Dell EqualLogic FS7610 with FluidFS v4 |
Storage arrays supported |
New or existing Dell Storage PS Series arrays with version 8.1 firmware or greater |
Capacity and bandwidth expansion |
Up to 509TB usable file capacity in a single name space. One or two FS7610 appliances in a NAS cluster.
Two Intel 10GbE dual-port NICs per controller. 10GbE can be either SFP+ or Base-T standards, and accommodate both copper and optical connectivity.
Client connectivity over Ethernet, SAN connectivity over iSCSI Ethernet switch is required; direct connect to the SAN is not supported. |
NAS appliance |
Each NAS appliance has a pair of controllers in an active-active configuration, using cache mirroring and an integrated backup power supply. Each controller contains 24GB auto-adaptive R/W RAM-based cache and two quad-core Intel processors. |
Management |
PS Series Group Manager GUI or CLI |
Data protection features |
Dual controller active-active NAS appliance, redirect-on-write, user recoverable snapshots, point-in-time replication, NAS container cloning, NDMP backup, antivirus, battery-based BPS, access-based enumeration |
Memory size |
Each controller has 24GB of memory (48GB per appliance) and its own backup battery that provides power sufficient to destage cache contents to a non-volatile internal storage device in the event of a power failure |
Protocol support |
Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0, Network Files System (NFS) v4.1, iSCSI, Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) 4, Active Directory, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), NIS (Network Information Service (NIS), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad), Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) |
Multi-client subnet support |
Configure multiple client networks and VLANs to present NFS exports or CIFS shares |
User authentication |
SMB clients: Kerberos v5 and NTLM v2 on Microsoft Active Directory Server
NFS v4 clients: Kerberos 5 on AD and SASL support for encryption, NFS v4 Access Control Lists |
Certified backup software |
Dell NetVault Backup 8.6x and 9.0x, Symantec BackupExec 2010 R3 and 2012, Symantec NetBackup 7.0 or later, CommVault Simpana 9.0 or later, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 |
Qualified antivirus software |
Symantec ScanEngine 5.2 , Symantec Protection Engine 7.0, McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.8 and Enterprise for Storage 1.0.2; Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.0; TrendMicro InterScan Web Security Suite 3.1 |
Directory services |
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, LDAP and NIS |
Windows features |
LDAP signing, SMB signing, roaming profiles, hidden shares, access-based share enumeration |
Qualified SAN switches |
See Dell Storage PS Series Compatibility Matrix |
Deduplication and compression |
Policy-driven variable-block deduplication and LZPS compression; deduped data can be rehydrated on read |
Thin provisioning |
Space can be over-allocated based on customer needs for more efficient capacity planning |
Client network connectivity |
4 x 10Gb SFP+ or Base-T Ethernet |
Storage area network connectivity |
4 x 10Gb SFP+ or Base-T Ethernet
Direct connect to the SAN is not supported |
Min NAS cluster size |
512GB for a single appliance; 1024GB for a two appliance cluster |
Max NAS cluster size |
509TB |
Min/max NAS container size |
20MB/509TB |
Max files in a cluster |
64 billion per appliance |
Max NAS containers |
1024 |
Max file size |
10TB |
Max file name length |
255 bytes |
Max number of directories in a cluster |
64 billion |
Max directory depth |
512 |
Max NFS mounts |
1024 (one or two appliances) |
Max CIFS shares |
1024 (one or two appliances) |
Max concurrent CIFS connections |
10,000 per NAS appliance, 20,000 for a two appliance cluster |
Max quota rules per NAS container (user quotas) |
1000 per NAS container |
Max quota rules per cluster (user quotas) |
1000 per NAS cluster |
Max local users in a NAS cluster |
100 |
Max local groups in a NAS cluster |
100 |
Snapshots |
Redirect-on-write snapshots |
Max snapshots per NAS container/cluster |
1024/10,000 |
Max containers enabled for replication in a NAS cluster |
100 |
Max simultaneous replicated containers |
10 |
Max schedules per NAS cluster |
512 |
Backup |
Backups using NDMP v4 |
Antivirus |
Third-party antivirus applications supported through ICAP |
Chassis (per dual controller appliance) |
Height: 2U/86.4 mm (3.4 in)
Width: 481.50 mm (18.96 in) with rack flange; 446.3 mm (17.6 in) without rack flange
Depth: 741.0 mm (29.2 in) without bezel and handle; 813.0 mm (32.0 in) with bezel and handle
Weight (maximum configuration): 30.5 kg (67 lb) |
Rack support |
ReadyRails II static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded-hole racks |
Power |
Wattage: 717W output per appliance
Voltage: 90 V AC to 264V AC, autoranging, 47 Hz/63 Hz. Note: This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.
Heat dissipation: 2446 BTU/hr. Note: The heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply wattage rating. The heat dissipation values are for the entire system which includes (chassis and two controllers).
Maximum inrush current: Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 55 A per power supply for 10 ms or less. |
Environmental operating conditions |
Temperature |
Operating: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 °C per hour
Storage: -40 °C to -60°C (–40 °F to 140 °F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 °C per hour |
Relative humidity |
Operating: 20% to 80% (non-condensing) with maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour at maximum wet bulb temperature of 29 °C (89 °F)
Non-operating: 5% to 95% with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 38 °C (100 °F) |
Maximum vibration |
Operating: 0.26 Grms (5 Hz – 350 Hz @ 0.0002G2/Hz) in operational orientation for 5 minutes (maximum)
Non-operating: 1.88 Grms with the following PSD profile (all 6 sides tested for 15 minutes each side) |
Frequency (Hz) G2/Hz |
10 0.13, 20 0.13, 70 0.004, 130 0.004, 165 0.0018, 500 0.0018 |
Maximum shock |
Operating: 31G half-sine shock +/-5% with pulse duration of 2.6ms +/- 10% in the operational orientation (maximum)
Non-operating: Square wave shock of 27 G, at 235 inches/second (596.90 cm/second) velocity change (all six sides tested) |
Operating altitude |
-16 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 feet)
For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1° F/550 feet.A197 |
Non-operating |
–15.2 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft) |
Airborne contaminant level class |
G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 |