NetApp Disk Shelves and Storage Media Technical Specifications

Specification DS2246 DS4246[1] DS4243 DS4486
Rack units 2U 4U 4U 4U
Drives per enclosure 24 24 24 48
Drives per rack unit 12 6 6 12
Drive form factor 2.5” small form factor 3.5” large form factor 3.5” large form factor 3.5” large form factor
Drive carrier Single drive Single drive Single drive Tandem (dual) drives
High-capacity disk drives N/A 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB at 7.2K RPM 1TB, 2TB, and 3TB at 7.2K RPM 3TB and 4TB at 7.2K RPM
Performance disk drives 450GB, 600GB and 900GB at 10K RPM N/A 450GB and 600GB at 15K RPM N/A
Self-encrypting disk drives[2] 600GB at 10K RPM, 256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2 compliant 3TB at 10K RPM, AES-256 FIPS 140-2 600GB at 15K RPM, 128-bit AES, FIPS 140-2 compliant N/A
Solid state drives (full and mixed shelf) 200GB, 800GB 200GB + 900GB 100GB[3] + 1TB or 3TB 200GB + 2TB 100GB[3] N/A
Minimum Data ONTAP version 7.3.4, 8.0, 8.1 7.3.5, 8.0.3, 8.1 7.3.2, 8.0, 8.1 8.1.1
Shelf I/O modules Dual IOM6 modules Dual IOM6 modules Dual IOM3 modules Dual IOM6 modules
Power supply/cooling fans Dual, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies Redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies; Dual supplies required for high-capacity disk drives and SSDs; Quadruple supplies required for performance disk drives and self-encrypting disk drives. Redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies; Dual supplies required for high-capacity disk drives and SSDs; Quadruple supplies required for performance disk drives and self-encrypting disk drives. Redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies; Quadruple supplies required.
AC input power voltage
(autoranging, VRMS)
100–120V or 200–240V
AC input power frequency 50–60 Hz
DC input power Not available
Weight—fully loaded 49 lbs (22.2 kg) 110 lbs (49.9 kg) 110 lbs (49.9 kg) 150lbs (68kg)
Dimensions Height: 3.4 in. (8.5 cm)
Width: 19 in. (48.0 cm)
Depth: 19.1 in. (48.4 cm)
Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Width: 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Depth: 24 in. (61 cm)
Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Width: 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Depth: 24 in. (61 cm)
Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Width: 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Depth: 28 in. (71 cm)
Clearance dimensions Front—cooling: 6 in. (15.3 cm)
Front—maintenance: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Rear—cooling and maintenance: 25 in. (55.9 cm)
Front—cooling: 6 in. (15.3 cm)
Front—maintenance: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Rear—cooling and maintenance: 25 in. (55.9 cm)
Front—cooling: 6 in. 15.3 cm)
Front—maintenance: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Rear—cooling and maintenance: 25 in. (55.9 cm)
Front—cooling: 6 in. 15.3 cm)
Front—maintenance: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Rear—cooling and maintenance: 36 in. (91.4 cm)
Operating acoustic noise 6.2 bels LwAd (2 PCMs) 7.0 bels LwAd (4 PCMs)
Temperature Operating: 50° F to 104° F (10° C to 40° C)
Nonoperating: –40° F to 158° F (–40° C to 70° C)
Relative humidity Operating: 20% to 80% noncondensing;
Nonoperating: 10 to 95% noncondensing
Altitude Operating: 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3,045 m)
Nonoperating: –1,000 to 40,000 ft (–305 to 12,192 m)

[1] The DS4246 disk shelf currently only supports “Mixed Shelf” SSD configurations that combine SSDs with high-capacity disk drives.

[2] Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) cannot be mixed with non-encrypting HDDs in the same storage system. SnapLock, MetroCluster, and clustered Data ONTAP 8 are not supported with SEDs.

[3] 100GB SSDs will EOL in June 2013.



Controller Support

Specification DS2246 DS4246 DS4243 DS4486
Controllers supported with high-capacity disk drives N/A FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series, FAS/V6200 series FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series, FAS/V6200 series FAS/V3200 series[4] FAS/V6200 series
Controllers supported with performance disk drives FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series, and FAS/V6200 series N/A FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series, and FAS/V6200 series N/A
Controllers supported with self-encrypting disk drives FAS2240-2, FAS/V3200 series, and FAS/V6200 series FAS2240-2, FAS/V3200 series, and FAS/V6200 series FAS2240-2, FAS/V3200 series, and FAS/V6200 series N/A
Controllers supported with solid state drives in data aggregates FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series[5], and FAS/V6200 series FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series[5], and FAS/V6200 series FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series[5], and FAS/V6200 series N/A
Controllers that support SSD-only configurations FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series[5],FAS/V6200 series FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series[5],FAS/V6200 series FAS2200 series, FAS/V3200 series[5],FAS/V6200 series N/A

[4] The DS4486 is not supported with the FAS3210.

[5] SSSDs are only supported on the FAS3210 with Data ONTAP 8.1.0 or later.