Dell PowerEdge R940 - External Storage

• The user does not to trade o the standard hot-plug hard drive slot for OS install.
BOSS is a PCIe card in the front to support up to two 80mm or 110mm M.2 SATA or PCIe x1 devices.
NOTE: The portfolio solution using a PCIe carrier card is not supported on R940.
NOTE: BOSS drives and daughter card are not hot-plug capable.
External storage
Table 11. Supported external storage devices
Device type Description
External Tape Supports connection to external USB tape products
NAS/IDM appliance software Supports NAS software stack
JBOD Supports connection to 12Gb MD-series JBODs
Optical drives
The R940 does not support internal optical drives. However, external USB optical drives will be supported.
Tape drives
The R940 does not support internal tape drives. However, external tape backup devices will be supported. Below is a list of supported
external tape drives:
• External RD1000 USB
• External LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS tape drives
• 114X rack mount chassis with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS tape drives
• TL1000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS tape drives
• TL2000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS and 8Gb FC tape drives
• TL4000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS and 8Gb FC tape drives
• ML6000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS and 8Gb FC tape drives
Storage
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