Technical Specifications - Dell PowerVault MD3860f Owner's Manual

Technical Specifications

Physical Disks
Physical disks
RAID Controller Modules
RAID controller modules
Dell PowerVault MD3860f storage arrays
Expansion Modules
Dell PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures
SAS connectors
Serial connector (debug port)
Back-Panel Connectors (Per RAID Controller
Module)
SAS connectors
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Up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch SAS or nearline SAS
physical disks or 2.5 inch SAS SSDs
Two hot-swappable modules with temperature
sensors
4 GB or 8 GB of cache per controller
Provides host-to-controller 16 Gbps FC
connection and two 12 Gbps SAS connections
Supports 120 physical disks, in addition to 60
physical disks in the RAID enclosure
Redundant path connectivity provides redundant
data paths to each hard drive
NOTE: Support for 180 physical disks is a
premium feature and requires activation. The
maximum number of physical disks
supported without using the premium
feature is 120.
Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts
One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional
PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure
NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-80644
compliant.
Six pin port
NOTE: For technical support use only.
Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts
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