Deployment Guide

Technical Specifications and Information
Use these specifications and model-specific information to ensure optimal functioning of your Dell Express Flash P5500 and
P5600 drives.
Table 1. P5500 and P5600 technical specifications
Features P5500 P5600
Media type 96 layer 3D NAND 96 layer 3D NAND
Capacities 1.92 TB
3.84 TB
7.68 TB
1.6 TB
3.2 TB
6.4 TB
User-addressable 512-byte sectors 1.92 TB: 3,750,748,848
3.84 TB: 7,501,476,528
7.68 TB: 15,002,931,888
1.6 TB: 3,125,627,568
3.2 TB: 6,251,233,968
6.4 TB 12,502,446,768
Host bus interface PCIe Gen 4.0 x 4 PCIe Gen 4.0 x 4
Device protocol NVM Express 1.3c NVM Express 1.3c
TCG support TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class:
Opal Specification Version 2.01 Revision
1.00.
TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class:
Opal Specification Version 2.01 Revision
1.00.
Instant Secure Erase (ISE) support National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication
800-88 Revision 1, Guidelines for Media
Sanitization.
National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication
800-88 Revision 1, Guidelines for Media
Sanitization.
Bootable device Yes, UEFI mode only Yes, UEFI mode only
Hot-swap support Yes
Minimum version of OS to support hot-
swap:
● Windows 2019 and later
● RHEL 8.2
● SLES 15 SP2
● Ubuntu 20.4
● ESX 7.0 (Supported with exceptions,
see www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions for more
information.)
Yes
Minimum versions of OS to support hot-
swap:
● Windows 2019 and later
● RHEL 8.2
● SLES 15 SP2
● Ubuntu 20.4
● ESX 7.0 (Supported with exceptions,
see www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions for more
information.)
Endurance rating (TBW)
(Warranty period - 5 years)
1.92 TB: 1 DWPD, 3,540 TB
3.84 TB: 1 DWPD, 7,008 TB
7.68 TB: 1 DWPD, 14,016 TB
1.6 TB: 3 DWPD, 8,760 TB
3.2 TB: 3 DWPD, 17,520 TB
6.4 TB: 3 DWPD, 35,040 TB
Data retention at maximum rated
endurance as per JEDEC
requirements
3 months at 40°C 3 months at 40°C
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