Dell PowerEdge R940 Hard Drive Upgrades

Upgrade your enterprise storage infrastructure with high-capacity Dell enterprise hard drives from Cloud Ninjas, designed to deliver reliable performance, scalability, and efficiency for servers, data centers, backup systems, and storage trays.

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Max # of drives: 24 x 2.5" or 8 x 2.5"
Max capacity: 57.6TB (24 x 2.4 TB 2.5" hard drives)

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Dell PowerEdge R940 Storage configuration

The Dell PowerEdge R940 server supports a variety of enterprise hard drive configurations designed for scalable storage, virtualization, backup, and data center workloads. The system supports SAS or SATA hard drives in multiple capacities depending on the chassis configuration selected. Different drive capacities and interfaces can be mixed; however, performance will operate according to the slowest drive installed within the storage array. The Dell PowerEdge R940 is compatible with enterprise-grade hard disk drives for reliable performance and long-term storage expansion. Keep in mind, the RAID controller and backplane configuration installed in your server may impact supported drive interfaces, maximum drive counts, and overall storage performance.

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Cloud Ninjas' Dell PowerEdge R940 Hard Drive Upgrade Tips

The maximum number of hard drives supported by the Dell PowerEdge R940 is 24 x 2.5" drives.
The Dell PowerEdge R940 supports 600 GB, 1 TB, 1.2 TB, 2 TB, 2.4 TB.
SAS and SATA hard drives should not be mixed within the same RAID array unless supported by your controller configuration. The Dell PowerEdge R940 storage configuration and RAID controller will determine the supported drive interfaces, capacities, and performance capabilities.
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When purchasing new hard drives, it is recommended to use identical drive capacities, interfaces, and speeds for optimal RAID compatibility and storage performance. Your current Dell PowerEdge R940 configuration will determine the supported drive type and maximum storage capacity.
The maximum amount of storage, in hard drives, supported by the Dell PowerEdge R940 is 57.6 TB with 24 x 2.4 TB x 2.5" SATA or SAS enterprise hard drives. Supported drives depends on the chassis and backplane configuration installed.
Future-proof your investment! Order the chassis with the maximum drive bays for your Dell PowerEdge R940. This ensures you have the room to scale instantly without needing to replace the entire server as your data grows.
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