DELL UNITY XT HFA and AFA STORAGE
DELL UNITY XT HFA and AFA STORAGE
DELL UNITY XT HFA and AFA STORAGE
Architecture
Unity XT storage systems implement an integrated unified architecture for block, file, and VMware vVols with concurrent
support for native NAS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel protocols. Each system leverages dual-active storage processors, full
12Gb SAS back-end connectivity and Dell’s patented multicore architected operating environment to deliver unparalleled
performance & efficiency with multicloud interoperability. Additional storage capacity is added via Disk Array Enclosures
(DAEs).
Physical Specifications
380F/380 480F/480 680F/680 880F/880
Min. 6 SSDs or 10 HDDs / Min. 6 SSDs or 10 HDDs / Min. 6 SSDs or 10 HDDs / Min. 6 SSDs or 10 HDDs /
Min/Max Drive Count
Max. 500 Max. 750 Max. 1000 Max. 1500
Array Enclosure A 2U Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) with twenty-five 2.5” drives
Drive Enclosure (DAE - All-Flash (F) models support 2.5” drives in the 2U twenty-five drive tray.
Disk Array Enclosure) Hybrid models support 2.5“drives in 2U twenty-five drive and 3.5” drives in 3U fifteen drive trays.
Dell Unity systems are powered by 2 power supplies (PS) per DPE/DAE. Each power supply can provide power to
the entire module if the peer PS has been removed or is faulted. DPE power during a power failure is provided by a
Standby Power System Battery Back Up (BBU) module. BBU is located within the SP enclosure and provides power to a single module
(power zone)
Total CacheA Up to 928 GBs Up to 1.39 TBs Up to 3.58 TBs Up to 6.76 TBs
Max Mezzanine cards per
ArrayB NA 2 2 2
Connectivity Options
Type Description Details
Four port 10Gbase-T Ethernet IP/iSCSI module with four
Four-Port 10Gbase-T Module (File &
Mezzanine card or IO Module 10Gbase-T Ethernet ports with copper connection to Ethernet
Block)
switch
Four port 10GbE IP/iSCSI module with choice of SFP+ optical
Four-Port 10 Gb/s Optical Module (File
Mezzanine card or IO Module connection or active/passive twinax copper connection to
& Block)
Ethernet switch
Four port 10GbE IP/iSCSI module with choice of SFP+ optical
Four-Port 25 Gb/s Optical Module (File
Mezzanine card or IO Module connection or passive twinax copper connection to Ethernet
& Block)
switch
Four port FC module with four ports auto-negotiating to 4/8/16 or
Four-Port 32 Gb/s Fibre Channel 8/16/32 Gbps; uses single mode or multimode optical SFP and
IO Module
Module (Block only) OM2/OM3/OM4 cabling to connect directly to host HBA or FC
switch
Four port SAS module, used for back-end storage (DAE)
connectivity to Storage Processors. Each SAS port has 4
lanes/port @ 12Gbps, delivering 48Gbps nominal throughput.
IO Module Four-Port 12 Gb/s SAS V3.0 Module*
Also available specifically for the 80 drive DAE is 8 lane
connectivity utilizing a pair of SAS ports to deliver high
bandwidth for added performance.
* For 480F/480, 680F/680 and 880F/880 models
Security & Compliance (applies to all Dell Unity XT systems, except Dell UnityVSA)
Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List (DODIN APL) – Dell Unity O.E. v5.2 Listed
Common Criteria
Controller based Data at Rest Encryption (D@RE) with self-managed keys
KMIP compliant external key manager for D@RE
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validation
IPv6 and dual stack (IPv4) modes of operation
Native SHA2 certificate
Security Technical Implementation Guide /Security Requirements Guide (STIG/SRG)
TLS 1.2 support and TLS 1.0/1.1 disablement
File-Level Retention: Enterprise FLR-E and Compliance FLR-C with requirements for SEC rule 17a-4(f)
Virtualization Solutions
Dell Unity offers support for a wide variety of protocol and advanced features available via various software suites and
packs including but not limited to:
• OpenStack Cinder Driver: For provisioning and managing block volumes within an OpenStack environment
