Dell Unity: What are the throughput thresholds for Unity Disk Drives
Summary: Dell Unity: What are the throughput thresholds for Unity Disk Drives.
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Dell Unity Drives maximum throughput:
Here are the throughputs maximum capabilities for Dell Unity drives.
SAS Flash 2 or 3 --->20,000 IOPS
SAS 15K ---> 350 IOPS
SAS 10K ---> 250 IOPS
NL-SAS --->150 IOPS
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Note:
SAS Flash 3 is the drives used for all-Flash pools, however SAS FLASH 2 drives are used for mixed tier pools and for FAST VP and FAST CACHE features.
SAS Flash 3 is the drives used for all-Flash pools, however SAS FLASH 2 drives are used for mixed tier pools and for FAST VP and FAST CACHE features.
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Dell EMC Unity FamilyProducts
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Article Number: 000022779
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025
Version: 4
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