Dell Compellent SC8000 Technical Specifications

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Symptoms

The SC8000 offers high performance for midsize up to large deployments with enterprise processing power scaling up to 960 SAS drives in multiple enclosures (SC400, SC420, SC460). The SC8000 can dynamically scale to meet a wide range of business requirements while offering all the efficiencies of the Dell Compellent SC Series line.

Cause

The Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN is an all-in-one storage array that allows organizations to manage data at a highly granular level using integrated intelligence and automation. This ultra-efficient, easy-to-manage storage solution optimizes drive utilization, dynamically moves data between storage tiers and RAID levels, continuously protects data against downtime and disaster, scales on demand, and quickly adapts to ever-changing business needs. Storage Center enables organizations to cut the time, cost, and risk of managing enterprise storage today and in the future.

Resolution

Table 1: Dell Compellent SC8000 Tech Specs
 
Product Operating System Storage Center 6.1 or later
OS Support Windows Server, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, IBM AIX, Novell NetWare, Apple, Tru64, VMware
Processor Two 2.5 GHz Six-Core (Sandy Bridge) Intel processors per controller
Storage Capacity Each system supports up to 960 SAS drives. The maximum usable capacity supported by a system varies based on configuration. Each 3.5" SAS enclosure holds up to 12 SAS drives. Each 2.5" SAS enclosure holds up to 24 SAS drives.
Drive Interfaces SAS and NL-SAS drives - Also backwards compatible with existing Dell Compellent Fibre Channel and SATA drives. Different drive types, transfer rates, and rotational speeds can be mixed in the same system.

Table 2: Disk Drives:
 
SAS SSD (2.5 in.) 200 GB SAS

400 GB SAS (supported with SC200 or SC220)
Fibre Channel hard drive (3.5 in.) 300 GB 15 K RPM

450 GB 15 K RPM

600 GB 15 K RPM
SAS hard drive (2.5 in.) 146 GB 15 K RPM

300 GB 15 K RPM

600 GB 10K RPM

900 GB 10K RPM

1 TB 7.2 K RPM
SAS hard drive (3.5 in.)     
450 GB 15 K RPM

600 GB 15 K RPM

1 TB 7.2 K RPM

2 TB 7.2 K RPM

3 TB 7.2 K RPM
RAID Supports RAID 0, 5, 6 and 10 - Any combination of RAID levels can exist on a single Storage Center. Multiple RAID levels can exist on the same storage tier within an array.

Table 3: Connectivity
 
Front-End Connectivity Fibre Channel (4 Gb, 8 Gb), iSCSI (1 Gb, 10 Gb), FCoE (10 Gb)

Simultaneous interface support
Maximum Front-End Ports 16 (Fibre Channel), 10 (1 Gb iSCSI), 10 (10 Gb iSCSI), 10 (FCoE) per controller

The SC8000 controller can support up to 16 FC frontend ports with a 4-port low-profile SAS backend I/O option.
Backend Connectivity SAS (6 Gb, 3 Gb), Fibre Channel (2 Gb, 4 Gb, 8 Gb)
Maximum Backend Ports 16 (FC), 10 (SAS) per controller

No SATA ports, FC, and SATA enclosures are connected to FC8 I/O card.

Table 4: Chassis
 
Storage Controller Rack size: 2U

Height: 87.3 mm (3.44 in.)

Width: 482.4 mm (18.98 in.) with rack latches

444 mm (17.08 in.) without rack latches

Depth: 755.8 mm (29.75 in.) with bezel

Weight: 19.73 kg (43.5 lbs)

Table 5: Environmental Operating Conditions
 
SC8000 Controller Power: Dual, Redundant 750 W power supplies with Platinum efficiency

Heat Dissipation: 2891 BTU/hr rated Power Supply

Operating Temperature: 50 - 95°F (10 - 35°C)

Non-Operating Temperature: -40 - 149°F (-40 - 65°C)

Operating Humidity Ranges (non-condensing): Operating, 20% to 80%

Non-Operating Humidity (non-condensing): 5% to 95%

Inlet Type: NEMA 5-15/CS22.2, n°42

Affected Products

Dell Storage SC8000
Article Properties
Article Number: 000146869
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2025
Version:  4
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