Description
Key Features and Benefits of the KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI
Some key features and benefits of the KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI 10G Controller for PS6210 are:
- High Performance: The KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI 10G Controller provides high-performance connectivity to the PS6210 storage arrays, allowing for fast and efficient data transfer speeds.
- High Scalability: The controller supports up to 24 drives per group, enabling you to scale your storage infrastructure as your business grows.
- Easy to Manage: The KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI 10G Controller is easy to manage, with a user-friendly interface that simplifies storage management tasks.
- High Availability: The controller is designed to ensure high availability, with redundant controllers and power supplies, and automatic failover in case of a hardware failure.
- Advanced Data Protection: The KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI 10G Controller supports advanced data protection features such as snapshots, replication, and thin provisioning, ensuring that your data is always safe and secure.
- Flexible Connectivity: The controller supports both iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity, providing flexibility in storage network design.
- Energy Efficient: The KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI 10G Controller is energy efficient, with a low power consumption design that helps reduce energy costs.
Optimal Performance with PS6210 Storage
The optimal performance for the KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15 iSCSI 10G Controller for PS6210 would depend on several factors such as the number of drives and the type of RAID configuration used.
Here are some guidelines for achieving optimal performance with the KK95M controller:
- Use high-speed drives – The controller supports SAS and Nearline SAS drives, which offer faster read and write speeds than SATA drives.
- Configure RAID properly – The RAID level used can significantly affect performance. RAID 10 is often recommended for the best performance since it provides both high performance and data redundancy.
- Use multiple NICs – The controller supports up to four 10GbE ports. Using multiple NICs can improve throughput and help distribute network traffic.
- Use jumbo frames – Enabling jumbo frames can improve performance by reducing the number of frames that need to be processed by the controller.
- Optimize the host operating system – Tweaking network settings and optimizing the host operating system can also help improve performance.
Monitoring and Managing the KK95M Dell Equallogic
The Dell EqualLogic PS6210 is a storage array that can be configured with one or more Type 15 iSCSI 10G controllers. To monitor and manage the controllers, you can use the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager software.
Here are the steps to monitor and manage the Type 15 iSCSI 10G controllers for the Dell EqualLogic PS6210 using the Group Manager software:
- Log in to the Group Manager software using your administrator credentials.
- From the Dashboard, click on the “Storage” tab and then select the “Controllers” option.
- This will display a list of all the controllers in the storage array. Locate the Type 15 iSCSI 10G controller that you want to manage and click on its name.
- The controller details will be displayed, including its status, firmware version, network configuration, and other settings.
- You can perform various management tasks on the controller, such as configuring its network settings, upgrading its firmware, and monitoring its performance.
- To configure the network settings, click on the “Network Configuration” tab and then select the “Interfaces” option. Here you can configure the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and other network settings for the controller.
- To upgrade the firmware, click on the “Firmware Management” tab and then select the “Controller Firmware” option. Here you can check for available firmware updates and upgrade the controller’s firmware.
- To monitor the performance of the controller, click on the “Performance” tab. Here you can view various performance metrics, such as IOPS, throughput, and latency.
- You can also set up alerts to notify you of any issues with the controller. To do this, click on the “Alerts” tab and then select the “Configuration” option. Here you can configure various alerts based on different events or conditions.
General Information
- Brand: Dell
- MPN : KK95M
- Type: Controller
- Sub-Type: ISCSI
Technical Specifications of the KK95M Dell Equallogic Type 15
- Processor: Intel Xeon Processor E5-2630 v2 2.6GHz, 6 cores
- Memory: 32GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Networking: 2x 10GBase-T LAN ports, 2x 1GBase-T management ports
- RAID Support: RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, and RAID 60
- Maximum Drives: 24 x 2.5-inch SAS, NL-SAS or SSD
- Host Protocol: iSCSI
- Cache: 16GB per controller
- Power: Dual hot-swappable 720W power supplies
- Dimensions: 2U Rack-mountable
- Operating System: Equallogic Firmware