Product Configurations
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Storage
Controllers
Dual controllers with 4GB non-volatile memory per controller
Hard Disk Drives
Twelve (12) NL-SAS hot-pluggable hard drives.
Drive Capacities
3.5" 7.2K RPM NL-SAS drives available in 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
System Capacities
12TB1 using twelve (12) 1TB NL-SAS disk drives
24TB using twelve (12) 2TB NL-SAS disk drives
36TB using twelve (12) 3TB NL-SAS disk drives
48TB using twelve (12) 4TB NL-SAS disk drives
Technical Highlights
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Volumes
Up to 256
Snapshots
128 per volume / up to 2,048 total per group
Volume Connections
Up to 512 per pool / 1024 per group
Host Protocol
Any standards-compliant iSCSI initiator
Operating Systems Supported
¡@Microsoft® Windows Server® including Hyper-V®
For a complete list of supported OS versions including software initiators, NICs/CNAs, and HBAs, see the Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix on http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/20438558.
VMware® ESX Server™
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL)
SUSE® Enterprise Linux® (SLES)
Oracle® Linux
Citrix® XenServer®
RAID Support
RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 502
GbE Network Interfaces
Management network: One 100BASE-TX per controller
Interface ports: Two 1000BASE-T ports per controller
TCP Network Support
IPv4, IPv6 compliant. USGv6 certified.
Expansion Option
Can be combined with other PS Series arrays in the same SAN group, online. A maximum of two (2) PS4x00 arrays can be in a group. Additionally, PS and SC Series offer common management and cross-platform replication capabilities between arrays, providing PS Series customers the flexibility to add SC Series arrays to their environment, if and when they choose.3
Reliability
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Redundant
hot-swappable
controllers
with
vertical
port
sharing
Hot-swappable disks and power supplies
Enclosure Monitoring System
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Automatic
spare
configuration
and
utilization
SMART
Automatic bad block replacement
Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System (ADMS) to monitor health of data on disk drives
Management
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Dell
Storage
Manager
(DSM):
Allows
you to
perform
day-to-day
tasks
across
SC and
PS
Series
arrays
from a
single
management
interface3
PS Series Group Manager
SAN Headquarters multi-group performance and event monitoring tool
Serial console
Ability to configure a separate management network
SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), host scripting
Multi-administrator support
Security
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CHAP
authentication
Access control for iSCSI
Access control for management interfaces including RADIUS support
Notification Methods
- SNMP traps, e-mail, syslog
Power
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AC
voltage:
100-240
VAC ¡Ó10%
single
phase
700 W (max, total), +5V up to 155W; +12V up to 624W; +5Vsb up to 10W
Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Power factor: 0.98 (minimum)
Power supplies: Dual 700 W
Chassis
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Height:
2U / 87
mm (3.42
inches)
Width: 446 mm (17.57 inches)
Depth: 600 mm (23.62 inches)
Weight: 29.3 kg (64.6 lbs)
Packaged physical: Length: 851 mm (33.50 inches) Width: 629 mm (24.75 inches) Depth: 395 mm (15.56 inches)
Packaged weight: 39.54 kg (87.17 lbs)
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
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Temperature
range:
5¢X to
40¢XC
(41¢X to
104¢XF)
Storage temperature: ¡V40¢X to 65¢XC (¡V40¢X to 149¢XF)
Altitude: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1ºF/550 ft.
Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour
Shock: Half-sine shock 31G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2.6ms +/- 10% in operational orientations only
Vibration: 0.26 Grms (5 to 350 Hz) for 5 minutes in operational orientations
Acoustics Category 4: <=7.2 bels at 23C +/- 2C
Air Quality: Airborne contaminant level of G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
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