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PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 Interoperability Guide l 1
Dell™PowerVault™MD1200andPowerVault™
MD1220InteroperabilityGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutthesupportedhardwareandsoftwareversionsforDell™
PowerVault™MD1200andPowerVault™MD1220systems.
NOTE:Theversionsspecifiedinthisdocumentusethesameformatasfoundon
support.dell.com/support/downloadsandmaydifferfromtheversioninformationdisplayedinthe
Windows®DeviceManagerorDell™OpenManage™ServerAdministrator.
RulesandConsiderations
ThefollowingaretheconnectivityandconsiderationrulesfortheDellPowerVaultMD1200andMD1220:
Table1.DellPowerVaultMD1200andPowerVaultMD1220RulesandConsiderations
PERCH800istheonlyhostcontrollersupportedforPowerVaultMD1200andPowerVaultMD1220.
Note:MD1200/1220isalsosupportedasanexpansionunitbehindMD32xx
6Gb/sSASdrivesareconfiguredintheMD1200andMD1220fromDell’sfactory,and3Gb/sSASdrivesaresupported
inthefieldwiththesupportedMD1200andMD1220carriers.
MixingofPowerVaultMD1200andPowerVaultMD1220onthesamephysicalPERCH800controllerandinthesame
daisychainissupported.DellPowerVaultMD1120andPowerVaultMD1000systemscannotcoexistonthesame
controllerasaPowerVaultMD1200orPowerVaultMD1220system.
ItisrecommendedthatPowerVaultMD1200andPowerVaultMD1220bepoweredupfirstbeforetheserver.
AmaximumoffourPowerVaultMD1200orPowerVaultMD1220systemscanbedaisy‐chainedoneachRAID
controllerport,foratotalof963.5”diskdrivesonPowerVaultMD1200or1922.5”diskdrivesonPowerVault
MD1220usingthedual‐portedPERCH800controller.
ConnectingaPowerVaultMD1200orPowerVaultMD1220toaPowerVaultMD3000orPowerVaultMD3000iisnot
supported.ConnectingtoanMD32xxissupported.