Dell EMC Unity XT 380F All-Flash Storage Array

Dell EMC Unity XT 380F: An agile, all-flash storage array optimized for demanding mixed workloads, offering compelling performance, efficiency with inline data reduction, and a full suite of data services within a compact 2U form factor for mid-range enterprises.

Description

Specifications:

Type: All-Flash Storage Array
Form Factor: 2U (Base Enclosure)
Controllers:
1. 2x Active-Active Controller Modules
2. Processors (per controller): 2x Intel CPUs (e.g., up to 8-core per controller)
Memory (per controller): Up to 64 GB DRAM
Max Raw Capacity: Up to 2.4 PB (with DPE + DAES, effective capacity much higher with data reduction)
Max Drives: Up to 500 SAS Flash Drives
1. Drive Types Supported: SAS SSD (Performance & Endurance options)
2. Drive Form Factors: 2.5″ SFF
Protocols Supported:
Block: iSCSI, Fibre Channel (FC)
File: NFS, SMB/CIFS, FTP/SFTP
Virtual: VMware VVols
Front-end I/O Ports (per controller):
Base: 2x 10GbE SFP+ (iSCSI/NAS) or 2x 16Gb FC
I/O Modules: Optional 4-port 10GbE, 25GbE, or 16Gb/32Gb FC I/O Modules
Data Reduction: Inline Data Deduplication and Compression
Advanced Features: Snapshots, Asynchronous/Synchronous Replication, Thin Provisioning, Data-at-Rest Encryption (D@RE), CloudIQ, Integrated Data Protection (with Dell EMC Data Protection Suite)
Management: Dell EMC Unisphere (HTML5), CLI, REST API, CloudIQ
Power Supply: Redundant, hot-swappable
Ideal Use Cases: Mixed workloads, databases, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), virtualization, transactional applications.