2012-09-28 09:35 PM
I don't find any clear description on this topic. Can any body suggest, if it's fine to let customers got bellow configuration.
10 SATA + 2SSD (flash pool) without append DS4xxxx.
2012-09-29 12:00 AM
The FAS2240-2 is a 2u SAS shelf and does not allow for anything but SAS drives internal, but the FAS2240-4 is a 4u SAS shelf and does allow this. From the FlashPool FAQ below... The part numbers for the 2240-4 allow for all SSD internally (24x 100GB) or a mix of 6x 100GB and 18x1 or 3TB drives. For 2TB it is supported but is not a part number so the drives are ordered individually.
FAS2240-4 and FAS2220 internal drive options:
o F2240A-4-12X100-SSD-R5, FAS2240-4,HA,12X100GB,SSD,Dual CTL
o F2240A-4-18TB-24M-R5, FAS2240-4,6x100GB,18x1TB,Mixed,Dual CTL
o F2240A-4-24X100-SSD-R5, FAS2240-4,HA,24X100GB,SSD,Dual CTL
o F2240A-4-54TB-24M-R5, FAS2240-4,6x100GB,18x3TB,Mixed,Dual CTL
o FAS2220A-12X100-SSD-R6, FAS2220,HA,12x100GB,SSD,Dual CNTLR
2012-10-07 05:18 AM
Thanks for your kindly help, with the internal drive options you listed
FAS2220A-12X100-SSD-R6, FAS2220,HA,12x100GB,SSD,Dual CNTLR
that only means there are a part NO for this configuration, if customers order FAS 2220A + 3X100SSD + 9X1T SATA , and mixed them in the 2220's internal shelve, it works, but have to order the disk (ssd & SATA ) individually, is it right? .
2012-10-12 09:47 AM
I believe you are only able to mix SSD and regular HDD in a DS4243. IF a customer did mix internally and some how got it to work it wouldn't be supported configuration, so be careful.
2012-10-15 12:18 AM
Still hope someone to verify this configuration.
It’s a great draw back to 2220 if customers have to buy another shelves to got flash pool function.
2013-03-14 07:03 PM
Agreed. Having read the specs, I assumed you would be able to combine capacity drives + SSD in internal storage of the 2220, but I don't see any evidence that this is possible. Having a 2220 SKU with something like 8X2TB SATA + 4 100GB SSD seems to make a lot of sense. Having to buy another shelf to use a feature that the base unit advertises seems counter intuitive from a ROI perspective.