Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series - Hard Drives; Supported Drives

DELL PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i Technical Guide Book
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Hard Drives
The MD3200i and MD3220i support SAS hot-pluggable HDDs (hard-disk drives) and SSD (solid-state
drives). MD3200i allows for both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factor drives, and the MD3220i allows for
2.5-inch form factor drives. Note that 2.5” HDD in the MD3200i requires a unique drive carrier that
houses a 2.5” HDD and fits into a 3.5” HDD slot. Any combination of SAS rotational speeds and SSD
drives can be mixed within an MD3200i or MD3220i enclosure.
Table 4. Supported Drives
Form Factor
Speed (rpm)
Capacity (GB)
2.5” SAS
HDDs up to 6Gb/s
SSDs up to 3Gb/s
7,200
500 GB
10,000
146 GB
300 GB
600GB (postRTS)
15,000
73 GB
146 GB
SSD
150 GB
3.5” SAS
HDDs up to 6Gb/s
7,200
500 GB
1 TB
2 TB
15,000
300 GB
450 GB
600 GB
 SATA interface drives are not supported with the MD3200i and MD3220i.
 6Gb/s SAS interface HDDs and 3Gb/s SAS interface SSDs are configured in the MD3200i and
MD3220i, from Dell’s factory
 3Gb/s SAS interface HDDs are supported in the field with the supported MD3200i carrier.
 The front bezel of the system contains a lock. A locked bezel secures the system hard drives.