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Dell PowerEdge MD2424 24-bay 2.5-inch storage enclosure dual controller dual power supply

DELL

DELL PowerEdge MD2424 24 x 2.5-inch barebone server

SKU CH-EP51-Y7JZ6

24-bay 2.5-inch storage enclosure with dual controllers and redundant power supplies for customisable capacity

  • ProcessorNone (Storage device, no CPU included)
  • Processor socketNone (Storage device, no CPU socket)
  • 24 x 2.5-inch drive bays for high-density storage expansion
  • Dual-controller design provides redundancy for continuous operation
  • Dual power supply ensures uptime if one unit fails
  • Barebone chassis lets you choose and install your own drives
  • Cost-effective enclosure scales capacity without compute overhead

24-Bay Storage Enclosure

The Dell PowerEdge MD2424 is a 2U storage enclosure that holds twenty-four 2.5-inch drives. It ships as a barebones unit with no drives installed, allowing full customisation of capacity and media type. Dual controllers provide active-active path redundancy for continuous data access. Dual power supplies add further fault tolerance for production environments.

Suits High-Density Expansion

This enclosure suits IT teams who need dense, redundant block storage behind existing compute nodes. It is not for buyers who want an integrated server with onboard processing, memory or an operating system. Organisations lacking external RAID or HBA adapters should verify host connectivity before purchase. The unit adds capacity without adding compute resources.

Dual-Controller Architecture

The defining specification is the dual-controller architecture that presents each drive bay to both controllers simultaneously. This design eliminates a single point of failure in the data path and enables non-disruptive firmware updates. Buyers requiring single-controller simplicity or direct-attached JBOD behaviour should evaluate alternative enclosures. The dual-controller layout drives the redundancy model.

How it compares

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Price $3,764.99
Pricier than about 69% of the 532 comparable items (median $2,503.49).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDell
Product linePowerEdge MD2424
Model nameMD2424
Processor
ProcessorNone (Storage device, no CPU included)
Processor socketNone (Storage device, no CPU socket)

Questions about this item

Does the Dell PowerEdge MD2424 ship with any 2.5-inch drives or must they be purchased separately?

The unit arrives as a barebone enclosure with 24 empty 2.5-inch bays and no drives included; all drives must be sourced separately.

Which controller and power-supply configuration does this MD2424 model provide?

It is a dual-controller, dual-power-supply configuration for redundant operation.

What does the 24-bay figure mean for usable capacity once the enclosure is populated?

With 24 bays available, total raw capacity scales directly with the capacity of each 2.5-inch drive you install.

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