Dell EMC SC5020 Storage Array
Accelerate workloads, automate savings
Overview:
Self-optimizing SSD, HDD or hybrid configurations provide an affordable high-performance solution for mixed application environments.
Accelerate your workloads, automate your savings
SC Series Hybrid arrays take the guesswork out of storage economics with a modern architecture that optimizes your data center for cost-savings while delivering transformational SSD, HDD or tiered performance.
SC is an integrated portfolio of array models that work together to give companies of all sizes the technology advantage they need to compete in today’s volatile markets. From affordable entry solutions offering the lowest effective $/GB1 , to large arrays providing over 2 million maximum IOPS and 6PB raw capacity2 , SC has the power to take you from where you are now to where you want to go.
Highlights include:
- Advanced auto-tiering - Achieve IOPS goals with the least expensive mix of storage media, even as performance needs evolve. Data Progression and RAID tiering eliminate manual provisioning and help your storage adapt to the unique requirements of each workload.
- Deduplication & Compression - Dramatically reduces the raw capacity required to store your data
- Multi-array Federation - Gives you freedom to make fast changes without interrupting applications and users
- World-class deployment & support options - From intuitive customer-installable solutions, to expert onsite and remote professional services, SC Series has what it takes to ensure your installation goes right the first time.
Respond to changing requirements
Self-optimizing SC arrays auto-tune your environment for day-to-day and long-term success, helping you stay agile in an unpredictable future. Based on real-time usage monitoring and application performance demands, patented SC Data Progression continually adjusts multiple drive tiers and RAID levels for maximum efficiency.
By default, all new data is written to the fastest Tier 1 drives at RAID 10 speeds, then converted to economical RAID 5/6 (on the same drives) for subsequent reads. As data ages, it’s moved to less expensive storage until it becomes more active again. Data is precisely where it’s needed, when it’s needed - the perfect combination of high IOPs and cost savings.
0-100% Flash architecture
Target specific price/performance ratios with any mix of SSDs and HDDs - then modify the mix as your needs change. Add more flash to boost performance, or “cheap and deep” spinning disk as cold data volumes grow. Hot data will always be written to your fastest drives at the fastest RAID levels.
Intelligent Data Reduction
Like many SC services, Deduplication and Compression are applied dynamically at a sub-LUN level to optimize performance and reduce capacity needs throughout the data lifecycle. Fully integrated with Data Progression, SC data reduction saves money on SSDs, HDDs - or both in hybrid systems.
Low-Cost Business Continuity
Keep mission-critical apps running during unexpected outages and disasters with seamless volume-level auto-failover between local and remote arrays. Innovative Live Volume feature is native to SCOS - no extra hardware or software is required to create your “always available” storage environment.
FEDERATE the combined performance and capacity of up to 10 arrays
Thanks to a built-in “storage hypervisor” capability, multiple heterogeneous SC Series models can be grouped in federated clusters under unified management. Need to move a volume to another array? Included Live Migrate makes it click-simple, keeping workloads online and preserving snapshot and replication relationships throughout the move. Volume Advisor offers ongoing load balancing guidance, suggesting the best initial data locations, then alerting you with optimization recommendations over time.
Always available storage
SC Series Live Volume also keeps workloads running during unexpected outages and disasters with non-disruptive autofailover between synchronized volumes on local and remote arrays. This service guards vital business operations 24/7, helps you achieve “Zero RTO/RPO” goals, and even auto-repairs your high-availability environment when a downed array comes back online.
Rich feature set protects your investment
Despite remarkably low entry and lifecycle costs, SC Series offers a comprehensive range of advanced features and integrations to ensure your array continues to add value, even as the business grows and matures.
- Powerful native management tools - New Unisphere HTML5 Web UI lets you configure SC quickly with no software installation required. Just point your browser from any mobile device to accomplish most day-to-day tasks. Popular DSM (Dell Storage Manager) client application is still available for advanced management.
