Dell Dell MFKVN Dell 0MFKVN / MFKVN 1.2TB 10000RPM 12Gb/s SAS Hot-Pluggable 2.5-Inch Hard Drive With Tray For PowerEdge Server & PowerVault Storage Array
Dell Dell MFKVN Dell 0MFKVN / MFKVN 1.2TB 10000RPM 12Gb/s SAS Hot-Pluggable 2.5-Inch Hard Drive With Tray For PowerEdge Server & PowerVault Storage Array. Refurbished. In Stock Brand: Dell Part Number: Dell MFKVN Condition: Refurbished Category: Hard Drive Key Specs: 1.2TB Availability: In Stock Shipping: Fast US-based shipping Order the Dell Dell MFKVN today from ProDisk Network — your trusted source for enterprise IT hardware. All products are quality-tested and backed by our support team.
The DELL MFKVN is a Dell server hard drive component with capacity 1.2 TB, spindle speed 10,000 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch. Pro Disk Network sells the DELL MFKVN for $203.95 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the DELL MFKVN work with my RAID controller?
The DELL MFKVN operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the DELL MFKVN ship?
DELL MFKVN orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
The DELL MFKVN is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
Veeam Backup Repository — Cost-optimised backup target for Veeam B&R, Rubrik, or Cohesity primary backup tier. RAID 6 over 8–24 drives delivers 100+ TB usable per server.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the DELL MFKVN?
The DELL MFKVN is a Dell enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 1.2 TB and spindle speed 10,000 RPM, manufactured by Dell. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of DELL MFKVN
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
Cons
Designed for capacity tier, not write-intensive cache
Not a drop-in for desktop NAS without verifying caddy
Some firmware revs locked to specific RAID-controller families
Frequently Asked Questions about DELL MFKVN
Is the DELL MFKVN a genuine Dell part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every DELL MFKVN as factory-original Dell inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Dell servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the DELL MFKVN work with my RAID controller?
The DELL MFKVN operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the DELL MFKVN ship?
DELL MFKVN orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
What is the warranty on the DELL MFKVN?
New DELL MFKVN units carry the full Dell manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the DELL MFKVN?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the DELL MFKVN is best deployed in the capacity tier with NVMe cache drives in front. Size the cache layer at 10% of usable capacity for write-intensive workloads and 5% for read-leaning workloads. For Veeam backup repositories, plan around 1.5× the size of your protected estate to allow for incremental forever chains plus synthetic fulls. Splunk warm tier sizing should follow the daily ingest rate × retention days × 1.6 compression overhead.
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
For VMware ESXi 8 hosts, enable vSphere's predictive-failure analysis on the DELL MFKVN via the host's storage device list. The host queries SMART on a regular cadence and surfaces yellow/red warnings in vCenter before the drive fails outright. On Linux, use smartctl piped to your monitoring system; on Windows Server, Storage Spaces exposes health state directly in Server Manager.