High-performance and High-capacity storage - Dell Power Vault MD3860f storage

The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3 Fibre Channel array series introduces the next generation of 16Gb/s connectivity,that offers exceptional performance, reliability, and versatility to meet your business demands.The

MD3 next-generation array series is designed to scale and meet the needs of high-bandwidth applications.

The Dell PowerVault MD3860f Fibre Channel array has High-Performance Tiering (HPT), which increases array I/O performance and SSD Cache that accelerates application performance by utilizing SSD drives as extended controller read cache. Its 4U form factor holds up to 60-drive configuration, supporting 3.5” and 2.5” SAS, near-line SAS, and SSD drives.

The PowerVault MD3860f offers flexibility through single or dual active/active controllers with controllers of either 4GB or 8GB cache in dual-controller configurations. Expand beyond the 120 standard configurations by using the Premium Feature Key to support a maximum of 180 or 192 drives.

The Dell powerVaultMD 3860f  storage array fully qualified for use in virtualized application environments with VMware® ESX™ and Microsoft® Hyper-V® software.

The MD storage Manager in that manages theDell PowerVault.MD 3860f Provides an enterprise graphical interface for monitoring multiple arrays and simplifying array management through one console. With the multi-generational and multi-protocol MD Storage Manager, all administrative tasks, including configuration, 

reconfiguration, expansion, maintenance and performance tuning, can be performed without array downtime or interruption to array performance. MD Storage Manager’s configuration flexibility includes the ability to mix RAID levels, segment sizes, array sizes and cache policies all within a single storage array

The     Dell PowerVault MD3860f high-density array holds up to 60 hard drives in just 4U, improving both power and cooling expenses.

The MD3 Fibre Channel array technology provides high-performance and high-capacity storage that is ideal for entry-level storage consolidation with simplicity and reliability. Supporting premium software features, a variety of drive types, and either 2U or high-density 4U chassis the MD3 Fibre channel arrays are versatile in their design.

Physical disks

Maximum up to sixty 3.5 inch SAS or

2.5 inch SAS or

nearline SAS physical disks or

2.5 inch SAS SSDs

RAID controller modules

Dell PowerVault MD3860f storage arrays there are Two hot-swappable modules with temperature sensors with 4GB or 8GB of cache per controller

Provides host-to-controller 16 Gbps FC connection and two 12 Gbps SAS connections

Expansion Modules

Dell PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures

Supports 120 physical disks, in addition to 60 physical disks in the RAID enclosure

Redundant path connectivity provides redundant data paths to each hard drive

Support for 180 physical disks is a premium feature and requires activation. The maximum number of physical disks supported without using the premium feature is 120.

SAS connectors

Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts

One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosureNOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-80644 compliant.

Serial connector (debug port): Six pin port.

Back-Panel Connectors (Per RAID Controller Module)

SAS connectors: Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts. SAS and FC connections are to the same host is not supported. Two SAS OUT ports, it is recommended that you use the first port for expansion to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure. Only one expansion port is supported at any given time. SAS connectors are SFF-8644 compliant.

Serial connector (debug port): One mini USB port

Management Ethernet connector: One 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection for out-of-band management of the enclosure and the second Ethernet port is reserved.

FC connectors: Four FC IN ports to connect hosts. Directly attaching to the FC ports is not supported. The host connection must use an FC switch.

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