- CloudIQ - Free cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) suite provides predictive analytics, categorized alerts, remediation recommendations and a convenient dashboard to monitor the health of your SC environment.
- Dynamic Capacity - Pervasive “thin methods” allocate capacity exclusively on demand.
- Thin snapshots - Records changes only, preserved automatically when you move data within a federation.
- Thin clones - Create virtually unlimited volume copies for VDI or Test/Dev, without consuming additional space.
- Replication - Sync/async, single-hop, multi-hop (chained), 1-to-many mixed topology, deduped for efficiency.
- Multi-protocol network support - Flexible FC and iSCSI connections, up to 33,000 MB/s bandwidth per array.
- Native application recovery tools - Replay Manager ensures reliable application consistent snapshots of Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) enabled applications (Exchange, SQL Server and Hyper-V) and VMware virtual machines (VMs). Recover more quickly from farther back in time, with lower risk of human error.
- Chargeback - Simplifies budgeting by calculating storage costs for individual applications and departments.
- Distributed sparing - 500% faster rebuilds,5 eliminates need for dedicated spares, use all drives for I/O
- Persistent software licensing - Never pay twice for the same software, minimizes cost of upgrades
- PS Series (EqualLogic) integration - Unified management and cross-platform replication lets you combine two array platforms in a single solution.
- QoS (Quality of Service), Multi-VLAN tagging, SED Encryption, VVOLS, and more…
Trusted, enterprise-class solution
And of course SC Series is backed by the #1 market leader in flash, and the #1 leader in storage overall. Dell EMC products are ubiquitous in data centers around the world -- and you get the benefit of all that technology and business expertise!
- World-class services options - Choose from a range of comprehensive deployment and support options, including ProSupport, ProDeploy, and new Optimize Services. Our renowned team can reduce deployment costs, accelerate time to completion, and even monitor your environment to fix problems before they occur.
- Dell EMC hardware/software support - SC Hybrid arrays support popular Dell EMC products including PowerPath, ViPR, VPLEX, AppSync, RecoverPoint, Connectrix, Data Domain and more.
- Broad 3rd-party integration - Dell EMC has deep relationships with the ecosystem and application leaders that matter to you. VMware, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenStack, IBM, CommVault, VERITAS, Foglight and more.
Features:
Crank up the performance, crank down the cost
SC5020 makes storage cost savings automatic with a modern architecture that optimizes your data center for economics while delivering transformational SSD, HDD or hybrid performance.
SC Series provides the lowest effective price/GB for flash and hybrid flash*, giving companies of any size the technology advantage they need to compete in today’s fast-changing markets. Highlights include:
- Data Progression - Achieve IOPS goals with the least expensive mix of storage media, even as performance needs evolve
- Deduplication & Compression - Dramatically reduce the raw capacity required to store your data
- RAID tiering - Eliminate manual provisioning, increase efficiency and utilization
- Federation - Simplify multi-array environments with quick and seamless data movement, plus proactive load balancing assistance via Live Migrate and Volume Advisor
- ProSupport Services - Reduce deployment costs with remote installation options that ensure your project goes right the first time.
- Persistent software licensing - Future-proof your investment, minimize the cost of upgrades and expansions
All-new hardware platform
Designed as the next-generation successor to the popular SC4020 array, SC5020 is a performance powerhouse. With dual 8-core Intel processors, 4x more memory and a 12Gb SAS back end, the SC5020 delivers
The new 3U “all-in-one” chassis includes 30 drive bays plus dual hot-swappable controllers, providing up to 460TB raw capacity in a single compact unit. A variety of expansion enclosures lets you scale over 2PB* per array - with even larger scale-out potential in federated multi-array systems.
But the advantages don’t stop with fast hardware. SC5020 includes all the Storage Center Operating System (SCOS) features you’ve come to expect from SC Series storage.
