Technical specifications
Dell PowerStore 1200T — Full Technical Specifications
PowerStore 1200T sits above the entry model in Dell's unified storage family: more processing behind the same enclosure shape, considerably higher object and snapshot limits, and the same included software stack. It is bought where the entry appliance would work today and run out of headroom in two years. It is supplied new, configured with Dell before build.
The sizing conversation on this family is about limits and growth rather than about capacity alone, which is why it is worth having before an order.
Official datasheet
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Full Specifications
This is Dell's own full specification, and the block worth reading first is the system limits. Volume counts, snapshot counts, file-system counts and NAS server counts are hard ceilings, and an array is retired for hitting one of those far more often than for filling up — this is exactly where this model differs from the one below it, so compare the two lists rather than the capacity figures. The expansion row describes growth by adding enclosures to the appliance as well as appliances to a cluster. The connectivity block is the compatibility gate. Efficiency and protection features are included rather than licensed, which is the family's commercial argument.
| Processor | 4 Intel® Xeon® CPUs; 40 cores, 2.4 GHz |
| Functional | All-flash, all-NVMe storage appliance; Unified support for block, file, vVols and container-based workloads |
| System Overview | Base enclosure; 2U enclosure with dual active/active nodes; 21 2.5” NVMe drive slots; 2 NVRAM modules; Four IO modules; Dual redundant power supplies; Expansion enclosures; 2U enclosure (up to three per appliance); 24 2.5" NVMe drive slots; Supported model: ENS24; Dual redundant power supplies; System Limits; Max Block Volumes/Clones (FC/iSCSI/NVMe): 6,000; Max Volumes per Volume Group: 75; Max Volume Groups: 125; Max Volume Size: 256TB; Max Snapshots (Block): 150,000; Max User File Systems: 2000; Max NAS Servers: 50; Max File System Size: 256TB; Max vVol Storage Containers: 100; Max vVols: 15,000 |
| Expansion Capacity | Expansion method; Scale-up: Base plus up to 3 expansion enclosures per appliance; Scale-out: Up to 4 appliances per cluster; Clusters include load balancing intelligence, allow seamless data movement between appliances.; Per appliance; Max capacity: 5.90 PBe; Max drives: 93; Per cluster; Max capacity: 23.60 PBe; Max drives: 372 |
| Connectivity | Front-end network protocols; Block: FC, NVMe/FC, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP; VMware vVols 2.0: FC, NVMe/FC, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP; File: NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1, NFSv4.2; CIFS (SMB 1), SMB 2, SMB 3.0, SMB 3.02, and SMB 3.1.1; FTP and SFTP; Front-end network ports; Max network ports: 24; Max 16/32Gb FC ports: 16; Max 10GBase-T/iSCSI ports: 16; Max 10/25 GBE/iSCSI ports: 24; Back-end expansion ports; 100GbE QSFP; Management ports; 1Gbe |
| Media Types | NVMe TLC SSDs; 1.92TB; 3.84TB; 7.68TB; 15.36TB; * All drives are SED. FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 level 2 validated drives are available as an option. Consult a Dell or Partner Sales Rep for additional guidance. |
| Software | All software required to store data and manage the appliance is included with PowerStore purchase. Upgrades are non-disruptive. |
| Data Optimization | Efficiency; Thin provisioning; Thin clones; Dynamic Resiliency Engine; Data Reduction; 5:1 DRR guarantee; Hardware-based compression; Global deduplication (entire appliance); Zero detect |
| Data Protection | Local Protection; SED-based encryption with self-managed and external key management; Local Point-In-Time Copies (Snapshots and Thin Clones); Immutable & Secure Snapshots; File Level Retention (FLR); Remote Protection; Native Synchronous/Asynchronous Block and File Replication; Native Metro Volume Synchronous Block Replication (including 3rd-site Witness); Native Metro Synchronous File Replication (including 3rd site witness); Native PowerProtect DD integration - manage local or multicloud backups directly from PowerStore |
| Security | US Department of Defense: DoDIN APL for PowerStoreOS 3.5; Common Criteria EAL2 – PowerStoreOS 3.5 certified; Data-at-Rest Encryption; (KMIP) compliant external key manager; IPv6 USGv6-R1 certification; Multi-factor authentication via RSA SecurID; Secure and immutable snapshots; Native SHA2 certificate; Dell Common Event Enabler; AntiVirus Agent (CEPA); Other compliance; Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance; Secure TLS communication |
| Management | PowerStore Manager UI; CLI, REST API; Infrastructure Observability (cloud-based storage analytics) with ProSupport; Proactive Assist: Configure remote support, online chat, open a service request, etc.; Quality of Service (Block and vVols); Syslog support (including alerts) |
| Ecosystems | PowerStore supports a wide variety of protocol and advanced features available via various software suites and packs including but not limited to:; VMware; Dell Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) for VMware vSphere™: For provisioning, management, and cloning; VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Integration: Managing failover and failback making disaster recovery rapid and reliable; Virtualization API Integration: VMware: VAAI and VASA.; vRO Plugin for PowerStore; DevOps/Containers; Container Storage Interface (CSI) Plugin for PowerStore; Ansible Module for PowerStore; Terraform Provider; Other; OpenStack Cinder Driver |
| Data Mobility | Block Migration; Native block migration from Unity, Unity XT, PS Series, SC Series, VNX2, VMAX3, XtremIO, and 3rd-party arrays; File migration; Native file migration for Unity, Unity XT, VNX2 |
| Physical | Base unit; Empty weight: 35.8 kg/79 lb; Full weight: 41.7 kg/92 lb; Vertical size: 2 NEMA units; Height: 8.72 cm/3.43 in; Width: 44.72 cm/17.61 in; Depth: 79.55 cm/31.32 in; Expansion enclosure (ENS24); Empty weight: 27.2 kg/60 lb; Full weight: 33.5 kg/74 lb; Vertical size: 2 NEMA units; Height: 8.89 cm / 3.5 in; Width: 43.18 cm / 17 in; Depth: 65.30 cm / 25.71 in |
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