Reference Guide

Entry Configuration Optimal Configuration Performance Configuration
PERC H730p (internal) Yes Yes Yes
Broadcom 5720 QP 1 Gb
Network Daughter Card
Yes Yes Yes
Operating system drives: RAID 1
- (min. two HDDs) 600 GB 10K
2.5" SAS
Yes Yes Yes
Software
Windows Storage Server 2016 Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC9, Enterprise Yes Yes Yes
a.
Systems shipping before September 2019 use the following processors:
● Entry—Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 1.7G
● Optimal—Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 1.7G
● Performance—Intel Xeon Silver 4114 2.2G
NX3240 options
These options are available for all NX3240 configurations.
External RAID PERC H840
Data Drives Data drives are RAID 5 or RAID 6. A minimum of four HDDs is required, and they must all be same speed
and capacity. The 2.5 in. drives use a hybrid carrier.
Interface Form
Factor
Speed Capacity
SATA 3.5 in. 7.2 K 2 TB, 4 TB
SAS 3.5 in. 4.2 K 4 TB, 8 TB, 8 TB FIPS, 10 TB, 12 TB
SAS 2.5 in. 10 K 600 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.2 TB FIPS, 1.8 TB
External Tape
Drive Support
● External RD1000 USB
● External LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7 and LTO-8 and 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● 114X rack mount chassis with LTO-5, LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● TL1000 with LTO-5, LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 6Gb SAS tape drives
● TL2000 with LTO-5, LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 6Gb SAS tape drives
● TL4000 with LTO-5, LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 6Gb SAS tape drives
● TL4000 with LTO-5, LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 8Gb FC tape drives
● ML3/ML3e with LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 6Gb SAS tape drives
● ML3/ML3e with LTO-6 and LTO-7 and LTO-8 8Gb FC tape drives
Optical 8X DVD-ROM, USB, external
Second Power
Supply
● Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 750 W
● Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 1100 W
Rack Rail
● ReadyRails with Cable Management Arm
● ReadyRails without Cable Management Arm
● ReadyRails Static Rails for 2/4-post Rails
● 2U Combo Drop-in/Stab-in Rails
Operating System
Media kit
Microsoft Windows Storage System 2016, Standard edition.
iDRAC iDRAC9 Enterprise with OpenManage Enterprise
TPM Trusted Platform Module 1.2 or 2.0
NOTE: UEFI and BitLocker are not supported.
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