High Capacity NAS Storage Device PowerVault MD3 10 Gb ISCSI Array Series

PowerVault MD3 10 Gb iSCSI Array Series

Integration with high-performance, high-capacity storage

Simplify the storage, management, and access challenges of large data with the high-speed PowerVault MD3 10 Gb array family. These 10 GbE arrays are ideal for iSCSI storage consolidation that requires high availability, high performance, and business continuity without compromising ease of use and reliability. This array of features is versatile, supports a wide range of hard drive types, advanced software features, and is available in 2U chassis and high-density 4U chassis.
PowerVault MD3 10 GbE iSCSI Array Series - Integrated with high performance, high capacity storage
Get affordable, enterprise-class performance

Take advantage of the enhancements available on all PowerVault MD3 arrays, including the next-generation 10 GbE iSCSI models.

Controller options: a total of 16 GB11 for greater throughput
Dynamic disk pool: Improved DDP capability to support 20 disk pools and up to 120 SSDs
Host multi-protocol connection: Get 10 Gb iSCSI and 12 Gb SAS connections
Thin provisioning: Allocate and utilize physical storage capacity in the disk pool as needed
SSD Cache: Improves application execution speed by caching previously read data (provided only with high performance tiering)
vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) support: Allows array commands to be integrated with VMware in a host environment
Trial and purchase: A 90-day trial license for a specific software that can be used to determine the advanced features for your environment
PowerVault MD3 10 GbE iSCSI Array Series - Protect your data
Protect your data

Keep your valuable information safe with these additional PowerVault options:

Remote Copy: Data can be copied to any location, including mirrored thin provisioned pools.
Snapshots: After accidentally deleting or changing files, you can easily recover files with a point-in-time copy of the data.
Virtual Disk Backup (VDC): Virtual disk migration and disk-based backup and recovery can be done quickly and smoothly with a complete copy of the source data obtained through replication.
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED): With hard disk-level encryption, unauthorized users cannot use the data even if the hard drive has been removed from the enclosure.
Instant Secure Erase: Permanently and securely delete data when changing the purpose of the SED or phasing out the SED.
Reduce the time it takes to manage your data

The PowerVault MD3 10 GbE iSCSI array family delivers affordable primary storage, allowing you to add capacity and software as needed. It connects your storage directly to your data infrastructure and is compatible with Microsoft® Hyper-V®, Citrix® XenServer® and VMware® ESX. In addition, the MD Series storage arrays also support vSphere® Storage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA).

Simplify physical and virtual resource management with MD Storage Manager and PowerVault VMware vCenterTM Plug-in 5.0.
PowerVault MD3 10 GbE iSCSI Array Family - MD Storage Manager PowerVault MD3 10 GbE iSCSI Array Family - VMware vCenter Plug-in 5.0
MD Storage Manager
With a wizard-based array configuration and single pane management capabilities, MD Storage Manager alerts you when problems arise and launches its Recovery Guru to automatically help you troubleshoot and resolve problems.
VMware vCenter Plug-in 5.0
Monitor, manage, configure, and optimize storage to protect performance and availability across your entire virtual infrastructure. You can also implement the Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) to simplify disaster recovery management with a centralized recovery plan and implement VASA to create profiles that map to volumes and virtual machines.

Upgrade with the Advanced Feature Key Pack to meet your priorities.

Data protection
Data protection:

Make sure your data is protected with snapshots, VDCs, and remote replication.
high performance
high performance:

Data is constantly growing at an alarming rate, but performance should not be affected as a result. This package includes a high performance layer, a solid state drive cache, and an additional hard drive capacity license.
Speed ​​up recovery with dynamic disk pooling.

Dynamic Disk Pool (DDP) protects data by dynamically distributing data across hard disk pools. In the event of a hard disk failure, DDP can identify critical data and dynamically rebalance the data, enabling the array to recover to a better state faster than in a typical RAID environment. DDP now supports up to 20 disk pools and 120 solid state drives.

