PowerVault MD3600i and MD3620i Series Shared Storage Arrays
Product Training RTS: March 02, 2011 Training Agenda Customer Pain
Points Product Messaging Technical Details Performance Premium
Feature keys Drives Supported Thing You Need to Know Interline
Positioning Competitive Comparison Backup What are Organizations
Today Facing? Virtual Infrastructure Availability Complexity
Increased reliance on consolidated storage Productivity and
competitiveness relies on it Diverse infrastructure lack simplicity
Restrictive budgetsDemands are increasing, budgets are not
Performance Todays demands availability 24/7/365 Data value is
increasing and protecting it is criticalReliability Limited
experience or resourcesIT resources BC/DR and migration Slow or no
plan leaves data exposed / reduced flexibility Remote sites /
DeptsSimplicity and low-cost is key to support these sites Product
Messaging The Market is Ready for 10Gb Dell'Oro forecasts the 10GbE
adapter market alone to grow from $200 million in 2010 to nearly
$800 million by 2014 $0$100$200$300$400$500$600$700$800$9002011
2012 2013 2014 2015Millions The market demand for 10Gb iSCSI is
real and growing.The release of MD36X0i is just in time for this
market growth. The InfoPros Storage Networking Technology Heat
Index which gauges the immediacy of user needs and planned spending
for technology shows significant interest in 10Gbs iSCSI (now 3
from 16 in 2009) Q4 '09Rank Q2 '10 Rank Technology 11Backup Data
Reduction/Deduplication 32Solid-state Disk Drives (SSD) 16310Gbps
Ethernet for Storage 94Virtual Server Image Storage 65 Remote Block
Mirroring and/or Wide-area Replication (Async) 658Gbps Fibre
Channel 47Virtual Tape Libraries (VTL) for Open Systems
http://www.dellorogroup.com/ www.theinfopro.comMD3200/3600i Series
Family Highlights Improving efficiency with a storage consolidation
solution that is simple and cost effective Easier than ever to keep
up with increasing performance and capacity demands Intuitive and
simple management that doesnt sacrifice control Improved
flexibility to meet a wide variety of IT environments and
application demands Energy efficiencies and security improvement to
keep pace with demands of your business Reduced overall storage
cost and complexity with improved performance, flexibility and
scalability all in a highly available storage consolidation
solution. PowerVault MD36x0 Series 10Gb iSCSI Array High-level
Messaging High performance IP SAN storage consolidation solution
First to Dell 10GbaseT solution = Simple and cost-effective
Utilizes a standard RJ45 cable without the need for a SFP Reduce
hardware and management cost and complexity Expands iSCSI bandwidth
performance I/O bottlenecks are removed for improved performance
and application response time Utilize fewer ports to meet
performance demands Remove complexity and lighten IT administration
resources Reduce infrastructure cost Improve operational
efficiencies, performance and utilization and remove infrastructure
cost and complexity Great For Consolidation of servers and networks
to enable higher utilization of IT resources Effectively support
virtual implementations and virtual server migration Ensuring data
accessibility 24/7 MD36X0i Target Markets SMBs and remote /branch
offices that were previously hesitant to deploy an iSCSI SAN No
more performance trade-offs! Simple to deploy no need for a
separate LAN for storage traffic Customers with high-bandwidth
applications that require strong sequential performance
Backup-to-disk Large file storage Video capture/streaming HPC
Sharepoint CAD/CAM Early adopters looking for 10Gb iSCSI storage
but want to leverage 10base-T infrastructure without adding costs
of optical For database applications, block sizes between 32-128 KB
have shown to be effective. For larger workloads, i.e. media
streaming. 128 KB or more are recommended Dell Brings 10Gb iSCSI to
the Mainstream First to market 10GbT solution using astandard RJ45
cable w/o the need for a SFP Keeps 10Gb iSCSI cost down, lowering
CAPEX No SFP removes complexity for higher ease of use Compatible
with installed Ethernet Great distance capabilities Standard RJ45
over CAT6 for up to 100mcable length Investment protection Upgrade
the rest of the infrastructure to 10Gb iSCSI as needed Backwards
compatibility with 1Gb iSCSI environments SFP vs. CAT5/6 (10GbT vs.
