Dell EqualLogic PS6210X
Power, simplicity and versatility.

Model Lineup:

Fast and powerful arrays

As a part of the new generation of EqualLogic solutions, the PS6210 Series helps accelerate your most critical business services and application tasks. Powered by the updated firmware, the PS6210 family of high-performance arrays is ideal for virtualization, databases, consolidation and heavy IO applications. Build out and customize your storage system to meet your needs by combining PS6210 arrays and FS76x0 NAS appliances with existing EqualLogic arrays. Create the precise balance of speed and capacity that allows your data center to power through whatever comes next, from massive, complex workloads to everyday business activities, without skipping a beat.

	PS6210X Array All-flash array giving the highest random read IOPS performance and lowest latency in the PS6210 line for the most demanding enterprise applications.The SSD-enabled PS6210 arrays can deliver customers flash at the price of disk with a new level of performance in the EqualLogic family - twice the maximum IOPS as prior models for the most critical applications6. All-flash PS6210X arrays provide load-balanced performance and dense SSD capacity. SSD-enabled PS6210 SAN groups can achieve up to 1.2 million random read IOPS with less than 2-millisecond latency7 Up to 24 hot-pluggable 2.5" SSDs 400GB3 and 800GB SSD options Up to 19.2TB3 system capacity with 10GbE connectivity Dual controllers with 16GB non-volatile memory per controller
	PS6210XS Array Enables SSD speed and HDD capacity within one array. Automated data tiering within a member with hot data placed on SSDs SSD-enabled PS6210 SAN groups can achieve over 267K IOPS for an OLTP workload with less than 5 milliseconds of latency8 Ideal for VDI deployments, important databases and other mixed workloads 7 hot-pluggable 800GB3 SSDs 17 hot-pluggable 600GB or 1.2TB3 10K RPM SAS drives Up to 26TB system capacity with 10GbE connectivity Dual controllers with 16GB non-volatile memory per controller
	PS6210E Array Provides both entry-level configurations for affordable capacity and high-capacity configuration for data-intensive applications, highly consolidated environments and collaboration applications, such as Exchange and SharePoint. Up to 24 hot-pluggable 7.2K RPM NL-SAS 3.5" HDDs 2TB3, 3TB, 4TB and 4TB SED, and 6TB HDD options Up to 144TB system capacity with 10GbE connectivity Dual controllers with 16GB non-volatile memory per controller
	PS6210X Array Great balance of cost, performance and capacity for enterprise data centers, including virtual server environments and databases. Up to 24 hot-pluggable 2.5" 10K RPM SAS HDDs 600GB3, 900GB, 900GB SED and 1.2TB3 options Up to 28.8TB system capacity with 10GbE connectivity Dual controllers with 16GB non-volatile memory per controller
	PS6210XV Array Highest performance HDD system in the PS6210 Series for critical applications. Up to 24 hot-pluggable 2.5" 15K RPM SAS HDDs 300GB3 600GB, and 600GB SED options Up to 14.4TB3 system capacity with 10GbE connectivity Dual controllers with 16GB non-volatile memory per controller

Comparison Specs:

The following specifications apply to all EqualLogic PS6210 series models:

Storage Controllers: Dual controllers with 16GB non-volatile memory per controller

Network Interfaces: Management network: One 100BASE-TX per controller

Interface ports: Two 10GBASE-T with RJ45 and two 10GbE SFP+ for fibre or twin-ax copper cabling

Volumes: Up to 1,024

Snapshots: 512 per volume/up to 10,000 total per group

Volume connections per PS series pool/group: Up to 1024/4096

Host Protocol: Any standards-compliant iSCSI initiator

TCP Network Support: IPv4 SAN and management traffic supported, and IPv6 SAN and in-band management supported

Expansion Option: Can be combined with other EqualLogic PS Series arrays in the same SAN group online; maximum of 16 total arrays per group that can support a maximum of 384 drives and up to 1.536PB with the PS6210 Series. With multigenerational capabilities, you can support up to 10 cross-generation types of controllers with multiple network configurations and drive types in a new or existing EqualLogic SAN resource pool, all managed by a single interface. Maximum number of drives and capacity varies based on configuration model and drive types.

