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Versatile options
The PowerVault MD series is available in a variety of
models built to suit your environment or storage needs.
The product family includes DAS (direct-attach) or SAN
arrays with SAS, iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity
options. It is available in a 2U or 4U form factor, and you
can mix and match drives as needed, in the solution
you need. The MD expansion enclosures oer 12-drive,
24-drive and 60-drive options to ensure you can add
capacity as your business grows.
Superior performance, functionality and versatility
The PowerVault MD3 series is introducing the next
generation of aordable storage supporting 12Gb SAS,
10GBASE-T Ethernet iSCSI, and 16Gb Fibre Channel
connectivity, ensuring you have the right technology
needed to grow your business. The new MD3 models
also oer 8GB cache per controller doubling the
controller memory available on existing MD3 models.
The premium features available on the MD3 are now
bundled into two options, to make it easier to align
features to priorities. One option is designed to support
the high demand for performance, and includes the
High-Performance Tiering (HPT) feature. If protecting
data is a priority, then the Data Protection option ensures
the full suite of premium data protection features are
available. The MD3 next generation models continue
to follow the same high standards of reliability as the
current MD3 series provides, without sacricing quality
and performance. This latest generation of arrays
maintains the ability to scale up to 192 hard drives
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with
the 2U models, and up to 180 hard drives
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on the dense 4U
array using the same PowerVault MD expansion enclosures.
Storage consolidation and virtualization
The PowerVault MD3 10GbE iSCSI SAN is ideal for
network storage consolidation and virtualization
deployments with up to 64 host servers. This 10GbE
iSCSI array series can deliver high capacity and excellent
performance while oering versatile options including
a 2U 12- or 24-drive chassis, or the dense chassis that
supports up to 60 drives in a small 4U footprint.
Proven Fibre Channel-based network storage
The PowerVault MD3 Fibre Channel array series is ideal
for data intensive applications. Now with 16Gb Fibre
Channel, existing investments in Fibre Channel are
protected with a solution that is scaleable and reliable.
Dell PowerVault MD Family
The MD3 Fibre Channel arrays provide high throughput
and high eciency with improved performance
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that is
expected when bandwidth is doubled.
High availability storage
The PowerVault MD3 SAS array series incorporates
the latest 12Gb/s SAS technology into the PowerVault
MD3 storage portfolio. The MD3 12Gb SAS series is
ideal for shared storage and virtualized environments
that are hosted on PowerEdge servers. These arrays
oer exceptional exibility, scalability and performance.
Similar to the other MD3 models, the SAS series has a
12- or 24-drive chassis option, and the 60-drive, 4U
dense array option. The newest 8GB cache dual-
controller models can connect up to four high-
availability servers or eight non-redundant servers for
balanced performance in mixed virtualized environments.
Simplied expansion
For performance
The PowerVault MD1200, MD1220 and the MD3060e
dense enclosure are direct-attach 6Gb/s SAS expansion
enclosures that can be connected to the 12-, 24- or
60-drive MD3 array models and Dell PowerEdge servers
to provide additional capacity for high-performance
and data-intensive applications.
The PowerVault MD1200 Series delivers the speed,
exibility and reliability to satisfy data-hungry,
performance-intensive applications that store active
and frequently changing information. These high-
performance 2U arrays scale up to 96TB or 192TB of
storage when using 4TB hard drives.
The aordable choice for reliable storage
IT organizations are being challenged by the need to store and manage rapidly increasing amounts of data with
limited resources and budgets. The Dell PowerVault MD family addresses these challenges with versatile solutions that
are optimized for smaller-scale storage consolidation and virtualization projects. PowerVault MD products include a
series of high-performance SANs, direct-attached storage arrays and high-capacity dense arrays, all with expansion
enclosures. Robust and easy to manage software delivers an aordable, reliable, and versatile storage solution.
Optimized for
smaller-scale storage
consolidation and
virtualization projects.
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