Specifications

21 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide
6 Storage
The Dell PowerEdge R320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers, different
drive types and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives.
Internal storage
R320 has three chassis to support up to three different drive-bay options.
 Eight 3.5-inch drive options (base configuration, cabled tray)
 Four 3.5-inch drive options (volume configuration, hot-plug tray; 2.5-inch hybrid kit available for
2.5-inch drives)
 Eight 2.5-inch drive options (maximum drive support in 1U, hot-plug tray)
Supported hard drives
The R320 supports up to eight 2.5-inch or four 3.5-inch hard drives or solid-state drives.
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) are available. Table 11 lists more information about these drives. For an
up-to-date list of supported hard drives for the R320, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Table 11. Supported hard drives
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
2.5”
Nearline SAS*
N/A
500G, 1TB, 1TB SED
SAS
10K
300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 900GB SED,
1.2TB
SAS
15K
146GB, 300GB, 300GB SED
SAS SSD
N/A
200GB, 400GB
SATA SSD
N/A
100GB, 160GB, 200GB, 300GB, 400GB,
600GB, 800GB
SATA*
N/A
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
3.5”
SATA
7.2K
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
Nearline SAS
7.2K
1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
SAS
15K
300GB, 600GB
* Applies to the 8-drive bay only.
External storage
External storage for the R320 is available through optional HBAs for SAS and iSCSI. For more
information, see Dell.com/Storage.