Datasheet
Feature MD3400 MD3420 MD3460 MD3800i MD3820i MD3860i MD3800f MD3820f MD3860f
Drives 12 24 60 12 24 60 12 24 60
Drive type 3.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD 2.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Mix and match 3.5" and
2.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
3.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD 2.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Mix and match 3.5" and
2.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
3.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD 2.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Mix and match 3.5" and
2.5" SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Drive capacity
• 15K RPM SAS: 300GB,
600GB
• 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB, 2TB,
3TB, 4TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-intensive
SSD: 800GB, 1.6TB
(available with 3.5”
HDD carriers)
• 15K RPM SAS: 146GB,
300GB
• 10K RPM SAS: 300GB,
600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
• 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-
intensive SSD: 800GB,
1.6TB
• 3.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB,
4TB
• 2.5" 15K RPM SAS:
146GB, 300GB
• 2.5" 10K RPM SAS:
300GB, 600GB,
900GB, 1.2TB
• 2.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-intensive
SSD: 800GB, 1.6TB
(available with 3.5”
HDD carriers)
• 15K RPM SAS: 300GB,
600GB
• 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB, 2TB,
3TB, 4TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-
intensive SSD: 800GB,
1.6TB (available with
3.5” HDD carriers)
• 15K RPM SAS:
146GB, 300GB
• 10K RPM SAS:
300GB, 600GB,
900GB, 1.2TB
• 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB
• SSD: 200GB,
400GB, 800GB;
read-intensive SSD:
800GB, 1.6TB
• 3.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB,
4TB
• 2.5" 15K RPM SAS:
146GB, 300GB
• 2.5" 10K RPM SAS:
300GB, 600GB,
900GB, 1.2TB
• 2.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-intensive
SSD: 800GB, 1.6TB
(available with 3.5”
HDD carriers)
• 15K RPM SAS:
300GB, 600GB
• 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB, 2TB,
3TB, 4TB
• SSD: 200GB,
400GB, 800GB;
read-intensive
SSD: 800GB, 1.6TB
(available with 3.5”
HDD carriers)
• 15K RPM SAS: 146GB,
300GB
• 10K RPM SAS: 300GB,
600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
• 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-intensive
SSD: 800GB, 1.6TB
• 3.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB, 2TB,
3TB, 4TB
• 2.5" 15K RPM SAS:
146GB, 300GB
• 2.5" 10K RPM SAS:
300GB, 600GB,
900GB, 1.2TB
• 2.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS:
500GB, 1TB
• SSD: 200GB, 400GB,
800GB; read-intensive
SSD: 800GB, 1.6TB
(available with 3.5”
HDD carriers)
Expansion
capabilities
2
Up to 192 drives using the MD1200 or MD1220
Up to 180 drives using
the MD3060e
Up to 192 drives using the MD1200 or MD1220
Up to 180 drives using
the MD3060e
Up to 192 drives using the MD1200 or MD1220
Up to 180 drives using
the MD3060e
Connection 12Gb SAS 10GBASE-T iSCSI 16Gb Fibre Channel
Controllers
5
Dual 4GB or 8GB cache
Maximum cache 16GB (8GB per controller)
Maximum host 8
64
Maximum HA host 4
Form factor 2U rack enclosure 4U rack enclosure 2U rack enclosure 4U rack enclosure 2U rack enclosure 4U rack enclosure
Management
software
MD Storage Manager
Standard features Dynamic Disk Pools
6
, Thin Provisioning, VAAI, vCenter Plug-in, VASA, SRA, SEDs
Optional features Snapshot, Virtual Disk Copy, HPT, HDD expansion option
2
Server support Dell PowerEdge servers
OS support Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, VMware
®
, Microsoft Hyper-V
®
, Citrix
®
XenServer
®
, Red Hat
®
and SUSE
®
RAID levels Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 6; Up to 180/192
1
physical disks per group in RAID 0, 10; Up to 30 physical disks per group in RAID 5, 6; Up to 512 virtual disks; Dynamic Disk Pooling
6
Physical
dimensions (height
x width x depth)
8.68 cm (3.42") x
44.63 cm (17.57") x
60.20 cm (23.70")
8.68 cm (3.42") x
44.63 cm (17.57") x
54.90 cm (21.61")
17.78 cm (7") x
48.26 cm (19.0") x
82.55 cm (32.5")
8.68 cm (3.42") x
44.63 cm (17.57") x
60.20 cm (23.7")
8.68 cm (3.42") x
44.63 cm (17.57") x
54.90 cm (21.61")
17.78 cm (7") x
48.26 cm (19.0") x
82.55 cm (32.5")
8.68 cm (3.42") x
44.63 cm (17.57") x
60.20 cm (23.70")
8.68 cm (3.42") x
44.63 cm (17.57") x
54.90 cm (21.61")
17.78 cm (7") x
48.26 cm (19.0") x
82.55 cm (32.5")
Maximum weight 29.30 kg (64.6 lb) 24.22 kg (53.4 lb) 105.20 kg (232.0 lb) 29.30 kg (64.6 lb) 24.22 kg (53.4 lb) 105.20 kg (232.0 lb) 29.30 kg (64.6 lb) 24.22 kg (53.4 lb) 105.20 kg (232.0 lb)
PowerVault MD3 storage arrays technical specications