SC8000 Series (Dell Compellent) Reference Articles
Summary: Dell SC8000 is designed for large to midsize installations and can add enclosures in a Fibre Channel and iSCSI configurations.
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Symptoms
Support Library - SC8000 Series (Dell Compellent)

Cause
Product Overview:
The Dell SC8000 offers high performance for midsize to large deployments with enterprise processing power scaling up to 960 SAS drives in multiple enclosures (SC400, SC420, SC480). The SC8000 can dynamically scale to meet a wide range of business requirements while offering all the efficiencies of the SC Series line.
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General Overview:
- Dell SC8000 (Dell Compellent) Technical Specifications
- Dell Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC Unity, SC Series (Dell Compellent), PS Series (EqualLogic) for iSCSI SANs
- Dell SC Series (Dell Compellent) Best Practices with VMware vSphere 5.x to 7.x
- Citrix XenServer with Dell SC Series Storage Configuration and Deployment
Getting Started:
- SC Storage Customer Notification: How to apply Host Server Best Practice settings using the Dell Storage Manager Client
- Dell SC Series Storage and Microsoft Multipath I/O
- Dell SC Series and Active Directory Integration
- Dell SC Series Storage with SAS Front-end Support for VMware vSphere
- Citrix XenServer with Dell SC Series Storage configuration and Deployment
- Deploying SharePoint 2016 using Dell Storage SC Series Arrays
- SC Series VASA (VMware® vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness) Provider
- Microprocessor Side-Channel Vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-3639 and CVE-2018-3640): Impact on Dell PowerEdge Servers, Storage (SC Series, PS Series, and PowerVault MD Series) and Networking products
Troubleshooting:
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Dell Storage Manager server setup fails with Error Turning on MPIO
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Deduplication Operation can result in unexpected system behavior
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Troubleshooting DSM "Error setting up connection" Message During Initial Deployment
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Adjusting Storage Profiles may result in errors while using SCOS 7.1.20, 7.2.11, or 7.2.30 with Deduplication and / or Compression
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Deduplication Operation can result in unexpected system behavior
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Consistency snapshots fail when volumes in Recycle Bin
System Software:
- Dell SC Series: Performance and Availability Dell Storage Center operating system (SCOS) 7.3
- Storage Center operating system Version 7 Command Utility Reference Guide
- SC Storage Customer Notification: Adjusting Storage Profiles may result in errors while using SCOS 7.1.20, 7.2.11, or 7.2.30 with Deduplication and / or Compression
Storage Enclosures:
- For information about Dell SC Series Expansion Enclosures, Click here
- Dell SC400, SC420, and SC420F Expansion Enclosure Owner's Manual
- Dell Storage SC460 Owners Manual and Support page
Affected Products
Compellent (SC, SCv & FS Series)Article Properties
Article Number: 000178215
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 24 Jan 2024
Version: 8
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