Dell Compellent Controller Comparison Chart

Feature

per

controller

SC040 (Series 40)

(SC 6.0) SC8000 (SC 6.1) SC8000 (SC 6.2)

Processor2.53 GHz (Single

Quad-Core)2.5 GHz (Dual Six-Core)

Memory Speed /

Channels1066 MHz x 3 channels 1333 MHz x 8 channels

Memory (Read

Cache)

Single ctrl: 6GB or 12GB

Dual ctrl: 12GB or 24GB

Single ctrl: 16GB or 64GB

Dual ctrl: 32GB or 128GB

Storage Center

OS boot driveSSD (4GB) SLC SD (8GB)

NV RAM (Write

Cache)512MB single, 1GB dual battery-less (10 yrs)

IO Expansion

Slots6 x PCI-E 2.0 x8 (FH) 6 x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (3 LP/ 3 FH)

PowerDual 1200W

Energy Star Gold

Dual 750W

Energy Star Platinum

Max SAS

back-end Drives /

Array Supportper

array

960

(refer to DSS/DSE for scalability and performance configuration best practices)

Max Front-end

ports (single /

dual ctrl)

4/8Gb FC (20 / 40)

1Gb ISCSI (10 / 20)

10Gb ISCSI/FCoE (10 / 20)

8Gb FC (14 / 28)

1Gb ISCSI (10 / 20)

10Gb ISCSI/FCoE (10 / 20)

*8Gb FC (16 / 32)

1Gb ISCSI (10 / 20)

10Gb ISCSI/FCoE (10 / 20)

*Note: Assumes the use of mini-HD SAS LP HBA for back-end

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