Dell PowerVault

MD3600f/MD3620f Series
The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3600f/MD3620f arrays is the introduction of 8Gb/s Fibre Channel in the MD series
of arrays. The SAN solution is ideal for entry-level storage consolidation that require high availability, high
performance and business continuity without sacrificing ease of use and reliability. Designed for flexibility, the
MD3600f/MD3620f arrays support a range of drive types, enclosures, and RAID levels all within a single array.

Proven Fibre Channel-based downtime and no interruption to array performance. MD Storage Managers
configuration flexibility includes the ability to mix RAID levels, segment sizes,
network storage array sizes, and cache policies all within a single storage array.
PowerVault MD3600f/MD3620f arrays offer exceptional performance,
flexibility and scalability to meet your business demands. Now it’s simple to
Deployment scalability and flexibility
improve storage utilization by combining storage resources while increasing Scale up. Mix and match drive types to create your optimum tiered
availability with redundant hardware, and streamlining the backup process. data environment.
By consolidating data and resources with a single array, management
Scale Easily: Up to 64 servers in a SAN environment can be connected to
complexities are minimized.
a single MD3600f or MD3620f storage system. Storage capacity can
be expanded up to 192 hard drives. Scaling capacity is as simple as plugging
Consolidation = efficiency in additional PowerVault MD1200 and/or PowerVault MD1220 enclosures.
Reduce the effort required to store and manage your data. Mix and Match Drives: MD3600f arrays can hold up to twelve (12) 3.5 inch
MD3600f/MD3620f Series arrays can support up to 64 hosts when form factor hard drives and MD3620f arrays hold up to twenty-four (24)
connected to one or more 4Gb/s or 8Gb/s Fibre Channel switches. 2.5 inch drives. Both the MD1200 enclosure (twelve 3.5” hard drives) and
Storage capacity, with a base of 120 hard disk drives, can be expanded the MD1220 enclosure (twenty-four 2.5” drives) can be added behind
by attaching additional PowerVault MD1200 and/or MD1220 expansion MD3600f Series arrays. This flexibility enables the ability to tier within the array
enclosures. For additional scalability there is a Premium Feature Key for optimizing system performance.
allowing up to 192 hard drives.
The PowerVault vCenter plug-in and vSphere Storage APIs - Storage
Fibre Channel storage, ideal for data Awareness (VASA) provides VMware administrators with powerful capabilities
designed to increase their productivity sand simplify their jobs.
intensive applications
Implement your high performance network storage solution for less Optional features
with MD3600f/MD3620f Series arrays while protecting your existing Snapshots — Each virtual disk supports up to sixteen snapshots, with a total
Fibre Channel investment. of 256 snapshots per system. These are typically used when data needs to
Now your can effectively consolidate storage to support the value of be “frozen” in time. Snapshot scheduler and Snapshot Rollback are features
your existing Fibre Channel environment with performance to meet both included in the Premium Feature Key providing additional data availability.
IOP-intensive, high bandwidth applications. MD3600f/MD3620f storage Virtual Disk Copy (VDC) - Virtual disk copy is full replication of an existing
arrays are also fully qualified for use in virtualized application environments disk at any point in time, often used for decision support and application
with VMware® ESX and Microsoft® Hyper-V™ software. development testing. Reads and writes are supported while doing a
virtual copy.
Keep pace with ever-increasing
Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs)- With SEDs, if a drive is removed from the array
storage demands or powered down, the data on that drive is encrypted and useless to anyone
MD3600f/MD3620f arrays deliver an excellent performance/price ratio. Take who attempts to access it without the appropriate security authorization.
advantage of a next-generation array with two four (4) 8Gb/s Fibre Channel High Performance Tier (HPT) - Meet the most demanding performance
ports per controller that offers a 2x performance improvement compared to requirements for your organization to remain productive and competitive.
earlier MD storage arrays.
They easily handle the application demands of large databases with increased Business Continuity
processing capability. These arrays also support solid state drives (SSD) Remote Replication
to meet the most demanding I/O requirements. An optional High
Performance Tier (HPT) feature is available to increase array I/O and To protect data and processes from major regional disasters like earthquakes,
throughput performance. fires or large-scale power outages, your organization needs remote
replication of data to a secondary site. Also used for testing and deploying
Gain a new level of management efficiency new databases without any downtime.

