Used and Refurbished Dell PowerVault MD1220

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Maximize your IT budget with refurbished or used Dell PowerVault MD1220 storage. The MD1220 is a dependable, high-performance direct-attached storage (DAS) enclosure designed to extend the capacity of Dell PowerEdge servers quickly and affordably. While it’s from an earlier generation, the MD1220 remains an excellent choice for businesses that need fast, reliable, and easily expandable storage without the cost of a full SAN.

With support for up to 24 hot-swappable 2.5-inch SAS or SSD drives in a compact 2U chassis, the MD1220 delivers outstanding flexibility and performance for virtualization, database, and high-availability applications. Dual EMM (Enclosure Management Module) controllers provide redundant connectivity and continuous data access, ensuring uptime and reliability in production environments.

Refurbished Dell PowerVault MD1220 enclosures from Stallard Technologies offer proven enterprise-class performance and scalability at a fraction of the cost of new systems—making them ideal for PowerEdge expansions, lab setups, or backup storage tiers where value and dependability matter most.

PowerVault MD1220 Technical Specifications

Drives:
 Up to twenty-four (24) 2.5-inch hot-pluggable SAS HDDs at 7.2K, 10K, 15K RPM and SAS solid-state drive (SSDs)
Drive Options:
 2.5” 6Gbps SAS:
HDD 15K – 146GB, 300GB, 600GB
HDD 10K – 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2GB
HDD 10K 512e – 1.8TB
HDD 7.2K – 500GB, 1TB
SSD – 200GB, 800GB value SLC; 400GB mainstream SLC; 800GB RI MLC; 200GB, 400GB WI SLC; 2TB eMLC

2.5” 12Gbps SAS:
HDD 15K – 600GB
HDD 7.2K NL-SAS 512e – 2TB
SSD – 200GB, 400GB, 800GB 1.6TB MU MLC
SSD – 200GB, 400GB, 800GB WI MLC
SSD – 800GB, 1.6TB RI MLC
Maximum capacity per enclosure:
 Up to 48TB when using 24 x 2TB NL-SAS 2.5” HDDs
Expansion capabilities:
 PERC H810 enables expansion to 8 enclosures, 4 per port
Host Connectivity:
 Unified mode:
Unified mode (single path) for daisy chaining of up to 8 enclosures per PERC H810 (4 enclosures per port, single path)
Unified mode (recommended redundant path) for daisy chaining up to 4 enclosures per PERC H810 (4 enclosures connected to both ports via redundant path cabling)
Split-mode/dual-host access:
Split mode with dual Enclosure Management Modules providing direct connectivity to drives 0 though 11 and a separate connectivity to drives 12 through 23
EMM:
 2 EMM provide redundant enclosure management capability
RAID Levels:
 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Back-panel connectors per EMM:
 Host connectivity: 1 SAS (SFF 8088) IN connector for connection to the host
Expansion connectivity: 1 SAS (SFF 8088) OUT connector for expansion to an additional enclosure
Service management: 1 6-pin UART mini-DIN connector (for factory use only)
Power supplies per PSU:
 Wattage – also supports DC power: AC – 600 W; DC – 700 W
Host heat dissipation: AC – 2047 BTU/hr; DC – 2388 BTU/hr
Input voltage range: 100-240 VAC, auto-sensing; 48 V DC
Frequency range: 50/60 Hz
Amperage: 8.6 A at 100 V, 4.3 A at 240 V
Available hard drive power (per slot):
 Up to 1.2A at +5V
Up to 0.5A at +12V
Physical Dimensions:
Height x width x depth:
8.7cm (3.39 inches) x 48.2cm (18.8 inches) x 54.1cm (29.1 inches)

Weight:
23.31 kg (51 lb) (maximum configuration);
8.61 kg (19 lb) (empty)

Rails:
Dell ReadyRails™ II static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded-hole racks

More information can be found on the official Dell PowerVault MD1220 Data Sheet PDF.