Technical Parameters

management
Second generation multi-protocol modular disk storage manager with Java-based user interface
Multipathing graphics software provides failover management of redundant data paths between servers and storage arrays

MD3800i, MD3820i standard features
Dynamic Disk Pool (DDP): Optional configuration for 1 RAID disk management function
VAAI support: for customers using VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration
vCenter Plug-in: For customers using VMware vSphere
VASA (vStorage API for Storage Awareness): Suitable for use with the vCenter plug-in
SRA (Sight Recover Manager): suitable for use with the vCenter plug-in
ALUA (Active-Active LUN Access)
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED): Provides additional data protection
Thin provisioning: allocate and use physical storage capacity as needed
Try and buy the license first: 90-day trial license for advanced features software
Microsoft Windows ODX

MD3860i standard features
Same function as MD3800i
High-performance tiering: Improve array I/O performance
SSD Cache: Improves application performance by using SSDs as an extended controller read cache

Optional advanced features
Snapshots: Up to 128 snapshots per virtual disk and up to 512 snapshots per system
Snapshots and virtual disk backups: back up to 512 virtual disks simultaneously
HPT firmware upgrades improve array IO performance 2
Additional hard drives: up to 1803 or 1924 hard drives
Remote replication: asynchronous
SSD Cache: Improves application performance by using SSDs as an extended controller read cache
Power option 6
Power – DC power supply for MD3800i and MD3820i
MD3800i/MD3820i: AC - 600 W peak output; DC - 700 W
MD3860i: AC - 1,755 W

Maximum heat dissipation
MD3800i/MD3820i: 2,047 BTU/hour
MD3860i: 5,988 BTU/hour

Voltage
MD3800i/MD3820i: 100 V to 240 V AC; 48 V DC
MD3860i: 220 V AC, auto range, 50 Hz/60 Hz

Frequency Range
50/60 Hz
Connectivity
Each controller has 2 10GBASE-T Ethernet ports

The MD34x0 and MD38x0x controllers are not compatible with previous generation arrays (MD32x0x and MD36x0x).

Single controller model
MD3800i and MD3820i: Supports up to 64 servers with 10 Gb iSCSI. Provides a 4 GB cache controller.

Dual controller model
MD3800i, MD3820i, and MD3860i: Supports up to 64 servers with 10 Gb iSCSI. A 4 GB or 8 GB cache controller option is available.

Controller function:
Each controller contains a 4 GB or 8 GB battery backing cache
Dual controllers operate in an active-active environment, mirroring each other's caches
Provides cache protection through flash for permanent data protection
Dynamic Disk Pool 7 (DDP) eliminates complex RAID management while optimizing data protection and can be used with existing RAID configurations

MD3860i high density array requires dual controller
storage
driver
Hot swap hard drive:
MD3800i: Up to twelve (12) 3.5" SAS, Nearline SAS, Solid State Drive or SED
MD3820i: Up to twenty four (24) 2.5" SAS, nearline SAS, solid state drive or SED
MD3860i: Up to sixty (60) 2.5" or 3.5" SAS, nearline SAS, solid state drive or SED

MD3800i
3.5" -- 15,000 RPM SAS drives with capacities up to 300 GB, 450 GB8 and 600 GB8
3.5" -- 7,200 RPM near-line SAS drives with capacities up to 500 GB, 1 TB8, 2 TB8, 3 TB8, 4 TB8, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB
3.5" -- 10,000 RPM SAS hard drive with a capacity specification of 600 GB
Solid state drive (SSD) with capacity specifications of 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB (WI); 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB (MU); 800 GB, 1.6 TB (RI) (mounted in 3.5" hard drive bay )

MD3820i
2.5" -- 15,000 RPM SAS hard drive with capacity specifications of 146 GB8, 300 GB8, 600 GB8
2.5" -- 10,000 RPM SAS drives with capacities up to 146 GB, 300 GB8, 600 GB8, 900 GB8, 1.2 TB8 and 1.8 TB
2.5" -- 7,200 RPM near-line SAS drives with capacities up to 500 GB8, 1 TB8 and 2 TB
2.5" -- Solid state drive with capacity specifications of 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB (WI); 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB (MU); 800 GB, 1.6 TB (RI)