Intelligent advantage for modern workloads
Based on actual use and application performance requirements, SC Series Data Progression dynamically tunes multiple drive tiers and manages RAID levels for performance and cost savings. By default, all new data is written to fastest Tier 1 drives at RAID 10 performance levels, then converted to economical RAID 5/6 (on the same drives) for subsequent reads.
As data ages, it’s moved to less expensive storage until it becomes more active again. Data is precisely where it’s needed, when it’s needed - the perfect combination of high IOPs and cost savings.
Reliable SC Series investment protection
Despite its low initial and lifecycle costs, SC5020 includes all the advanced tools and integrations you need to be sure your array continues to provide value as your business grows.
- Dell Storage Manager - Intuitive control and monitoring of one or multiple systems with powerful features like multi-hop replication, departmental “chargeback,” QoS, VVols support and more.
- Unisphere for SC, Unisphere Central - Convenient HTML 5 Web UI lets you manage one or multiple systems from your mobile device.
- CloudIQ - Cloud-based analytics and monitoring.
- Thin clones - Easily create thousands of discrete volume copies for VDI, test/dev and other applications, without consuming additional storage space.
- Data-at-rest encryption - Supports optional FIPS 140-2 certified self-encrypting drives (SEDs), auto-lock on power down or removal.
- Integration with PS Series (EqualLogic™) arrays - Unified management and bi-directional replication lets you combine two platforms in a single solution.
- Dell EMC ecosystem support - PowerPath, ViPR, VPLEX, RecoverPoint, Connectrix, Data Domain and more.
- Broad 3rd-party integration - VMware, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenStack, IBM, CommVault, VERITAS, Foglight and more.
4:1 All-Flash Storage Efficiency Guarantee
SC Series arrays are efficient in ANY configuration (all-flash, hybrid and HDD) - but we know many businesses are especially concerned about expense when deploying all-flash arrays. That’s why we’re taking the risk out of AFAs by guaranteeing 4:1 efficiency for all-flash SC configurations. Dell EMC promises our all-flash arrays will provide an effective logical storage capacity at least four times the physical capacity of your purchased drives - or we’ll give you more drives at no charge.*
Technical Specifications:
| SC Hybrid | SCv3000 Series | SC5020 | SC7020 | SC9000 |
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| Chassis Overview | ||||
| Rack size | 3U | 3U | 3U | 2U |
| Format | All-in-one unit (dual controllers, internal drive bays, network I/O) Additional capacity via optional expansion enclosures | Controller unit (includes network I/O, no internal drive capacity) | ||
| Internal storage capacity | 30 x 2.5” drive bays | SCv3000: 16 x 3.5” bays SCv3020: 30 x 2.5” bays |
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| Controllers | Dual hot-swappable per chassis (active/active) | Single controller per chassis, deploy in active/active pairs | ||
| Processors | 1 per controller Intel Xeon E5-2603v4, 1.7GHz, 6 cores |
1 per controller Intel Xeon E5-2630v3, 2.4GHz, 8 cores |
2 per controller Intel Xeon E5-2628v3 2.5GHz, 8 cores |
2 per controller Intel Xeon E5- 2667v3, 3.2GHz, 8 cores |
| System memory | 64GB per controller 128GB per array |
128GB per controller 256GB per array |
256GB per controller 512GB per array |
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| Operating system | SCOS 7.2 or higher | SCOS 7.2 or higher | SCOS 7.1 or higher | SCOS 6.7 or higher |
| Expansion Capacity | ||||
| Max raw capacity | 1PB | 2.16PB | 4PB | 6PB |
| Maximum drive count | 222 | 222 | 606 | 1024 |
| Supported expansion enclosures | 12Gb SAS SC400: 12 x 3.5” bays SC420: 24 x 2.5” bays SC460: 60 x 3.5” bays |
12Gb SAS SC400: 12 x 3.5” bays SC420: 24 x 2.5” bays SC460: 60 x 3.5” bays |
12Gb SAS SC400: 12 x 3.5” bays SC420: 24 x 2.5” bays SC460: 60 x 3.5” bays 6Gb SAS SC200: 12 x 3.5” bays SC220: 24 x 2.5” bays SC280: 84 x 3.5” bays |
12Gb SAS SC400: 12 x 3.5” bays SC420: 24 x 2.5” bays SC460: 60 x 3.5” bays 6Gb SAS SC200: 12 x 3.5” bays SC220: 24 x 2.5” bays SC280: 84 x 3.5” bays |
| Storage media support | SAS, NL-SAS (different drive types, transfer rates and rotational speeds can be mixed in same system) SSD: Write-intensive and read-intensive drives HDD: 15K, 10K, 7.2K RPM |
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| Network and Expansion I/O | ||||
| Front-end-network protocols | FC, iSCSI, SAS (supports simultaneous multiprotocol: iSCSI + FC or iSCSI + SAS) | FC, iSCSI (supports simultaneous multiprotocol) | ||
| Max 32Gb FC ports | NA | 8 per array (SFP+) | 24 per array (SFP+) | 32 per array (SFP+) |
| Max 16Gb FC ports | 8 per array (SFP+) | 8 per array (SFP+) | 24 per array (SFP+) | 40 per array (SFP+) |
| Max 100Gb iSCSI ports | NA | 8 per array (QSFP28) | 16 per array (SFP28) | 12 per array (QSFP28) |
| Max 25Gb iSCSI ports | NA | 8 per array (QSFP28) | 16 per array (SFP28) | 20 per array (SFP28) |
| Max 10Gb iSCSI ports | 16 per array (SFP+ or BASE-T) | 16 per array (SFP+ or BASE-T) | 32 per array (SFP+ or BASE-T) | 32 per array (SFP+ or BASE-T) |
| Max 12Gb SAS (front-end) | 8 per array | 8 per array | NA | NA |
| Management ports | 2 per array (1Gb BASE-T) | |||
| Back-end expansion protocols | 12Gb SAS | 12Gb SAS (also supports 6Gb expansion) | ||
| Max back-end expansion ports | 8 | 8 | 24 | 40 |
| SC Hybrid | SCv3000 Series | SC5020 | SC7020 | SC9000 |
| Functional & Performance | ||||
| Array configurations | All-flash, all-HDD, or hybrid mix | |||
| Storage format | Native block (SAN) | |||
| Max SAN hosts | 250 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Max initiator ports | 500 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Max LUN size | 500TB | 500TB | 500TB | 500TB |
| Max number of LUNs | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Max number of snapshots | 4096 | 8192 | 16,384 | 32,000 |
| Max IOPS | 665,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,200,000 | 2,220,000 |
| Max IOPS (with latency <1ms) | 540,000 | 818,000 | 1,050,000 | 2,085,000 |
| Max IOPS (80% reads, 20% writes) | 231,000 | 330,000 | 346,000 | 502,000 |
| Max throughput (reads) | 19,000 MB/s | 19,000 MB/s | 29,000 MB/s | 33,000 MB/s |
| Max throughput (writes) | 9,500 MB/s | 9,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 19,000 MB/s |
| Data Optimization | ||||
| Auto-tiering method | Policy-based migration based on real-time data usage, customizable 512KB-4MB page size. | |||
| Auto-tiering structure | Up to 3 primary (media-based) tiers total, up to 2 SSD tiers (write- and read-intensive SSDs) | |||
| RAID tiering | Auto-provisions and dynamically restripes multiple RAID levels on the same tier; eliminates need to pre-allocate RAID groups | |||
| Tiering customizations | User-defined profiles, option to “pin” volumes to any tier or RAID level | |||
| RAID support | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, RAID 10, and RAID 10 DM (Dual Mirror); any combination of RAID levels can exist in single array | |||
| Thin provisioning | Active by default on all volumes, operates at full performance across all features | |||
| Thin snapshots | Records changes only, snapshots auto-migrate to lower-cost storage | |||
| Intelligent deduplication and compression | Compression only, selectable option per volume | Selectable option per volume “Deduplication + compression” mode “Compression-only” mode | ||
| Data Mobility and Migration | ||||
