Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R Solid State Drive Upgrades

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Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R Solid State Drive Upgrades The Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R is a server with configuration of 6x 2.5" SSDs. This Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R supports the following types of solid state drives: SATA and NVMe. The capacities supported by this server range from 120GB to 15.36TB and offers speeds of 3GB/s, 6GB/s and 16GT/s, depending on the type of solid state drive. The max capacity configuration available for this server is 2x 15.36TB NVMe plus 4x 7.68TB SATA. It is not advisable to mix the types of drives as the server will run inconsistent due to SSD drive speeds. If you want to maximize the capabilities of the Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R, choose one type of Solid State Drives to maintain consistency when running your server nodes. Technical Guide Cloud Ninjas Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R Solid State Drive Upgrade Tips There are 4 different types of SSD interfaces: SATA, NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, and NVMe U.2. There are multiple SSD capacities: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 800Gb, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB. Maximum total cpacities for SATA drives is 7.68TB and NVMe U.2 15.36TB of storage memory. Speed of drives for the Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R server range from: 3GB/s to 6GB/s for SATA, and 16GT/s for NVMe U.2. SAS drives are not Supported. There is 1 type of Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R chassis from a storage perspective: 2x 2.5" SATA/NVMe U.2 hot-swap drive bays plus 4x 2.5" SATA hot-swap drive bays on rear plane. You can mix SSD types; however, it is advised that consumer chooses one type of SSD for the entirity of the servers SSD capabilities, in order to maintain consistency. Cloud Ninjas's Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R Q&A 1. What Solid State Drive capacities are compatible with the Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R server? 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 800Gb, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB. 2. What SSD speeds are supported by the Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R? Speed of drives for the Asus EG520-E11-RS6-R server range from: 3GB/s to 6GB/s for SATA, and 16GT/s for NVMe U.2. 3. What t