Support Matrix

Table 4. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series storage array rules for dense, 4U models only
Rule
MD3260 series
MD3260i
series
MD3660i
series
MD3660f
series
6 Gbps SAS 1 Gbps iSCSI
10 Gbps
iSCSI
8 Gbps Fibre
Channel
Support for up to 120 physical disk drive slots (system default
configuration). You can attach one Dell EMC MD3060e
enclosure to a Dell EMC PowerVault MD dense storage array.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support for up to 180 physical slots through a premium feature
option. You can attach up to two Dell EMC MD3060e enclosures
to a Dell EMC PowerVault MD dense storage array, for a total of
180 physical slots.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum number of physical disk drives in a RAID5 or RAID6
disk group is 30. There is no limitation with RAID0 and RAID10
disk groups.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
A minimum of 20 SAS HDDs or SSDs are required in each
MD3x60 enclosure (4 in front of each drawer)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
10 Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules