Dell EqualLogic PS4000X Specifications

Dell EqualLogic PS4000X

The Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS4000 Series of virtualized iSCSI SAN arrays are designed to bring enterprise-class features, intelligence,
automation and reliability to remote or branch oce, departmental and small-to-medium business (SMB) storage deployments.

The PS4000 Series addresses branch oce and SMB storage needs with simplified administration, rapid deployment and an
aordable price, while providing a full set of enterprise-class data protection and management features, solid performance,
scalability and fault-tolerance. With 10,000 RPM SAS disk drives, the PS4000X array provides up to 9.6 TB† of storage for a great
balance of cost-eective performance and capacity. To grow storage capacity and performance for remote oce needs, two
PS4000 arrays can be combined in a SAN group. To further scale out the SAN, EqualLogic PS6000 arrays can be added
seamlessly without sacrificing the initial investment in PS4000 arrays.

Exceptional ease of use

All PS Series storage arrays include SAN configuration features and
capabilities that sense network connections, automatically build
RAID sets, and conduct system health checks to help ensure that
all components are fully functional. The PS4000X is designed to
be installed, configured, and serving storage in less than one hour.
To improve enterprise-wide storage management, Dell has a family
of Data Management services to help you make the most of your
storage and backup environment. We oer services that allow
you to optimize, manage, implement and maintain your storage
infrastructure, helping to reduce the risk associated with ineective
data management, and providing adequate data protection in a
cost eective manner.

Modular design with enterprise reliability

EqualLogic PS Series arrays are based on a virtualized modular
storage architecture that enables IT managers to purchase only
the storage they need, when they need it — to help prevent both
underutilization and over-provisioning. Using innovative data
movement technology, all EqualLogic PS Series arrays within a
SAN work together to automatically manage data, load balance
across all resources, and expand to meet growing storage needs.

The EqualLogic SAN line is designed to meet and exceed the
rugged requirements of the enterprise data center and remote
oce. The PS4000X includes fault tolerance capabilities through
fully redundant and hot-swappable components—standard dual­controllers, dual fan trays, dual power supplies, and disk drives with
hot spares.

Feature-rich software portfolio without
additional cost

With built-in storage features once available only to top-tier data
centers, the PS4000X enables best practice storage for remote
or branch oce and departmental deployments. The EqualLogic
PS Series arrays include the following software with no additional
software licensing fees:

Dell EqualLogic Firmware version 5.0

EqualLogic Firmware is a full-function SAN operating system that
provides the following features:

Management | Roles-Based Administration • Volume Management

• Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI and GUI

Data Protection, availability and recovery | Auto-Replication, Multi-

Site • Instant Volume Restore • Multi-Path I/O1 • Multi-Volume,
Writeable Snapshots • Snapshot and Auto-Replication Scheduler

• Volume Cloning • Thin Clones • Volume Consistency Sets

Storage Virtualization | Non-disruptive array addition and removal

• Automatic Load Balancing • Automatic or Manual Storage
Tiering • Complete SAN Virtualization • Online Data and Volume
Movement • Automatic load balancing of volumes across RAID
types • Storage Pools • Thin Provisioning • SAN Data Copy Ooad

• SAN Zero Ooad and Scalable Lock Management for VMware

Maintenance | Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System • E-mail Home

• Enclosure Monitoring System • Detailed Historical Performance

Monitoring

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Dell EqualLogic Host Software

EqualLogic Host Software extends the functionality of the array

based software enabling cooperation with the host. The following
titles are made available with your EqualLogic array purchase.

Dell EqualLogic Remote Setup Wizard | Step-by-step user interface

that simplifies traditionally tedious setup and maintenance tasks

Dell EqualLogic Host Software for Windows | Auto-Snapshot

Manager/Microsoft® Edition1 • EqualLogic Multipath I/O Device

Specific Module1 • EqualLogic Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

and Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Provider Services1

Dell EqualLogic Host Software for VMware | EqualLogic Auto-

Snapshot Manager/VMware® Edition1 • EqualLogic Multipath
Extension Module for VMware® ESX1 • EqualLogic Storage Adapter
for VMware® Site Recovery Manager

Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters1 (SAN HQ) | Monitoring

and analysis tool that provides centralized access to detailed
performance and event data

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Flexibility with low cost of ownership

EqualLogic PS Series arrays represent a breakthrough in storage
economics, from purchase and setup to operation and upgrades.
Unlike traditional SANs, the EqualLogic PS Series includes software
and applications expected from an enterprise-level SAN at no extra
cost. The PS Series scales on-demand — and online — allowing
storage growth without disrupting applications. As a result,
EqualLogic PS4000X arrays provide exceptional flexibility at a low
total cost of ownership.

Whether consolidating a direct-attached storage (DAS)

infrastructure, migrating data from an existing SAN or NAS system,
streamlining data protection processes, or simply adding storage
capacity, the EqualLogic PS Series from Dell oers a family of
proven, high-performance, self-managing storage arrays. The
PS4000 line is designed to meet the requirements of today’s SMB,
remote site, and departmental environments. The EqualLogic
PS6000 Series is fully compatible with the PS4000 line and is well
suited for large-scale, critical datacenter deployments.

