Specifications

DELL PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i Technical Guide Book
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MD Storage Manager
The MD Storage Manager provides the perfect combination of robustness and ease-of-use—two
attributes not commonly found together in an entry-level storage management tool. The new MD
Storage Manager graphical user interface (GUI) is ideally suited for the full-time storage administrator,
who wants complete control over their storage configuration, as well as the part-time system
administrator, who needs an intuitive interface that helps them ensure optimal storage utilization.
Features of the next generation MD Storage Manager:
• Automated I/O path protection with host-based, multipath, failover drivers
• Centralized management of one or more MD3200i and/or MD3220i arrays from any location
• Backwards compatibility with MD3000 and/or MD3000i arrays
• Integrated storage partitioning, snapshot and virtual disk copy functionality
o Support for up to 32 partitions
o Support for up to 8 snapshots per virtual disk and a total of 128 snapshots per system
o Support for up to 8 simultaneous virtual disk copies per array and a total of 255 copies
per system.
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 6 supported
o Up to 30 physical disks supported per disk group (RAID levels 5 and 6)
o Up to 96 drives in RAID level 0
o Up to 96 drives in RAID level 1/10
• Local key management for SDE enabled drives
• One or more virtual disks per disk group
• Up to 256 virtual disks (LUNs) per array
• Dynamic capabilities support on-the-fly reconfigurations
o Dynamic disk group expansion
o Dynamic RAID level migration
o Dynamic virtual disks expansion
o Dynamic capacity expansion
o Dynamic segment size migration
o Dynamic defragmentation
o Non-disruptive firmware upgrades
• Support for unlimited hot spares