| Replication | Heterogeneous arrays (SC Series any-to-any) Synchronous/Asynchronous via FC or iSCSI Target/source relationships may be one-to-many or many-to-one Supports all SC data services on source and target volumes Change replication types and topologies on demand Supports cross-platform replication with PS Series/EqualLogic arrays (either direction) |
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| Volume mobility | Live Migrate (included in base product) enables host-transparent data movement among arrays; see also Federation section | |||
| Federated multi-array systems | Live Migrate (included in base product) enables host-transparent movement of volumes among arrays Snapshots maintained/preserved during migration | |||
| Thin Import | Space-efficient, non-disruptive data migration from PS Series (EqualLogic) and MD3 arrays | |||
| Thin Clones | Clone standalone volumes with zero duplication of data Clones maintain independent snapshots and replication Ideal for VDI, test/dev, other applications that require discrete instances of common data More efficient than dedupe for database copies |
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| Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Security | ||||
| Business continuity | Live Volume bi-directional auto-failover, auto-repair Heterogeneous arrays (SC Series any-to-any, except SCv2000) Continuous operations, disaster recovery, disaster avoidance Includes third-site (tertiary) replication options with Live Volume Managed Replication Zero RTO/RPO with customizable site failover SLAs per volume VMware Metro Stretch Cluster, VMware Site Recovery Manager support |
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| Thin snapshots | Records changes only, snapshots auto-migrate to lower-cost storage | |||
| Replay Manager | Application-consistent snapshots in Microsoft, VMware, Oracle environments | |||
| Data-at-rest encryption | Supports self-encrypting drives (SEDs) Full Disk Encryption (FCE) based on AES-256 Drives certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Key Management Server (KMS) options available for FIPS 140-2 Level 1, 2 and 3 |
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| External key manager support | Gemalto’s SafeNet KeySecure k460, SafeNet KeySecure k250, SafeNet KeySecure k150v Thales EMS 200 | |||
| Management | ||||
| Management interface | Browser-based (HTML 5)
Client application
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| Federation | Create large multi-array systems under unified management, with seamless workload migration between arrays via included Live Migrate feature. Add arrays non-disruptively, efficiently utilizing their combined capacity and performance. Volume Advisor monitors federated arrays to suggest optimal data placement and load balancing. Volume movement does not impact snapshots or replication data protection. Federate like or unlike arrays, all SC models supported. | |||
| Scripting support | Microsoft PowerShell API RESTful API |
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| Host OS support | Microsoft Windows Server, SLES, VMware, Citrix XenServer, RedHat | Microsoft Windows Server, Oracle Solaris, HP-UX, Oracle Linux, IBM AIX, Novell NetWare, SLES, Apple, HPTru64, VMware, Citrix XenServer, RedHat | ||
| Third-party application integrationt | VMware, Microsoft, IBM, OpenStack, Symantec, CommVault, Foglight, Docker | |||
| Data-in-place upgrades | NA | Transfer drives from SC4020 head unit and any expansions enclosures directly to new SC5020 or SC7020 system. | Transfer drives from SC4020 head unit and any expansions enclosures directly to new SC5020 or SC7020 system. | NA |
| Coexistence with PS Series arrays | Replication in either direction Day-to-day management from a single interface Thin import: space-efficient, non-disruptive data migration from PS Series arrays |
