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Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays
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Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays is a high-performance SAN storage system engineered for demanding enterprise environments. It features a dual-controller design—each controller provisioned with 4GB of memory—and a 24-drive bay chassis that supports mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, and SATA SSD. With robust RAID support (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10) and fibre channel connectivity provided through four 16GB/s SFP ports, the system ensures fast, reliable access to data while facilitating seamless expansion.
Designed to meet the rigorous needs of enterprise data centers and virtualization deployments, this SAN system delivers a maximum supported raw capacity of up to 512 TB. It is built with active cooling and a redundant power supply rated at 350W to secure uninterrupted operations. Complemented by features like iSCSI support, snapshot and cloud sync capabilities, and virtualization readiness, the Dell MD3820F solution caters to critical use cases such as enterprise backup, virtualization infrastructures, and media server applications.
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In a global enterprise running VMware vSphere with 600+ virtual machines, IT architects deploy the Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24-Drive Bays SAN array to deliver dedicated 4G Fibre Channel connectivity, dual-active controllers and 24 SAS drive bays. This configuration boosts VM boot times by 50%, ensures nondisruptive controller fail-over, and increases VM density by 30%, enabling 99.99% SLA compliance while reducing rack-space and host licensing costs.
A financial services firm hosting Oracle and SQL Server databases uses the Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24-Drive Bays to achieve sub-millisecond latency and sustained I/O throughput. Dual controllers and high-performance SAS drives deliver 3× faster transaction processing, streamline nightly batch jobs by 60%, and maintain full redundancy—ensuring continuous trade processing and regulatory compliance with automated failover.
A healthcare provider with strict RTO/RPO mandates integrates the Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24-Drive Bays array into its backup infrastructure, leveraging built-in snapshots and Fibre Channel link aggregation for parallel data streams. The solution compresses and replicates 100 TB of patient records in under 4 hours, achieves 80% storage efficiency, and supports seamless failback—guaranteeing rapid recovery, HIPAA compliance, and minimal operational downtime.
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| Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays |  Dell MD3820I Dual 8G Cache Controller, No hdd, 24 SFF, 10G iSCSI, 600W RPS |  Dell MD3820F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays |  Dell MD3820F Controller*1 8G 16GB/s SFP*2 Cable*2 24*Drive Bays |  Dell MD3800F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 12*Drive Bays | |
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| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 24-bay | 24-bay | 24-bay | 24-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SAS HDD / SATA SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 |
| Installed RAM | 4 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | Fibre Channel | 10GbE | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Active | Active | Active | Active | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Snapshot Support | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cloud Sync Support | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays | Dell MD3820I Dual 8G Cache Controller, No hdd, 24 SFF, 10G iSCSI, 600W RPS | Dell MD3820F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays | Dell MD3820F Controller*1 8G 16GB/s SFP*2 Cable*2 24*Drive Bays | Dell MD3800F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 12*Drive Bays |
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The Dell MD3820F is a high-performance SATA/SAS storage array featuring dual controllers, 24 2.5" drive bays, 4× 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel SFP ports, redundant PSUs, and advanced RAID support for enterprise workloads.
The Dell MD3820F ships with two active/active controllers to ensure nonstop data access and balanced workload performance.
It offers four 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel SFP ports per controller (total eight SFPs) and four QSFP+ to SFP+ cables for seamless integration into SAN environments.
The array supports up to 24 2.5" SAS or SATA drives, enabling dense storage configurations in a 2U chassis.
The MD3820F is compatible with 2.5" SAS and SATA HDDs/SSDs up to 15 TB per drive, supporting a maximum raw capacity of 360 TB.
The MD3820F supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, offering flexible data protection and performance tuning.
With dual 12-core controllers and 4 GB cache per controller, the MD3820F delivers over 210 K IOPS and up to 3.5 GB/s throughput in optimized configurations.
Yes, the MD3820F is certified for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and Linux KVM, ensuring broad virtualization support.
You can scale capacity by adding up to four MD1200 or MD1220 expansion enclosures, extending drive bay count to 96 and beyond in clustering configurations.
The array includes four QSFP+ to SFP+ multimode cables, enabling immediate connection to Fibre Channel switches at 16 Gb/s speeds.
The MD3820F uses RAID parity, battery-backed cache, and optional encryption to safeguard data integrity and secure sensitive information.
Dell Storage Manager and Command-Line Interface (CLI) offer zero-touch provisioning, remote monitoring, health alerts, and firmware updates.
The 2U array draws up to 750 W with dual hot-swap PSUs and requires 5.5 A at 100–240 VAC; N+1 redundant fans ensure optimal thermal management.
Dell provides a 3-year ProSupport warranty with next-business-day on-site service, 24×7 phone support, and optional ProSupport Plus for proactive maintenance.
Rack the 2U chassis, connect PSUs, attach the included SFP+ cables to your SAN switch, power up, then use Dell Storage Manager for guided configuration.
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