Expansion unit limits
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NOTE: The external enclosure is a Dell PowerVault MD1400 direct-attached storage array for the DR4300e, DR4300, and DR6300 systems. The external enclosure is a Dell PowerVault MD1200 direct-attached storage array for the DR4000, DR4100, and DR6000. |
| System | Max # of Expansion Enclosures |
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| DR4300e core | 1 |
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DR4300e |
1 |
| DR4300 | 2 |
| DR6300 | 4 |
| DR4000 | 2 |
| DR4100 | 2 |
| DR6000 | 4 |
Fibre Channel controllers
You can add a Fibre Channel (FC) card to a DR Series hardware system for FC VTL connectivity. The following table lists supported FC controllers.
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NOTE: The DR Series system supports up to two (2) FC cards. |
| System | Controller | Recommended Slot |
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| DR4300, DR6300 |
QLOGIC 2562 DUAL PORT 8GB OPTICAL FULL HEIGHT |
5 (5 and 6 are FC-supported slots, with 5 being the default) |
| QLOGIC 2662 DUAL PORT 16GB OPTICAL FULL HEIGHT | 5 (5 and 6 are FC-supported slots, with 5 being the default) |
RAID controllers
The following table lists supported RAID controllers for the DR Series systems.
| System | RAID controllers | Max # of controllers |
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| DR 4300e core, DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300 | PERC H730P | 1 |
| PERC H830 | 1 | |
| DR4000 | PERC H700 | 1 |
| PERC H800 | 1 | |
| DR4100, DR6000 | PERC H710P | 1 |
| PERC H810 | 1 |
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NOTE: The DR4000/DR4100 with 2.7 TB base unit does not support expansion. |
USB flash drive
The USB flash drive needed for performing a system recovery is not included with the system release. The minimum size required for the DR Series Restore Manager for all DR Series systems is 4GB.