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| Certifications | VMware vSphere Metro Storage Cluster, VMware SRM, Veritas Storage Foundations Suite, IBM VIOS Recognized, Oracle Validated Infrastructure (OVI); see Dell Storage Support Matrix for additional certifications and details | |||
| Reporting/alerts | Support assist (phone home), remote diagnostics and performance monitoring, automated alerts, reports and notifications, departmental chargeback | |||
| Firmware updates | Online, non-disruptive. Firmware may be set to download automatically, with option to trigger installation manually if desired. |
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| Workload management | QoS, VVOLs | |||
| SC Hybrid | SCv3000 Series | SC5020 | SC7020 | SC9000 |
| Physical | ||||
| Rack size | 3U | 3U | 3U | 2U (single controller only) |
| Height | 13.33 cm (5.25 inches) | 13.33 cm (5.25 inches) | 13.33 cm (5.25 inches) | 8.73 cm (3.44 in) |
| Width | 44.5 cm (17.52 inches) | 44.5 cm (17.52 inches) | 44.5 cm (17.52 inches) | 8.73 cm (3.44 in) |
| Depth | 78.5 cm (30.9 inches) | 78.5 cm (30.9 inches) | 78.5 cm (30.9 inches) | 8.73 cm (3.44 in) |
| Weight at max configuration | 24.22 kg (53.4 lb) | 24.22 kg (53.4 lb) | 24.22 kg (53.4 lb) | 8.73 cm (3.44 in) |
| Weight empty | 15.15 kg (33.4 lb) | 15.15 kg (33.4 lb) | 15.15 kg (33.4 lb) | 8.73 cm (3.44 in) |
| 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 | ||||
| Power/wattage | 2 hot-swappable power supplies (1378W or 1485W options available, wattage type not interchangeable after point of sale) |
2 hot-swappable 1485W power supplies |
2 hot-swappable 1100W 80 PLUS Energy Star Platinum-certified power supplies | |
| Maximum output power | 1378W supply option: 1378 W 1485W supply option: 1485 W |
1485 W | 1100 W | |
| Maximum input power | 1378W supply option: 1584 W 1485W supply option: 1688 W |
1688 W | 1200 W | |
| Maximum input current | 1378W supply option: 16 A 1485W supply option: 8.8 A |
8.8 A | 12A | |
| Maximum inrush current | 55A for 10 ms or less | 55A for 10 ms or less | 25A for 10 ms or less | |
| Nominal input voltage operating range | 1378W supply option: 100-240 VAC 1485W supply option: 200-240 VAC |
200-240 VAC | 100-240 VAC | |
| Nominal input frequency | 50/60 Hz | 50/60 Hz | 50/60 Hz | |
| Thermal output/heat dissipation (maximum) | 1378W option: 5,770 BTU per hour 1485 option: 5,760 BTU per hour (all-in-one base appliance, no expansion enclosures) | 5,760 BTU per hour (all-in-one base appliance, no expansion enclosures) | 4,100 BTU per hour (per controller) | |
| Environmental Operating Conditions | ||||
| Operating temperature | 50 - 95°F (10 - 35°C) | 41 - 104°F (-5 - 40°C) | ||
| Non-operating temperature | -40 - 149°F (-40 - 65°C) | -40 - 149°F (-40 - 65°C) | ||
| Operating humidity ranges (non-condensing) | 10% to 80% with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point | |||
| Non-operating humidity (noncondensing) | 5% to 95% with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point | |||
| Inlet type | NEMA 5-15/CS22.2, n°42 | |||
| Services, Warranties | ||||
| Services | Dell ProSupport with deployment and consulting services. Optional ProSupport Plus is available offering proactive and preventative services to improve performance and stability. Dell Optimize is available for additional ongoing strategic counsel and guidance from a highly trained system analyst. | |||
| Diagnostics engine | Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) | |||
| System sizing | Dell EMC Live Optics | |||
| Drive warranty | All SSDs are warrantied for full lifetime wear-out replacement with valid service agreement. SSD warranty covers all formats: SLC, MLC an d TLC | |||
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