Dell PowerVault MD1200 & MD1220 Direct Attached Storage

Summary: The PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 are direct-attach 6 Gb/s SAS expansion enclosures that can be connected to MD3200 Series arrays and Dell PowerEdge servers to provide additional capacity for high performance and data-intensive applications. ...

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Symptoms

PowerVault MD1200: The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1200 expansion enclosure is optimized to satisfy applications that use lots of capacity and move large amounts of data. It is the first Dell enclosure that allows you to mix and match 2.5 and 3.5 inch drives in a 2-unit, 12-drive solution.

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Figure 1: Power Vault MD1200

  • Seamless server expansion for 6Gb/s SAS environments
  • Supports mainstream and capacity-intensive applications such as e-mail, backup to disk, and video streaming
  • Deployment and drive versatility good for investment protection and data tiering

PowerVault MD1220: The PowerVault MD1220 expansion enclosure is designed to support high-performance applications such as e-mail or database applications that store active and frequently changing information. The PowerVault MD1220 is Dell’s energy-efficient modular storage array and the first modular enclosure that can expand to support 192 drives including Solid State Drives (SSDs).

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Figure 2: Power Vault MD12200

  • Seamless server expansion for 6Gb/s SAS environments
  • Supports performance-intensive applications such as Web server, database, and e-mail
  • 2.5-inch small-form-factor (SFF) array, energy-efficient array

PowerVault MD1200 & MD1220 Quick Links


PowerVault MD1200 Tech Specs

PERC RAID Controllers

PERC H800 supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Drives and Capacity

Up to twelve (12) hot-pluggable SAS Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) at 7200, 10K and 15K rpm and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs)

3.5" SAS HDDs 15,000 RPM 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 300GB2 , 450GB2 and 600GB2 7,200 RPM (Nearline) 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 500GB2 , 1TB2 , and 2TB2

2.5" SAS HDDs in 3.5" carrier 15,000 RPM 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 73GB2 and 146GB2 10,000 RPM 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 146GB2 and 300GB2 7,200 RPM (Nearline) 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 500GB2

2.5" SAS SSDs in 3.5" carrier 3Gb/s SSDs available in 150GB2

Maximum Capacity (per enclosure) 24TB using twelve 2TB2 7,200 RPM 6Gb/s SAS disk drives

Expansion Capabilities PERC H800 Host-RAID adapter enables expansion to 8 enclosures (4 enclosures per port)

More Details on PERC

Connectivity

Support for the following configurations: Unified mode (single path) for daisy chaining of up to 8 enclosures per PERC H800 (4 enclosures per port, single path) Unified mode (redundant path) for daisy chaining up to 4 enclosures per PERC H800 (4 enclosures connected to both ports via redundant path cabling) Split mode with dual Enclosure Management Modules providing direct connectivity to drives 0 through 5 and a separate connectivity to drives 6 through 11.

Enclosure Management Modules (EMM)

2 EMM modules provide redundant enclosure management capability

Back-Panel Connectors

SAS connectors (per EMM) 1 SAS (SFF 8088) "IN" connector for connection to the host 1 SAS (SFF 8088) "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 mode 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 1 single-color Unit Identification LED for each EMM

Power supply/cooling fan module 3 LED status indicators for power supply status, power supply/fan fault, and AC status

Power Supplies (per PSU)

Two fully redundant power supplies

Wattage 600 W

Heat dissipation 188 W

Voltage 100-240 VAC, auto sensing

Frequency 50/60 Hz

Amperage 8.6 A at 100 V, 4.3 A at 240 V

Available Drive Power (per slot)

Supported drive power consumption (continuous): up to 1.16 A at +5V up to 1.6 A +12V

Physical

Height 8.7 cm (3.14 inches)

Width 44.6 cm (17.57 inches)

Depth 48.15 cm (20 inches)

Weight 28.39 kg (62.6 lb) (maximum configuration) 8.84 kg (19.5 lb) (empty)

Relative humidity Operating: 8% to 85% (non-condensing) with maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour 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 1181

Environmental

Temperature: Operating: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with maximum temp gradation of 10°C per hour Storage: -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) with temp gradation of 20°C per hour

Supported Operating Systems

Refer to RAID Card for details on supported Operating Systems: PERC H800

 

PowerVault MD1220 Tech Specs

PERC RAID Controllers

PERC H800 supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Drives and Capacity

Up to twenty four (24) 2.5-inch hot-pluggable SAS Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) at 7200, 10K, 15K rpm and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs). 2.5" SAS HDDs 15,000 RPM 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 73GB3 and 146GB3 10,000 RPM 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 146GB and 300GB 7,200 RPM (Nearline) 6Gb/s SAS drives available in 500GB 2.5" SAS SSDs 3Gb/s SSDs available in 150GB Maximum Capacity (per enclosure) 12TB using twenty-four (24) 500GB 7200 RPM 6Gb/s SAS HDDs Expansion Capabilities PERC H800 enables expansion to 8 enclosures, 4 per port More Details on PERC

Connectivity

Support for the following configurations: Unified mode (single path) for daisy chaining of up to 8 enclosures per PERC H800 (4 enclosures per port, single path) Unified mode (redundant path) for daisy chaining up to 4 enclosures per PERC H800 (4 enclosures connected to both ports via redundant path cabling) Split mode with dual Enclosure Management Modules providing direct connectivity to drives 0 though 11 and a separate connectivity to drives 12 through 23.

Enclosure Management Modules (EMM)

2 EMM modules provide redundant enclosure management capability

Back-Panel Connectors

SAS connectors (per EMM) 1 SAS (SFF 8088) "IN" connector for connection to the host 1 SAS (SFF 8088) "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 mode Hard-drive carrier 1 single-color activity LED 1 two-color LED status indicator per drive EMM 3 two-color LED status indicators: one for each of the EMM SAS ports and one for the EMM status 1 single-color Unit Identification LED for each EMM Power supply/cooling fan module 3 LED status indicators for Power supply/cooling fan fault, AC power, and DC power

Power Supplies

Two fully redundant power supplies Wattage 600W Heat dissipation 188W Voltage 100-240VAC Frequency 50/60Hz Amperage 8.6 A at 100 V, 4.3 A at 240 V

Available Hard Drive Power (per slot)

Supported drive power consumption (continuous): up to 1.2 A at +5V up to 0.5 A +12V

Physical

Height 8.68 cm (3.41 inches) Width 44.6 cm (17.57 inches) Depth 54.90 cm (21.6 inches) Weight 23.31 kg (51 lb) (maximum configuration) 8.61 kg (19 lb) (empty)

Environmental

Temperature: Operating: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with maximum temp gradation of 10°C per hour Storage: -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) with temp gradation of 20°C per hour Relative humidity Operating: 8% to 85% (non-condensing) with maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour 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 1147

Supported Operating Systems

Refer to the PERC RAID Card details for supported Operating Systems PERC H800

Cause

Not required

Resolution

See above

Affected Products

PowerVault MD1200, PowerVault MD1220
Article Properties
Article Number: 000124452
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2024
Version:  4
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