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Dell EMC Storage enclosure rules
This section provides information about the rules to be followed for the Dell EMC Storage MD1400/MD1420 enclosures.
Table 2. Dell EMC Storage enclosure rules
Components Dell EMC Storage MD1400 Dell EMC Storage MD1420
Maximum number of servers 1 1
Maximum SAS cable length
4 m 4 m
Maximum number of Dell EMC Storage enclosures in a chain
4 4
Maximum number drives in a storage enclosure
12 24
NOTE: The MD1400 and MD1420 disk enclosures support attachment to a single server only. The drives within each
enclosure cannot be accessed in a “split mode” between two.
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