Description
Overview of the Dell Compellent Series C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure
The Dell Compellent Series C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure is a high-performance storage solution designed for businesses that require large storage capacities with high availability and performance. It is part of the Dell Compellent Storage Center family, which is known for its modular and scalable architecture that can grow and adapt with the changing needs of businesses.
The C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure can accommodate up to 40 drives, offering a maximum capacity of 168 TB per enclosure. It supports a wide range of drive types, including SAS, NL-SAS, and SSD, and can be easily integrated with other Dell Compellent storage solutions to form a highly available and scalable storage infrastructure.
The C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure is equipped with enterprise-class features such as hot-swappable components, redundant power supplies, and dual controllers for high availability and data redundancy. It also supports advanced data management and protection features, such as thin provisioning, snapshot and replication, and data compression.
Data
Protection and Disaster Recovery SAN
Storage Enclosure
The Dell Compellent Series C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure provides several data protection and disaster recovery features to ensure the safety and availability of your data. Here are some of the key features:
- Snapshots: The C40 CT-040 supports snapshots, which are point-in-time copies of your data. You can take snapshots at regular intervals to create restore points that allow you to quickly recover data in case of accidental deletions, logical corruptions, or other data loss scenarios.
- Replication: The C40 CT-040 supports asynchronous and synchronous replication of data between multiple storage systems. You can use replication to create disaster recovery copies of your data and to maintain copies of data in geographically dispersed locations.
- Thin provisioning: The C40 CT-040 supports thin provisioning, which allows you to allocate storage capacity to applications and hosts on-demand. Thin provisioning can help you optimize your storage usage and reduce your storage costs.
- Data compression: The C40 CT-040 supports data compression, which can help you reduce your storage costs by compressing data before it is written to disk. Compression can also help you improve your storage performance by reducing the amount of data that needs to be written and read from disk.
- Redundant components: The C40 CT-040 comes with redundant controllers, power supplies, and fans, which ensure high availability and data redundancy. In case of a failure in any of these components, the C40 CT-040 can automatically switch to the redundant component without any interruption in service.
- RAID protection: The C40 CT-040 supports several RAID levels, including RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 10 DM. These RAID levels provide data protection against drive failures and can help you maintain data availability in case of hardware failures.
Troubleshooting Common issues with the C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure
Here are some common issues that you may encounter with the Dell Compellent Series C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure and some tips for troubleshooting them:
- Drive failures: If a drive fails, the C40 CT-040 will automatically initiate a rebuild process. You can monitor the progress of the rebuild using the Storage Center Management Console. If the rebuild fails, you may need to replace the drive and manually initiate the rebuild process.
- Controller failures: If a controller fails, the C40 CT-040 will automatically switch to the redundant controller. You can use the Storage Center Management Console to monitor the health status of the controllers and the failover process.
- Network connectivity issues: If you are experiencing network connectivity issues, you can check the network connections and settings using the Storage Center Management Console. You can also check the logs for any error messages that may indicate network issues.
- Performance issues: If you are experiencing performance issues, you can check the system resources, such as CPU and memory utilization, using the Storage Center Management Console. You can also check the logs for any error messages that may indicate performance issues.
- Firmware and software updates: If you are experiencing issues related to firmware or software, you can check for updates using the Storage Center Management Console. You can also refer to the Dell Compellent Series C40 CT-040 SAN Storage Enclosure documentation for instructions on how to update firmware and software.
- Backup and restore issues: If you are experiencing issues related to backup and restore operations, you can check the backup and restore logs using the Storage Center Management Console. You can also check the backup and restore settings and configurations to ensure that they are configured correctly.
In case you encounter any issues that you are unable to resolve, you can contact Dell Support for further assistance. Dell provides comprehensive support options, including phone, email, and chat support, to help you resolve any issues that you may encounter.
General Information:
- Part No. # 8TTVC
- Manufacturer : Dell
Technical Specifications
- Maximum Drive Capacity: 168 TB (with 4.2 TB NL-SAS drives)
- Maximum Number of Drives: 40 (2.5″ SAS, NL-SAS, or SSD)
- Drive types supported: SAS, NL-SAS, and SSD
- Connectivity: 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10 Gbps iSCSI, or 12 Gbps SAS
- RAID Levels: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and 10 DM (Dual Mirror)
- Redundancy: Dual Controllers, Hot-Swappable Fans, Hot-Swappable Power Supplies
- Controller Type: Two controllers with 16 GB of battery-backed cache each
- Operating System Compatibility: Windows, Linux, UNIX, VMware, Hyper-V, and more
- Management: Dell Storage Manager (DSM) or Dell Enterprise Manager
- Dimensions: 2U rack mountable form factor
- Power Supply: 2 x 600W Hot-Swappable Power Supplies
- Operating Temperature: 10°C to 35°C
- Operating Humidity: 20% to 80%
- Maximum Altitude: 3048 m (10000 ft)
- Weight: 30.2 kg (66.6 lbs) without drives
