| Specification |
DS2246
 |
DS4246
 |
DS4243
|
DS4486
|
| Rack units |
2U |
4U |
4U |
4U |
| Drives per shelf enclosure |
24 |
24 |
24 |
48 |
| High-capacity HDDs |
n/a |
7.2K RPM 6Gb/s
1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB |
7.2K 6Gb/s
1TB, 2TB, and 3TB |
7.2K RPM 6Gb/s
3TB and 4TB |
| High-performance HDDs |
10K RPM 6Gb/s
450GB, 600GB, and 900GB |
n/a |
15K RPM 6Gb/s
450GB and 600GB |
n/a |
| High-security HDDs |
10k RPM 6Gb/s
600GB AES-256 FIPS 140-2 |
10k RPM 6Gb/s
3TB AES-256 FIPS 140-2 |
15K RPM, 6Gb/s
600GB 128-bit AES |
n/a |
| Ultra-performance SSDs |
200GB, 800GB
200GB + 900GB |
100GB[1] + 1TB or 3TB
200GB + 2TB |
100GB[1] |
n/a |
| I/O modules |
Dual 6Gb/s |
Dual 6Gb/s |
Dual 3Gb/s |
Dual 6Gb/s |
| Power supplies Cooling |
Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies |
Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies |
Dual (high-capacity) or quadruple (high-performance), redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies |
Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies |
| Drive carrier form factor |
2.5”
Small formfactor |
3.5”
Large formfactor |
3.5”
Large form factor |
3.5”
Large form factor |
| Drive carrier |
Single drive |
Single drive |
Single drive |
Tandem drives |
| Enclosure dimensions |
Height: 3.4” (8.5 cm)
Width: 19” (48.0 cm)
Depth: 19.1” (48.4 cm)
Weight: 49lb (22.2 kg) |
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 19” (48.3 cm)
Depth: 24” (61 cm)
Weight: 110lb (49.9 kg) |
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 19” (48.3 cm)
Depth: 24” (61 cm)
Weight: 110lb (49.9 kg) |
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 19” (48.3 cm)
Depth: 28” (71 cm)
Weight: 160lb (72.5 kg) |
| MetroCluster™ support |
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√ |
√ |
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