Dell EMC PS6xxx Family
Technical Specifications
The EqualLogic PS6000 Series iSCSI SAN offers a variety of systems ranging from the smaller entry level 16-drive PS6100 system which connects to one other PS6100 or to a PS4100 model, up to the 84-drive PS6610 system which can virtually connect to 15 other SANS of the same family in 1 SAN group. The PS6000 Series offers multiple drive options designed to cover the varying workloads needed for high performance, archive or a hybrid mix to address storage needs for the small business to the mid-level business with multiple offices.
| PS6000 | Network Interfaces | General Characteristics | Drive Selection | System Capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS6000E | 3 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Single controller with 2 GB battery-backed memory, available with 8-drive option, or dual controller with 4 GB battery-backed memory, available with 16-drive option. Up to 2 PS6000 can be combined in a SAN group. | SATA: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | 2TB (8 X 250GB SATA); 4TB (16X250GB SATA); 8TB(16 X 500GB SATA); 16TB (16 X 1TB SATA); 32TB (16 X 2TB SATA) |
| PS6000X | 3 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual controller with 4 GB battery-backed memory supporting 16 drives. Up to 2 PS6000 can be combined in a SAN group. | 10K SAS: 400GB, 450GB, 600GB | 6.4TB (16 X 400GB SAS); 7.2TB (16 X 450GB SAS); 9.6TB (16 X 600GB SAS) |
| PS6000XV | 3 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual controller with 4 GB battery-backed memory supporting 16 drives. Up to 2 PS6000 can be combined in a SAN group. | 15K SAS: 400GB, 450GB, 600GB | 4.8TB (16 X 300GB SAS); 7.2TB (16 X 450GB SAS); 9.6TB (16 X 600GB SAS) |
| PS6100 | Network Interfaces | General Characteristics | Drive Selection | System Capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS6100E | 4 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 8 gb memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection and can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group with other PS6100 or PS4100s. | NL SAS: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB | 12TB (24 X 500GB NL-SAS); 24TB (24 X 1TB NL-SAS); 48TB (24 X 2TB NL-SAS); 72TB (24 X 3TB NL-SAS) |
| PS6100X | 4 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 8 gb memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection and can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group with other PS6100 or PS4100s. | 10K SAS: 300GB, 600GB, 900GB | 7.2TB (24 X 300GB SAS); 14.4 TB (24 X 600GB SAS); 21.6TB (24 X 900GB SAS) |
| PS6100XV | 4 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 8 gb memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection and can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group with other PS6100 or PS4100s. | 15K SAS: 146GB, 300GB, 600GB | 3.5TB(24 X 146GB SAS); 7.2TB (24 X 300GB SAS); 14.4TB (24 X 600GB SAS) |
| PS6100S | 4 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual Controllers supporting 24 SSD drives with a total of 8 gb memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection and can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group with other PS6100 or PS4100s. | SSD: 200GB, 400GB | 4.8TB (24 X 200GB SSD); 9.6TB (24 X 400GB SSD) |
| PS6100SX | 4 Gbe copper for I/O, 1 10/100 copper for management network per controller | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives using a combination of SSD and 10K SAS with a total of 8 gb memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection. Can scale Out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group with other PS6100 or PS4100s. | 7 X SSD DRIVES; 17 X 600GB 10K SAS | 13TB (7 X 400GB SSD 17 X 600GB SAS) |
| PS6210 | Network Interfaces | General Characteristics | Drive Selection | System Capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS6210E | 2 10GBASE-T with RJ45 and 2 10GbE SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling. Management network interface is 1 x 100Base TX per controller. | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 32 gb non volatile memory. Can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group. | NL SAS: 2TB, 3TB, 4TB, 6TB; SEDs: 4TB NL-SAS | 48TB (24 X 2TB NL-SAS); 72TB (24 X 3TB NL-SAS); 96TB ()24 X 4TB NL-SAS); 144TB (24X6TB NL-SAS). MAX SCALE OUT IS 2.3PB. |
| PS6210X | 2 10GBASE-T with RJ45 and 2 10GbE SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling. Management network interface is 1 x 100Base TX per controller. | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 32 gb non volatile memory. Can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group. | 10K SAS: 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB; SEDS: 1.2TB | 14.4TB (24 X 600GB SAS); 21.6TB (24 X 900GB SAS); 28.6TB (24 X 1.2TB SAS). SCALES OUT TO 460.8TB WITH 16 ARRAYS |
| PS6210XV | 2 10GBASE-T with RJ45 and 2 10GbE SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling. Management network interface is 1 x 100Base TX per controller. | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 32 gb non volatile memory. Can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group. | 15KSAS: 300GB, 600GB, SEDS: 600GB | 7.2TB (24 X 300GB SAS); 14.4TB (24X600GB SAS). SCALES OUT TO 230.4TB WITH 16 ARRAYS |
| PS6210S | 2 10GBASE-T with RJ45 and 2 10GbE SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling. Management network interface is 1 x 100Base TX per controller. | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 32 gb non volatile memory. Can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group. | SAS SSD: 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB | 9.6TB (24 X 400GB SSD); 19.2TB (24 X 800GB SSD); 38.40TB (24 X 1.6TB SSD). SCALES UP TO 614.4TB WITH 16 ARRAYS. |