MD3860i
3.5" -- 7,200 RPM near-line SAS drives with capacities up to 500 GB, 1 TB8, 2 TB8, 3 TB8, 4 TB8, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB
2.5" -- 15,000 RPM SAS hard drive with capacity specifications of 146 GB8, 300 GB8, 600 GB8
2.5" -- 10,000 RPM SAS drives with capacities up to 146 GB, 300 GB8, 600 GB8, 900 GB8, 1.2 TB8 and 1.8 TB
2.5" -- 7,200 RPM near-line SAS drives with capacities up to 500 GB8, 1 TB8 and 2 TB
2.5" -- Solid state drive with capacity specifications of 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB (WI); 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB (MU); 800 GB, 1.6 TB (RI) (mounted in 3.5" hard drive bay in)

MD3060e
3.5" -- 7,200 RPM near-line SAS drives with capacities up to 500 GB, 1 TB8, 2 TB8, 3 TB8, 4 TB8, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB
2.5" -- 15,000 RPM SAS hard drive with capacity specifications of 146 GB8, 300 GB8, 600 GB8
2.5" -- 10,000 RPM SAS drives with capacities up to 146 GB, 300 GB8, 600 GB8, 900 GB8, 1.2 TB8 and 1.8 TB
2.5" -- 7,200 RPM near-line SAS drives with capacities up to 500 GB8, 1 TB8 and 2 TB
2.5" -- Solid state drive with capacity specifications of 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB (WI); 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB (MU); 800 GB, 1.6 TB (RI) (mounted in 3.5" drive bay Medium)

See the Dell PowerVault MD Series Support Matrix in Dell Support

Expansion capability
Expandable enclosures with MD1200/MD1220 for up to 192 drives (MD3800i and MD3820i)9
Up to 180 hard drives (MD3860i only) with the MD3060e high-density enclosure
RAID
Hot swap controller

Single controller model (MD3800i and MD3820i)
Supports up to 64 servers with Fibre Channel switches

Dual controller models (MD3800i, MD3820i and MD3860i)
Supports up to 64 servers with Fibre Channel switches
The MD3060e includes 2 hot-swappable enclosure management modules (EMM)

RAID level
Support RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 6
In RAID 0, 10, each group contains up to 192/1809 physical disks.
In RAID 5 and 6, each group contains up to 30 physical disks.
Up to 512 virtual disks
(DDP) 10

Chassis contains items
Height x width x depth
MD3800i: 8.68 cm (3.42") x 44.63 cm (17.57") x 60.20 cm (23.7")
MD3820i: 8.68 cm (3.42") x 44.63 cm (17.57") x 54.90 cm (21.61")
MD3860i: 17.78 cm (7.0") x 48.26 cm (19.0") x 82.55 cm (32.5")
MD3060e: 17.78 cm (7.0") x 48.26 cm (19.0") x 82.55 cm (32.5")

weight
MD3800i: 29.30 kg (64.6 lbs) (maximum configuration)
MD3820i: 24.22 kg (53.4 lbs) (maximum configuration)
MD3860i: 105.20 kg (232.0 lbs) (maximum configuration)
MD3060e: 105.23 kg (232 lbs) (maximum configuration)

MD3800i and MD3820i rack support
Dell ReadyRailsTM II fixed rail for toolless installation in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded holes, or with tools in 4-post tapped hole racks
working environment
temperature
Operating temperature: 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F), the maximum temperature difference per hour does not exceed 10 °C
MD3800i/MD3820i: Supports fresh air cooling technology with a maximum operating temperature of 35 °C

Relative humidity
Operating humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing), the maximum humidity change per hour does not exceed 10%

altitude
MD3800i/MD3820i:
Working elevation: -16 meters to 3,048 meters (-50 feet to 10,000 feet)
Note: At altitudes above 2,950 feet, the maximum operating temperature drops by 1 °F for every 550 feet of elevation.

MD3860i:
Working elevation: -30.5 meters to 3,000 meters (-100 feet to 9,840 feet)
Note: At altitudes above 2,950 feet, for every 1,000 feet of elevation, the maximum operating temperature drops by 1.8 °F.
Regulation
PowerVault 3800i Regulatory Model: E03J
PowerVault 3800i Regulatory Type: E03J001
PowerVault 3820i Regulatory Model: E04J
PowerVault 3820i Regulatory Type: E04J001
PowerVault 3860i Control Model: E08J
PowerVault 3860i Regulatory Type: E08J001

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