MD3600f/MD3620f Series arrays are managed by the advanced MD Site Recovery Manager
Storage Manager software, an intuitive client-based application. Designed A Storage Replication Adapters (SRA) allows VMware Site Recovery Manager
for easy user interaction with the array regardless of your level of familiarity (SRM) to integrate with 3rd party storage array technology.
with storage systems. An enterprise window that monitors multiple arrays,
including previous generation MD3000i, MD3200, MD3200i and MD3600i
Series arrays, through a graphical interface simplifying management through
Additional Hard Drives Premium Feature Key
one console. Ability to add up to 192 hard drives providing additional capacity to the MD
Series of arrays.
With the multi-generational and multi-protocol MD Storage Manager, all
administrative tasks, including configuration, re-configuration, expansion,
maintenance and performance tuning, can be performed with no array
 Feature Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3600f Series
MD3600f– Up to twelve (12) 3.5 inch SAS, Near-line SAS and SSD drives
Hard Disk Drives
MD3620f – Up to twenty-four (24) 2.5 inch SAS, Near-line SAS and SSD drives

15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 300 GB, 450 GB and 600 GB
3.5” Drive Performance and Capacities
7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500 GB, 1TB, 2TB and 3TB

15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 73 GB and 146 GB

10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 600 GB and 900 GB
2.5” Drive Performance and Capacities
7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 1 TB
Solid State Drive (SSD) available in 149 GB (available in 3.5” HDD carriers)

Expansion Capabilities Expand up to a base of 120 hard drives with an optional Premium Feature Key to scale up to 192 total drives using MD1200 and/or MD1220 expansion enclosures

Host Connectivity

Single Controller Models Supports up to 4 servers directly connected or up to 64 servers when configured with an Fibre Channel switch

Dual Controller Models Supports up to 8 servers directly connected or up to 64 servers when configured with Fibre Channel switches

Storage Controllers and RAID Levels

Each controller contains 2GB of battery-backed cache

Storage Controllers Dual controllers operate in an active-active environment mirroring each other’s cache
Cache protection is provided via flash memory for permanent data protection

Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 6

Up to 192 physical disks per group in RAID 0, 1, 10
RAID Levels
Up to 30 physical disks per group in RAID 5, 6
Up to 512 virtual disks

Array Management and Optional Premium Features

2nd generation multi-protocol Modular Disk Storage Manager, Java based user interface
Array Management
Multi-path graphical software provides failover management of redundant data paths between the server and storage array

Snapshots: Up to 16 snapshots per virtual disk and 256 per system

Snapshots Plus Virtual Disk Copy: Up to 16 simultaneous virtual disk copies
Optional Premium
High Performance Tier firmware upgrade increases array IO performance
Features
Additional Hard Drives - capacity up to 192 hard drives
Remote Replication - providing business continuity and disaster recovery

Back-Panel Connectors (per controller)

Host Connectivity Four 8Gb/s SFP ports per controller, compliant with FC-FS2, FC-PI-2, FC-AL-2, FCP, FC-LS2, FC-PH-3

Expansion Connectivity One x4 6Gb SAS (8088 mini connector)

Remote Management One RJ-45 1Gb Ethernet

Service Management One PS/2 Serial

LED Indicators

Front Panel 1 two-color LED indicator for system status, 1 single-color LED indicator for power, 1 LED unused in this system

Hard Drive Carrier 1 single-color activity LED, 1 two-color LED status indicator per drive

1 one-color LED power indicator, 1 one-color LED controller fault indicator, 1 one-color LED controller identifier, 1 one-color LED cache
Storage Controller
activity indicator, 1 one-color LED battery fault indicator

Power Supply/Cooling
3 one-color LED status for AC status, DC status and power supply cooling fan fault
Fan Module

Power Supplies (per supply)

Wattage 600 W peak output

Maximum Heat
150 W
Dissipation

Input Voltage Range 90 to 264 VAC

Frequency Range 47 to 63 Hz

Maximum Input Current

55 A for 10ms or less, 25 A for 10-150ms
at Rated Power

Available Hard Drive Power (per slot)

Supported Continuous 3.5” drive: 25 Watts;

Consumption 2.5” drive: 12 Watts

Physical

Height x Width x Depth MD3600f: 8.68cm (3.42”) x 44.63cm (17.57”) x 56.1cm (22.09”); MD3620f: 8.68cm (3.42”) x 44.63cm (17.57”) x 50.8 (20”)

Weight MD3600f: 29.3kg (64.59 lbs.) (maximum configuration); MD3620f: 24.2kg (53.35 lbs.) (maximum configuration)

Environmental

Continuous Operation: 10C to 35C, 10% to 80% relative humidity (RH) with a 26C max dew point. De-rate maximum allowable dry bulb
Expanded Temperature temperature at 1°C/300 meters above 900 meters (1 degree F per 550 feet)
Operating Range 10% of annual operating hours: 5C to 40C, 5% to 85%RH with a 26C max dew point. For temperatures between 35 and 40C, de-rate
maximum allowable dry bulb temperature 1°C/175 meters above 950 meters (1 degree F per 319 feet)

1% of annual operating hours: -5C to 45C, 5% to 90%RH, with a 26C max dew point. For temperatures between 40 and 45C, de-rate
Relative Humidity
maximum allowable dry bulb temperature 1°C/125 meters above 950 meters (1 degree F per 228 feet)

Altitude Operating: -16 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft); Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is de-rated 1°F/550 ft.

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