10GbE) Differences: Distance: 100m vs. 10km Latency:5.021 or
5.001ms Power: SFP lower power MD36x0i dont support SFP whatever
copper or Optical 10GbT / Optical 10Gb iSCSI with SFPs 10GbTCopper
(MD36X0i)Optical 10Gb iSCSI DistanceUp to 100 Meters (However, if
you have a switch that can support copper and optical, cant you get
the distance of optical on the switch to server side?) Up to 275
Meters (short range over multi-mode) Up to 10,000 Meters (long
range over single-mode) SFP CostN/AStarting at $85 and up* Cable
Cost (5 Meters) ~$8~$296 Backwards Compatibility YesNo Bandwidth
Performance 10Gb10Gb Power Draw Comparison Almost negligibleAlmost
negligible *
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Port Switch 24 Port Switch10GbTCopper (MD36X0i)Optical 10Gb iSCSI
Total Cost (excludes arrays and servers) = $8,650 Total Cost
(excludes arrays and servers) = $15,586 Cost of a Typical
Configuration 24 Port Switch 24 Port Switch$1,349 $1,349 Switch SFP
$85$85 $85$85$85$85 $85$85 $85$85$85$85 HBA $728$728$728$728
$728$728$728$728 $903$903$903$903 $903$903$903 Cable $903 $8 X
16$269 X 16 $1,349 $1,349 10GbT Networks Competitive on Cost
$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,00010GbT
10GbE10GbTvs. 10GbE OpticalTotal Expenditures*
SFPsCableHBAsSwitches* Does not include arrays of server costs
$0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000$35,00010GbT 8Gb
FC10GbTvs. 8Gb FC Total Expenditures*
SFPsCableHBAsSwitches10GbTcosts up to $6K less! FC is almost 3x
more than 10GbT! Based on a highly available SAN connecting
redundant MD32X0i arrays, switches and four servers: 24 Port Switch
24 Port SwitchThese cost comparisons do not take into account the
complexity of implementing 10Gb Optical or 8Gb FC which can
increase IT resources expenditures and time.PowerVault MD36x0i
Series Whats Different PowerVault MD3600i Series iSCSI
ArrayPowerVault MD3620i Series iSCSI Array DELL CONFIDENTIAL 14 Two
enclosure options 2U 12 drive 3.5 inch enclosure2U 24 drive 2.5
inch enclosure Common between the two 2- 10GBaseT iSCSI host ports
per controller Increase from MD32x0i to support up to 64 hosts
Expands to 96 drives Mix and match drive sizes and speeds 7.2K, 10K
and 15K SAS( Tiering) SSD Optional High Performance Tier Premium
Features, Snapshot and Virtual Disks Deployment flexibility and
scalability Brief product description Highly scalable10GBaseT iSCSI
storage array Industry leading performance/cost storage solution
Entry level SAN for SMB customers transitioning from direct
attached storage to consolidated storage systems Tier 2 application
virtualization platform Highly configurable platform to meet a wide
range of application demands Why we developed this product To
increase throughput for customers needing higher capacity within
their application/environment As a competitive answer to low end
iSCSI storage products from HP, IBM, Sun and numerous 2nd tier
storage playersHow it fits into the Portfolio Enhancement to the
current MD family Positioned above the MD3200i/3220i storage array
and below the entry line of the EqualLogic PS and Dell/EMC arrays
The Configurations to Achieve Performance 10Gb can achieve
comparable or better performance with half the ports of 1Gb Reduced
infrastructure and management resources Fewer VLANs Simpler Less
time-consuming Cost-savings The MD36X0i meets performance demands
of multiple servers with HALF the ports. PowerVault MD32x0i Series
iSCSI Array PowerVault MD36x0i Series iSCSI Array The MD32X0i used
eight 1Gb ports The MD36X0i used four 10Gb ports SMB Enterprise
Marketing MD36x0i Supported Switches 16Confidential PowerConnect#
of portsCombo portsComments 802424x 10GBASE-T 4x Combo Ports of
