3.5" drive 6Gb/s SAS Array |  | 2.5" drive 6Gb/s SAS Array |
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PowerVault MD1200
High Capacity, Outstanding Flexibility | PowerVault MD1220
High Performance, Energy-Efficient |
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GREAT FOR Mainstream or capacity-intensive applications
Deployment flexibility and mixed-drive options for tiered data environments
Improved density with a 2U 12 drive enclosure
6Gb/s SAS environments
Expansion of a single PowerEdge Server, behind a PERC H800
| GREAT FOR I/O-intensive or random-access applications
Customers with power and cooling concerns
6Gb/s SAS environments
Customers looking for a small-form-factor array (2.5-inch drives)
Expansion of a single PowerEdge Server, behind a PERC H800
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Drive size and type Both 2.5" and 3.5" drives
3.5" drives: SAS HDDs
2.5" drives: SAS HDDs and SSDs | Drive size and type 2.5" drives
SAS HDDs and SSDs |
Storage Capacity 12 drives per array | Storage Capacity 24 drives per array |
Expansion Options 8 arrays behind a PERC H800 host-RAID adaptor for a total of 96 drives | Expansion Options 8 arrays behind a PERC H800 controller for a total of 192 drives |
Model Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space | Model Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space |
Management Software Utilizes server management — Dell Open Manage | Management Software Utilizes server management — Dell Open Manage |
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