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August 7th, 2020 07:00
PowerVault MD3200 Disk Replacements.
Hi Dell Community,
Have a question that requires help with some insight. Recently my PowerVault MD1200 is having disk issues and I so happen to have a spare disk with similar specification to the one that is having disk issues. The Product ID of the disk that has an error is ST8000NM0185. Was wondering if I can just swap out the faulty disk and pluck in the same specification disk that I have on hand.
Is there any proprietary software that is installed in Dell PowerVault's disk that does not allow any similar specification disk to be used by MD1200.
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August 7th, 2020 15:00
Hello SkyG,
It is best to replace a failed drive with one that is on the support matrix for your MD3200 or MD1200. Here is the link to both support matrix.
MD3200
https://dell.to/3fFkUiS
MD1200
https://dell.to/3fFjjJE
If the drive that failed is in your MD3200 then you have to replace it with a drive from the support matrix. If the drive is in your MD1200 then, as long as it is a dell brand drive it should work.