Modernize and transform your storage network
- Ten reasons why Dell EMC for storage networking
- Dell EMC Networking for EMC Storage
- Dell EMC Networking for XC web-appliances based on Nutanix OS
- S5000 solution for LAN & SAN convergence
- MXL solution for LAN & SAN convergence
- M-IOA solution for LAN & SAN convergence
- FN-IOM solution for LAN & SAN convergence
- Customers stories
- Dell EMC Multi-protocol Switches
- Dell EMC Fibre Channel Switches
- Deployment and Technical Guides
- Storage Networking - Definitions of terms
- Video on Demand: Basics of SAN Technology (FC/FCoE)
Solutions for traditional Storage Area Networks (SANs) and emerging Software Defined Storage (SDS) Environments
Today’s IT plays a vital role in generating new business value, delivering new services and capturing new markets. Information and technology teams are radically rethinking how they can take advantage of cloud, data management and security strategies to create value for the enterprise. The core of all successful IT initiatives is the efficient, cost-effective and secure access to enterprise data. Traditionally, this data has been stored in arrays accessible through Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, or FCoE Storage Area Networks (SANs).
More recently, the well-established SAN methodologies are being challenged by virtualization and Software Defined Storage (SDS). While virtualization brings numerous advantages to the data center, such as more efficient resource utilization, decreased level of management complexity, lower power and cooling demands, etc., it also introduces new challenges, including specific performance requirements, application isolation, security aspects and business continuance and disaster recovery considerations.
Dell EMC embraces both methodologies, offering robust, comprehensive storage networking solutions that enable organizations to access their vital data where and when it’s needed within an efficient, secure, and cost-effective environment.
Start small and scale as you grow with the Dell EMC storage networking portfolio. Whether you need an entry-level switch for a departmental SAN or a large fabric for an enterprise level application, Dell EMC can help with traditional or SDS-based configurations, providing the best cost for performance solutions.
Some businesses are expanding their existing SAN and NAS infrastructure while others are deploying software-defined storage (SDS) solutions with hypervisor-integrated systems and open-source solutions. Dell EMC and Dell EMC partners enable you to choose the best approach for your data center and evolve at a pace that meets your business needs.
Dell EMC Multi-protocol Switches
Dell EMC offers a comprehensive portfolio of multi-protocol switches that are ready to meet your storage connectivity needs.
| Switch | Type | Ports | iSCSI | FCoE | FC | SDS | NAS FE | RoCE |
| S6000 | ToR/Fixed | 32x40GbE 112x10GbE with 4x40GbE | Yes | FSB | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S5000 | ToR/Modular | 48x10GbE (up to 12 unified ports) with 4x40GbE | Yes | Fabric, NPG, FSB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S4048-ON | ToR/Fixed | 48x10GbE with 6x40GbE | Yes | FSB | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S4820T | ToR/Fixed | 48x10GbE with 4x40GbE | Yes | FSB | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| N4000 | ToR/Fixed | 48x10GbE with 4x40GbE | Yes | FSB | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MXL | Blade (M1000e) | 32x10GbE with 6x40GbE | Yes | Direct attach, NPG, FSB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| M-IOA | Blade (M1000e) | 32x10GbE with 6x40GbE | Yes | Direct attach, NPG, FSB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FN-IOM | Blade (FX2) | 8x10GbE with 4x10GbE | Yes | Direct attach, NPG, FSB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S3048-ON | ToR/Fixed | 48x1GbE with 2x10GbE | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| N3000 | ToR/Fixed | 48x1GbE with 2x40GbE | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Dell EMC Fibre Channel Switches
Dell EMC offers an industry leading Fibre Channel switch portfolio based on Brocade and Cisco Fibre Channel products and technology. For more than 15 years Dell EMC has been working hard to identify, validate, and offer a comprehensive line of Fibre Channel switches. Customers can purchase the following OEM products along with Dell EMC servers, storage, and networking through Dell. Additionally, customers will also benefit from industry-leading Dell EMC support and services for these products.
| Switch | Type | Max port speed | Max ports |
| Brocade 300 | ToR/Fixed | 8Gb FC | 24 |
| Brocade 6505 | ToR/Fixed | 16Gb FC | 24 |
| Brocade 6510 | ToR/Fixed | 16Gb FC | 48 |
| Brocade 6520 | ToR/Fixed | 16Gb FC | 96 |
| PowerConnect M5424 | Blade (M1000e) | 8Gb FC | 24 |
| Brocade M6505 | Blade (M1000e) | 16Gb FC | 24 |
| Brocade DCX 8510-4 | Director | 16Gb FC | 192 |
| Brocade 8510-8 | Director | 16Gb FC | 384 |
Deployment and Technical Guides
I/O Guides
Solution Brief
- Solution Brief: Dell EMC Storage Networking for traditional SANs and SDS-based data center
- Solution Brief: Dell EMC Storage Networking for Dell EMC XC powered by Nutanix
Workloads and applications
| Document Title | Product Focus | Tags |
Accelerating Oracle OLTP with Compellent Flash Optimized Array | M820, SC8000., MXL, M8024-k, M6505 | Oracle RAC, FC, blade |
| High Performance SQL Server with Storage Center All Flash Array | R820, SC8000, 6505 | Microsoft SQL, FC, Rack |
Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.5 SC4020 4,500 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Resiliency Storage Solution | R620, SC4020, 300 | Microsoft Exchange, FC, HA |
Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.5 SC4020 10,000 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Resiliency Storage Solution | R620, SC4020, 300 | Microsoft Exchange, FC, HA |
Microsoft Exchange 2013 on Dell PowerEdge R730xd 3.5” Chassis and Dell PowerVault MD1400 | R730xd, MD1400, H830, S4810, S5000 | Microsoft Exchange, DAS |
| M820, M620, R620, PC6248, PC7048, S4810, PS6210X | OpenStack, iSCSI, Private cloud | |
Dell Unified Communication Solution with Microsoft Lync Server 2013 | R630, N4000, PC7024P, W-3200 controller, W-AP135 | Microsoft Lync 2013, Microsoft SQL, Hhyper-V |
Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013 on Dell PowerEdge R630 with Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 Hyper-V | R630, PS6210, S4810 | Microsoft SharePoint 2013, Microsoft Hyper-V |
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and Vmware vSphere on Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110XS Hybrid Blade Storage Arrays | M620, MXL, PS-M4110XS | Vmware vSphere, vCenter, Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft SQL, VDI |
Dell XC web-scale converged appliance for Vmware Horizon View | XC, Wyse, Horizon View | VDI, XC, SDS, Vmware Horizon View |
| XC, Wyse, vWorkSpace | VDI, XC, SDS, vWorkspace | |
| XC, Wyse, Citrix | VDI, XC, SDS, Citrix XenDesktop | |
| Dell XC web-scale converged appliance for VMware ESXi cluster | XC, S4048-ON, ESXi | XC, ESXi, S4048-ON, S3048-ON, HA |
| Dell XC web-scale converged appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V cluster | XC, S4048-ON, Hyper-V | XC, Hyper-V, S4048-ON, S3048-ON, HA |