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 Customers 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 Family
MD3200
MD3220
MD3260
MD3200i
MD3220i
MD3260i
MD3600i
MD3620i
MD3660i
MD3600f
MD3620f
MD3660f
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
X
2, 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
MD3x60e
4U 60-Physical Disks
MD1200
2U 12-Physical Disks

MD1220
2U 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
Worlds 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 Disks
MD3200/MD3600 Series
20U for 120 Physical Disks
MD3220/MD3620 Series
10U for 120 Physical Disks
MD3260/MD3660 Series
8U 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 Enclosures
MD3200 /
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 for
out-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 for
out-of-band management
One PS/2 serial
interface for service
MD3660i
Two 10-Gb Ethernet ports for host connectivity
MD3660f
Four 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 for
out-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
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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