Dell PowerStore 9200T data storage system

Dell PowerStore 9200T is the flagship data storage system of the PowerStore T series, designed for the most demanding corporate workloads. It provides high performance, scalability and fault tolerance for critical business applications, virtualization and processing large volumes of data. PowerStore 9200T uses advanced technologies such as NVMe, Storage Class Memory (SCM) and supports intelligent data management.

Main technical characteristics of Dell PowerStore 9200T:

1. Architecture :

   • Unified Storage : Supports both block (SAN) and file (NAS) storage, providing system versatility for different workloads.
   • Active/Active controllers : Both controllers work simultaneously, which increases productivity and provides high fault tolerance.
   • Scale-up/Scale-out : Scale up by adding new drives or scale out by connecting additional PowerStore units.

2. Form factor :

   • The system has a 2U form factor, which ensures compactness in the rack.
   • Support for up to 25 NVMe SSDs or SAS SSDs in one unit.

3. Types of drives :

   • NVMe SSD support to achieve the highest data access speed.
   • Option to use SAS SSD for balanced performance and cost.
   • Support for Storage Class Memory (SCM) , which provides ultra-low latency for mission-critical tasks.

4. Productivity :

   • Thanks to NVMe technology, the PowerStore 9200T provides high throughput and low latency.
   • Inline compression and deduplication with a storage efficiency ratio of up to 4:1 , which allows you to reduce physical storage costs without losing performance.

5. Scalability :

   • The ability to scale up to 4.7 PB of effective capacity, which provides enough space to store large amounts of data and the ability to increase resources.
   • Scaling is possible both within one block and by clustering several PowerStore systems.

6. Connection interfaces :

   • Supports high-speed interfaces for block and file data:
     • Fiber Channel : 16/32 GB.
     • iSCSI : 25/10 Gb Ethernet.
     • NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) : Support for maximum throughput and low latency.
   • NAS file protocols over Ethernet to access shared file resources.

7. Software :

   • Works on the basis of PowerStoreOS , which provides intelligent data management, including automation and resource balancing.
   • Integration with VMware , Microsoft Hyper-V and Kubernetes , making it optimal for virtualized and containerized environments.
   • Functions of thin provisioning , snapshots , clones , replication for data management.

8. Security :

   • Data encryption at the disk level to protect confidential information.
   • Support for controlled access and multi-level management of user rights.

9. Fault tolerance :

   • Support for data replication, both synchronous and asynchronous, to ensure disaster recovery and business continuity.
   • Failover - a function for automatic switching to backup controllers in case of failure.

10. Energy efficiency :

    • Optimized power consumption to reduce operating costs and conserve energy.

Purpose of Dell PowerStore 9200T:

1. Virtualization and containerization :

   • Support for work with VMware virtualized environments, Microsoft Hyper-V , as well as Kubernetes container platforms.
   • VMware vVols for efficient storage management of virtual machines.

2. Databases :

   • An ideal solution for storing and managing large databases such as Oracle , Microsoft SQL Server .
   • Suitable for intensive workloads that require high performance and low latency.

3. Corporate applications :

   • Optimized for the deployment of ERP , CRM , and other mission-critical business applications that require continuous operation and high availability.

4. Big data processing and analytics :

   • Due to its high performance and scalability, the PowerStore 9200T is suitable for big data analytics , high-performance computing (HPC) and tasks related to the processing of large volumes of information.

5. Cloud and hybrid environments :

   • Support for hybrid cloud environments with integration of public cloud services for replication, backup and disaster recovery.

6. Consolidation of workloads :

   • Ability to consolidate different types of workloads (block and file) in one system, which increases infrastructure efficiency and reduces data management costs.

Conclusion:

Dell PowerStore 9200T is one of the most powerful and scalable data storage systems designed for enterprises that require maximum performance and reliability for critical applications. It provides high speed, flexibility and fault tolerance, making it an ideal solution for large-scale databases, analytics, virtualization and enterprise applications with high performance and scalability requirements