Reliability:
Redundant hot-swappable controllers with vertical port sharing
Hot-swappable disks and power supplies

Enclosure Monitoring System:
Automatic spare configuration and utilization
SMART
Automatic bad block replacement
Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System (ADMS) to monitor health of data on disk drives

Management Interfaces:
Group Manager (GUI & CLI)
SAN Headquarters multi-group performance and event monitoring tool
Virtual Storage Manager vCenter plugin
Serial console
Ability to configure a separate management network
SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL)
Host scripting, including Windows PowerShell
Multi-administrator support

Security:
CHAP authentication
Access control for iSCSI as well as new Access Control Policies
Access control for management interfaces including Active Directory, LDAP, or RADIUS support

Notification Methods: SAN Headquarters alerting, including Dell SupportAssist,SNMP traps, e-mail, syslog

Environmental Operating Conditions:
Temperature range: 5° to 40°C (41° to 104°F)
Storage temperature: -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F)
Altitude: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1ºF/550 ft.
Operating Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour
Operational shock: Half-sine shock 31G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2.6ms +/- 10% in operational orientations only
Operating Vibration: 0.26 Grms (5 to 350 Hz) for 5 minutes in operational orientations
Acoustics Category 4: <=7.2 bels at 23C +/- 2C
Air Quality: Airborne contaminant level of G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

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

Software:

Dell offers a wide range of professional services to simplify the assessment, design, implementation, management and maintenance of your IT environment, and to help you transition from platform to platform.

Dell ProSupport Enterprise Suite for PS Series
Dell ProSupport offers a suite of support services that enable you to choose support models based on how you use technology and where you want to allocate resources. We recommend Dell ProSupport Plus with SupportAssist for mission-critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your Dell EqualLogic PS Series solution. Contact your Dell representative today for more information9.

Dell Enterprise Consulting Services
Our proven methodology and tools are derived from years of global field experience that help you design the right storage plan to mitigate risk and decrease costs while optimizing and simplifying your data management.

Dell Enterprise Deployment Services
ProDeploy Enterprise Suite10 offers a full range of deployment services and professional certifications to help you get more out of your technology starting on day one. Choose ProDeploy Plus for the most complete deployment offer available in the market, ProDeploy for expert configuration and installations, or Basic Deployment for worry-free hardware installations.

Dell Education Services
Decrease downtime, improve utilization and ensure business continuity with storage training from Dell Education Services. Choose from courses designed to introduce Dell Storage and prepare you for more advanced topics to courses that dive into the advanced features included in the storage solution and how to apply best practices. Learn more.

Software and Services for a complete SAN solution

EqualLogic Array Software

• EqualLogic Group Manager helps to streamline storage and data management.
• EqualLogic Manual Transfer Utility minimizes downtime when transferring large amounts of data.
• EqualLogic PS Series Firmware is the foundation of the EqualLogic software family.
• Dell Storage Update Manager simplifies the upgrade process with guided update management.

Integrated across the entire family of EqualLogic PS arrays, the EqualLogic Firmware is a SAN operating system based on a unique peer storage architecture that:

• Virtualizes SAN resources
• Enables peer scalability of up to 16 arrays
• Provides intelligent data management functionality
• Automatically adjusts system resources
• Optimizes performance

EqualLogic Host Integration Tools

This family of host-based software provides tight integration between the PS Series array and the host. Dell provides host integration tools for Microsoft®, VMware® and Linux® environments to offer comprehensive data protection and reliable performance.

EqualLogic SAN Headquarters

Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters (SAN HQ) is a centralized monitoring and reporting tool that gathers and provides in-depth information on performance and capacity and provides alerts across multiple groups of PS Series arrays. SAN HQ with Support Assist further streamlines management and improves productivity with automatic case creation and case tracking.

Documentation:

dell equallogic ps6210 datasheet (.pdf)

dell equallogic ps series overview brochure datasheet (.pdf)

dell equallogic ps and fs series family brochure datasheet (.pdf)