2U storage server
The 2U storage server consists of one dx340 system-board tray with the storage
enclosure installed in a 2U chassis. The storage enclosure provides four additional
3.5-inch hard disk drive bays for the system-board tray, for a total of five.
Depending on the server configuration, you can configure the 2U storage server
with up to four SAS 3.5-inch hard disk drives or up to five SATA 3.5-inch hard disk
drives. The following illustration shows five 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk
drives installed.
3U storage server
The 3U storage server consists of one dx340 system-board tray installed in a 3U
chassis. Depending on the server configuration, the 3U chassis supports up to
twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives. The following illustration
shows twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk drives installed.
Note: The hard disk drive bays in the system-board tray are not used in the 3U
storage server configuration.
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