Dell Storage SC9000 Array Controller
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SKU
SC9000-Storage
Specification
Connectivity
- PCIe Gen 3 slots
7 per controller
4 full-height (cache card consumes one), 3 low-profile
Any slot may be used for either front-end network or back-end expansion capacity connections
Front-end network protocols
FC, iSCSI, FCoE (supports simultaneous multiprotocol)
Max 16Gb FC ports
20 per array
Max 8Gb/4Gb FC ports
40 per array
Max 10Gb iSCSI ports
20 per array (SFP+ and BASE-T)
iSCSI DCB
IPv6
Max 1Gb iSCSI ports
20 per array (SFP+ and BASE-T)
Max 10Gb FCoE ports
12 per array
Back-end expansion protocols
12Gb SAS (auto-negotiates to 6Gb)
Max back-end expansion ports
40 per array
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Temperature
Operating: 41º to 104ºF ( 5º to 40ºC )
Non-operating: -40º to 149ºF ( -40º to 65ºC )
Humidity
Operating: 10% to 80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Power
- Power supplies
Dual, redundant 1100W 80 PLUS® Platinum certified power supplies
Max power
425W
Inlet type
NEMA 5-15/CS22.2, n°42 Operating voltage
100 to 240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 12A-6.5 Amp
Power supply heat dissipation
Max 4,100 (at 1100W)
Fans
6 hot-swappable fan modules
Management
- Management interface
Dell Storage Manager, formerly Enterprise Manager
Multi-array, multi-site, cross-platform management from single interface1
Workload management
QoS, VVOLs
Scripting support
SMI-S, Microsoft PowerShell API, RESTful API Host OS support
Microsoft® Windows Server®, Oracle® Solaris, HP®-UX, Oracle Linux, IBM® AIX®, Novell® NetWare, SLES, Apple, HPTru64, VMware®, Citrix® XenServer®, RedHat®
Third-party application integration
VMware, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, OpenStack™, Symantec™, Commvault®, Foglight™, Docker™ -- see SC Series Management spec sheet for more details
Certifications
VMware Metro Stretch Clusters, VMware SRM, IBM VIOS Recognized
Reporting/alerts
Support assist (phone home), remote diagnostics and performance monitoring, automated alerts, reports and notifications, departmental chargeback
Storage
Chassis
- Dimensions
Height: 2U/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 lb)
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
Scalability
- Min/max drives
6/960 per array, more in federated systems3 Max raw capacity (SAN)
3PB per array (SSD or HDD), more in federated systems3
Max raw capacity (NAS)
3PB per array with optional FS8600
6PB in single name space (with FS8600 and multiple SC9000 arrays)
Expansion enclosures
Mix and match from the following options:
Dell SC400: 12 x 3.5" drive bays, 12Gb SAS
Dell SC420: 24 x 2.5" drive bays, 12Gb SAS
Dell SC460: 60 x 3.5” drive bays, 12Gb SAS
Dell SC280: 84 x 3.5" drive bays, 6Gb SAS
Dell SC200: 12 x 3.5” drive bays, 6Gb SAS
Dell SC220: 24 x 2.5” drive bays, 6Gb SAS
Technical Highlights
- Array configurations
All-flash, hybrid or HDD arrays
Auto-tiering method
Policy-based migration based on real-time data usage, customizable 512KB-4MB page size
Auto-tiering structure
Up to 3 primary (media-based) tiers total, up to 2 SSD tiers (write- and read-intensive SSDs)
Tiering customizations
User-defined profiles, option to “pin” volumes to any tier
RAID support
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, RAID 10, and RAID 10 DM (Dual Mirror); any combination of RAID levels can exist on a single array
RAID tiering
Auto-provisions and dynamically restripes multiple RAID levels on the same tier; no need to pre-allocate RAID groups
Thin provisioning
Active by default on all volumes, operates at full performance across all features
Thin snapshots
Records changes only, snapshots auto-migrate to lower-cost storage
Intelligent deduplication and compression
Selectable option per volume on SSD and/or HDD tiers
Compression-only option also available
Standard replication
Synchronous/Asynchronous via FC or iSCSI
Federated multi-array systems
Live Migrate (included in base product) enables host-transparent data movement among arrays
Volume Advisor continually monitors federation to suggest optimal data placement based on customizable capacity or performance load balancing policies
Dell Storage Manager provides data center-level viewpoint and control
Coexistence with PS Series arrays
Replication in either direction
Day-to-day management from a single interface
Thin import: space-efficient, non-disruptive data migration from PS Series arrays
Business continuity
Live Volume auto-failover, auto-repair, VMware Metro Stretch Cluster support, Microsoft® Azure Site Recovery
Application data protection
Restore host-side data from array in Oracle, Microsoft or VMware environments
Data-at-rest encryption
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) in SSD or HDD formats
Full Disk Encryption (FCE) based on AES-256
Drives certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 2
Key Management Server (KMS) options available for FIPS 140-2 Level 1, 2 and 3
External key manager support
Gemalto’s SafeNet KeySecure k460, SafeNet KeySecure k250, SafeNet KeySecure k150v
Thales EMS 200
Product Configurations
- Storage controller
SC9000 (2U chassis)
Controllers per array
2 (active/active)
Operating system
Dell Storage Center 6.7 or greater
Processor
Dual 3.2GHz, 8-core Intel® processors per controller
Maximum system memory
256GB per controller (512GB total per array)
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