SFP+ (10Gb/1Gb) or 10GBASE-T Good for 10GbaseT environment with
small # of SFP+ connections 8024F24x SFP+ 10Gb4x Combo Ports of
SFP+ (10Gb/1Gb) or 10GBASE-T Good for SFP+ environment with small #
of 10GbaseT connections 624848x 1GBASE-T4x Combo Ports of 10GBASE-T
Good for 1GbaseT environment with small # of 10GbaseT connections
6224F24x SFP+ 1Gb 4x Combo Ports of 10GBASE-T Good for 1SFP+
environment with small # of 10GbaseT connections 622424x 1GBASE-T4x
Combo Ports of 10GBASE-T Good for 1GbaseT environment with small #
of 10GbaseT connections Note: By the end of March there will be a
PowerConnect 7xxx series MD36x0i supports the other Powerconnect
J-series, B-series, W-series and Cisco switches. Is 10Gb Right for
Me? Why buy the MD36X0i Effectively utilize resources and
efficiently manage your virtual infrastructure Reduce host port
quantities and complexity while achieving scalable performance
Remain productive and competitive with continuous and quick access
to data Start small, Grow Big scale data and performance for their
organization as it is required Achieve ease of use with simple
management and easy storage array configurations Why invest in the
MD36X0i Family Portfolio MD Family Positioning Ultimate virtual SAN
simple shared DAS Integrated rack solutions Single room data
centers / Small server consolidationHigh processing power with no
tolerance for latency Low cost IP SAN Smaller departmental SAN use
Tier 2 server consolidation with limited IO requirements
Centralized backup of remote locations with host-based replication
High performance IP SAN Helps to simplify infrastructures Existing
iSCSI implementations New server deployments Remote data backup
implementations with host-based replication Virtualization, Cloud
Computing, and Clustering MD32X0MD32X0iMD36X0i 6Gb SAS1Gb iSCSI10Gb
iSCSI Dell SAN Portfolio MD3200i Series MD3600iSeries AX SeriesPS
SeriesCX Series Complement your PowerEdge server with affordable
storage Keeping pace with ever increasing performance demands
Remote site and work-group storage with CX management
Enterprise-class, scale-out storage optimized for virtual servers
and data consolidation Enterprise-class Multi-protocol, massive
capacity for the core of your business Technical Deep Dive MD36x0i
Generational Differences FeatureMD36x0iMD32x0iMD3000i Number of
controllersSingle or DualSingle or DualSingle or Dual Host
ports/controller2 RJ454 RJ452 RJ45 Maximum hosts support643216
Cache/controller2GB2GB512MB Drives/enclosure12, 3.5 in 2U24, 2.5 in
2U15, 3.5 in 3U Maximum HDD count969645 Expansion enclosuresMD1200
and MD1220MD1200 and MD1220MD1000 Enclosure mixingYesYesN/A HDD
supportedSSD, SAS, NL-SASSSD, SAS, NL-SASSAS & SATA HDD mixing
in enclosures YesYesYes HDD carriers11G server design11G server
design9G/10G server design SAS cables 8088 mini SAS connectors 8088
mini SAS connectors 8047 SAS connectors High Performance
TierPremium FeaturePremium FeatureN/A Hosts/Partitioning Explained
MS Windows App Server Active Directory Server Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Exchange Server SAP Custom Applications = 6 PartitionsMS
Windows App Server VM Active Directory Server VM Microsoft SQL
Server VM Microsoft Exchange Server VM SAP VM Custom Applications
VM Physical host = 1 PartitionIn this configuration the max. Number
of Physical hosts Is 64 In this configuration the max. Number of
Host are 1012 Hosts/Partitioning Explained MS Windows App Server VM
Active Directory Server VM Microsoft SQL Server VM Microsoft
Exchange Server VM SAP VM Custom Applications VM Physical host = 2
PartitionStorage Direct Connection from the Custom Application
