Which is the ideal storage for data-intensive applications?

The Dell PowerVault MD 3820f Fibre Channel array series introduces the next generation of 16Gb/s connectivity. This SAN solution is ideal for entry-level storage consolidation that requires high availability, high performance, and business continuity without sacrificing ease of use and reliability.

This Storage is available with 3.5”, 2.5” or SSD hard drives in a 2U standard rack enclosure. The 2U MD3 820f models are designed to hold 24 x 2.5” drives or 12 x 3.5” drives. Effectively consolidate storage to support the value of your existing Fibre Channel environment with performance to meet both IOP-intensive, high-bandwidth applications.

MD3820f  storage arrays are also fully qualified for use in virtualized application environments with VMware® ESX™ and Microsoft® Hyper-V® software.

Up to 64 servers in a SAN environment can be connected to a single MD3820 Fibre Channel storage array. Storage capacity can be expanded up to a base of 120 hard drives1 on all models. If additional capacity is needed onPower Vault MD 3820f storage , scale by simply hot-plugging additional PowerVault MD1200 or MD1220 expansion enclosures to grow capacity up to 192 hard drives.

The Dell Power Vault MD3820f arrays can hold up to 12 x 3.5” or 24 x 2.5” drives, and support additional expansion through the MD1200 enclosure (12 x 3.5”) or MD1220 enclosure (24 x 2.5”).

The MD Storage Manager software that manages the MD3820f arrays is an intuitive client-based application designed for easy array interaction regardless of the level of familiarity with storage systems. It provides an enterprise graphical interface for monitoring multiple arrays and simplifying array management through one console. With this 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.

The MD Storage Manager software has  the configuration flexibility to mix RAID levels, segment sizes, array sizes and cache policies all within a single storage array.

TheDell PowerVault MD3820f storage has the optional features like Snapshots, Virtual disk copy (VDC), SSD cache, Self-encrypting drives (SEDs, HPT  and Remote replication.

The reliability of this storage is enhanced with software features that provide added data protection, improved virtualization, and ease of management.

Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) simplify data management and improve storage efficiencies with self-healing dynamic disk rebalancing, without the worries of traditional RAID configurations.

With just a few clicks the user can add or delete disks from DDP to increase or decrease the size of the  pools as needed. DDP supports up to 20 disk pools and can support up to 120 SSDs with up to 1024TB of storage.

Other software feature enhancements include thin provisioning, vCenter Plug-in, enabling VASA and SRA, which are all standard features on the MD3820 Fibre Channel models.

 The high-density models have standard features to ensure high performance for either general-purpose computing or applications with high-bandwidth requirements, including HPT and SSD cache.

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