Dell CX3-40 User manual

The Dell™ | EMC® CX3 series delivers a true end-to-end 4GB architecture to redene Dell’s
midrange storage array market in performance and scalability. Now in its third generation, the
Dell | EMC CX3 series offers a redesigned architecture that is designed to deliver maximum
performance, versatile connection options and an expansive range of scalability.
The Dell | EMC CX3-40f and Dell | EMC CX3-40c offer an excellent combination of performance
and scalability and are well suited for OLTP and messaging workloads, or other applications
that benet from array-based replication. Both 1U Storage Processor Enclosures (SPE) offer
four Intel® Xeon® processors and 8GB memory. The Dell | EMC CX3-40f offers eight 4GB Fibre
Channel host connections and four back end drive loops. The Dell | EMC CX3-40c provides four
4GB Fibre Channel host connections and eight iSCSI host connections, along with two back end
drive loops. Both models support directly connected hosts or up to 128 HA (dual-connected)
SAN connected hosts. And, each array supports up to 240 disk drives for a maximum raw
capacity of up to 173TB2.
The Dell | EMC CX3 series also marks the introduction of the new DAE4P which supports both
Fibre Channel and SATA II drives allowing storage administrators to create an optimal blend of
performance and capacity tailored to their unique application requirements.
Excellent Performance and Expansive Scalability
The third generation fully-integrated 4GB Dell | EMC CX3 arrays can deliver 2x the capacity
and dramatically increased performance as compared to the corresponding previous models.
Throughput and performance gains can provide faster access to data, particularly applications
characterised by large block sequential I/O (disk based backup and restore, audio/video
streaming, and replications). Email/messaging, database, OLTP (online transition processing),
and other compute-intensive applications (such as seismic data analysis, computational
chemistry, and genome sequencing), may see shorter response times.
Designed to maximise throughput and performance, the Dell | EMC CX3 series is designed from
the ground up to take advantage of end-to-end 4GB architecture. State-of-the-art embedded
storage processor technology leverages the highly scalable PCI Express® interconnect, which
offers low latency and high bandwidth.
Streamlined SAN deployment and Management Experience
To further streamline SAN deployment, Dell™ ships PowerEdge™ servers from the factory built-
to-order with SAN components pre-installed to help streamline deployments. Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) enable direct connectivity to a storage array or SAN fabric via a
Fibre Channel switch. EMC® Navisphere® Manager Server Utility and PowerPath® can be pre-
loaded on servers to help reduce software installation and SAN conguration time.
To help reduce the complexity of managing a SAN, Dell offers simple systems management
tools with robust capabilities such as Dell IT Assistant and EMC Navisphere. Moreover, core
business applications, such as Oracle®, Microsoft® Exchange, Microsoft SQL™, are tested and
validated on Dell enterprise systems to form a stable and supported infrastructure for your
most critical information.
Dell™ | EMC® CX3-40f
and CX3-40c
High-performance networked enterprise
storage with outstanding capacity
and protection for use in growing SAN
environments.
Dell | EMC CX3-40f
Dell | EMC CX3-40c

Dell™ | EMC® CX3-40f and CX3-40c
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
2 For hard drives, one TB = one trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
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parts availability, geographical restrictions (on site and/or next business day service not available in some locations) and terms of service contract. Service
timing dependent upon time of day call placed to Dell. Defective unit must be returned or paid for. Replacements may be refurbished.
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Enterprise Services
Dell offers a broad portfolio of services designed to help
organisations optimise their Dell | EMC storage system.
With the Dell | EMC partnership, customers can enjoy
faster system uptime and experience EMC’s best practice
methodologies, tools and customer training for storage
systems.
Recommended Support Service
Dell Gold-Level Premier Enterprise Support Service for Dell |
EMC Storage featuring:
• 7x24 High Level engineer to engineer support with direct
access to Gold Queue
• 7x24 4-Hour On-site3 Support
• Remote Software & Storage Support
• Storage System Remote Monitoring
• Pre-Failure Alert Program
• Seamless support between Dell and key 3rd party
providers
Minimum Support Service:
• Basic Hardware Installation - Rack-and-Stack for Dell |
EMC system
• PESS Gold Service
• Software Support (covering core software) resolution
Optional Services
• Pre-Sales Design & Site Readiness Assessment
• Implementation - System planning, design documentation,
select software installation, conguration of switches,
cabling, host connectivity, creation of storage groups,
product orientation session, and extensive custom
options.
• On-Site3 Troubleshooting
• On-site3 Engineers
• On-site3 Parts
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FEATURES
Storage Capacity Up to 72TB2 raw storage capacity with Fibre Channel drives;
Up to 173TB2 with high capacity SATA drives
Scalability Up to 16 disk array enclosures (DAE4P);
Up to 240 drives in the storage array
Cache 8GB
Raid Levels RAID 0, 1, 1/0, 3, 5 and 6
Supported Servers All dual and quad socket Dell PowerEdge servers;
Variety of Compaq®, HP®, IBM® and SUN® servers as validated by EMC
OS Support Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server™ 2003, Linux®, Solaris™, VMware®, AIX,
HP-UX
Number Of Dell | EMC CX3-40f: Up to four direct attached, highly available (HA) Fibre Channel servers;
Supported Hosts Dell | EMC CX3-40c: Up to two direct attached, Fibre Channel HA servers and four direct
attached iSCSI HA servers; Up to 128 SAN connected servers
Front End Dell | EMC CX3-40f: Eight 4GB Fibre Channel ports per array (four per Storage Processor);
Connectivity Dell | EMC CX3-40c: Four 4GB Fibre Channel and eight iSCSI ports per array (six per Storage
Processor)
Drive Interface Dual, independent FC-AL interface ports on each drive;
Failover from each storage processor to both bre channel loops is possible
Drives Available 73GB1 15k RPM disk with 4GB Fibre Channel interface;
146GB1 10k RPM disk with 2GB Fibre Channel interface;
146GB1 15k RPM disk with 4GB Fibre Channel interface;
300GB1 10k RPM disk with 2GB Fibre Channel interface;
500GB1 7200 RPM SATA II disk with 4GB Fibre Channel interface
750GB1 7200 RPM SATA II disk with 4GB Fibre Channel interface
Available Software EMC Navisphere Manager, EMC SnapView
™
, EMC SAN Copy
™
,
EMC MirrorView
™
, Access Logix
™
, EMC PowerPath
Dimensions Rackmount Processor Chassis with Standby Power Supplies
(standard NEMA 19-inch rack)
Height: 3.29 in. (8.36 cm) 2 EIA units
Width: 18.92 in. (48.06 cm)
Depth: 31.58 in. (80.21 cm)
Weight: 93.9 lb. (42.9 kg) max.
Rackmount 4GB Fibre Channel Point-to-Point Disk Expansion Chassis (DAE4P)
with Dual Power Supplies
Height: 5.25 in. (13.33 cm) 3 EIA units
Width: 17.72 in. (45.0 cm)
Depth: 14.00 in. (35.36 cm)
Weight: 68 lb. (30.9 kg) max. conguration