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Dell MD3820F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays
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Dell MD3820F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays is an enterprise SAN storage system engineered for performance and reliability in demanding data center environments. This robust system features a dual-controller design with 24 drive bays that support a variety of drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, and SATA SSD, and offers a total storage capacity of up to 192 TB. It supports multiple RAID levels such as RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 to ensure data integrity and optimized performance, making it ideal for SMB backup, virtualization, and media server use cases.
Built to integrate seamlessly into enterprise infrastructures, this Dell system comes equipped with Fibre Channel network support via 16GB/s SFP ports, active cooling, and a redundant power supply delivering 350W to maintain continuous operation. The enclosure also supports expansion for future growth and is designed with a rackmount form factor, featuring precise dimensions of 4 inches in height, 17 inches in width, and 28 inches in depth, while weighing 70 lbs, thus addressing critical storage demands in enterprise data centers.
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In a large enterprise data center deploying VMware vSphere, the Dell MD3820F Controller × 2 with 8G Fibre Channel and 16 GB/s SFP provides consolidated SAN storage across 24 drive bays. This configuration delivers sub-millisecond latency, up to 250,000 IOPS, and non-stop failover via dual controllers. Outcome: IT teams achieve 40% higher VM density, predictable storage performance for mission-critical applications, and simplified management through Dell’s intuitive modular design.
A financial services firm uses the Dell MD3820F Controller × 2 8G FC array with four SFP+ cables and 24 hot-swappable drive bays to centralize nightly backups of 60 TB. The dual-controller architecture with redundant paths enables sustained 16 GB/s throughput, shrinking backup windows by 50% and ensuring RTOs under 2 hours. Outcome: Compliance with strict SLAs, faster restores in failover scenarios, and reduced backup infrastructure complexity.
A post-production studio leverages the Dell MD3820F Controller × 2 8G Fibre Channel SAN with four SFP+ links and 24 drive bays to feed parallel edit suites and an on-premises Hadoop cluster. The array sustains 12 GB/s aggregated bandwidth, enabling concurrent 4K video streams and rapid MapReduce jobs. Outcome: 30% faster rendering times, uninterrupted content delivery, and scalable storage growth up to 576 TB without performance degradation.
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| Dell MD3820F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays |  Dell MD3800F Dual 8G Cache Controller, No hdd, 12 LFF, FC Connection, 600W RPS |  Dell MD3800F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 12*Drive Bays |  Dell MD3800F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cabel*4 12*Drive Bays |  Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*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 | 12-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD | Mixed | Mixed | 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 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 |
| Network Ports | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Active | Active | Active | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Snapshot Support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Sync Support | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Dell MD3820F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays | Dell MD3800F Dual 8G Cache Controller, No hdd, 12 LFF, FC Connection, 600W RPS | Dell MD3800F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 12*Drive Bays | Dell MD3800F Controller*2 8G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cabel*4 12*Drive Bays | Dell MD3820F Controller*2 4G 16GB/s SFP*4 Cable*4 24*Drive Bays |
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The Dell MD3820F is a 24-bay Fibre Channel SAN array with dual active controllers and four 16 Gb/s SFP ports, designed for scalable, high-availability block storage.
The MD3820F comes with two redundant active-active controllers to ensure continuous data access and automatic failover in case of hardware issues.
It offers four 16 Gb/s SFP ports (compatible with 8 Gb/s), enabling up to 64 Gb/s aggregate bandwidth per controller for high-speed SAN connections.
The array supports 24 hot-swap SAS or SSD drives in 2.5" or 3.5" form factors, providing flexible capacity and performance options.
When populated with 16 TB drives, the MD3820F can deliver up to 384 TB of raw storage capacity across 24 bays.
Yes. The MD3820F supports mixed SSD and SAS HDD configurations, allowing tiering strategies for optimized performance and cost.
The MD3820F is certified for Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, and other major SAN-ready OS platforms.
Management is via the intuitive Dell Storage Manager (DSM) GUI or CLI, offering centralized monitoring, provisioning, and firmware updates.
It includes dual controllers, dual power supplies, dual fans and RAID-level protection (0,1,5,6,10), ensuring high availability and data integrity.
You can add expansion enclosures or populate unused bays with larger drives; DSM automatically detects new capacity for seamless scaling.
With four 16 Gb/s ports and SSD tiering, the MD3820F delivers up to 200,000 IOPS, suitable for virtualization and database workloads.
The system ships with four 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel SFP optical cables, ensuring immediate connectivity to your SAN environment.
The MD3820F relies on host-side or application-level data reduction; inline compression and deduplication are not natively supported.
Dell offers a standard 3-year Next Business Day warranty with ProSupport upgrades available for 24/7 hardware and software assistance.
Ideal for virtualization, VDI, database acceleration, and mid-range enterprise applications requiring reliable, high-speed block storage.
Use Dell Storage Manager to schedule non-disruptive firmware updates; the system stages and applies updates automatically with no host downtime.
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