PS Storage Stack

Dell’s commitment to simplifying IT extends to configuration of total storage systems. The PS Storage Stack makes it easy to purchase multi-array configurations for customized performance and capacity.

A PS Storage Stack can combine multiple PS Series storage arrays into a single SAN. By segmenting the storage in your SAN, you can optimize your environment to meet your service level and budget requirements. Physically and logically combining arrays, a PS Storage Stack enables you to configure storage pools or tiers to optimize performance and capacity according to application-specific demands.

No matter which arrays you combine, you gain the high availability, reliability, scalability, and automation that come with built-in data services, redundant components, and modular design.

PS Storage Stack Highlights:

2 - 24 controllers, each with 64-bit dual core RISC processor
2 - 24 GB battery-backed and mirrored RAID cache
16 – 192 disk drives (146 GB, 250 GB, 300 GB, 400 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB or 1 TB)
7,200 RPM SATA drives, 10,000 RPM SAS drives, or 15,000 RPM SAS drives
3 – 36 gigabit network interfaces
Auto-configured RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50 with hot sparing
Highly flexible, space-efficient volume snapshots
Volume replication
Automatic load balancing
EqualLogic Multi-path I/O
4 - 192 TB of raw capacity
Support for up to 65,000 transactional application users
Complete storage solution
Heterogeneous OS support
Fully interoperable with the entire PS Series product line