The Dell™ Compellent™ Storage Center™ SAN is an all-in-one storage array that allows organizations to actively manage data at a highly granular level using built-in 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.
| Product Operating System | Storage Center 6.1 or later |
| OS Support | Microsoft® 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 Compellent Fibre Channel and SATA drives. Different drive types, transfer rates and rotational speeds can be mixed in same system. |
| SAS SSD (2.5-inch) | 200GB SAS 400GB SAS (will be supported with SC200/SC220) |
| Fibre Channel HDD (3.5-inch) | 300GB 15K RPM 450GB 15K RPM 600GB 15K RPM |
| SAS HDD (2.5-inch) | 146GB 15K RPM 300GB 15K RPM 600GB 10K RPM 900GB 10K RPM 1TB 7.2K RPM |
| SAS HDD (3.5-inch) | 450GB 15K RPM 600GB 15K RPM 1TB 7.2K RPM 2TB 7.2K RPM 3TB 7.2K 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. |
| Front-End Connectivity | Fibre Channel (4Gb, 8Gb), iSCSI (1Gb, 10Gb), FCoE (10Gb) Simultaneous interface support |
| Maximum Front-End Ports | 16 (Fibre Channel), 10 (1Gb iSCSI), 10 (10Gb iSCSI), 10 (FCoE) per controller NOTE: SC8000 controller can support up to 16 FC front-end ports with 4-port low-profile SAS back-end IO option. |
| Back-end Connectivity | SAS (6Gb, 3Gb), Fibre Channel (2Gb, 4Gb, 8Gb) |
| Maximum Back-End Ports | 16 (FC), 10 (SAS) per controller NOTE : No SATA ports, FC and SATA enclosures are connected to FC8 IO card. |
| Storage Controller | Rack size: 2U Height: 87.3 mm (3.44 inch) Width: 482.4 mm (18.98 inch) with rack latches 444 mm (17.08 inch) without rack latches Depth: 755.8 mm (29.75 inch) with bezel Weight: 19.73 kg (43.5 lbs) |
| SC8000 Controller | Power: Dual, Redundant 750W 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 |