Dell PowerEdge R320 Technical Manual

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21 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide6 StorageThe Dell PowerEdge R320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers, differentdrive types and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives.Internal storageR320 has three chassis to support up to three different drive-bay options. Eight 3.5-inch drive options (base configuration, cabled tray) Four 3.5-inch drive options (volume configuration, hot-plug tray; 2.5-inch hybrid kit available for2.5-inch drives) Eight 2.5-inch drive options (maximum drive support in 1U, hot-plug tray)Supported hard drivesThe R320 supports up to eight 2.5-inch or four 3.5-inch hard drives or solid-state drives.Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) are available. Table 11 lists more information about these drives. For anup-to-date list of supported hard drives for the R320, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.Table 11. Supported hard drivesFormfactorType Speed(rpm)Capacities2.5”Nearline SAS* N/A 500G, 1TB, 1TB SEDSAS 10K 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 900GB SED,1.2TBSAS 15K 146GB, 300GB, 300GB SEDSAS SSD N/A 200GB, 400GBSATA SSD N/A 100GB, 160GB, 200GB, 300GB, 400GB,600GB, 800GBSATA* N/A 250GB, 500GB, 1TB3.5”SATA 7.2K 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TBNearline SAS 7.2K 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TBSAS 15K 300GB, 600GB* Applies to the 8-drive bay only.External storageExternal storage for the R320 is available through optional HBAs for SAS and iSCSI. For moreinformation, see Dell.com/Storage.