Dell EMC PowerVault MD34XX/38XX Series Support Matrix

Data protocols

Table 1. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series Models and supported Data protocolsThe following table describes the Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series models and their supported data protocols.
Dell PowerVault MD Array Model ³	Data protocol
MD3400¹	12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD3420¹	12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD3800i¹	10 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD3820i¹	10 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD3800f¹	16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) network storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD3820f¹	16 Gbps FC network storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD3460²	12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage dense array
MD3860i²	10 Gbps iSCSI network storage dense array
MD3860f²	16 Gbps FC network storage dense array

NOTE:

Dell EMC PowerVault MD3400, MD3420, MD3800i, MD3820i, MD3800f, and MD3820f models support 120 physical disk drive slots in base configuration. With premium feature activation, 192 physical disk drive slots are supported.
Dell EMC PowerVault MD3x60i/MD3x60f dense array has default 120 drive slots support (with 20 drives minimum), and 180 drive slots support with PFK.
Premium Feature Key (PFK) is optional on all models.