Dell PowerVault SSDs
Choose a Dell PowerVault SSD by endurance class, write-intensive (WI), mixed-use (MU) or read-intensive (RI), and by Dell part number. PowerVault SSDs are 2.5-inch SAS drives, sold in standard form and as ISE (instant secure erase) or SED (self-encrypting) models. The part number decides support on an MD3 array: Dell's MD32xx/36xx and MD34xx/38xx support matrices accept only the Dell EMC part numbers in their drive tables, so check the number on the drive you are replacing against Dell's list. Every PowerVault SSD passes an in-house test before it is packed.
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Dell 06VJ7 480GB eMLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps RI Solid State Drive | PX04SRB048Availability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock - Dell 43PCJ 480GB eMLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps MU Solid State Drive | PX05SVB048YAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell 4YPVD 960GB TLC SAS 2.5" 12Gbps RI ISE Solid State Drive | WUSTR1596ASS200Availability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell 5H9RV 3.2TB TLC SAS 2.5" 12Gbps MU Solid State Drive | MZILT3T2HALS0D3Availability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell 5VHHG 400GB eMLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps WI Solid State Drive | PX05SMB040YAvailability: In StockManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyBuy Now$94.99
- Dell 6XD6N 400GB TLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps WI ISE Solid State DriveAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell 8RC8K 3.2TB TLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps MU Solid State Drive | MZILS3T2HMLH0D3Availability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell 90H46 1.92TB SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps Solid State DriveAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell G1D1K 400GB MLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps WI Solid State Drive | 77% HealthAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell GVTYD 1.6TB eMLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps WI Solid State Drive | PX05SMB160YAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell HX5K5 960GB MLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps RI Solid State Drive | HUSMR1610ASS204Availability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Dell MWGK7 960GB eMLC SAS SSD 2.5" 12Gbps RI Solid State Drive | PX05SRB096YAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: Dell Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
Reading a PowerVault SSD listing
Four labels narrow a PowerVault SSD match before capacity does.
| Label | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| WI, MU or RI | Dell's endurance class: write-intensive, mixed-use or read-intensive |
| ISE | Instant secure erase: the drive can be erased cryptographically |
| SED | Self-encrypting drive, for arrays that run drive encryption with key management |
| Dell part number | The number Dell's MD3 and ME5 support matrices check before they accept a drive |
Write-intensive drives sit at the smaller capacities and read-intensive drives reach the largest, so a capacity on its own does not settle the class. What RI, MU and WI ratings mean for a workload is covered in the RI vs MU vs WI SSD guide. Spinning drives for these arrays are listed under PowerVault Hard Drives, controllers and EMMs on PowerVault Controllers, and complete systems on Dell PowerVault.
SSD cache and SSD rules by PowerVault family
In MD and ME arrays an SSD can work as read cache in front of spinning drives, and Dell's support matrices size that cache and set the SSD rules per family.
| Family | SSD read cache | Other SSD rules |
|---|---|---|
| MD32xx/36xx | Up to 2 TB with 2 GB of memory per controller, 4 TB with 4 GB | 12 Gbps SSDs run at 6 Gbps; encrypted SSDs (SED-SSD) are not supported |
| MD34xx/38xx | Up to 4 TB with 4 GB of memory per controller, 5 TB with 8 GB | The same two rules as the MD32xx/36xx |
| MD3060e dense enclosure | - | Up to 25 2.5-inch SAS SSDs per enclosure, each in its own 2.5-inch carrier |
| ME5 | Two SSDs at most | No SSD that was deployed in an ME4 system |
