Dell PowerEdge T320 - Indicator Codes and Patterns

23 PowerEdge T320 Technical Guide
Storage 6
The Dell PowerEdge T320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers, different
drive types, and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives.
Internal storage
The T320 has one chassis that supports three different drive bay options:
 4 x 3.5-inch cabled drive bays
 8 x 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays
 16 x 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays
Supported hard drives
The T320 supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch or eight 3.5-inch hard drives or solid-state drives.
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) are available. Table 12 lists more information about these drives. For
additional information, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Table 12. Supported hard drives
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
2.5”
Nearline SAS
7.2K
500GB, 1TB
SAS
10K
300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
SAS
15K
146GB, 300GB
SAS SSD
N/A
200GB, 400GB
SATA SSD
N/A
100GB, 160GB, 200GB, 300GB, 400GB,
480GB, 800GB
SATA
7.2K
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
3.5”
SATA
7.2K
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
Nearline SAS
7.2K
1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
SAS
15K
300GB, 600GB
External storage
External storage for the T320 is available through SAS 6Gbps. For more information, see
Dell.com/Storage.