Brand Name: Dell
Product Name: Dell PowerStore 500T DC Storage Array
Processors:
2 Intel Xeon CPUs; 24 cores; 2.2 GHz
Storage capacity:
Up to 6.16 PBe per appliance; up to 24.64 PBe per cluster
Memory:
192 GB
Network:
25/100 GbE, NVMe/TCP; 16/32 Gb FC, NVMe/FC
Max drives:
97 per appliance, 388 per cluster
Volume support:
1,500 vols
Processor:
2 Intel Xeon CPUs
24 cores, 2.2 GHz
Functional:
All-flash, all-NVMe storage appliance
Unified support for block, file, vVols and container-based workloads
Memory:
192 GB DRAM
System Overview:
Base enclosure:
2U enclosure with dual active/active nodes
25 2.5” NVMe drive slots
Four IO modules
Dual redundant power supplies
Expansion enclosures
2U enclosure (up to three per appliance)
24 2.5" NVMe drive slots
Supported model: ENS24
Dual redundant power supplies
System Limits:
Max Initiators: 2,000
Max Block Volumes/Clones (FC/iSCSI/NVMe): 1,500
Max Volumes per Volume Group: 75
Max Volume Groups: 125
Max Volume Size: 256TB
Max Snapshots (Block): 50,000
Max User File Systems: 1,500
Max NAS Servers: 50
Max File System Size: 256TB
Max vVol Storage Containers: 50
Max vVols: 9,000
Expansion Capacity:
Expansion method:
Scale-up: Base plus up to 3 expansion enclosures per appliance
Scale-out: Up to 4 appliances per cluster
Clusters include load balancing intelligence, allow seamless data movement between appliances.
Per appliance:
Max capacity: 6.16 PBe
Max drives: 97
Per cluster:
Max capacity: 24.64 PBe
Max drives: 388
Connectivity:
Front-end network protocols:
Block: FC, NVMe/FC, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP
VMware vVols 2.0: FC, NVMe/FC, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP
File: NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1; CIFS (SMB 1), SMB 2, SMB 3.0, SMB 3.02, and SMB 3.1.1; FTP and SFTP
Front-end network ports:
Max network ports: 24
Max 16/32Gb FC ports: 16
Max 10GBase-T/iSCSI ports: 24
Max 10/25 GBE/iSCSI ports: 24
Max 100GbE/iSCSI ports: 8
Back-end expansion ports:
4 x 25Gbe
Management ports:
1Gbe
Media Types:
NVMe TLC SSDs
1.92TB
3.84TB
7.68TB
15.36TB
Software:
Management Software:
PowerStore Manager
CloudIQ: Cloud-based storage analytics
Thin Provisioning
Dynamic RAID
Data Reduction: Zero Detect, Deduplication, Compression
Proactive Assist: Configure remote support, online chat, open service request
Quality of Service (Block and vVols)
Protocols:
Block
vVols
File
Local Protection:
SED Based Encryption with self-managed key management
Local Point-In-Time Copies (Snapshots and Thin Clones)
AppSync Basic
Dell EMC Common Event Enabler; AntiVirus Agent
Remote Protection:
Native Asynchronous Block
Migration:
Native Block migration from Dell EMC Unity, XtremIO, VNX, SC Series, PS Series
Data Optimisation:
Efficiency
Thin provisioning
Thin clones
Dynamic Resiliency Engine
Data Reduction:
5:1 DRR guarantee
Hardware-based compression
Global deduplication (entire appliance)
Zero detect
Data Protection:
Local Protection:
SED-based encryption with self-managed and external key management
Local Point-In-Time Copies (Snapshots and Thin Clones)
Immutable & Secure Snapshots
File Level Retention (FLR)
Remote Protection:
Native Synchronous/Asynchronous Block Replication
Native Synchronous/Asynchronous File Replication
Native Metro Volume Synchronous Block Replication (including 3rd-site Witness)
Native Asynchronous File Replication
Native PowerProtect DD integration - manage local or multicloud backups directly from PowerStore
Security:
US Department of Defense: ?DoDIN APL for PowerStoreOS 3.5
Common Criteria EAL2 - in process
Data-at-Rest Encryption
(KMIP) compliant external key manager
IPv6 USGv6-R1 certification
Multi-factor authentication via RSA SecurID
Secure and immutable snapshots
Native SHA2 certificate
Dell Common Event Enabler; AntiVirus Agent (CEPA)
Other compliance:
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance
Secure TLS communication
Management:
PowerStore Manager UI
CLI, REST API
Infrastructure Observability (cloud-based storage analytics) with ProSupport
Proactive Assist: Configure remote support, online chat, open a service request, etc.
Quality of Service (Block and vVols)
Syslog support (including alerts)
Ecosystems:
PowerStore supports a wide variety of protocol and advanced features available via various software suites and packs including but not limited to:
VMware:
Dell Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) for VMware vSphere™: For provisioning, management, and cloning
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Integration: Managing failover and failback making disaster recovery rapid and reliable
Virtualization API Integration: VMware: VAAI and VASA.
vRO Plugin for PowerStore
DevOps/Containers:
Container Storage Interface (CSI) Plugin for PowerStore
Ansible Module for PowerStore
Terraform Provider
Other:
OpenStack Cinder Driver
Data Mobility:
Block Migration:
Native Block migration from Unity, Unity XT, VNX, SC Series, PS Series, 3rd party FC/iSCSI source arrays
File migration:
Native file migration for VNX and Unity
Physical:
Base unit:
Empty weight: 30.38 kg/66.97 lb
Full weight: 37.4 kg/82.4 lb
Vertical size: 2 NEMA units
Height: 8.72 cm/3.43 in
Width: 44.72 cm/17.61 in
Depth: 79.55 cm/31.32 in
Expansion enclosure (ENS24):
Empty weight: 27.2 kg/60 lb
Full weight: 33.5 kg/74 lb
Vertical size: 2 NEMA units
Height: 8.89 cm / 3.5 in
Width: 43.18 cm / 17 in
Depth: 65.30 cm / 25.71 in
Power:
Energy Star certified Energy Star Certified
AC line voltage
100-240 VAC ± 10%, single phase, 47 to 63 Hz (500T)
AC line current
Typical operating temp (26°C): 7 A max at 100V / 3.5 A max at 200V
Maximum operating temp (40°C): 10 A max at 100V / 5 A max at 200V
Power consumption
Typical operating temp (26°C): 683.5 W (697.4 VA) max at 200V-240V
Maximum operating temp (40°C): 984 W (1004.1 VA) max at 200V-240V
Heat Dissipation
Typical operating temp (26°C): 2.46 x 106 J/hr (2,332 Btu/hr) max 200VAC
Maximum operating temp (40°C): 3.54 x 106 J/hr (3,358 Btu/hr) max 200VAC
