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Add FluidFS to Dell Compellent Storage Center.
Unify block and file storage on the Dell™ Compellent platform with the intelligent, highly-efficient Storage Center SAN and the FS8600 scale-out NAS.
Easily scale.
Grow your capacity and performance with Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) easily and nondisruptively as your needs increase over time.
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Avoid the limits of traditional architectures.
Unify block and file storage using Dell Compellent™’s extremely agile shared infrastructure.
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Manage storage intelligently.
Extend the efficiency and agility of the Dell Compellent architecture to the file environment.
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Grow your capacity and performance with Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) easily and nondisruptively as your needs increase over time.
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Avoid the limits of traditional architectures.
Unify block and file storage using Dell Compellent™’s extremely agile shared infrastructure.
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Manage storage intelligently.
Extend the efficiency and agility of the Dell Compellent architecture to the file environment.
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Help ensure system health and performance.
Configure and monitor your Dell Compellent™ FS8600 system with the advanced features of Dell Compellent’s user interface, Enterprise Manager version 6.2.2.8 and later.
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Operate with confidence.
Protect your data with enhanced backup and security features.
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Rely on quality hardware.
Be assured that the Dell Compellent FS8600 has the hardware quality you expect from Dell, designed to provide reliability and high availability for the data center.
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Configure and monitor your Dell Compellent™ FS8600 system with the advanced features of Dell Compellent’s user interface, Enterprise Manager version 6.2.2.8 and later.
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Operate with confidence.
Protect your data with enhanced backup and security features.
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Rely on quality hardware.
Be assured that the Dell Compellent FS8600 has the hardware quality you expect from Dell, designed to provide reliability and high availability for the data center.
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Unify block and file data with the efficiencies of Dell Compellent
Enhance your enterprise storage capabilities with the Dell Compellent™ FS8600, and rely on Dell services and support to help build the most effective storage system possible for your specific needs.
 | Enhance your enterprise storage Unify block and file data with the Dell Compellent FS8600 FluidFS solution. Enable improved efficiency; build a more agile Dell Compellent storage solution; deliver a resilient file system that helps ensure business continuity. |  | Global services and support Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including Copilot support and optimization as well as full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives while using established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership. |
Chassis
- Physical (per controller)
Height
8.64 cm (3.4 in)
Width
44.63 cm (17.6 in) [does not include rack flange]
Depth
74.10 cm (29.2 in) [chassis]
81.30 cm (32.0 in) [with bezel and controllers installed]
Maximum weight
69.5 lbs
Notification methods
Protocol supportCIFS/SMBv1.0, NFSv3, Active Directory, LDAP, NIS, NDMP, SNMP
Rack Support
ReadyRails II static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded-hole racks
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Temperature
Operating: 10° to 40°C
Non-operating: -40°C to 70°C
Relative humidity
Operating: 8% to 85% non-condensing
Non-operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Maximum vibration
Operating: 0.26 GRMS (5-350Hz @ 0.0002G2/Hz for 5 minutes)
Non-operating: 1.88 GRMS @ 10-500 Hz
Dell Compellent Services
Award-winning service with over 96 percent customer satisfaction
Dell Compellent™ Copilot Support delivers proactive, comprehensive 24x7 technical support that covers the storage center infrastructure. Operating out of a state-of-the-art U.S. call center, Dell Compellent Copilot engineers continuously monitor system performance and alert customers of potential issues. Dell Compellent Copilot Support provides:
Award-winning service with over 96 percent customer satisfaction
Dell Compellent™ Copilot Support delivers proactive, comprehensive 24x7 technical support that covers the storage center infrastructure. Operating out of a state-of-the-art U.S. call center, Dell Compellent Copilot engineers continuously monitor system performance and alert customers of potential issues. Dell Compellent Copilot Support provides:
- 24x7 access to highly trained Dell Compellent Copilot Support engineers.
- Priority or next business day on-site* response by Dell Compellent-certified technicians.
- Priority, next business day or UPS ground delivery of replacement parts.
- Storage system monitoring via integrated SupportAssist technology.
| Speed of response | Protection | Premium proactive |
| Call center: A phone call away — Perfect for enterprise storage environments where immediate phone assistance by a highly trained support engineer is a must to speed issue resolution and avoid unplanned downtime. On-site: Priority or next business day — Choose from priority (4/8/24-hour, depending on location) or next business day on-site* response by a Dell Compellent-certified technician. Parts delivery: Priority or next business day — Choose from priority (4/8/24-hour, depending on location) or next business day parts delivery. UPS ground shipping also available. | Data management and protection
| SupportAssist — Provides enhanced proactive support capabilities through:
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Dell Compellent Services
Dell Services storage experts go beyond everyday administration to help you improve the performance and utilization of your Dell Compellent Storage Center system. The Dell Compellent Services portfolio provides system installation and implementation, as well as training. From disaster recovery planning to physical relocation, the Dell Services team is available to provide professional assistance when you need it.- Dell Compellent Deployment. Implement fast. Implement correctly. Implement once. No need for your IT staff to spend time researching correct processes and advanced configuration task sequences or purchasing the correct tools. We can reduce costs and relieve your IT department of the time-consuming implementation tasks that otherwise divert valuable IT resources from business-critical activities.
We bring two unmatched values to every implementation: deep knowledge of our products and broad experience deploying them. We do thousands of deployments every year across the globe, in just about every type of customer environment. From this vast experience we have acquired best practices that are integrated into our processes. As a result, we are very well aware of what undocumented activity must occur to avoid mistakes. In addition to doing it right the first time, we rarely encounter situations or issues for which we are not prepared. So, you can be confident your new Dell Compellent storage system is installed properly, configured per the design specifications and that your data is migrated safely from your legacy storage system without disrupting operations or end users.
- Dell Compellent Copilot Optimize. Through the personal assistance of a dedicated support expert, we help you improve system utilization and performance with proactive reviews, health checks and evaluations, as well as advanced configuration and software support. Ensure a highly available and optimal performing storage area network (SAN) through ongoing best practice guidance while minimizing diagnostic troubleshooting and reducing service calls.
- Dell Compellent Training. Our Administration and Management and Advanced Instructor-led courses are designed to help you understand how to manage and maintain your storage center on an ongoing basis to ensure efficient utilization and continuous availability. These courses are led by our knowledgeable storage experts who will guide you through hands-on exercises to ensure you gain the necessary skills to maximize your storage center performance.
- Dell Education Services trains over 10,000 individuals a year for companies and organizations just like yours. We are committed to offering essential courses and programs with options to fit your unique needs. We create a wide array of training plans that work for you ranging from convenient online self-paced training, to live distance learning, which allows you to virtually be in the classroom with a live instructor while sitting in front of your own computer to hands-on, instructor-led classroom training offered at various sites or at the convenience of your location.
Dell Storage Consulting Services
Storage consulting from Dell helps customers develop transformational strategies to meet their complex data management business needs. By engaging Dell, customers can optimize the way that data is stored, protected and managed, allowing customers to free up valuable resources, budget and time. Here are just some of the areas with which we can assist you:- The consolidation of storage infrastructure within one/multiple data centers
- The optimization of storage infrastructure for virtual environments
- The development and adoption of data protection processes or improvement of backup operational processes
- The classification and categorization of data for storage tiering
- The planning, design and implementation of an IT Disaster Recovery plan or simply Data Disaster Recovery
