Dell PowerVault MD3200

Dell PowerVault MD3200

If your enterprise datacenter could possibly be labeled a “pushy-pants” because of how demanding its applications are, then the Dell PowerVault MD3200 storage array is an ideal solution for you. Some of the many reasons that the direct-attach storage (DAS) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) shared storage that MD3200 arrays provide work so well for large database applications include enhanced processing capabilities over previous generations, the option of single or dual controllers with 4 SAS ports per controller and a high performance tier firmware upgrade that allows for boosted performance. Other reasons that you’re going to want the Dell PowerVault MD3200 storage array as a part of your enterprise IT environment is that they are highly flexible and scalable SAS storage arrays. This allows them to kick butt in the consolidation of up to 4 servers in either clustered or virtualized environments – particularly of the Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX variety.

And if you’re not yet convinced that Dell PowerVault MD3200 shared SAS storage arrays were specially thought of, created and put into mass production with your datacenter in mind, then the next few lines are hopefully going to be the koolaid you need to drink. For instance, Dell MD3200 storage arrays have been designed with the ability to hold up to 12 3.5” SAS and Near-Line SAS (NL-SAS) Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Solid State Drives (SSDs). And when adding a Dell PowerVault MD1200 or MD1220 expansion enclosure, these particular Dell PowerVault storage arrays are able to hold up to a maximum of 96 physical disk drives and up to 256 virtual disk drives, depending on the level of RAID support. And in addition to the just-for-you standard features, there are many optional features that Dell PowerVault MD3200 arrays can include to make them even more customized, such as snapshots, virtual disk copy, and self-encrypting drives.