VMActs like a physical host connection Max. number of supported
physical hosts/partitions is 64 MD36x0i Series Controller
Architecture Key Controller Features Active/Active controllers w/
mirrored cache Support for RAID 0, 1/10, 5 and 6 Up to 30 HDD per
disk group in RAID 5 & 6 Up to 96 HDD per disk group in RAID 0,
1/10 Permanent cache retention to flash memory Automatic HDD
rebuild with global hot spares Maximum of 256 Virtual Disks Smart
battery support Online firmware upgrades (dual cntrl systems only)
Automated background data scrubbing Maximum of 64 storage
partitions 128 snap shots, maximum of 8/virtual disk 8 simultaneous
virtual disk copies, maximum of 255 Dynamic expansion for disk
groups, virtual disks and enclosures Dynamic RAID level migration
Support 1012 total connections & sessions, but no more than 253
per port. Depending on the number of connections per session, the
total sessions supported gets decreased. Performance IOPS Random
Reads Performance with 10Gb - Base For bandwidth, 10Gb is the clear
leader Performance is substantially better than 1Gb With 10Gb, the
MD can achieve its true performance potential For IOPs, both 1Gb
and 10Gb deliver almost the same performance. .MB/s Sequential
Reads
020040060080010001200140016003200i3600i050001000015000200002500030000350003200i3600iThroughput
improvements with 10Gb/s iSCSI begin at 64 KB block sizes For IOPs,
10Gb iSCSI is on par with 1Gb iSCSI 40% Premium Feature Keys
MD36x0i Premium Feature Keys Optional software features One license
per box (tied to service tag) Fullfillment Common across MD3200 and
MD3600 series Snapshot Only 421-3438 Snapshot & VDC 421-3439
High Performance Tier421-3580 Optional Data Protection Features
Snapshot Virtual Disk Creates a referenced image by tracking
changes to the original virtual disk Source Virtual disk Snapshot
repository Copy of pointers 1. Initial snapshot of virtual disk 2.
Original data blocks replaced by new writes Physical data Virtual
data Snapshot reference image Background copy process Target -Full
copy of virtual disk Source Virtual disk Physical data Physical
data3. Pointers updated Virtual-Disk Copy Creates a full copy of a
virtual-disk Separately keyed MD Storage Manager functionality that
enables users to add an additional level of data protection and
help improves production data utilization Maximum of 8 snapshots
per virtual disk Maximum of 128 snapshots per system Maximum of 8
simultaneous virtual disk copies Maximum of 255 virtual disk copies
per system Only one license needed per MD unit High Performance
Tier Sequential Throughput Random IOPs High Performance Tier 2X
improvement Base High Performance Tier 20% improvement Base High
Performance Tier is key for bandwidth-oriented andmixed
(consolidated) workloads and can make adifference for larger-scaled
transactional applications High Performance Tier is an optional
upgrade that can increase the performance of MD3600i and MD3620i
series arrays that have a high drive count, Solid state drives
(SSDs) or high data transfer workloads. This implementation is
based on an enhanced firmware algorithm and does not require any
new hardware dependencies. Several factors will determine the
potential performance increase, including the array configuration,
host, operating system, HBA, number and type of drives, and
application workload.
Only one license needed per MD unit
0500010000150002000025000300003500040000RANDOM READ IOPS
BaseTurboPerformance with 10Gb High Performance Tier For bandwidth,
10Gb is the clear leader Performance is substantially better than
1Gb With 10Gb, the MD can achieve its true performance potential
For IOPs, both 1Gb and 10Gb deliver almost the same performance.
