Dell EqualLogic PS Series
Dell’s EqualLogic storage solutions deliver the benefits of consolidated networked storage in a self-managing, iSCSI storage area network that is affordable and easy to use, regardless of scale. By eliminating complex tasks and enabling fast and flexible storage provisioning, these solutions dramatically reduce the costs of storage acquisition and ongoing operations.
Patented page-based volume management enables automatic movement of data while it is in use. This technology provides the foundation for online expansion, automatic configuration and load balancing, performance optimization, and advanced software functionalities – all with continuous access to data. That means no downtime for increasing capacity, moving data between storage tiers, or load balancing storage, and most management tasks are handled by the array, not the administrator. As a result, the EqualLogic PS Series of arrays makes enterprise-class shared-block storage practical for all servers and applications.
With its unique peer storage architecture, the PS Series delivers high performance and availability in a flexible environment with low cost of ownership. Whether you are seeking to consolidate storage, migrate from DAS or NAS, streamline data protection, or expand capacity, the PS Series of proven, self-managing storage arrays will meet the demanding requirements of your business-critical environment.
- A fully functional array within 60 minutes after opening the box.
- Continuous resource monitoring and automatic management of configuration, load-balancing, capacity expansion, storage pools and tiers, volume snapshots, and replication.
- Online, on-demand capacity expansion without disruption, including dynamic allocation of disk space, connectivity, security, and performance for every application.
- Comprehensive system monitoring, proactive disk drive scanning, group event notifications, multi-pathing, instant recovery, and disaster protection.
- A comprehensive toolkit to facilitate the deployment, ongoing management, and protection of PS Series SANs in Microsoft Windows OS environments.
The PS Series has built-in storage features once relegated to top-tier data centers, enabling best-practice storage for virtually every size organization. The EqualLogic PS Series arrays include enterprise software features designed to simplify storage deployment, management and offer end-to-end data protection.
Storage Virtualization
- Array Evacuation
- Automatic Load Balancing
- Automatic or Manual Storage Tiering
- Complete SAN Virtualization
- Online Data and Volume Management
- RAID Load Balancing
- Storage Pools
- Thin Provisioning
Server Management & Protection Integration
- Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition
- Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition
- Automatic MPIO Connection Management
- Microsoft VSS and VDS Providers
- Smart Copy for Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, Windows NTFS File Systems, Hyper-V virtual machines, and VMware VMFS
- VMware Site Recovery Manager Adapter
Data Protection & Recovery
- Multi-volume, Writable Snapshots
- Instant Volume Restore
- Volume Cloning
- Auto-replication, Multi-way
- Snapshot and Auto-replication Scheduler
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PS 4000E
- Single or Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 250GB, 500GB or 1TB SATA drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Two Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 4000X
- Single or Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 400GB, 450GB, 600GB 10K RPM SAS drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Two Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 4000X
- Single or Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 300G, 450GB, 600GB 15K RPM SAS drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Two Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 6000E
- Single or Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 250GB, 500GB or 1TB SATA drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Four Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 6000X
- Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 450GB and 600GB 10K RPM SAS drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Four Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 6000XV
- Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 300GB, 450GB and 600GB 15K RPM SAS drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Four Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 6000S
- Dual Controller
- 16 Drive Chassis
- 50GB Solid State drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Four Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
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PS 6500E
- Dual Controller
- 48 Drive Chassis
- 500GB or 1TB SATA drives
- RAID 5, 6, 10 and 50 Supported
- Four Copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
