Description
Key Features and Benefits
The DRT33 Dell Equallogic Type 12 Controller for PS4100 provides the following key features and benefits:
- High Performance: The controller provides fast and reliable storage connectivity, with a 12-port design that provides high availability and improved network performance.
- Compatibility: The controller is compatible with major operating systems, including Windows, VMware, Linux, and UNIX, making it easy to integrate into existing infrastructure.
- Management and Monitoring: The controller comes with the Equallogic Group Manager software, which provides centralized management and monitoring of multiple controllers in the environment. The software enables administrators to configure, monitor, and diagnose controller issues from a single console.
- Scalability and Flexibility: The controller supports online capacity expansion, making it easy to add additional storage capacity as needed. The controller also supports multiple storage arrays, making it easy to deploy a scalable and flexible storage infrastructure.
- Data Protection and Recovery: The controller supports advanced data protection and recovery features, such as RAID 5, RAID 6, and hot spare support, which help to ensure data availability and integrity.
- Easy Deployment and Maintenance: The controller is easy to deploy and maintain, with online firmware updates and automatic driver updates available through the Equallogic Group Manager software.
- Power Efficiency: The controller supports power-saving features, such as advanced power management, which help to reduce power consumption and improve energy efficiency.
The Dell Equallogic Type 12 Controller provides fast and reliable storage connectivity, with advanced management and monitoring capabilities, flexible scalability options, and robust data protection and recovery features. These features and benefits make it an ideal solution for organizations looking to improve storage performance, efficiency, and availability.
Management and Monitoring Capabilities
The Dell EMC EqualLogic PS4100 storage arrays come with management and monitoring capabilities through the Group Manager software. The Group Manager provides a centralized management interface for monitoring and configuring multiple EqualLogic arrays in a group.
With the Group Manager, you can monitor the performance and health of your storage arrays, including disk utilization, network traffic, and system events. You can also use the Group Manager to manage the storage arrays, such as creating and managing virtual disks (volumes), setting up snapshots and replicas, and managing access control for your users.
Additionally, the EqualLogic PS4100 supports the use of SNMP for monitoring and alerting. This allows you to integrate the storage arrays into your existing network monitoring tools and receive notifications for important events, such as disk failures or network outages.
The EqualLogic PS4100 also includes a suite of command-line tools that allow you to perform a range of management and monitoring tasks, such as creating virtual disks, monitoring system performance, and generating reports.
Operating System Compatibility
The DRT33 Dell Equallogic Type 12 Controller for PS4100 is compatible with the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12.x
General Information
- Brand Name : Dell
- MPN : DRT33
- Sub-Type : SAS-SATA
- Type : Controller
Technical Specifications
The DRT33 Dell Equallogic Type 12 Controller is a high-performance storage controller designed for use with the PS4100 storage array. The following are the technical specifications for the DRT33:
- Processor: Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v3 family, with a clock speed of up to 2.6 GHz.
- Memory: 32GB DDR4 ECC memory (expandable up to 256GB).
- Network Interfaces: 4 x 10Gb Ethernet ports with support for iSCSI and TCP/IP protocols.
- Disk Controller: Dual SAS controllers with RAID support.
- Disk Connectivity: 12 x SAS/SATA ports, with support for both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives.
- Power Supply: Dual hot-swappable redundant power supplies.
- Form Factor: 2U rack-mountable.
- Operating System: Dell Equallogic operating system with support for management, data protection, and high availability features.
- Management Tools: Equallogic management software for monitoring, reporting, and management of the storage array.
- Dimensions: (HxWxD) 3.44 x 17.5 x 26.5 inches (87.4 x 44.5 x 67.3 cm).
- Weight: 57.3 lbs (25.9 kg) without drives, 70.5 lbs (31.9 kg) with drives.