.05001000150020002500300035004000SEQUENTIAL READ (MiB/s)
BaseTurboThroughput improvements with 10Gb/s iSCSI begin at 64 KB
block sizes When to use HPT High Performance Tier will be most
beneficial when the workload intensity exceeds the controllers
performance capability in base mode and the system configuration
will support additional performance. Enabling High Performance Tier
improves the performance of the array in both data transfer rate
(bandwidth) and I/O transactions per second (IOPS). The main
advantages are increased bandwidth for sequential and increased
IOPS for random workloads such as backup, video capture markets,
etc, etc DELL CONFIDENTIAL33 Drives Supported Solid State Drives
(SSDs) Use solid state memory (flash) to store data Pliant SAS SSD
149-GB capacity Industry-standard SLC NAND flash memory technology
SSD benefits Increased small-block I/O performance 2x the IOPs per
watt, a third of the watts per drive and lower heat dissipation
Faster start up (no spin up) and access to data (no rotational
latency) Higher reliability with fewer moving parts Ideal for few
writes and lots of reads applications SSDs should be reserved for
high-end applications where the cost can be justified Near-line SAS
Drives Reduces complexity No need for a SATA interposer Comparably
priced to SATA drives Delivers the most capacity for the least
money SAS delivers up to a 38% IOPs per watt improvement over SATA
(Seagate datasheet) Outperforms SATA 25% improvement in sequential
reads 140% improvement in sequential writes 15% improvement in
random reads 20% improvement in random writes Secure Encrypted
Disks (SED) Powered-down drives are locked Data is unreadable and
useless toanyone who attempts to access it Establishes and manages
a single authorization scheme for all the self-encrypting drives in
the storage array Places SEDs in a secured state Supports the
decommissioning or repurposing of drives with Secure Erase
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DataData onDriveReadingfrom the Drive Decryption ProcessData
Encryption Key%$#@bdelijruil.skd%$#@i&&6544ty899#@&$Key
Management%$#@bdelijruil.skd%$#@i&&6544ty899#@&$User
DataData onDriveWriting to the DriveEncryption ProcessData
Encryption KeyOw +]~vC_+Lg^! Data Readfrom DriveReading from the
Drive Decryption ProcessNewData Encryption Key Instant Secure
EraseChange Data EncryptionKey
%$#@bdelijruil.skd%$#@i&&6544ty899#@&$The quick brown
fox jumps over the lazy dogData onDriveSecure Erase Less than 1
second sanitization of hard drive data for secure disposal of the
drive Why Encrypt Data-At-Rest? - At some point, ALL storage leaves
the data center This year, between 20M to 30M hard drives will
leave the warmsecurity of the glass house, either in systems or as
bare drives Compliance 42 states have data privacy laws with
encryption safe harbors New data breach bills have explicit
encryption safe harbors PCI DSS requires rendering stored
cardholder data unreadable Exposure of data loss is expensive Data
center disk drives are mobile ALL drives/systems leave the security
of the data center eventually The vast majority of decommissioned
drives are still readable . . . . . and not all leave under the
owners control Source: Seagate Technology Page 38 Qualified Drives
15K10K7200SSD Capacity2.5-in.3.5-in. 73 GB 146 GBSED 300 GBSED 450
GBSED 500 GBSED 600 GBSEDSED 1 TBSED 2 TBSED MD36x0i Controller
Views MD36x0iTwo 10-Gb Ethernet ports per controller for host
connectivity Two 6Gb/s SAS port for drive expansion connectivity
Two 1-Gb Ethernet port for LANout-of-band management Two PS/2
serial interface for service MD32x0i controllers cannot be swap out
with MD36x0i controllers MD36x0i controllers will not plug into
MD3000 chassis Expansion and Cabling 2U Controller Enclosure Dual
EMMs 24 2.5 Drives 8088 mini SAS connections SAS drives
Hot-swappable CRUs 2U Expansion Enclosure Dual EMMs 12 3.5 Drives
8088 mini SAS connections SAS drives Hot-swappable CRUs MD1200
MD1220 MD1200 and MD1220 enclosures can be intermixed behind an
MD3600i/MD3620i Do not exceed 96 total drive slots when mixing
enclosures Enterprise Window What is it? Enhancement to the Modular
Disk Storage Manager software that allows customer to monitor the
system status of multiple arrays, including previous generation
arrays. Why do customers care? A single source to monitor both
MD3600 series, MD3200 series as well as the previous MD3000 series.
