Dell PS6000 Configuration Guide - Page 8

PS6510X SAS 48 (a) PS2400E comprised of 4 drive enclosures, 14 drives each Table 1: Array Models 2.2 Feature Comparison The Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Series provides the full range of features and capabilities available with the EqualLogic PS Series storage products. The Dell EqualLogic PS4000 Series provides a subset of features and capabilities, targeted at remote office and small to medium business storage deployments. Table 2 provides a feature and scalability comparison between the various array models offered. Feature PS50 - PS6XX01 Maximum members in a group Maximum members in a pool Maximum volumes in a group Maximum number of pools in a group Snapshots in a group Snapshots of a volume Replicas of a volume Replication partners per group Replication partners per volume Volumes in a collection Collections in a group (snapshot and replication) Volume connections per pool and per group (each time an iSCSI initiator connects to a volume counts as a connection) 162 8 1024 4 10,000 512 512 16 1 8 100 2048(a) with 4 pools, maximum 512 per pool 4096(b) with 4 pools, maximum 1024 per pool Access control records per volume and its snapshots 16 Maximum volumes enabled for replication 128 Simultaneous management sessions (any combination of GUI, telnet, or scripting 7 sessions) (a) Up to controller firmware level 4.x.x (b) Beginning with controller firmware level 5.x.x Table 2: Array Feature Comparison Group with PS4000 Only 2 2 256 2 2048 128 128 2 1 8 100 256 with 2 pools, maximum 128 per pool 16 32 7 1 In a mixed group of PS6000, PS6500 and PS4000 the higher limits normally prevail 2 In a mixed group of PS6000, PS6500 and PS4000 arrays the maximum number of PS4000 arrays in the group is two Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 3