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Dell PowerVault MD3060e Storage Enclosure Owner's Manual

Technical Specifications

Physical Disks  
Physical disks Up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch SAS or nearline SAS physical disks or 2.5 inch SAS SSDs
  • NOTE: For more details on the latest supported physical disks, physical disk types, and supported quantities, see the Dell Storage Enclosure Support Matrix.
Enclosure Management Modules  
Dell PowerVault MD3060e storage enclosures Supports 60 physical disks

Redundant path connectivity provides redundant data paths to each hard drive

  SAS connectors Two SAS ports (marked IN) to connect to host server(s) or to expand the MD series storage dense enclosure

Third SAS port labelled OUT. Port can be used for further storage enclosure expansion or storage enclosure fault tolerance.

  • NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-80644 compliant.
  Serial connector (debug port) Six pin port
  • NOTE: For technical support use only.
Power
AC power supply (per power supply)  
  Wattage 1755 W
  Heat dissipation (maximum)
  • NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply wattage rating. The heat dissipation values are for the entire system which includes chassis and two EMMs.
5988 BTU/hr
  Voltage
  • NOTE: This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.
220 V AC, autoranging, 50 Hz/60 Hz
Environmental  
  • NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets.
Temperature  
  Operating Continuous operation: 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F) at 20% to 80% relative humidity (RH), with 26 °C maximum dew point. De-rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature at 1 °C/300 m (1 °F per 550 ft) above 900 m (2952.75 ft).
  • NOTE: For information on supported expanded operating temperature range and configurations, see the Owner's Manual at Dell.com/support/manuals.
  Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 °C per hour
Relative humidity  
  Operating 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour
  Storage 5% to 95% at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 38 °C (100.4 °F)
Maximum vibration  
  Operating 0.26 G rms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz in operational orientation
  Storage 1.88 G rms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 minutes (all six sides tested)
Maximum shock  
  Operating

One shock pulse in the positive z axis of the system at 31 G for 2.6 ms in the operational orientation

  Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) at 71 G for up to 2 ms

Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 22 G faired square wave pulse with velocity change at 200 inches/second (508 centimeters/second)

Altitude  
  Operating Maximum 3000 m (9,842 ft)
  Storage Maximum 12192 m (40,000 ft)
Airborne contaminant level
  Class G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

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