Storage Consolidation

Choose an industry-leading block storage option that allows you to add file capabilities when you need it — today or in the future — to create a unified solution.

Block Storage
Start with the best storage technology for your mission-critical applications:

File Storage
Add advanced file storage and management when you need it:

Consolidate your large database files onto a single platform with the PowerVault™ MD3200i. Use your existing Ethernet infrastructure to implement now and scale out as business demands.

• Supports up to 32 physical servers with one or more 1GB Ethernet switches
• Mix and match drives to create a tiered-storage environment
• Scale up to 96 drives with additional expansion enclosures
• Increased cache size of 2GB per controller supports large database applications

The PowerVault NX3500 enables a single file share to scale up to the capacity of the MD deployment, currently 192TB of raw capacity.

• Consolidate block and file data with high-availability unified storage
• Easily add or modify iSCSI-, NFS- and CIFS-based storage as needs grow
• Built-in data protection features like snapshots and replication help provide security and data integrity

Ideal for companies that need extended capacity for remote offices or small business, the EqualLogic™ PS Series provides an affordable, low-cost entry point into iSCSI SAN solutions.

• Simplified data protection and disaster recovery at remote sites
• Helps reduce remote-office storage administration with self-optimized performance and automation
• Ideal for server virtualization and storage consolidation
• Easily scalable by combining additional arrays

Grow block and file capacity nondisruptively with EqualLogic FS7500, the only scale-out unified storage architecture optimized for midsize and smaller deployments.

• Expand storage dynamically, modifying block and file capacity without disrupting existing applications and storage systems
• Scale a single file share up to 509TB usable capacity
• Automate initial setup and configuration with the EqualLogic Group Manager administrator interface

Dell Compellent Storage Center with Fluid Data technology delivers an all-in-one storage array that always puts data in the right place at the right time for the right cost — and dynamically adapts to meet changing business needs.

• Automate and manage your entire infrastructure
• Protect your data against downtime and disaster
• Experience best-in-class enterprise support with immediate response

A cluster-ready, high availability storage solution with integrated storage-specific features like Single Instance Storage (SIS) file deduplication, replication, remote management and built-in, advanced software for automatic, policy-based data management.

• Scales up to 16 nodes and can attach to PowerVault MD, EqualLogic or Dell Compellent (4) storage arrays
• Grow your storage system up to 576TB total maximum capacity

Meet escalating performance demands for fibre channel storage consolidation that require high-availability high performance without sacrificing ease of use.

• Enhance throughput with four 8Gb/s ports per controller for your data-intensive applications all the while providing business continuity
• Implement tiered-storage solutions by mixing SAS, near-line SAS and SSDs to optimize your SAN to cost-effectively meet all application, rack and energy-efficient requirements
• Scale up as you grow, supporting up to 96 HDDs or SSDs with PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 expansion enclosures, as well as support for 64 hosts and unlimited virtual hosts

A cluster-ready, high availability storage solution with integrated storage specific features like Single Instant Storage (SIS) file deduplication, replication, remote management and built-in, advanced software for automatic, policy-based data management.

• Scales up to 16 nodes and can attach to PowerVault MD, EqualLogic or Dell Compellent (4) storage arrays
• Grow your storage system up to 576TB total maximum capacity

White Papers

• NX3500 Technical Guide
• Dell EqualLogic FS7500 Unified Storage
• Dell Compellent Technical Specifications
• Dell PowerVault MD3200i
• PowerVault MD3200i Technical White Paper
• Dell EqualLogic PS4100 Spec Sheet

• Dell Storage Video Library
• Dell EqualLogic FS7500 Unified Storage
• Dell Compellent FS8600 
• What Is Fluid Architecture?
• Fluid Data Storage Solution From Dell Compellent
• Dell NX3000 Demo

• Storage Training Modules

• Simplifying Storage Management for Virtual Environments
• Simplifying Management Through Windows Storage Consolidation on Dell PowerVault NX3000 NAS
• Virtual Servers Need Virtual Storage
• Automatic Load Balancing Relieves Administrative Burden
• iSCSI — The New Standard for Networked Storage
• Rightsizing Storage for Small to Midsize Virtualized Environments
• Frame-Based vs. "Frameless" Storage
• iSCSI SAN Boot — Simplifying Server Operations on SANs
• Storage Virtualization — The Next Step in Controlling Spiraling Costs
• Reference Architecture — Hyper-V, Rack Servers, PowerVault MD Series iSCSI Storage
• PowerVault MD32X0i and VMware Flexible and Scalable VMware SAN
• Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Planning Guide for Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays
• Microsoft Hyper-V Implementation Guide for Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays