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PowerVault MD36x0f Fibre Channel
Flexible, high-performance 8Gb/s Fibre Channel-based | PowerVault MD3220
High-performance 6Gb/s SAS shared-storage solution with high-availability data access
| PowerVault MD3200
High-performance 6Gb/s SAS shared-storage solution with high-availability data access
| PowerVault MD1220
High Performance, Energy-Efficient | PowerVault MD1200
High Capacity, Outstanding Flexibility | PowerVault MD1000
High capacity storage expansion for existing 3Gb/s SAS architectures | PowerVault MD1120
High performance storage expansion for existing 3Gb/s SAS architectures |
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GREAT FOR Entry and midrange organizations requiring high-performance, flexibility, and business continuity.
| GREAT FOR Consolidating up to four servers in clustered or virtualized environments where cost per IOP is a key consideration
Exceptional performance, flexibility and scalability
| GREAT FOR Consolidating up four servers in clustered or virtualized environments where capacity and cost per GB are key considerations
Exceptional performance, flexibility and scalability
| GREAT FOR I/O-intensive or random-access applications
Customers with power and cooling concerns
6Gb/s SAS environments
Customers looking for a small-form-factor array (2.5-inch drives)
Expansion of a single PowerEdge Server, behind a PERC H800
| GREAT FOR Mainstream or capacity-intensive applications
Deployment flexibility and mixed-drive options for tiered data environments
Improved density with a 2U 12 drive enclosure
6Gb/s SAS environments
Expansion of a single PowerEdge Server, behind a PERC H800
| GREAT FOR Versatile storage expansion enclosure for high capacity applications
Modular 3Gb/s SAS architecture for easy storage expansion on a PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i
Support for both SAS and SATA disk drives in a single enclosure.
| GREAT FOR Space and energy efficient enclosure for high performance applications
Modular 3Gb/s SAS architecture for easy storage expansion on a PowerEdge server
Customers looking for a small form factor (SFF) array (2.5" drives)
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Drive size and type 3.5" drives
SAS, NL SAS and SSD | Drive size and type 2.5” drives
SAS, NL SAS HDDs and SSDs | Drive size and type 3.5" drives SAS, NL SAS HDDs and SSDs * | Drive size and type 2.5" drives
SAS HDDs and SSDs | Drive size and type Both 2.5" and 3.5" drives
3.5" drives: SAS HDDs
2.5" drives: SAS HDDs and SSDs | Drive Size and Type 3.5" drives
SAS and SATA drives | Drive Size and Type 2.5" drives
SAS drives |
Capacity 12 drives per array | Capacity 24 drives per array | Capacity 12 drives per array | Capacity 24 drives per array | Capacity 12 drives per array | Capacity 15 drives per array | Capacity 24 drives per array |
Expansion Options MD3600f and MD3620f expands up to 192 drives with the MD1200 and MD12202 * | Expansion Options Scales to 96 drives (leveraging MD1200 and/or MD1220) | Expansion Options Scales to 96 drives (leveraging MD1200 and/or MD1220) | Expansion Options 8 arrays behind a PERC H800 controller for a total of 192 drives | Expansion Options 8 arrays behind a PERC H800 host-RAID adaptor for a total of 96 drives | Expansion Up to two (2) expansion enclosures behind the PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i | Expansion 6 arrays per PERC 6/E RAID controller for a total of 144 drives |
Model 8Gb/s Fibre Channel
Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space
Power and cooling savings with high-efficiency power supplies and variable-speed fans
Supports up to 64 physical servers
Single or dual active controllers providing 4 8Gb/s ports per controller | Model Single or dual active/active controller array
Supports up to eight non HA servers or four HA servers (dual controller model)
Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space
Power and cooling savings with 2.5-inch drives, high-efficiency power supplies and variable-speed fans | Model Single or dual active/active external controller array
Supports up to eight non HA servers or four HA servers (dual controller model)
Power and cooling savings with high-efficiency power supplies and variable-speed fans | Model Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space | Model Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space | Model Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only three units (3U) of rack space | Model Rack-mounted enclosure consuming only two units (2U) of rack space |
Management Software Array Management :
2nd generation multi-protocol Modular Disk Storage Manager, Java based user interface.
Multi-path graphical software provides failover management of redundant data paths between the server and storage array. | Management Software MD Storage Manager | Management Software MD Storage Manager | Management Software Utilizes server management — Dell Open Manage | Management Software Utilizes server management — Dell Open Manage | Management Software Utilizes PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i management software | Management Software Utilizes server management — Dell Open Manage |
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