Current Revision posted to Storage - Wiki by DELL-Margaret B on 11/18/2014 4:44:05 PM
Grow block and file capacity non-disruptively with EqualLogic™ FS7500, the only scale-out unified storage architecture optimized for midsize and smaller deployments.
- Expand storage dynamically, modifying block and file capacity without disrupting existing applications and storage systems.
- Scale a single file share up to 509TB usable capacity.
- Automate initial setup and configuration with the EqualLogic Group Manager administrator interface.
The scale-out, unified difference
Expand block and file capacity and performance without interruption. Adding FS7500 controllers and EqualLogic™ arrays to your storage system can increase capacity and helps enhance computer performance as well. The EqualLogic FS7500 enables you to:
- Manage block and file storage using a single interface.
- Seamlessly expand Common Internet File Systems (CIFS) and Network File Systems (NFS) with the high-performance Dell™ Fluid File System.
- No 16-100TB file share size limitations — a single file share can be scaled up to 509TB usable storage capacity.
- Dual active/active controller architecture provides high-availability and outstanding performance.
- Works with new and existing EqualLogic™ PS arrays.
- Supports iSCSI (via PS series), CIFS and NFS protocols.
- Features quotas, user-restorable snapshots, seamless integration with Active Directory, NIS and LDAP, and Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) backup support.
Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS)
- Supports both scale-out performance and scale-up capacity expansion.
- Incorporates advance caching, load balancing and multithreading for fast I/O processing.
- Presents a storage pool as a single file system with a single virtual IP address to the storage client(s).
- Provides a single global namespace for flexible accessibility.
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