Storage; Internal Storage; External Storage; Table 11. Supported Hard Drives - Dell PowerEdge R320 Technical Manual

6 Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers, different
drive types, and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives.

Internal storage

R320 has three chassis to support up to three different drive- bay options.
•
4 x 3.5- inch drive option (base configuration, cabled tray)
•
4 x 3.5- inch drive option (volume configuration, hot- plug tray; 2.5- inch hybrid kit available for
2.5- inch drives)
•
8 x 2.5- inch drive option (maximum drive support in 1U, hot- plug tray)
Supported hard drives
The R320 supports up to eight 2.5- inch or four 3.5- inch hard drives or solid- state drives.
Self- encrypting drives (SEDs) are available. Table 11 lists more information about these drives. For an
up- to- date list of supported hard drives for the R320, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Form Type
factor
Nearline SAS
SAS
SAS
2.5"
SAS SSD
SATA SSD
SATA
*
SATA
3.5"
Nearline SAS
SAS
* Applies to the 8- drive bay only.

External storage

External storage for the R320 is available through optional HBAs for SAS and iSCSI. For more
information, see Dell.com/Storage.
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Table 11. Supported hard drives
Speed
(rpm)
N/A
*
10K
15K
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2K
7.2K
15K
Capacities
500G, 1TB, 1TB SED
300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 900GB SED
146GB, 300GB, 300GB SED
200GB, 400GB
100GB, 160GB, 200GB, 300GB, 600GB
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
300GB, 600GB