DELL CONFIDENTIAL42 Physical View Tab What is it? A new tab in the
array management window that provides customers with an image of
the system with key status of controllers, power supplies,
enclosures and hard disk drives Why do customers care? A much more
user friendly way to see where individual storage resources are and
perform configuration activities DELL CONFIDENTIAL43 Integration
into non-Dell management tools What is this? VSS and VDS providers
are located on the resource DVD SCOM and SMI-S providers are
located on the Dell support web site in the drivers and downloads
area Vcenter plugin MD32x0i release 2/22, MD36x0i&
MD32x0irelease 3/15 Why do customers care? Many customers prefer to
use Microsofts tools to perform basic activities like taking snap
shots or creating a RAID group or even monitoring their systems
health status In larger environments where storage management
resource tools are used, industry standard providers like SMI-S can
allow our systems to be managed with a 3rd party management tool
DELL CONFIDENTIAL44 Operating System Support
MicrosoftLinuxVirtualization Windows 2008 R1 & R2 Standard
& Core Enterprise Editions & Core Data Center & Core
Foundation & Core Small Business Server Essential Business
Server Red Hat 5.4 & 5.5VMWare ESX 4.1 (SAS & iSCSI)
Windows Storage Server 2008 R1 & R2 SuSE Enterprise Server 10
with SP3 Windows 2008 w/Hyper-V Windows 2008 HPC Server R1 & R2
SuSE Enterprise Server 11 & 11 U1 Hyper-V Server 2008 &
2008 with R2 Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2008 R1 & R2
(SAS Only) Citrix Xen Server 5.5 U2 Windows 2008 WebCitrix Xen
Server 5.6Windows 2003 Standard, Enterprise & Small Business
with SP2 and R2 Windows 2003 Standard & Enterprise x64 with SP2
& R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 & SP2 Certified
Generational Coexistence You can put an MD3000i, MD32x0i and
MD36x0i behind the same server BUT MD3000/MD3000i has the Dec 2010
release FW Supported on all versions of Windows OSes via MPIO
driver Linux OSes are limited to Device Mapper (DM) support MD3000
must run MPP for failover MD32x0i/MD36x0i must run DMMP for
failover MD36x0i Series Key SKUs MD3600i Single Controller 225-0667
Dual Controller 225-0666 Optional Bezel 321-0071MD3620i Single
Controller 225-0665 Dual Controller 225-0664 Optional Bezel
318-0486Common across Both Snapshot Only 421-3438 Snapshot &
VDC 421-3439 High Performance Tier421-3580 Interline Positioning PG
Outbound Marketing PowerVault MD family positioning
1/23/201149Confidential MD32XXMD32XXiMD36XXi Best For Support HA
servers with high capacity, high performance, energy efficient
shared storage arrayStorage consolidationdesigned for virtualized
environments in a high availability, high capacity, general purpose
networked storage array Storage consolidationdesigned for
virtualized environments in a high availability, high capacity,
high performance networked storage array MessagingBuilt to support
highly available servers with 6Gb/s SAS performance. Ideal for
consolidation of up to 4 clustered servers and virtual environments
where: 1. Cost per GB is key(MD3200) 2. Cost per IOPs is key
(MD3220) Entry-level 1GbE iSCSI storage array designed for: 1.
