Dell EMC Unity: How to identify DELL EMC Unity XT Series Arrays (Customer Correctable)

Summary: Identifying the DELL EMC Unity XT models, and features introduced in 2019.

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DELL EMC Unity XT systems were announced in May 2019.

Available 'All-Flash' models are 380F, 480F, 680F and 880F, while available 'Hybrid' models are 380, 480, 680 and 880.

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  • Unity XT (x80/x80F models) use Intel Xeon processors utilizing Intel's  Skylake  architecture. Previous generations of Unity used 'Broadwell' (x50/x50F models) and 'Haswell' (x00/x00F models) system architectures.

  • Unity XT series arrays run Operating Environment (OE) code 5.0.x.

  • 5.0.0 (GA release, June 2019), 5.0.1 (SP1 release, October 2019) and 5.0.2 (SP2 release, January 2020) are available OE codes for the Unity XT platforms (at time of writing).

  • 5.0.x. OE code is also backwards compatible with existing x50/x50F and x00/x00F models

  • Unity XT systems deliver impressive gains in performance and efficiency, and provide multiple paths to the cloud. Also, both Hybrid and All-Flash Arrays are NVMe-ready.

  • Up to 2x more performance, and NVMe ready.

  • Up to 5:1 data reduction (advanced inline dedupe/compression)

  • 85% system efficiency

  • Supports Multi-Cloud -  Dell Technologies Cloud Platform, Cloud Data Services (VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud Foundation) integration, and Cloud Connected Systems (CTA, and CloudIQ)

  • New 4-Port 'MEZZ' (Mezzanine) card supports 25GbE, also new 12Gb/s SAS Backend Support, and new 12TB NL-SAS drives support.

  • There are two M.2 SSD devices; one connected with the SATA protocol, and one connected with the NVMe protocol, located inside each SP for 480/F, 680/F, and 880/F systems. The devices serve two separate purposes; one as a backup 'vaulting' device in the event of an SP failure, and one as a boot device for the system operating environment.

  • Disk Array Enclosure (DAE) options for 380/F, 480/F, 680/F, and 880/F are:   

  • 25-drive 2U DAE using 2.5-inch drives     

  • 15-drive 3U DAE using 3.5-inch drives

  • 80-drive 3U DAE using 2.5-inch drives (fits in standard 40U cabinet, no dense cabinet required)

  • Supports 1-to-Many (Fan-Out 1:4), and Cascaded asynchronous file replication topologies.

  • Serviceability improvements: Automatic ODFU (Drive Firmware upgrades) after OE code upgrades.

  • Unity XT (Converged) storage options are also available in VxBlock Systems.

Additional Information

Search DELL EMC Support and refer to:   

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash

Products

Dell EMC Unity XT 380, Dell EMC Unity XT 480, Dell EMC Unity XT 480F, Dell EMC Unity XT 680, Dell EMC Unity XT 680F, Dell EMC Unity XT 880, Dell EMC Unity XT 880F, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Family , Dell EMC Unity Hybrid ...
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Article Number: 000019406
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2024
Version:  3
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