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Silver 3.5 inch SAS hard drive with hot-swap tray

DELL

DELL 400-ANRV 6TB 3.5" SAS 12Gb/s 7200 RPM internal hard drive

SKU CH-C6C3-NNE2D

6 TB 3.5-inch SAS drive spins at 7200 RPM with a 12 Gb/s interface and hot-swap tray

  • PackagingBare Drive
  • InterfaceSAS 12Gb/s
  • Capacity6TB
  • RPM7200 RPM
  • Form Factor3.5"
  • 6 TB capacity for large storage volumes
  • SAS 12Gb/s interface enables fast data throughput
  • 7200 RPM spindle speed supports responsive performance
  • 5 inch form factor fits standard drive bays
  • Hot-swap tray allows drive replacement without shutdown

6 TB Nearline SAS drive for servers

The Dell 400-ANRV is a 6 TB 3.5 inch Nearline SAS hard drive spinning at 7200 RPM with a 12 Gb/s interface. It is built for Dell PowerEdge servers and compatible storage arrays that accept hot-swap 3.5 inch SAS drives. The bare-drive packaging suits system integrators and IT teams refreshing or expanding existing arrays. Home desktop builders without a SAS backplane or HBA cannot use this drive.

Thermals noise and power in normal use

As a 7.2K Nearline SAS drive it draws typical enterprise nearline power and produces the acoustic profile expected of a 7200 RPM 3.5 inch mechanical disk in a server chassis. The hot-swap tray design allows replacement without powering down the enclosure, keeping airflow and thermal balance unchanged during maintenance. No additional cooling or noise-dampening accessories are included or required beyond standard server airflow.

Hot-swap tray simplifies maintenance

The drive ships in a hot-swap tray so technicians can insert or remove it while the system runs, reducing downtime during drive replacement or capacity upgrades. No mounting screws, cables, adapters or management software are bundled; the tray itself is the only accessory. Firmware updates and monitoring rely on the host server's storage controller and Dell OpenManage tools, which are separate from this bare drive.

Highlights

  • 6 TB capacity for large storage volumes
  • SAS 12Gb/s interface enables fast data throughput
  • 7200 RPM spindle speed supports responsive performance
  • 5 inch form factor fits standard drive bays
  • Hot-swap tray allows drive replacement without shutdown

Specifications

BrandDell
Model400-ANRV
PackagingBare Drive
InterfaceSAS 12Gb/s
Capacity6TB
RPM7200 RPM
Form Factor3.5"

Questions about this item

How do I install the Dell 400-ANRV 6TB SAS drive in a hot-swap bay and what step is often missed?

Slide the bare drive into the 3.5" hot-swap tray until the SAS connector seats firmly, then lock the lever; the step often missed is verifying the 12 Gb/s link negotiates correctly in the controller BIOS before putting the array into production.

What maintenance or replacement will the Dell 400-ANRV 6TB Nearline SAS drive need over its service life?

As a 7200 RPM mechanical drive, it will eventually require full replacement once SMART attributes such as reallocated sectors or seek errors exceed threshold; no user-serviceable parts exist inside the sealed helium enclosure.

What is the first performance limit that appears on the Dell 400-ANRV 6TB 7.2K SAS drive under sustained write workloads?

The 7200 RPM rotational speed caps sequential throughput at the media transfer rate, so sustained writes saturate well before the 12 Gb/s SAS interface becomes the bottleneck.

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