Reference Guide

Storage enclosures
NOTE: Only the DL1300 4TB +2 VM configuration systems support the external storage enclosure.
Table 4. Supported storage enclosures
Storage enclosure FW revision Number of enclosures
supported
Capacity expansion
MD1400 SAS 1.05 or later One (1) 10 TB
NOTE: To connect or disconnect the redundant SAS cable(s), your system must be powered off.
One cable may be unplugged while the server is running. Do not disconnect both cables while the
server is running or the external array disk will later be rediscovered as foreign disks.
Hard drives (external)
Table 5. Supported external hard drives
Storage enclosure External RAID
Controller
Drive type Drive capacity RAID level
MD1400 PERC H830 Nearline SAS 12x1 TB 6
Network Interface Controllers (NIC)
The DL1300 system supports only the onboard NICs.
RAID controllers
NOTE: Dell does not support upgrading internal RAID controllers. The internal controller shipped
with the system is the only supported configuration.
Table 6. Supported RAID controllers
System RAID Controller Max Number of
Controllers
Driver Revision
DL1300 PERC H330
(internal)
1 6.603.06.00 or later
PERC H830
(external)
1 25.2.1.0037 or later
NOTE: Only the DL1300 4 TB+2VM systems support one PERC H830 RAID controller that manages
the external hard disk drives.
Display resolution
The minimum display resolution is 1280x1024.
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