Feature Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS4000X

Product Configurations

Storage Controllers

Hard Disk Drives

Drive Capacities

System Capacities

Technical Highlights

Volumes

Snapshots

Volume Connections Per
PS4000 Series Group

Host Protocol

Operating Systems Supported

RAID Support

Network Interfaces

TCP Network Support

Expansion Option

Reliability

Enclosure Monitoring System

Dual controllers with a total of 4 GB battery-backed memory

Battery-backed memory provides up to 72 hours of data protection

Sixteen (16) SAS hot-pluggable hard disk drives

10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 450 GB† and 600 GB

From 7.2 TB† Minimum to 9.6 TB† Maximum

Up to 256

128 per volume / up to 2,048 total per group

Up to 256 per pool / 512 per group

Any standards-compliant iSCSI initiator

Windows® 2000 Server, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2008, including Hyper-V™, Windows Vista®, Windows
Server® 2008 R2 including Hyper-V™, Windows XP®, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, SUSE® Linux® Enterprise, Sun™ Solaris™,
IBM® AIX®, HP-UX, Mac OS® X, VMware® ESX Server 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.1, ESXi 3.5 / 4 / 4.1, Citrix® XenServer™, Novell® NetWare

RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 50

Two (2) GbE copper, One (1) 10/100 copper (optional management network only) per controller

IPv4, IPv6 core support

Can be combined with other EqualLogic PS Series arrays in the same SAN group, online. A maximum of two (2) PS4000

arrays can be in a group. For more details, please see the release notes.

Redundant, hot-swappable controllers; power supplies / cooling fans, and hot-swappable disks

Individual disk drive slot power control

Automatic spare configuration and utilization
SMART
Automatic bad block replacement

Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System (ADMS) to monitor health of data on disk drives

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SAN Headquarters multi-group performance and event monitoring tool

Management Interfaces

Security

Notification Methods

Power

Environmental

Physical

Dell Basic and Optional
Support Services

Optional Dell IT Consulting Services

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For a complete list of supported operating systems, please visit www.dell.com/equallogic/swsupport

†

GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
*For a copy of the EqualLogic Limited Warranty and Dell’s Basic Service Description write Dell Inc., Attn: Customer Service, 300 Innovative Way, Suite 301, Nashua, NH 03062 USA
or see www.dell.com/warranty and www.dell.com/servicecontracts
**Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit www.dell.com/servicedescriptions

Serial console
Ability to configure a separate management network

CHAP authentication
Access control for iSCSI

Access control for management interfaces including RADIUS support

SNMP traps, e-mail, syslog

AC voltage: 100-240 VAC ±10% single phase
Power consumption: 490 VA, 530 Peak VA (operating maximum)
Heat dissipation: 1,700 BTU per hour (maximum)

Temperature range: 5 to 35°C / 41 to 95°F
Storage temperature: -20 to 60°C / -22 to 140°F
Altitude: -70 to 3,048 m operational / -305 to 12,192 m non-operational
Relative humidity: 20 to 80% non-condensing operational / 5 to 95% non-condensing non-operational
Shock: 5 g 10 ms ½ sine operational / 30 g 10 ms ½ sine non-operational
Vibration: Random .21 grms @ 5-500Hz operational / Random 1.04 grms 2-200Hz non-operational
Acoustics: Sound Power Operating: <5.8 db LpA @ 20°C
Air Quality: Airborne contaminant level of G2 or lower as dened by ISA-S71.04-1985

Height: 13 cm / 5.12 in / 3 EIA units
Width: 48.26 cm / 19.0 in / 1EC Rack Compliant
Depth: 55.1 cm / 21.7 in
Weight: 36 kg / 79.6 lb (maximum conguration)

1-Year Dell Basic Service*: Included with all EqualLogic purchases. For a period of one year – telephone support
services during local business hours excluding local national holidays; service parts shipped via next business day

freight method or the next most expedited shipping available in the locality; access to software/rmware updates.

Dell ProSupport for IT or End-Users with NBD or 4 Hour Onsite Options**: Direct access to Dell experts, 7x24x365

phone support, collaborative hardware and software support, escalation support, global Command Center
management and monitoring, how-to application and conguration assistance (Dell ProSupport for End-Users only).
Additional Dell ProSupport** Options include: Keep your Hard Drive (KYHD), Mission Critical, and Dell ProSupport for
IT with Enterprise-Wide Contract.

Data Management Consulting from Dell** oers a comprehensive suite of assessment, design and implementation
services to help customers get the most from their EqualLogic PS Series product, covering data management,
application performance, data protection and cost of ownership. Dell consultants can provide practical,
action-oriented plans, to help deliver specific, predictable and measurable outcomes through high-impact, short
duration projects.

SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL),
host scripting
Multi-administrator support

Frequency: 47-63 Hz
Power factor: 0.98 (minimum)

Power supplies: Dual 440W dc

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