MD3 Hardware Overview
Dell PowerVault MD3 Series Storage Arrays
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Objectives
After this module, you should be able to:
• Identify Dell PowerVault MD3 Series storage arrays
• Describe the capabilities of the MD Storage Manager simulator
• Install the simulator
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PowerVault MD3 Series: Right-Sized for Your Customer’s Needs• Block level storage
– Or when combined with the PowerVault NX3610 NAS Appliance, file level storage
• Multi-protocol: SAS, iSCSI, FC
• Enclosure options: 12-, 24-, or dense 60-physical disks
RAID Controller Modules + Enclosures + Physical Disks =Affordable High Value Storage
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PowerVault MD3 Series Key Tenants
Versatile
Reliable
Affordable
• High throughput and IOPS• Dual RAID controller modules• Every physical disk adds performance• SAS, iSCSI and FC Protocols supported• Mix and match HDD and SSD types and speeds
• 99.999% availability• Multi-generation improvements and A+ quality
record• MD Storage Manager Array Management
Software• VMware VAAI and vCenter plugin support• Affordable
− Low cost entry point− Investment protection
• Enterprise-level features and performance• Scalability to meet growing business needs• Expandability to 180 / 192 HDDs
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PowerVault MD3 Series FamilyMD3200MD3220MD3260
MD3200iMD3220iMD3260i
MD3600iMD3620iMD3660i
MD3600fMD3620fMD3660f
6Gb SAS
• Virtual environment using simple shared DAS
• Integrated rack solutions
• Single room data centers and small server consolidation
• High processing power with no latency
1Gb iSCSI
• 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
10Gb iSCSI
• High performance IP SAN
• Assists simplifying infrastructures
• Existing iSCSI configurations
• New server deployments
8Gb FC
• High performance FC SAN
• Helps simplify infrastructures
• Existing FC configurations
• New server deployments
• Remote data backup with host-based replication
Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and Clustering
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PowerVault MD3 Series Common Feature Highlights
Three enclosure options – 12x 3.5” physical disks, 24x 2.5” physical disks, and 60x 3.5” physical disks
Expands to 192/180 physical disks – SAS, NL-SAS and SSD Optional
Dual RAID controller modules for high availability
Common management with MD Storage Manager
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MD3 Series Naming Convention
MD3XY0z
X2, 4 = value entry point
6, 8 = high performance, large scale-out 10Gb iSCSI or 8Gb FC
Y
0 = 12x 3.5” physical disks base enclosure
2 = 24x 2.5” physical disks base enclosure
6 = 60x 3.5” physical disks base enclosure
z
“blank” = SAS host connectivity
i = iSCSI host connectivity
f = Fibre Channel host connectivity
Example: MD3860f High performance, 60-disk enclosure,
16Gb Fibre Channel host connections
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PowerVault MD32/36 Product Family
PowerVault MD 4U / 60
PowerVault MD 2U / 24
PowerVault MD 2U / 12
MD3260: 6Gb SAS MD3220: 6Gb SAS MD3200: 6Gb SAS
MD3260i: Gb iSCSI MD3220i: 1Gb iSCSI MD3200i: 1Gb iSCSI
MD3660i: 10Gb iSCSI MD3620i: 10Gb iSCSI MD3600i: 10Gb iSCSI
MD3660f: 8Gb FC MD3620f: 8Gb FC MD3600f: 8Gb FC
MD3060e: Expansion
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PowerVault MD34/38 Product Family
MD34/38 4U-60 Disks
MD34/38 2U-24 Disks
MD34/38 2U-12 Disks
MD3460: 12Gb SAS MD3420: 12Gb SAS MD3400: 12Gb SAS
MD3860i: 10Gb iSCSI
+ 12Gb SAS
MD3820i: 10Gb iSCSI
+ 12Gb SAS
MD3800i: 10Gb iSCSI
+ 12Gb SAS
MD3860f: 16Gb FC + 12Gb SAS
MD3820f: 16Gb FC + 12Gb SAS
MD3800f: 16Gb FC + 12Gb SAS
MD3060e: 6GB SAS Expansion/ Direct Attach
MD1220: 6Gb SAS Expansion
MD1200: 6Gb SAS Expansion
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MD3 Controller Specifications
MD32 MD36 MD34 MD38
Maximum cache
2 GB per controller
2 GB per controller
8 or 4 GB per
controller
8 or 4 GB per
controller
Management software MD Storage Manager
Server support Dell servers Industry standard servers
OS support Microsoft Windows, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, Red Hat, and SuSE
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RAID Controller Module Enclosures
MD3x00 or MD3x00i or
MD3x00f
MD3x20 or MD3x20i or
MD3x20f
MD3x60 or MD3x60i or
MD3x60f
Form factor 2U Rack 2U rack 4U rack
Physical disks 12 24 60
Controllers Single or dual Dual
Enclosure compatibility
Intermix any 2U model or any 2U expansion enclosure MD3060e
Expansion capability
Up to 192 physical disks using the MD1200 or MD1220
Up to 180 physical disks
using the MD3060e
Physical disk type
3.5-in. NL-SAS, SAS
2.5-in. SAS, NL-SAS, and SSD
(solid state disks)
3.5-in. and 2.5-in. SAS, NL-SAS,
and SSD
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Expansion Enclosures
MD1200 MD1220 MD3060e
Form factor 2U rack 2U rack 4U rack
Physical disks 12 24 60
Expansion capabilities
Up to 192 physical disks behind the MD3 2U
array series
Up to 180 physical disks (2 dense
expansion enclosures) behind the MD3 4U array
series
Connection between RAID controller module enclosure and expansion enclosure
6-Gb SAS
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Expansion Disk Enclosures
• Each enclosure supports multiple SAS physical disk types.
