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Dell EMC PowerVault MD12XX Enclosure Support Matrix

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Supported cabling configurations

NOTE Only 0.6 m, 2 m, and 4 m mini-SAS cables are supported.

There are a a large number of storage topologies, because servers are capable of hosting multiple PCIe Dell EMC SAS 6 Gbps HBAs and the MD12XX have multiple SAS ports with the ability to daisy-chain the JBODs. Dell EMC has not tested and validated all the combinations. Here are some storage configurations that are supported by Dell EMC.

Figure 1. Standalone Server and MD12XX in Daisy chain configuration
Standalone Server and MD12XX in Daisy chain configuration
Figure 2. Standalone Server with MPIO configuration
Standalone Server with MPIO configuration
Figure 3. 2 Servers each with 1 HBA in failover cluster configuration with 4 JBODs Daisy chained
2 Servers each with 1 HBA in failover cluster configuration with 4 JBODs Daisy chained
Figure 4. 2 Servers, each with 2 HBAs in failover cluster configuration with 4 JBODs
2 Servers, each with 2 HBAs in failover cluster configuration with 4 JBODs
Figure 5. 2 Servers each with 2 HBAs in failover cluster configuration with 2 JBODs and MP
2 Servers each with 2 HBAs in failover cluster configuration with 2 JBODs and MP

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