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Simple and versatile server expansion

The PowerVault MD1200 offers seamless expansion for Dell

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PowerEdge

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 servers with the PERC H800 HostRAID adapter and 

gives customers the most drive flexibility of any of Dell’s direct-
attached storage arrays.

•  Easily expand your server capacity: This expansion array can 

support twelve 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs 
in a 2U array and expands up to 8 arrays behind a single PERC 
H800 HostRAID adapter.

•  Versatility and flexibility to meet most business needs: With the 

ability to mix 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch enclosures behind a single PERC 
H800 HostRAID adapter and support for 2.5-inch drives

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PowerVault MD1200 delivers capacity and performance to  
support most customer deployments.

Keeping up with business needs

The PowerVault MD1200 offers customers the ability to support 
mainstream, capacity-intensive, and  performance-intensive 
applications in a single storage solution. This flexibility makes 
it easy to tier your data by matching your data requirements 
and drive characteristics. The following features maximize the 
efficiency of your storage solution:

•  Support for 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives in PowerVault MD1200.

•  Ability to mix 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch enclosures behind a single 

PERC H800 HostRAID adapter. 

•  Ability to mix and match 7.2K (nearline), 10K, and 15K RPM SAS Hard 

Disk Drives (HDDs) with Solid State Drives (SSDs). This includes SAS 
HDDs that support Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology.

Keeping your data safe

Access and accuracy of data is key to success for any business. 
The PowerVault MD1200 has been engineered to maximize 
uptime and the security of your data.

•  Redundant Path with I/O Load Balancing: Even if a single cable 

path fails from one port of the PERC H800, you will continue 
to have access to your data through the second port.

•  Self Encrypting Drives (SED): With drive-level encryption, if 

a drive is removed from its storage system or the server it is 
housed in, the data on that drive is encrypted and useless 
to anyone who attempts to access it without the appropri-
ate security authorization. Additionally, SED supports Instant 
Secure Erase of drives which permanently removes data when 
repurposing or decommissioning drives.

•  Hot Swappable Drives: With hot swappable drives, you can 

remove and replace drives even when your system is operating; 
no need to turn it off and no need to reboot—new drives are 
available right away.

Affinity with PowerEdge

The Dell PowerVault MD1200 storage array is engineered to work 
optimally with Dell PowerEdge

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 servers, utilizing the PERC H800 

HostRAID adapter, Dell OpenManage

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 Storage Manager, and 

common components, as follows:

•  The configuration of the PERC H800 enables the software to 

recognize all storage as a single unit, helping to increase reliability 
and fault tolerance. 

•  Dell OpenManage Storage Manager software can manage both 

the external array and internal storage, streamlining storage 
management through a single, common interface. This helps 
reduce resource load on the system, and enables easier  
navigation for the user. 

•  The PowerVault MD1200 leverages the same 2.5-inch and 

3.5-inch drives as 11G PowerEdge servers and the same power 
supplies and fans as the PowerVault MD1220, reducing the 
cost of spares.

Direct-Attached 
Storage Expansion 
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Improves Density, Versatility 
and Performance

Dell PowerVault MD1200

The Dell

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 PowerVault

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 MD1200 direct-attached storage array is the second generation of our low-cost, 

high-capacity expansion enclosure that improves density, versatility, and performance

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support for mainstream and capacity-intensive applications.