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Compellent SC200/SC220 Enclosures & SC8000 Upgrade

SC200 – 2U, 12 bay, 3.5” 6Gb SAS enclosure SC220 – 2U, 24 bay, 2.5” 6Gb SAS enclosure

When

External Announce at Dell Storage Forum: June 12, 2012 SC200 & SC220 Worldwide RTS: September 25, 2012 SC8000 Upgrade Worldwide RTS: September 25,2012

Upgrades from Series 30 and Series 40

Upgrades from Series 20 targeted for November 2012

Overview

SC200 and SC220 RTS: The SC200 and SC220 are Dell Compellent’s next generation expansion enclosures. Announced on June 12, 2012, the SC200 and SC220 are now available for sale worldwide. The Dell Compellent SC200 and SC220 are the new expansion enclosures based on Dell enclosure hardware. The SC200 is a 2U 6Gb SAS enclosure that supports up to twelve (12) 3.5” disk drives. The SC220 is a 2U 6Gb SAS enclosure that supports up to twenty-four (24) 2.5” disk drives.

These new enclosures are compatible with SC8000 and Series 40 controllers; however, at this time the SC200 and SC220 will not be quotable with Series 40 controllers. We will monitor the SC8000 transition to the new enclosures and make the decision to allow the SC200 and SC220 to be quoted with Series 40 controllers by the middle of Q4FY13. Enclosure Compatibility:

• SC200 and SC220 enclosures are NOT supported on the same chain with legacy Xyratex enclosures

• SC200 and SC220 enclosures and legacy Xyratex enclosures ARE supported on the same SAS IO card, as long as they are on separate ports, thus a separate chain.

SC8000 Upgrade RTS: The next generation Dell Compellent SC8000 controller was announced on June 12, 2012 and available to order and ship on June 19, 2012. Upgrades from Series 30 and Series 40 systems to the new SC8000 are now available for sale worldwide. The “Dell – SC8000 Upgrade Kit” is now available in Quote Center for quoting and ordering upgrades to the SC8000 from existing Series 30 and Series 40 systems. Upgrades from Series 20 systems are targeted for November 2012.

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Product

SC200 & SC220 Next Generation Expansion Enclosures

Highlights:

• All Dell - hardware, rack rails, look & feel, factories, quality

– Shipping from regional Dell factories reduces lead times to normal Dell times

– Enhanced manufacturing HDD validation process leading to improved Annual

Failure Rate (AFR)

• Environmentally Friendly

– Energy Star™ Rated Power Supplies

– Dell factory pre-installed hard drives eliminates packaging waste

• Easy SC8000 customer transition from legacy Xyratex to SC200/SC220 enclosures

– Same 2U size, same # slots, same general features (i.e. drive types & sizes)

– Equivalent pricing

• Solid State Drive extensions:

– 400GB and 200GB SSD’s now available in both 2.5” and 3.5” enclosures

– New 400GB SSD (for SC200/SC220 only)

Upgrades to Storage Center SC8000 Next Generation Controller

Why upgrade to SC8000 from previous generation controllers?

• Customers can leverage SC8000 Storage Center benefits – Increased capacity, 64-bit OS, increased memory, increased PCI bus

performance, increased memory speed, increased processing power, etc. • Sales opportunities:

– Sell new hardware, additional Software Licenses, additional Capacity • Better than the Competition

– No fork lift upgrade – Software licenses are perpetual and can be transferred from Series 20, 30 and

40 to SC8000 array – requires active software maintenance and support contract.

• SC30 & SC40 upgrades to SC8000 are a “non-disruptive/no downtime” process for dual controller systems

– There are a few cases where down time may be required. The SC8000 Upgrade tool is used to determine these few cases.

Storage Center Release 6.2.1:

• Support for SC200 & SC220 Enclosures • Windows 2012 support

Service Controller upgrade deployment service is required to be performed by Dell Enterprise Deployment Teams or Dell Certified Channel Partners

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Quoting/Ordering

SC200 & SC220: SC200 & SC220 in Quote Center:

• In SC8000 New System • In SC8000 Add-on Kit and SC8000 Upgrade Kit • NOT in Series 40 Bundles and Series 40 Upgrade Kit

– Only legacy Xyratex EBOD/SBOD

New System Quotes:

• SC8000 will offer SC200/SC220 AND legacy enclosures • Series 40 Quick Start bundle will only offer legacy enclosures

Add-On Quotes and Upgrade Quotes:

• SC200/SC220 can be ordered as an add-on to an existing SC8000 • SC200/SC220 CANNOT be ordered as an add-on to an existing Series 40 • Legacy Xyratex Enclosures can be ordered as an add-on to an existing SC8000 • Legacy Xyratex Enclosures can be ordered as an add-on to an existing Series 40

“SC8000 + Xyratex Enclosure” Quotes Created Prior to September 25:

• Quotes can be submitted as is for conversion to orders • Quotes can be edited to remove legacy enclosures, add SC200/SC220, or adjust

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drive count

SC8000 Upgrade Kit

Graphic: New “Dell –SC8000 Upgrade Kit” Section 3-Step Quote Process for SC8000 Upgrade:

1. Gather Current Configuration Information 2. Determine Final Upgrade Configuration 3. Create Quote

a. SC8000 Upgrade Kit section in QC b. Attach SC8000 Upgrade Tool output, or System Summary Report to CPOD

SC8000 Upgrade Tool:

• Tool analyzes existing IO card configuration within the legacy controller • Determines how IO cards should be configured in the SC8000 controller, what can

migrate and what IO cards need to be purchased. • Manually enter current configuration if Phone Home data is not available • Available for download (See Resources section below)

System Summary Reports:

• Found on Business Partner Portal under “Quick Links >> My Customers” • Found in Quote Center if quote is tied to Registered Deal • Contains current configuration information and SC8000 Upgrade Tool output

– Should be used instead of SC8000 Upgrade Tool if system is Phoning Home Low-profile IO card brackets:

• Required when moving low-profile (LP) card w/ full-height bracket from legacy controller to low-profile slot on SC8000

• Available on Quote Center Spares Page in mid-October – Contact Dell TSR if upgrade installation is prior to mid-October. Brackets can

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be shipped manually. › Company, customer contact, shipping address, date needed, card

type, quantity General Quote Center Notes:

• 15 day “Safe Launch” lead time at SC200/SC220 and SC8000 Upgrade RTS, reducing to regional targets over time

• Please continue to escalate any quoting issues to your Business Development Manager, just as you had for Series 40 issues.

Low-Profile 6Gb SAS IO Card

4port Low-profile 6Gb SAS IO Card: • Original release date was targeted for November 2012. Current information from

vendor is December 2012, or January 2013.

Resources

Business Partner Portal: Product Collateral / Hardware

Product Source Guide

Corporate Pitch

Technical Specifications

Press Release SC8000 Upgrade Tool and Training: SC8000 Upgrade Tool SC8000 Upgrade Tool Training: Course “SCUT0912WBTT - SC8000 Upgrade Tool Output” SC8000 Upgrade Procedure Training: Course “SCUP0912WBTT - SC8000 Upgrade Process”

Product web pages: http://www.dell.com/compellent and http://www.compellent.com

Contacts For more information about this New Product Announcement, contact your Business Development Manager