| PS6210XS | 2 10GBASE-T with RJ45 and 2 10GbE SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling. Management network interface is 1 x 100Base TX per controller. | Dual Controllers supporting 24 drives with a total of 32 gb non volatile memory. Can scale out up to a total of 16 arrays in the same SAN group. | SSDS: 400GB; 800GB; 10K SAS: 600GB, 1.2TB | 13TB (7 X 400GB SSD, 17 X 600GB SAS); 23.2TB (7X400GB SSD, 17 X 1.2 TB SAS); 15.8TB (7X800GB SSD, 17 X 600GB SAS); 26TB (7 X 800GB SSD, 17 X 1.2TB SAS). SCALES UP TO 416 TB WITH 16 ARRAYS |
| PS6500 | Network Interfaces | General Characteristics | Drive Selection | System Capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS6500E | 4 1000BASE-T ports per controller; 1 100BASE-TX management network interface | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of dual Controllers supporting 48 drives with a total of 2 gb non volatile memory per controller. Can scale out with other arrays in the same SAN group. | 10K SAS: 600GB 900GB; SED: 900GB | 28.8TB (48 X 600GB SAS); 43.2TB (48 X 900GB SAS) |
| PS6500ES | 4 1000BASE-T ports per controller; 1 100BASE-TX management network interface | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of dual Controllers supporting a combination of 7 SSD and 41 10K SAS for a total of 48 drives. 2gb non-volatile memory per controller. Can scale out with other arrays in the same SAN group. | SSD: 400GB; NL-SAS: 2TB | 84.8TB (7 X 400GB SSD, 41 X 2TB NL-SAS) |
| PS6510 | Network Interfaces | General Characteristics | Drive Selection | System Capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS6510E | Two (2) SFP+ per controller, One (1) 10/100 copper (optional management network only) per controller | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of Dual 10GbE iSCSI controllers with a total of 4 GB† battery-backed memory. The controller supports 48 drives and the 6510 systems can scale to over 2.3 PB when combined withother PS arrays. |
NL-SAS: 1TB, 2TB, 3TB SED: 3TB NL-SAS | 48TB (48 X 1TB NL-SAS); 96TB (48 X 2TB NL-SAS); 144TB (48 X 3TB NL SAS). SCALES TO 2.3PB WHEN COMBINED IN A 16 ARRAY SAN GROUP |
| PS6510X | Two (2) SFP+ per controller, One (1) 10/100 copper (optional management network only) per controller | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of Dual 10GbE iSCSI controllers with a total of 4 GB† battery-backed memory. The controller supports 48 drives and the 6510 systems can scale to over 2.3 PB when combined withother PS arrays. |
10K SAS: 600GB, 900GB SED: 900GB 10K SAS | 28.8 TB(48 X 600GB SAS); 43.2TB (48 X 900GB SAS)SCALES TO 691.2 TB WHEN COMBINED IN A 16 ARRAY SAN GROUP |
| PS6510ES | Two (2) SFP+ per controller, One (1) 10/100 copper (optional management network only) per controller | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of Dual 10GbE iSCSI controllers with a total of 4 GB† battery-backed memory. The controller supports a combination of 7 x SSD and 41 x NL-SAS in 48 drives and the 6510 systems can scale to over 2.3 PB when combined withother PS arrays. |
SAS SSD: 400GB NL-SAS: 2TB | 84.8TB (7 X 400GB SSD, 41 X 2TB NL-SAS) SCALES TO 1.356 PB WHEN COMBINED IN A 16 ARRAY SAN GROUP |
| PS6610 | Network Interfaces | General Characteristics | Drive Selection | System Capacities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS6610E | 2 X 10GBASE-T with RJ45 or 2 x 10GBe SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling and 1 x 100BASE-TX per controller | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of dual controllers supporting 42 OR 84 drives with a total of 64GB non-volatile memory per system. The PS6610s scale to over 8PB with 2.8 times increased density in a group of 16 arrays. | NL-SAS: 2TB, 4TB, 6TB SED: 4TB NL-SAS | 84TB (42 X 2TB NL-SAS); 168TB (42 X 4TB NL-SAS) OR (84 X 2TB NL-SAS); 252TB(52 X 6TB NL-SAS); 336TB (84X 4TB NL-SAS); 504TB(84 X 6TB NL-SAS). SCALES TO 8.06PB WHEN COMBINED IN A 16 ARRAY SAN GROUP |
| PS6610X | 2 X 10GBASE-T with RJ45 or 2 x 10GBe SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling and 1 x 100BASE-TX per controller | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of dual controllers supporting 42 OR 84 drives with a total of 64GB non-volatile memory per system. The PS6610s scale to over 8PB with 2.8 times increased density in a group of 16 arrays. | 10KSAS: 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB SED: 1.2TB 10K SAS | 25.2TB (42X600GB SAS); 37.8TB (42 X 900GB SAS); 50.4TB (42 X 1.2TB SAS) OR (84 X 600GB SAS); 75.6TB(84 X 900GB SAS), (42 X 1.8TB SAS); 100.8TB (84 X 1.2TB SAS); 151.2TB (84 X 1.8TB SAS) SCALES TO OVER 2.4 PB WHEN COMBINED IN A 16 ARRAY SAN GROUP |
| PS6610ES | 2 X 10GBASE-T with RJ45 or 2 x 10GBe SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling and 1 x 100BASE-TX per controller | Virtualized iSCSI SAN consisting of dual controllers supporting a combination of 14 SSDs and 70 NL SAS for 84 drives with a total of 64GB non-volatile memory per system. The PS6610s scale to over 8PB with 2.8 times increased density in a group of 16 arrays. | SSD: 400GB, 800GB NL-SAS: 2TB, 4TB | 145.6TB (14 X 400GB SSD, 70 X 2TB NL-SAS); 151.2TB (14 X 400GB SSD, 70 X 2 TB NL-SAS); 285.6TB (14 X 400GB SSD, 70 X 4TB NL-SAS); 291.2TB (14 X 800GB SSD, 70 X 4TB NL-SAS) SCALING TO OVER 4.6PB WHEN COMBINED IN A 16 ARRAY SAN GROUP |
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