Dell EqualLogic PS6100S ™ ™ The Dell EqualLogic PS6100S storage array provides affordable capacity for highly consolidated environments with up to 9.6 TB of Solid State Disk (SSD) storage in a 2U/24 2.5" drive solution. • Sub-volume auto-tiering with enhanced load Consolidation and capacity where and when balancing for optimized storage pool performance you need it ® ™ • VMware Thin Provisioning awareness for vSphere The EqualLogic PS6100S continues the EqualLogic v5 designed to provide a new level of reliability tradition of performance scaling linearly with using thin provisioned volumes and facilitate 1 capacity. With up to 67% IOPS improvements graceful data recovery on typical workloads over previous-generation 2 EqualLogic arrays , the PS6100 Series is designed to EqualLogic Host Software extends the functionality grow with your data demands—all while providing of the array-based software enabling cooperation ® simple management and seamless expansion using with the host. Host Integration Tools for Microsoft , ® ™ innovative Fluid Data technology. Dell doesn’t just VMware, and Linux products as well as EqualLogic sell you more storage—Dell delivers comprehensive SAN Headquarters (SANHQ) management software end-to-end solutions to help you store and manage are included with your EqualLogic array purchase. your data so you can efficiently move the right data Find your storage solution to the right place at the right time for the right cost. With a variety of systems built for capacity and Modular design with enterprise reliability performance, there is a Dell EqualLogic solution designed to suit your needs. And with comprehensive PS Series arrays are based on a virtualized modular Dell Data Management Services that help plan, storage architecture that enables you to purchase design, implement and support an efficient data only the storage you need when you need it. management strategy and ecosystem, you can PS6100 Series storage arrays include SAN satisfy today’s data availability, retention and recovery configuration features and capabilities that sense requirements while preparing to meet the demands network connections, automatically build RAID sets, of tomorrow. and conduct system health checks. All PS Series arrays 1 Based on 2011 internal Dell testing. in a SAN work together to automatically manage data, 2 Based on 2011 internal Dell testing comparing configurations of up to 3 Dell EqualLogic PS6100XV arrays to Dell EqualLogic PS6000XV arrays running Firmware v5.1 with load balance across all resources, and expand to meet ® ® ® IOmeter and FIO test tools in Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system your growing storage needs. The reliable PS6100S also environments with typical block sizes (4 and 8K) and read:write mix (70:30 or 80:20). includes fault-tolerant capabilities through use of fully redundant and hot-swappable controllers, fan trays, power supplies, and disk drives with hot spares, as well as vertical port failover. High performance Feature-rich software portfolio and low latency for The EqualLogic PS Series arrays include innovative firmware and host software with no additional cost or your most demanding software licensing fees. EqualLogic’s latest firmware release offers new benefits to your organization enterprise applications so your hardware can continue to meet your current needs and be ready to grow with you as the demands of the virtual era increase: • Enhancements to Ethernet with Data Center Bridging can provide deterministic performance and a converged SAN and LAN network, designed to greatly reduce or eliminate dropped packets (available on 10GbE arrays only) ™ ™ Feature Dell EqualLogic PS6100S Product configurations † Storage controllers Dual controllers, each with 4GB memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection Network interfaces Four (4) copper per controller + One (1) dedicated management port Twenty-four (24) SSD hot-pluggable hard disk drives (Twelve (12) drive configuration available. Please contact your Hard disk drives Dell Sales Representative for details.) † † Drive capacities 2.5" SSD drives available in 200 GB and 400 GB † † 4.8 TB using twenty-four (24) 200 GB SSD drives System capacities † † 9.6 TB using twenty-four (24) 400 GB SSD drives Technical highlights Volumes Up to 1,024 Snapshots 512 per volume/up to 10,000 total per group Volume connections per PS series group Up to 1,024 Host protocol Any standards-compliant iSCSI initiator ® ® ® ™ ® Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, including Hyper-V , Windows Vista , Windows 1 ® ™ ® ® ® ® ® ™ ™ OS supported Server 2008 R2 including Hyper-V , Windows XP , Red Hat Enterprise Linux , SUSE Linux Enterprise, Sun Solaris , ® ® ® ® ® ™ ® ® IBM AIX , HP-UX, Mac OS X, VMware ESX Server 3/3.5/4/4.1/5, ESXi 3.5/4/4.1/5, Citrix XenServer , Novell NetWare RAID support RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 50 TCP network support IPv4, IPv6 core support Expansion option Can be combined with other EqualLogic PS Series arrays in the same SAN group, online. Up to 16 total members per group. Vertical port sharing Reliability Redundant hot-swappable controllers, power supplies/cooling fans, and hot-swappable disks Individual disk drive slot power control Automatic spare configuration and utilization SMART Enclosure monitoring system Automatic bad block replacement Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System (ADMS) to monitor health of data on disk drives SAN Headquarters multi-group performance and event monitoring tool Serial console Management interfaces Ability to configure a separate management network SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), host scripting Multi-administrator support CHAP authentication Security Access control for iSCSI Access control for management interfaces including Active Directory, LDAP, or RADIUS support Notification methods SNMP traps, e-mail, syslog AC voltage: 100-240 VAC +10% single phase 700W (max, total), +5V up to 155W; +12V up to 924W; +5Vsb up to 10W Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz Power factor: 0.98 (minimum) Power supplies: Dual 700 W 5° to 40°C (41° to 104°F) Storage temperature: -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1°F/550 ft Operating Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour Environmental Operational shock: Half-sine shock 31G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2.6ms +/- 10% in operational orientations only Operating Vibration: 0.26 Grms (5 to 350 Hz) for 5 minutes in operational orientations Acoustics Category 4: <=7.2 bels at 23C +/- 2C Airborne contaminant level of G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 Height: 2U/8.68 cm (3.41 inches) Width 44.63 cm (17.57 inches) Physical Depth: 54.1 cm (21.3 inches) Weight: 24.49 kg (54 lb) 2 1-Year Dell Basic Service is included with all EqualLogic purchases. This service covers essential telephone support during local business hours, service parts logistics available in the locality, and access to software/firmware updates. Service upgrades are available supporting faster response times, extended hours and escalation options. Dell Data Management Services help customers plan, design, implement and support an efficient data management Dell Support and Optional Storage strategy and ecosystem. This comprehensive suite of services provides flexible, personalized storage options that meet Service Offerings your company’s specific business needs. Storage management costs and explosive data growth are top concerns for organizations–large and small. Our experts will build you a blueprint that addresses your company’s storage issues today and in the future–providing fast time to value for your business. Rely on Dell to help you effectively manage your storage growth through simple and scalable service options that are right for your data, budget and business. Contact your Dell representative today for the answers to your storage challenges. † GB means 1 billion bytes, TB equals 1 trillion bytes and PB equals 1 quadrillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. 1 For a complete list of supported operating systems, please visit www.dell.com/equallogic/swsupport. 2 Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit www.dell.com/servicedescriptions. Simplify your storage at Dell.com/PSseries © 2011 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. SS777_Dell_PS6100S_080311_111511