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Storage
The system enables multiple storage configurations to tune the system configuration for a wide variety of workloads. The C6400
chassis is available in the following configuration types:
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No hard drives in a No-Backplane Configuration
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24 x 2.5" Direct Backplane configuration with up to 6 SAS/SATA drives per node
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24 x 2.5" Expander Backplane configuration with up to 12 SAS/SATA drives per node and two nodes per chassis
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24 x 2.5" NVMe Backplane configuration with up to 6 drives per node out of which two drives can be NVMe drives
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12 x 3.5" Direct Backplane configuration with up to 3 SAS/SATA drives per node
Supported drives
The PowerEdge C6420 system supports up to 24 x 2.5” hard disk drives per server node and up to 12 x 3.5” hard disk drives per
server node depending on the number of installed nodes and backplane type (max 6 x 2.5” HDDs using 2.5”direct backplane; max 3 x
3.5” HDDs using 3.5" direct backplane).
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Support for 7.2K, 10K and 15K RPM 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS drives
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Support for 7.2K RPM Enterprise 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA
NOTE: For the latest list of drives available on C6420, please always refer to the options available in quoting and ordering
tools. This list may not accurately reflect the comprehensive list of all drives available on the C6420 platform.
The following table list the supported NVMe drives:
Table 7. Supported NVMe drives
Description
Interface
Capacity
DPN
Type
SSDR,800G,NVMEPCIE,
2.5,PM1725A
PCIe
800GB
KWH83
MU
SSDR,1.6T,NVMEPCIE,
2.5,PM1725A
PCIe
1.6TB
JD6CH
MU
SSDR,3.2,NVMEPCIE,
2.5,PM1725A
PCIe
3.2TB
JDMHM
MU
SSDR,3.2,NVME,PCIE,
2.5,PM1725
PCIe
3.2TB
99JNC
MU
SSDR,6.4,NVMEPCIE,
2.5,PM1725A
PCIe
6.4TB
Y3XT2
MU
The following table shows the supported SSD drives:
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