Improved throughput , ideal for consolidation of general purpose or
capacity intensive applications (MD3200i) 2. The best
performance/U, ideal for consolidation of high performance
applications. (MD3220i) iSCSI storage arrays are optimized to
support virtual server environments. Entry-level 10 GbE iSCSI
storage array designed for: 1. Improved throughput , ideal for
consolidation of general purpose or capacity intensive applications
(MD3600i) 2. The best performance/U, ideal for consolidation of
high performance applications. (MD3620i) iSCSI storage arrays are
optimized to support virtual server environments. Key
FeaturesSingle or dual active/active external controller array
6Gb/s SAS2U enclosure with 12 3.5 inch drives (MD3200) 2U enclosure
with 24 2.5 inch drives (MD3220) Power and cooling savings with 2.5
inch drives, high efficiency power supplies and variable speed fans
(MD3220)Supports up to 8 servers or 4 HA servers 7.2, 10 and 15K
rpm SAS drives and SSD Expands to 96 drives (leveraging MD1200 or
MD1220) 1GbE iSCSI array Single or dual active/active controller 4
1 GbE ports 2U enclosure with 12 3.5 inch drives (MD3200i) 2U
enclosure with 24 2.5 inch drives (MD3220i) Power and cooling
savings with 2.5 inch drives, high efficiency power supplies and
variable speed fans (MD3220)7.2, 10 and 15K rpm SAS drives and SSD
Expands to 96 drives (leveraging MD1200 or MD1220) 10GbE iSCSI
array 10GbaseT Single or dual active/active controller 2 10 GbE
ports 2U enclosure with 12 3.5 inch drives (MD 3600i) 2U enclosure
with 24 2.5 inch drives (MD3620i) Power and cooling savings with
2.5 inch drives, high efficiency power supplies and variable speed
fans (MD3620i)7.2, 10 and 15K rpm SAS drives and SSD Expands to 96
drives (leveraging MD1200 or MD1220) Up-sell when Up sell to
MD32x0i when looking for network based consolidation or the added
value of VM mobilityStay with MD3200 when capacity is key Up sell
to MD3220 when IOPs performance or power savings are key Up sell to
EQL PS4000 advanced management features is needed or when want
flexibility to add to a PS pool of arrays Stay with MD3200i when
capacity is key Up sell to MD3220i when IOPs performance or power
savings are key Up sell to EQL PS4000 advanced management features
is needed or when want flexibility to add to a PS pool of arrays
Stay with MD3600i when capacity is key Up sell to MD3620i when IOPs
performance or power savings are key Dell Storage ArraysDell
FamilyBest For Key SpecificationsASPCompetitors Dell/EMC CX4 Best
investment protection, scalability, flexibility (FC and iSCSI) Up
to 960 drives (1900TBs) iSCSI and FC host Navisphere Mgmt
Tools4,096 HA hosts >$50K HP EVA HDS EqualLogic PS6XX0 Storage
Consolidation High performance Server virtualization iSCSI Scale
Out No host limits 16 nodes/ group (768 drives) $30K NetApp HP EVA
LeftHand EqualLogic PS4000 Entry point to EqualLogic Departmental
and Remote site iSCSI Scale Out Full EQL SW features 2 nodes/ group
(32 drives) Can grow with PS6k addition $17k LeftHand NetApp
Dell/EMC AX4-5 Entry point to EMC Management Departmental and
Remote site FC4 or iSCSI Up to 64 hosts Up to 60 drives $20K
EVA4100 HP MSA PowerVault MD36x0i Simple iSCSI SAN 64 Hosts 96
drives SAS /SATA $10K HP MSA IBMDS Increasing Functionality Storage
Consolidation Entry Enterprise Array Capabilities 51
CapabilityMD32x0iMD36x0iAX4-5PS4000PS6000CX4 Product Architecture
Traditional Traditional Traditional Scale-Out Scale-Out Traditional
Number of servers32646425620484096 OS Support WinLux Solaris Other
Y N N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Drive Count96966032768960
Snapshots/ClonesYYYYYY Remote Mirroring/DRNNYYYY Host
ConnectivityiSCSI 1G iSCSI 10G iSCSI or FC iSCSI 1G iSCSI 10G iSCSI
& FC Thin ProvisioningNNNYYY Application Aware SchedulersNNYYYY
Approx.Budget $7K - $20K$15K - $55K$22K+$50K+$10K-52K Competitive
iSCSI 10GbE Competitive Product Assessment Feature Dell MD3600i /
