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Management

Array Management
2nd generation multi-protocol Modular Disk Storage Manager, Java based user interface
Multi-path graphical software provides failover management of redundant data paths between the server and storage array.

MD3800f, MD3820f, MD3600f and MD3620f Standard Features
2GB, 4GB or 8GB cache per controller
Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP)¹: Optional configuration to RAID disk management
VAAI support: Available for customers using VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration
vCenter Plug-in: Available for customers using Vmware vSphere
VASA: vStorage API for Storage Awareness, available for use in conjunction with the vCenter Plug-in
SRA: Sight Recover Manager, available for use with vCenter Plug-in
ALUA-: Active-Active LUN Access
Self-encrypting drive (SED) support: Provides an additional level of data protection
Thin Provisioning: Allocate and consume physical storage capacity as needed
Try and Buy licensing: 90-day trial license of premium feature software

MD3860f and MD3660f Standard Features
SAME features as MD3800f/MD3600f plus:
High Performance Tiering (HPT): Increases array I/O performance
SSD Cache: Accelerates application performance by utilizing SSD drives as extended controller read cache

Optional Premium Features
Snapshots: Up to 128 snapshots per virtual disk and 512 per system
Snapshots Plus Virtual Disk Copy: Up to 512 simultaneous virtual disk copies
HPT firmware upgrade: Increases array I/O performance²
Additional Hard Drives: Capacity up to 180³ or 192⁴ hard drives
Remote Replication: Provides business continuity and disaster recovery
SSD Cache: Accelerates application performance by utilizing SSD drives as extended controller read cache⁵

Power

Wattage
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f support DC power supply
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f: AC - 600W peak output; DC – 700W
MD3860f/MD3660f: AC - 1755W

Maximum Heat Dissipation
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f: 2047 BTU/hr
MD3860f/MD3660f: 5988 BTU/hr

Voltage
MD3600f/MD3620f: 100 to 240 VAC ; 48V DC
MD3860f/MD3660f: 220V AC, auto ranging, 50 Hz/60Hz

Frequency Range
50/60Hz

Temperature
Operating: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10°C per hour
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f support Fresh Air cooling, up to 35°C

Relative humidity
Operating: 20% to 80% (non-condensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour

Altitude
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f 
Operating: -16 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft)
Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is de-rated 1°F/550 ft.

MD3860f/MD3660f
Operating: –30.5 m to 3000 m (–100 ft to 9,840 ft)
NOTE: For altitudes above 2950 ft, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1.8°F/1000 ft.

Connectivity

RAID and Controllers

Hot-swappable controllers
MD34x0 and MD38x0x controllers are not compatible with the older generation arrays (MD32x0x and MD36x0x).

Single controller models:
MD3600f and MD3620f: Support up to 64 servers when configured with a Fibre Channel switch, available with 2GB cache controllers
MD3800f and MD3820f: Support up to 64 servers when configured with a Fibre Channel switch, available with 4GB cache controllers

Dual controller models:
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3860f/MD3600f/MD3620f/MD3660f: Support up to 64 servers when configured with Fibre Channel switches, available with an option of 2GB, 4GB or 8GB cache controllers.

MD3060e contains two hot-swappable enclosure management modules (EMMs).

Controller features
Each controller contains 2GB, 4GB or 8GB of battery-backed cache
Dual controllers operate in an active-active environment mirroring each other’s cache
Cache protection is provided via flash memory for permanent data protection
DDP⁶ eliminates the need for complex RAID management while optimizing data protection, and can be used with existing RAID configurations

Dual controllers required for the MD3860f and MD3660f dense arrays
4GB or 8GB cache controller option is only available in dual controller configuration

RAID Levels
Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 6
Up to 180/192⁷ physical disks per group in RAID 0, 10
Up to 30 physical disks per group in RAID 5, 6
Up to 512 virtual disks
DDP⁶

Compatible Routers
QLogic ISR 6240 (provides Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity)

Storage

Hard Disk Drives
Hot-pluggable hard drives

MD3800f/MD3600f – Up to twelve (12) 3.5 inch SAS, Near-line SAS and SSD drives
MD3820f/MD3620f – Up to twenty-four (24) 2.5 inch SAS, Near-line SAS and SSD drives 
MD3860f/MD3660f – Up to sixty (60) 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch SAS, Near-line SAD and SSD drives

MD3800f/MD3600f
3.5"--15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 300GB and 600GB
3.5"--7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB
SSDs available in 200GB and 400GB and Read Intensive SSDs in 800GB and 1.6TB (available with 3.5" HDD carriers)

