Dell PowerVault MD1000 Direct Attached Storage Array Details

High Capacity Server Storage Expansion

PowerVault MD1000 direct attached storage solution offers customer 15 3.5 inch drives in just 3U of rack space and enables mixing SAS and SATA drives in a single enclosure.

Expands to 90 drives behind a PERC 6/E RAID controller.
PERC 6/E RAID controller provides enhanced performance, ease of use and reliability over previous generations.
Manage internal and external storage via a common interface.

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Features

PERC RAID Controllers
PERC 6/E supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. PERC 5/E supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50.
Drives and Capacity
Hard Drives Up to fifteen (15) 1-inch-by-3.5-inch SAS hot-pluggable 3.0 Gbps hard drives, at speeds of 10,000 or 15,000 RPM Up to fifteen (15) 1-inch-by-3.5-inch SATA II hot-pluggable 3.0 Gbps hard drives, at speeds of 7,200 RPM Drive speeds and capacities SAS Drives 15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 73GB, 146GB, 300GB, 450GB and 600GB 10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 300GB, 400GB^* and 600GB Nearline SAS (7,200 RPM) drives available in 500GB, 750GB^* or 1TB^* SATA Drives 7,200 RPM SATA II drives available in 250GB, 500GB, 750GB^* or 1TB^* Energy efficient SATA II (5,400 RPM) drives available in 1TB^* and 2TB^* Maximum Capacity (per enclosure) 30TB using fifteen 2TB^* 5,400 RPM SATA II disk drives in one enclosure Expansion Capabilities PERC RAID Controller enables expansion to 6 enclosures More Details on PERC PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i enable expansion to 3 enclosures
Connectivity
Support for either of the following configurations: Unified mode (single path) for daisy chaining of up to 6 enclosures per PERC 6/E controller (3 enclosures per port, single path) Unified mode (redundant path) for daisy chaining up to 3 enclosures per PERC 6/E controller (3 enclosures connected to both ports via redundant path cabling) Split mode with dual Enclosure Management Modules providing direct connectivity to drives 0 though 6 and a separate connectivity to drives 7 through 14
Enclosure Management Modules (EMM)
EMMs 1 or 2 modules A second EMM provides redundant enclosure management capability
Back-Panel Connectors
SAS connectors (per EMM) 1 12.0 Gbps SAS (SFF 8470) "IN" connector for connection to the host 1 12.0 Gbps SAS (SFF 8470) "OUT" connector for expansion to an additional enclosure Serial connector (per EMM) 1 6-pin UART mini-DIN connector (for factory use only
LED Indicators
Front panel 1 two-color LED indicator for system status 2 single-color LED indicators for power and split mod Hard-drive carrier 1 single-color activity LED 1 two-color LED status indicator per drive EMM 3 two-color LED status indicators: one each for the two EMM SAS ports and one for the EMM status Power supply/cooling fan module 3 LED status indicators for power supply status, power supply/fan fault and AC status
Power Supplies
Wattage 488 W maximum continuous; 550 W peak Heat dissipation 200 W Voltage 100-240 V rated (actual 90-264 V) Frequency 47-63 Hz Amperage 7.2 A at 100 V, 3.6 A at 200 V
Available Hard Drive Power (per slot)
Supported consumption Up to 1.3 A at +12 V; Up to 1.5 A at +5 V
Physical
Height 13.11 cm (5.16 inches) Width 44.63 cm (17.57 inches) Depth 48.01 cm (18.9 inches) Weight 35.37 kg (78 lb) (maximum configuration)
Environmental
Temperature: Operating: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) Storage: -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) Relative humidity Operating: 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Storage: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) Altitude Operating: -16 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Storage: -16 to 10,600 m (-50 to 35,000 ft) BTU per hour 1430
Supported Operating Systems
Refer to RAID Card for details on supported Operating Systems: PERC 5/E PERC 6/E MD3000 MD3000i