External drive enclosures

Optional external drive enclosures (in combination with SmartArray P408e-p controllers) are used to expand the maximum available capacity for an HPE StoreEasy Storage system. The maximum number of drive enclosures that can be added to a system is based on both:

  • The number of drive enclosures

  • The number of drives per controller

For the system supported external controller P408e-p, the maximum number of drives supported is 238 drives, or eight D3000 enclosures, or three D6020 enclosures connected to a single controller.

The following drive enclosure models are available for storage expansion:
Drive enclosure model Drive slots Drive form factor Maximum raw capacity1
HPE D3610 12 LFF 144 TB
HPE D3710 25 SFF 50 TB
HPE D6020 70 LFF 840 TB
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The maximum raw capacity depends on the individual drive capacity that is used.

The maximum number of SSD drives is 25 SSDs per controller.

More information

SmartArray P408e-p controller QuickSpecs