MD3820f/MD3620f
2.5"--15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 146GB and 300GB
2.5"--10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
2.5"--7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB and 1TB
2.5" -- SSD available in 200GB and 400GB, and Read Intensive SSDs in 800GB and 1.6TB

MD3860f/MD3660f

3.5"-- 7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB
2.5"--15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 146GB and 300GB
2.5"--10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 300GB, 600GB, 900GB and 1.2TB
2.5"--7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB and 1TB
2.5"--SSD available in 200GB and 400GB, and Read Intensive SSDs in 800GB and 1.6TB (available with 3.5" HDD carriers)

MD3060e
3.5"--7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB
3.5"--7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB
2.5"-- 15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 146GB and 300GB
2.5"--10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 300GB, 600GB, 900GB and 1.2TB
2.5"--7,200 RPM Near-line SAS drives available in 500GB and 1TB
2.5"--SSD available in 200GB and 400GB, and Read Intensive SSDs in 800GB and 1.6TB (available with 3.5" HDD carriers)



See PowerVault MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f Support Matrix for the most current list of supported hard drives.
See PowerVault MD3860f/MD3660f Support Matrix for the most current list of supported hard drives on the dense array.

Expansion Capabilities⁸ 
MD3800f/MD3820f/MD3600f/MD3620f expand up to 192 drives with the MD1200 and MD1220⁹
MD3860f/MD3660f expand up to 180 hard drives with two of the MD3060e dense enclosures

MD3060e Dense Enclosure
EBOD expansion enclosure designed for use with the MD3 dense array series only (MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f, MD3860i, MD3860f)

Dimensions are identical to the dense array series (MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f, MD3660f, MD3860i, MD3860f)

Controllers on the MD3 dense series arrays have either one 6Gbps SAS Out port (MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f) or one 12Gbps SAS Out port (MD3460, MD3860i, and MD3860f) for connecting to the MD3060e enclosure expansion for additional capacity (maximum of 2 per dense array). For systems without premium feature activation, the physical disk limit is 120.

MD3060e contains two hot-swappable enclosure management modules (EMMs).

RAID

Hot Swappable controllers

Single Controller Models (MD3600f and MD3620f)
Supports up to 64 servers when configured with a Fibre Channel switch

Dual Controller Models (MD3620f, MD3620f, and MD3660f)
Supports up to 64 servers when configured with Fibre Channel switches

MD3060e Contains two hot-swappable enclosure management modules (EMMs)

Controller features
Each controller contains 2GB of battery-backed cache
Dual controllers operate in an active-active environment mirroring each other’s cache
Cache protection is provided via flash memory for permanent data protection
Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) eliminates the need for complex RAID management while optimizing data protection, and can be used alongside of existing RAID configurations

RAID Levels
Support for RAID levers 0, 1, 10, 5, 6

• Up to 192 physical disks per group in RAID 0, 10
• Up to 30 physical disks per group in RAID 5, 6
• Up to 512 virtual disks

Chassis

Height x Width x Depth
MD3800f/MD3600f: 8.68cm (3.42") x 44.63cm (17.57") x 56.1cm (22.09")
MD3820f/MD3620f: 8.68cm (3.42") x 44.63cm (17.57") x 50.8 (20")
MD3860f/MD3660f: 177.80mm (7.0”) x 482.60mm (19.0”) x 85.50mm (32.5”)
MD3060e: 177.80mm (7.0”) x 482.60mm (19.0”) x 85.50mm (32.5”)

Weight
MD3800f/MD3600f: 29.3kg (64.59 lbs.) (maximum configuration)
MD3820f/MD3620f: 24.2kg (53.35 lbs.) (maximum configuration)
MD3860f/MD3660f: 105.23kg (232 lbs.) (maximum configuration)
MD3060e: 105.23kg (232 lbs.) (maximum configuration)

Rack Support for MD3800f, MD3820f, MD3600f and MD3620f:
Dell ReadyRails™ II static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded-hole racks

Regulatory

PowerVault 3600f Regulatory Model: E03J
PowerVault 3600f Regulatory Type: E03J001
PowerVault 3620f Regulatory Model: E04J
PowerVault 3620f Regulatory Type: E04J001
PowerVault 3660f Regulatory Model: E08J
PowerVault 3660f Regulatory Type: E08J001
PowerVault 3800f Regulatory Model: E03J
PowerVault 3800f Regulatory Type: E03J001
PowerVault 3820f Regulatory Model: E04J
PowerVault 3820f Regulatory Type: E04J001
PowerVault 3860f Regulatory Model: E08J