Owners Manual

Storage controller specifications
The NX3240 system supports:
● Internal storage controller cards:
○ PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H730P mini
● External storage controller cards:
○ PERC H840
○ 12 Gbps SAS HBA
○ JBOD such as MD1400 and MD1420
○ SC series
○ LTO External drives such as PV114x, TL1000, TL2000, TL4000, ML6000
○ Dell EMC ML3 (Base Module) and Dell EMC ML3E (Expansion Module) Tape Libraries
Drive specifications
The NX3240 system supports 18 SAS and SATA hard drives.
● Up to 12 3.5-inch (SAS or SATA) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11
● Up to four 3.5-inch (SAS or SATA) mid drives in slots 14 to 17
● Up to two 3.5-inch (SAS or SATA) rear accessible drives in slots 12 to 13
NOTE: The rear accessible drives can also be 2.5-inch (SAS or SATA) in a hybrid carrier.
NOTE: Universal slots are slots that support SAS, and SATA hard drives in the same slot.
Ports and connectors specifications
The NX3240 system supports USB ports, NIC ports, VGA ports, and a serial connector.
USB ports
The NX3240 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0-compliant ports.
Location
Type Quantity
Front panel USB 2.0-compliant port Two
Front panel Micro USB 2.0-compliant port for iDRAC Direct One
Back panel USB 3.0-compliant port Two
Internal USB 3.0-compliant port One
NOTE: The micro USB 2.0-compliant port on the front panel can only be used as an iDRAC Direct or a management port.
NIC ports
The NX3240 system supports up to four Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports that are integrated on the network daughter
card (NDC). The ports are available in the following configurations.
● Four RJ-45 ports that support 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps
● Four RJ-45 ports that support 100 M, 1 G and 10 Gbps
● Four RJ-45 ports, where two ports support maximum of 10 G and the other two ports maximum of 1 G
● Two RJ-45 ports that support up to 1 Gbps and 2 SFP+ ports that support up to 10 Gbps
● Four SFP+ ports that support up to 10 Gbps
Technical specifications
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