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- Manufacturer: Dell
- Model or Part: 0P542M
- Condition: Refurbished
- Weight: 3.00lb
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Overview
The Dell EIP Hot-Swappable Enclosure Interface Card (part number 0P542M) provides a reliable, high-performance connection between your server and external storage enclosures. Designed for enterprise environments, this interface card supports hot-swap capabilities, allowing you to add or remove drive bays without powering down the system. Its robust architecture ensures low latency data transfer, making it ideal for demanding workloads such as database management, virtualization, and large scale backup solutions.
Key Features
- Hot-swappable design eliminates downtime during maintenance or upgrades
- Supports up to 8 external drive bays with full data path redundancy
- PCIe Gen3 x4 interface delivers high bandwidth and low latency
- Integrated management firmware compatible with Dell OpenManage
- Plug-and-play installation with standard PCIe slot form factor
- Enhanced error detection and correction for reliable data integrity
Technical Specifications
- Model/Part Number: 0P542M
- Interface: PCI Express Gen3 x4 (compatible with Gen2 slots)
- Supported Drive Types: SAS, SATA, SSD
- Maximum External Bays Supported: 8
- Data Transfer Rate: up to 12 Gbps per lane
- Power Consumption: typical 5 Watts
- Operating Temperature: 0 to 45 deg C (32 to 113 deg F)
- Dimensions: Standard low profile PCIe card
Applications
- Enterprise data centers requiring continuous availability
- Virtualization hosts that need fast access to external storage arrays
- High-performance computing clusters with large data sets
- Backup and disaster recovery systems demanding hot-swap capability
- Database servers where low latency I/O is critical
- Scalable storage solutions for growing business needs
Upgrade your server's storage connectivity with the Dell EIP Hot-Swappable Enclosure Interface Card and experience seamless expansion, reduced downtime, and superior performance in every mission-critical operation.