Dell PowerEdge C6220 II - 5 Storage; Poweredge C6220 II Microsd Card Reader; Poweredge C6220 II Hard Drive Cable Routing; Internal Storage

20 PowerEdge C6220 II Technical Guide
5 Storage
The direct backplanes can be used in configurations of up to four nodes. The expander can support
one to four nodes, but it cannot be ordered or shipped from the factory in less-than-full-chassis
configurations. By default the hard drive slots are divided equally across server nodes, but the
2.5-inch chassis with expander allows the user to define how the drives are split. All drive slots are
hot-swap capable, and each SAS or SATA slot has two LED indicators to indicate drive status and
health.
In addition, the PowerEdge C6220 II has a MicroSD slot located on the PCIe riser for loading an
embedded hypervisor. This riser is optional in the 1U nodes and default in the 2U nodes.
PowerEdge C6220 II MicroSD card reader
The PCIe risers on the PowerEdge C6220 II include a MicroSD card reader slot. Cards installed in this
slot can be used for storing an embedded hypervisor.
PowerEdge C6220 II hard drive cable routing
The SAS/SATA signals in the PowerEdge C6220 II are routed via a thin, flexible cable. Hard drive
controller connectors are provided near the expansion slots to facilitate easier connection between
the controller and system board. The advantages of this design are:
 The best possible signal integrity
 Support for six 3.5-inch drives per 2U node
Half of the HDD signals for 2U sled configurations are routed through the upper midplane to provide
additional bandwidth.
Internal storage
The PowerEdge C6220 II supports up to 24 hard drives per server node depending on the number
of installed nodes and the backplane type (2.5-inch direct, 2.5-inch expander or 3.5-inch expander).
 Support for 7.2K, 10K and 15K RPM 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS drives
 Support for 7.2K RPM Enterprise 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives
 Use of the PowerEdge C6220 II-specific drive carrier
Note: The C6220 II shares this drive carrier with any other PowerEdge C platform, such as
C6100, C6105, C6145 and C6220.
Supported hard drives
Table 8 lists PowerEdge C6220 II hard drive options. For additional information, see
Dell.com/PowerEdgeC.
Table 8. Supported hard drives
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
3.5”
SATA (3Gb)
7.2K
1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
SAS (6Gb)
15K
600GB