For more robust data protection, a five-node configuration is the recommended
minimum.
D-Series components
The D-Series ECS Appliance includes the following hardware components.
Table 2 D-Series hardware components
Component Description
40U rack Titan D racks that include:
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Single-phase PDUs with six power drops (three per side).
The high availability configuration (HA) of six power drops
is mandatory and any deviation requires that an RPQ be
submitted and approved.
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Optional three-phase WYE or delta PDUs with two power
drops (one per side)
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Front and rear doors
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Racking by Dell EMC manufacturing
Private switch One 1 GbE switch
Public switch Two 10 GbE switches
Nodes Intel-based unstructured server in eight-node configurations.
Each server chassis contains four nodes.
Disk array enclosure (DAE) The D-Series disk array enclosure (DAE) drawers hold up to
98 3.5-inch disk drives. Features include:
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Models featuring 8TB disks and models featuring 10TB
disks
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Two 4-lane 12 Gb/s SAS 3.0 connectors
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SAS bandwidth of 5600 MB/s
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Drive service: cold service
Service tray 50-lb capacity service tray
Hardware Components and Configurations
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