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Manage data dierently with a Fluid Data

architectureStorage Center leverages a patented Fluid Data architecture thatchanges the way organizations manage data. Empowered byreal-time system inormation about each block o data, StorageCenter optimizes data placement, management and protectionthroughout its liecycle. Storage is provisioned without wastingcapacity. Data is moved where its needed, when its needed,

based on actual use and perormance needs. And data iscontinuously protected using pointer-based snapshots. This levelo data awareness also enables Storage Center to virtualize thestorage inrastructure, bringing new eciency, agility and resiliencyto enterprise storage by creating a pool o high-perormancestorage shared by all servers and applications.

Scale on a persistent, open, agile platormStorage Center is built on a exible, persistent hardware platormthat dynamically scales to meet business requirements. Unlikesystems that require you to rip and replace technology as yourbusiness needs change, Storage Center supports the continualadoption o new technologies as you grow. You can easily mixand match drive technologies and build a unied storage solutionwithout ever worrying about a orklit upgrade.

Organizations can start with any size Storage Center array and

expand over timerom 2TB to nearly 2PBonly having to replacecomponents i upgrading to new technologies. You can intermixSSD, FC and SAS drive technologies, as well as iSCSI, FCoEand FC ront-end interconnectsall in the same system at thesame time. This allows you to use any combination o industry-standard technology at any time, and you can add capacity ormake conguration changes without downtime or disruption.Incorporating the latest data center technologies is as simple asplugging in new components on the y. Storage Center adjustsautomatically, restriping data across all drives and updating the in-ight use characteristics.

Increase storage efciency with intelligent,

automated sotwareDell Compellent Fluid Data technology empowers organizations tomove beyond simply storing data to actively managing data. Built-in intelligence and automation optimize the storage environment,and every enterprise eature is ully integrated or optimumeciency, exibility and perormance.

Storage Center leverages a comprehensive sotware suite with

advanced unctionality. At the core o the solution is true storagevirtualization, which pools all resources across the array ormaximum eciency and perormance. Thin provisioning sotware,called Dynamic Capacity, ensures capacity is only utilized onwrite. Data Progression, automated tiered storage sotware,dynamically moves data to the optimum tier and RAID level.Space-ecient snapshot technology, called Data Instant Replay,ensures near-instant recovery to any point in time. Remote InstantReplay provides thin replication to provide a cost-efective yethighly robust disaster recovery solution. And dynamic businesscontinuity sotware, called Live Volume, allows or the onlinemovement o volumes between arrays without disruption. Plus,you can manage your entire storage inrastructure using advancedautomation and a single pane o glass.

Dell Compellent Storage CenterEnterprise storage or virtualized data centers and the cloud

The Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN is an all-in-one storage array that allows organizations to

actively manage data at a highly granular level using built-in intelligence and automation. With its Fluid

Data architecture, Storage Center always puts data in the right place at the right time or the right cost.

This ultra-efcient, easy-to-manage storage solution optimizes drive utilization, dynamically moves

data between storage tiers and RAID levels, continuously protects data against downtime and disaster,

scales on demand, and quickly adapts to ever-changing business needs. Storage Center enables

organizations to cut the time, cost and risk o managing enterprise storagetoday and in the uture.

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Feature Dell Compellent Storage CenterSAN

Storage Capacity 739TB o raw storage capacity with FC drives or 1,920TB with SAS drives per system.

Hard DrivesEach 3.5" FC enclosure holds up to 16 FC or 14 SSD drives (with a FC drive in bays 1 and 16).Each 3.5" SAS enclosure holds up to 12 SAS drives. Each 2.5" SAS enclosure holds up to 24 SASdrives.

3.5 Drive Performance and Capacities*

15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 450GB and 600GB15,000 RPM FC drives available in 300GB and 600GB10,000 RPM FC drives available in 450GB7,200 RPM SAS drives available in 1TB and 2TB

2.5 Drive Performance and Capacities

15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 146GB

10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 450GB and 600GB7,200 RPM SAS drives available in 1TBSAS Solid State Drive (SSD) available in 200GB

Expansion Capabilities Each system supports up to 1,232 FC drives or 960 SAS drives

Host ConnectivityMaximum o 22 ront-end ports per controller.A switch is recommended or all congurations and required or clustered controllercongurations.

Storage Controllers and RAID Levels

Storage Controllers

Each Series 40 controller eatures a 2.53GHz Quad-core processor, 6 PCI-E expansion slotsand 4GB o battery-less multi-threaded read-ahead mirrored cacheEach Series 30 controller eatures a 3.00GHz Dual-core processor, 1 PCI-X and 4 PCI-Eexpansion slots and 3.5GB o battery-backed multi-threaded read-ahead mirrored cacheMulti-path sotware provides ailover management o redundant data paths between the serverand storage arrayVirtual ports increase port capacity, drive bandwidth, I/O connectivity and port ailover

RAID Levels

Support or RAID levels 0, 5, 6 and 10Any combination o RAID levels can exist on a single Storage CenterMultiple RAID levels can exist on the same storage tier within an arrayStorage is virtualized and pooled across array without RAID group limitations

Enterprise Software

Storage Center Core

Drive Virtualization: Manage drives as a single pool and present drive resources to any server.Port Virtualization: Increase port capacity, drive bandwidth and I/O connectivity while enhancingailover.Server Mapping: Rapidly map hundreds o virtual servers simultaneously.Drive Optimizer: Intelligently restripes data as drives are added to optimize perormance.Thin Import: Convert data rom legacy systems into thin provisioned volumes on a DellCompellent SAN.Application Optimizer: Set the size o data transers within the SAN to match I/O perormanceor diferent applications.Copy-Mirror-Migrate: Make copies or mirrors and migrate volumes without impacting users.Boot rom SAN: Allow driveless servers to share storage resources and boot rom the SAN.Heterogeneous OS: Support any number o simultaneous operating systems.LUN Masking: Hide unassigned LUN/ID numbers or secure storage domains.

Perormance Monitoring: Real-time reports to identiy and optimize perormance and utilization.Unied User Interace: Enterprise-level unctionality through a common intuitive user interace.System Administration: Operate rom any standard browser. Create unique user proles withadministrator congured privileges.Remote Monitoring/Phone Home: Remotely report status and automatically trigger serviceresponses.

Storage Center Applications

Data Instant Replay: Create space-ecient Replays (snapshots) that restore datainstantaneously while ensuring the integrity o enterprise application data spanning multiplevolumes (Consistency Groups).Remote Instant Replay: Create space-ecient Replays (snapshots) o data at multiple locationsand expedite initial synchronization (Portable Volume).Dynamic Capacity: Allocate space based on actual data written (Thin Provisioning).Data Progression: Automate tiered storage between storage classes based on user-dened rules.Fast Track: Place active data on the outer tracks o a spinning drive.Dynamic Controllers: Cluster storage controllers to increase system availability andperormance.Enterprise Manager: Comprehensive monitoring, reporting and remote replication management.Multipath Manager or Microsot Servers: Failover and load balancing or Microsot Servers

(MPIO).Replay Manager or Microsot Servers: Non-disruptive Replays or Microsot Servers (VSS).Live Volume: Online migration o volumes between storage systems.

Manage data diferently at Dell.com/Compellent

* SATA drives and enclosures are supported on existing Storage Center SANs, but are not available ornew customers.

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