The Dell Storage NX3230 has been designed to meet the needs of customers who prefer a Windows® OS environment. The NX3230 can store up to 72TB with 6TB HDDs in a single 2U chassis. This high-density appliance is ideal for branch offices needing capacity, or as a backup and disaster recovery option. The NX NAS series provides file shares for centrally storing unstructured data, such as: word processing, spreadsheet and presentation files among many users.Dell integrates the established Microsoft Windows Storage Server operating system with the NX NAS appliance. Windows Storage Server 2012 (WSS2012) R2 is designed to improve reliability and performance. It offers quick deployment and easy management.
Features
Dell Storage NX3230
Operating system
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
Up to twelve 3.5” drives for a total of 72TB* using 6TB HDDs
Drive types and capacities
Near-line SAS or SATA hard drives (SAS 10K and 15K): 1.2TB and 600GB
(NL SAS 7.2k): 2TB, 4TB & 6TB
External expansion
PowerVault™, EqualLogic and Compellent controllers and arrays
RAID
Standard options: OS HDDs (on rear 2.5” HDDs) is always RAID1. Data HDDs can be configured from factory in RAID5 or RAID6 (minimum 4 HDDs). The internal PERC can support additional customer configurable RAID options.
Custom options: As supported by internal PERC H730 (0,1,5,6,10,50,60)
Controller: PERC H730 (internal HDDs)
Chassis dimensions
H: 8.73 cm (3.44 in.) x W: 44.40 cm (17.49 in.) x D (excludes bezel): 68.40 cm (26.92 in.)
Maximum weight: 27.6 kg (60.84 lb)
Power
Redundant and non-redundant hot-plug 750W and 1100W PSU options