Dell PowerVault NX440
Dell EMC NX family of network attached storage (NAS) appliances
Dell EMC NX network attached storage is an affordable NAS appliance harnessing the innovations of Windows Storage Server 2016.
Description
Tech Specs
Operating System
(Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
NX440:
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016 (Standard Edition and Workgroup Edition)
NX3240 NX3340
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016 Standard Edition
Management
Dell OpenManage™ featuring Dell Management Console, iDRAC9 Enterprise, Native Java RDP plug-in or Windows Server Management interface
Data Management Features:
Data deduplication with compression, FCI (File Classification Infrastructure), FSRM (File Server Resource Manager)
Power
AC Power/Max Current:
NX440:
Single or dual hot-plug, redundant and non-redundant 350W PSU options
NX3240:
Redundant and non-redundant hot-plug 750W and redundant 1100W PSU options
NX3340:
Redundant and non-redundant hot-plug 750W PSU options
Features
Enhanced NAS
The Dell Storage NX storage appliances are easy to use and manage through a familiar, central management interface for stand-alone or cluster configurations:
- OS pre-installed for easy deployment
- Optimized for file serving with Windows Storage Server 2016
- Clustering capabilities when using the NX3340

NAS gateway option
Simple Management
Spend less time managing data and more time building your business using Microsoft® System Center and the Remote Desktop for Administration feature in Windows Storage Server 2016 or the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC9) Enterprise Edition to manage your data. In addition, you’re able to efficiently utilize NAS capacity resources and optimize your disk space with integrated features within the Dell Storage NX family, including:
- Data reduplication
- Thin provisioning
- DFS-R synchronization capabilities across limited bandwidth network connections in distributed and remote office environments
- Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for SMB file shares that allows backup operations using snapshots of remote file shares supporting SMB-based server applications
Updated OS
The Dell Storage NX family features Windows Storage Server 2016 software offering Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016 performance and versatility in the NAS appliances. It includes:
- Latest SMB 3.0 features that support Hyper-V and SQL server
- Continuous availability and failover clustering with NFS and iSCSI
- Automatic detection and use of multiple network connections between SMB client and server

Dell EMC NX3240
Effectively manages both file and block data with advanced software for efficient, adaptable data sharing.
- Dual-socket, 2U rack mount NAS server
- Intel® Xeon® Bronze 3204, Silver 4208 or Silver 4214 processors
- Up to 64GB* memory
- SATA, NL-SAS or SAS drive options
- Up to 16 hot-swap 3.5” drives for data; two 2.5” drives for OS
- Up to 192TB* raw capacity
- Leveraging the PowerEdge R740xd server precision technology

Dell EMC NX3340
Cluster-ready NAS that offers efficient deployment and integration with high availability to simplify data management.
- Dual-socket, 1U rack mount NAS server and gateway
- Intel® Xeon® Silver 4208 or Silver 4214 processors
- Up to 64GB* memory
- Two or four hot-swap 2.5” SAS drives for OS
- Leveraging the PowerEdge R640 server precision technology

Dell EMC NX440
Network attached storage that offers automated setup and data management capabilities for efficient data sharing.
- Single socket, 1U rack mount NAS server
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2124
- Up to four hot-swap 3.5” NL-SAS or SATA drives for data and OS
- Up to 48TB* memory
- Leveraging the PowerEdge R340 PowerEdge Server technology