Dell DD and PowerProtect Hardware 8.0 Features and Specifications

system features

Table 1. system features
Feature		(Base configuration)	(Expanded configuration)
Rack height		2U	2U
Processor		E5-2680 V3	E5-2680 V3
Kernel		3.2.x	3.2.x
NVRAM		NVRAM 8g Model 3	NVRAM 8g Model 3
Memory		4 x 32 GB DIMM + 4 x 16 GB DIMM (192 GB)	8 x 32 GB DIMM + 8 x 16 GB DIMM (384 GB)
Internal drives	HDDs in 3.5" bays	4	4
	SSDs in 3.5" bays	5	8
	SSDs in 2.5" bays	0	0
I/O module slots	SAS I/O modules (Quad Port 6 Gbps SAS)	2	2
I/O module slots	Network and FC I/O modules	Four replaceable I/O module slots. Not hot-swappable.	Four replaceable I/O module slots. Not hot-swappable.
Supported capacity	Non-extended retention	384 TB	720 TB
	DD Cloud Tier	N/A	1440 TB ¹
	Extended retention	N/A	720 TB²
High availability support		Yes	Yes
HA private interconnect		(2) 10GBase-T ports	(2) 10GBase-T ports
External SSD shelf		One SSD shelf for A-P high availability cluster containing two drives.	One SSD shelf for A-P high availability cluster containing four drives.
SAS string depth (max)	ES30	6	6 (7 for extended retention)
	DS60	3	3
	ES30 and DS60	5 shelves total	5 shelves total
Stream count		810 writes, 225 reads	810 writes, 225 reads