers * Max Capacity is 120TB | 15K SAS: 300GB, 450GB, 600GB NL-SAS: 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB, 6TB 10K SAS : 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB SSD/SLC: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB SSD /RI MLC : 800GB SSD/WI SLC: 200GB 400GB 800GB | NL-SAS: 2TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB SSD/ MU MLC: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB SSD/WI MLC: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB SSD/RI MLC: 800GB, 1.6TB | PERC H810 enables expansion to 8 enclosures (4 enclosures per port) |
MD1220 | Direct Attach to Server or as Expansion to MD San | H810 | 24 X 2.5″ Drives; Max Capacity is 48 TB | 15K SAS: 146GB, 450GB, 600GB 10K SAS: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB NL-SAS: 500GB, 1TB SSD/SLC: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB SSD/RI MLC: 800GB SSD/WI SLC: 200GB SSD eMLC : 2TB | 15K SAS: 600GB NL-SAS : 2TB SSD/MU MLC: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB SSD/WI SLC: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB SSD RI MLC: 800GB, 1.6TB | PERC H810 enables expansion to 8 enclosures (4 enclosures per port) |
MD1280 | Direct Attach | 84 X 3.5″ Drives; Max Capacity is 672 TB | NL-SAS: 4TB, 6TB, 8TB | N/A | Connects to PowerEdge via EMM0 and EMM1 and scales to a max of 2 Enclosures |
Model MD14xx | Purpose | Perc RAID Adapter Compatibility | General Characteristics | 6GBS SAS Drive Selection | 12GBS SAS Drive Selection | Expansion |
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MD1400 | Direct Attach | H830, or 12 GB SAS Adapter | 12 X 3.5″ Drives; Max Capacity = 960TB (8 x 1400 Enclosures, 10TB Drives) | N/A | 15K SAS: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K SAS: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 2.4TB SED NL-SAS: 10TB, 12TB SAS SSD MIX USE: 400GB, 480GB, 800GB, 1.6TB SAS SSD WI MLC: 800GB, 1.6TB SAS SSD RI: 480GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB SAS SSD SED RI MLC: 1.92TB, 3.84TB | PERC H830 enables expansion to 8 enclosures |
MD1420 | Direct Attach | H830, or 12 GB SAS Adapter | 24 X 2.5″ Drives; Max Capacity=920TB (8 X 1420 Enclosures, 480GB SSD) | N/A | 15K SAS: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K SAS: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 2.4TB SED SAS SSD MIX USE: 400GB, 480GB, 800GB, 1.6TB SAS SSD WI MLC: 800GB, 1.6TB SAS SSD RI: 480GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB SAS SSD SED RI MLC: 1.92TB, 3.84TB | PERC H830 enables expansion to 8 enclosures |
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