Supported expansion enclosures test SCv300: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS) SCv320: 24 x 2.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS) SCv360: 60 x 3.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS)1
Maximum drive count 222 per array (internal plus external expansion), more in federated systems2
Max raw capacity 1PB per array3 (SSD or HDD), more in federated systems
Max raw capacity (NAS) 1PB3 per array (requires FS8600 NAS appliance) 4PB in single namespace (requires FS8600 and multiple arrays) 20PB with global namespace (requires FS8600 and multiple arrays) Also supports NX3000 Series Windows NAS appliance
Storage media SAS and NL-SAS drives; different drive types, transfer rates and rotational speeds can be mixed in the same system. SSD: write-intensive and read-intensive drives HDD: 15K, 10K, 7.2K RPM