Housed in a compact 3U rack enclosure, the MD3000 supports up to 15 hot-swappable 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, delivering robust performance and simplified storage management. Expansion is effortless — connect up to two additional PowerVault MD1000 enclosures for a total of 45 drives and up to 45TB of raw storage capacity.

The system is centrally managed through Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) software, enabling seamless monitoring, configuration, and maintenance without interrupting operations.

Key Features

• Supports up to four Dell PowerEdge servers

• Perfect for 2-node cluster environments

• Scalable up to 45 drives / 45TB total capacity

• Compatible with both SAS and SATA drives

• Dual storage controllers for redundancy and failover protection

• Managed via Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM)

Specifications

Hard Drive Support

• Up to fifteen (15) 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swappable drives

• Supported speeds: 5.4K, 7.2K, 10K, or 15K RPM

Drive Options

SAS Drives:

• 15,000 RPM: 73GB, 146GB, 300GB, 450GB

• 10,000 RPM: 300GB, 400GB, 600GB

• Nearline SAS (7,200 RPM): 500GB, 750GB, 1TB

SATA Drives:

• 7,200 RPM SATA II: 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB

• 5,400 RPM Energy-Efficient SATA II: 1TB

Maximum Capacity (Per Enclosure):

• Up to 15TB with fifteen 1TB drives

Expansion Capability:

• Scalable to three total enclosures (45 drives) with MD1000 expansion units

Connectivity:

• Supports up to 2 highly available (HA) hosts or 4 non-HA hosts via SAS 5/E HBA

Storage Controllers:

• Dual controllers with failover and redundant management

• Each includes 512MB battery-backed cache (72-hour protection)

• Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing