Dell Compellent Storage Center

Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.3

Software of Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.3 for arrays of Dell Compellent it is designed to improve their productivity and scalability. In the conditions of workloads Compellent SC8000 controllers in a combination with software of Storage Center 6.3 provide performance gain almost in 100% in comparison with the previous versions.1 Besides, to Dell the first of system providers of data storage implemented end-to-end support of a 16-gigabit Fibre Channel — from the server and the switch to storage. Thereby the company doubled capacity and accelerated access to critical business applications and data.

The arrays of Dell Compellent focused on medium-sized and large enterprises and cloud computing offer the opportunities for automation of multilevel storage, advanced data protection and exclusive simplicity, best in the class, in work. Modular construction with ample opportunities of scaling allows to update specialized software without excess costs, and expansion does not require extraction and replacement of the available infrastructure. According to the new research IDC custom-made by Dell, the Compellent systems which are available for customers almost twice exceed on productive service life of the solution on the basis of storages of other suppliers. The Compellent systems in the organizations replace on average each 6.9 years whereas for other environments of storage this term does not exceed 3.5 years. 2

Among additional benefits of new corporate solution there is Storage Center 6.3:

• the improved synchronous replication increasing stability of a system at data recovery; flexible replication in different points for the accelerated recovery and an exit to recovery points;
• expanded integration with technologies of Microsoft, support of Microsoft Windows Server 2012;
• expanded options of protection and saving of time on administration with support of the Active Directory and LDAP: automation and integration of storage system of Compellent allows to integrate authentication processes and authorizations with a corporate directory when providing access;
• the improved protection of the organizations of public sector with support of requirements of USGv6/IPv6 for a broad spectrum of the available IP addresses;
• the intellectual notification and recommendations about placement of volumes in groups of arrays on the basis of data of pro-active monitoring of productivity and capacity.