• Intermix 2U enclosures
MD3x60e4U 60-Physical
Disks
MD12002U 12-Physical
Disks
MD12202U 24-Physical
Disks
Industry-leading density
Five 12-physical-disk drawers
Superior RAS
Low-power, 2.5-in. physical disks
IOPS price and performance
Throughput density
Supports 3.5-in., high-performance and high-capacity physical disks
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MD3 Dense Enclosure
• World’s highest density 60-physical disk 4U standard rack enclosure • Saves energy on both power and cooling • Patented physical disk drawer technology for easy on line, front
expansion and servicing• Great starting configuration for growing environment needs• Coupled with DDP simply add physical disk capacity and
performance as needed• Intermixed physical disk types: SSD, SAS and NL-SAS• Supports large capacity physical disks 4TB• Variety of multiple host connectivity options
(FC, SAS, iSCSI)Item Savings
Watts 40%
U space 60%
Weight 23%
BTUs 39%
Storage Savings + Ease of use = Storage Efficiency
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MD3 Series Example for 120 Physical DisksMD3200/MD3600 Series20U for 120 Physical Disks
MD3220/MD3620 Series10U for 120 Physical Disks
MD3260/MD3660 Series8U for 120 Physical Disks
MD3 storage arrays that use 24- or 12-physical disk enclosures have a maximum physical disk count of 192.
Storage arrays that use 60-physical disk enclosures have a maximum physical disk count of 180.
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MD32/36 Series RAID Controller Modules:
2U EnclosuresMD3200 / MD3220
MD3200i / MD3220i
Four 6-Gbps SAS ports for host connectivity
Four 1-Gb Ethernet ports for host connectivity
One 6-Gbps SAS port for expansion enclosure
connectivity
One 1-Gb Ethernet port forout-of-band management
One PS/2 serial interface for service
MD3600i / MD3620i
Two 10-Gb Ethernet ports for host connectivity
MD3600f / MD3620f
Four 8-Gb FC ports for host connectivity
Supports 8 Hosts
Supports 32 Hosts
Supports 64 Hosts
Supports 64 Hosts
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MD32/36 Series RAID Controller Modules:Dense Enclosures
MD3260i
Four 6-Gbps SAS ports for host connectivity
Four 1-Gb Ethernet ports for host connectivity
One 6-Gbps SAS port for disk expansion connectivity
One 1-Gb Ethernet port forout-of-band management
One PS/2 serial interface for service
MD3660iTwo 10-Gb Ethernet ports for host
connectivity
MD3660fFour 8-Gb FC ports for host connectivity
Supports 8 Hosts
Supports 32 Hosts
Supports 64 Hosts
Supports 64 Hosts
Not interchangeable with 12-drive or 24-disk versions
MD3260
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MD34/38 Series RAID Controller Modules
One USB and one mini-USB serial interface for service
Two 1-Gb Ethernet ports forout-of-band management
Two 12-Gbps SAS ports for disk expansion
connectivity
MD38: Two 10-Gb Ethernet iSCSI ports + Two 12-Gbps SAS ports for host connectivity
Supports 68 Hosts
MD38: Four 16-Gbps FC ports + Two 12-Gbps SAS ports for host connectivity
Supports 40 Hosts
MD34: Four 12-Gb SAS ports for host connectivity
Supports 8 Hosts
MD3460 / MD3420 /MD3400
MD3860f / MD3820f /MD3800f
MD3860i / MD3820i /MD3800i
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Expansion and Cabling:2U Enclosures
• 2U Expansion Enclosure• Dual EMMs• 12 3.5” Physical disks• SFF-8088 mini SAS
connectors• SAS Physical disks• Hot-swappable CRUs
MD32/34, MD1200
• 2U Expansion Enclosure• Dual EMMs• 24 2.5” Physical Disks• SFF-8088 mini SAS
connectors• SAS physical disks• Hot-swappable CRUs
MD32/34, MD1220
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Expansion and Cabling: 4U Dense Enclosures
• 4U Expansion Enclosure• Dual EMMs• 5 drawers X 12 3.5”
Disks• SFF-8088 mini SAS
connectors• SAS physical disks• Hot-swappable CRUs
To maintain proper airflow, the front four disk slots of
every drawer must be populated.
MD32/34, MD3060e