MD3620i HP P2000G3 10Gb iSCSI MSA IBM DS3300/DS3500 NetApp FAS2020
EMC VNXe3100 Rack Height2U2U3U2U2U # of ControllersSingle or
DualSingle or DualSingle or DualSingle or DualSingle or Dual Number
of HDDbays bays 12/2412/2412/241212 Max. HDD96 96 (3.5 HDD) or 149
(2.5 HDD) 966896(3.5) Max. LUNs2565122561,024256 Max. Host Support
Support 64643224128 iSCSI Ports/Cntrl224- 1Gb4- 1Gb4- 1Gb
Manageability 2nd Generation MD Storage Storage Manager MSA Storage
Management Utility Management Utility DS3000 Storage Manager
Manager Data ONTAPUnisphere Drive Type SSD, SAS and NL-SAS SAS SAS
and SATASAS and NL-SASSAS or SATASAS and NL-SAS OS Support Windows,
Linux, VMWare, Xen VMWare, Xen Server Windows, Linux, VMWare VMWare
Win, Linux, VMWare Win, Linux, Netware, AIX, HP-UX, HP-UX, Solaris
Win, Linux,Vmware,Solaris Mirrored Cache Yes (2GB/cntrl) Yes (2
GB/cntrl) Yes (2GB/cntrl) Yes (1GB/cntrl) Yes (4GB/cntrl) RAID
Support0, 1, 5, 10, 60, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 500, 1 ,3, 5, 6,104,
65.6.10 SnapshotYesYesYesYesYes Volume MirroringYesYesYesYesYes
Resources Salesedge Training Competitive information Whitepapers
Soucrebook www.dell.com/md3600i Backup VMWare ESX MD3xx0i All
failover types supported vmotion, data path failover and controller
failover If running the iSCSI initiator at the guest OS layer
(iSCSI storage direct) there is a limit to the number of virtual
machines The MD3xx0i has support for up to 32/64 storage partitions
and in this case each virtual machine requires a storage partition
as well as each physical host (for example: 2 servers can have a
maximum of 14 VMs) If running the iSCSI initiator at the ESX layer
(more typical configuration) there is a limit of 32/64 physical
servers In this case, the storage partitions are used at the
physical server layer and not the virtual machine layer 56 ESX
iSCSI Virtualization layer provides intermediate file system
service Understanding of the virtual disk format is virtualization
layer dependent Virtualization Layer(ESX/MSVS)Physical ServerDAS
(SATA, SCSI, SAS)Fibre ChannelIP Over EthernetFile System Services
for Physical DiskDAS DriverFCDriverControllerHBA NICPhysical Block
InterfaceVirtual Disks on NTFS or VMFS
FilesystemsTransportiSCSITargetiSCSIInitiator.VMDK or .VHD.VMDK or
.VHD.VMDK or .VHDVirtual MachinesIDE/SCSI DriverVirtual IDE/SCSI
HDDFile System Services for Virtual DiskApplicationVirtualBlock
InterfaceiSCSI Storage Direct iSCSI initiator runs in the guest OS
utilizing shared NIC resource Allows for more advanced storage
functionality Performance improvement versus running iSCSI in ESX
depending on application workload Network Accessible Storage
DeviceVirtualization Layer(ESX/MSVS)Physical
ServerNICDriverTransportNetwork Virtualization ServicesIP over
EthernetiSCSI Target Selection LayeriSCSITargetPhysicalDisk.VMDK or
.VHDiSCSITargetVirtualDiskVirtual NICVirtual MachinesFile System
Services for Virtual DiskApplicationiSCSIInitiatorVirtualBlock
InterfacePhysical Block InterfaceNICInitiator Location Comparison
Initiator in ESX Layer Allows for easy VM creation VMWare
consolidated backup for simple, mass backup of VM disks Basic snap
shot functionality via VMWares tools Requires little I/T
interaction with guest operating systems Numerous caveats when
using array based functionalities like snap shot and virtual disk
copy Initiator in Guest OS No caveats when using array based
functionalities like snap shot and virtual disk copy Snaps/clones
integrated with apps (SQL, Exchange) Allows for better VSS/VDS
integration More robust multi-pathing (failover & load
balancing) More granular snaps and clones Easier migration of
applications from physical machines to virtual machines and back
Performance benefits with some application workloads Nothing new to
learn for customers with ISV backup applications Secure OS to
target connection Seamless VM mobility 59