• OpenStack Manila Driver: For managing shared file systems within an OpenStack environment
• 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. Hyper-V: Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) and Offload Copy for File
• Ansible Module for Unity
AC Line Current 10.07 A max at 100 VAC; 10.6 A max at 100 VAC; 11.72 A max at 100 VAC; 14.41 A max at 100 VAC;
(operating maximum) 5.04 A max at 200VAC 5.3 A max at 200VAC 5.86 A max at 200VAC 7.2 A max at 200VAC
3.49 x 106 J/hr, (3,311 3.78 x 106 J/hr, (3,581 4.18 x 106 J/hr, (3,960 5.08 x 106 J/hr, (4,818
Heat Dissipation Btu/hr) max at 100 VAC; Btu/hr) max at 100 VAC; Btu/hr) max at 100 VAC; Btu/hr) max at 100 VAC;
(operating maximum) 3.49 x 106 J/hr, (3,311 3.78 x 106 J/hr, (3,581 4.18 x 106 J/hr, (3,960 5.08 x 106 J/hr, (4,818
Btu/hr) max (100V) Btu/hr) max 200VAC Btu/hr) max 200VAC Btu/hr) max 200VAC
In-rush Current 45 Apk “cold” per line cord, at any line voltage
Startup Surge Current 120 Apk “hot” per line cord, at any line voltage
AC Inlet Type (High Line) IEC320-C14 appliance coupler, per power zone
IEC320-C14 appliance
AC Inlet Type (Low Line) IEC320-C20 appliance coupler, per power zone
coupler, per power zone**
DIMENSIONS
Weight kgs/lbs empty 24.60/54.11 empty 25.90/57.10 empty 25.90/57.10 empty 25.90/57.10
Vertical size 2 NEMA units 2 NEMA units 2 NEMA units 2 NEMA units
Note: Power consumption values for DPEs and DAEs are based on fully populated enclosures (power supplies, drives and I/O modules).
AC Line Current 4.50 A max at 100 VAC, 2.90 A max at 100 VAC,
(operating maximum) 2.40 A max at 200 VAC 1.60 A max at 200 VAC
Power Consumption 453.0 VA/ 432.0 W max at 100 VAC 287.0 VA/ 281.0 W max at 100 VAC
(operating maximum) 485.0 VA/ 427.0 W max at 200VAC 313.0 VA/ 277.0 W max at 200VAC
Power Factor 0.95 minimum at full load, @ 100V/200V 0.90 minimum at full load, @ 100V/200V
Heat Dissipation 1.56 x 106 J/hr, (1,474 Btu/hr) max at 100 VAC 1.01 x 106 J/hr, (959 Btu/hr) max at 100 VAC
(operating maximum) 1.54 x 106 J/hr, (1,457 Btu/hr) max at 200 VAC 1.00 x 106 J/hr, (945 Btu/hr) max at 200 VAC
In-rush Current 30 A max “cold” for ½ line cycle, per line cord at 240
30 Apk “cold” per line cord, at any line voltage
VAC
Startup Surge Current 40 Apk “cold” per line cord, at any line voltage 25 Amps peak max per line cord, at any line voltage
AC Protection 15 A fuse on each power supply, single line 10 A fuse on each power supply, single line
Cabinets
Standard 40U Cabinet
AC Line Voltage 200 to 240 VAC ± 10%, single-phase, 47 to 63 Hz
Power Configuration One, two, three or four power domains, each redundant
Power Inlet Count Two, four, six, or eight (two per domain)
Plug Types NEMA L6-30P or IEC309-332 P6 or IP57 (Australia)
1 Domain: 4,800 VA @ 200 VAC, 5,760 VA @ 240 VAC
Input Power Capacity 2 Domain: 9,600 VA @ 200 VAC, 11,520 VA @ 240 VAC
3 Domain: 14,400 VA @ 200 VAC, 17,280 VA @ 240 VAC
4 Domain: 19,200 VA @ 200 VAC, 20,040 VA @ 240 VAC
AC Protection 30 A site circuit breakers on each power branch
Height - 75 in (190.8 cm); Width - 24.0 in (61.1 cm); Depth - 39.0 in
40U Cabinet Dimensions
(99.2 cm); Weight Empty – 380 lb (173 kg)
Description Specification
Recommended Range Operation The limits under which equipment will operate 18°C to 27°C (64.4°F to 80.6°F) at 5.5°C
the most reliably while still achieving (59°F) dew.
reasonably energy-efficient data center
operation.
Continuous Allowable Range Operation Data center economization techniques (e.g. 5°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) at 20% to 80%
free cooling) may be employed to improve relative humidity with 21°C (69.8°F) maximum
overall data center efficiency. These dew point (maximum wet bulb temperature).
techniques may cause equipment inlet De-rate maximum allowable dry bulb
conditions to fall outside the recommended temperature at 1°C per 300m above 950m
range but still within the continuously allowable (1°F per 547 ft above 3117 ft).
range. Equipment may be operated without
any hourly limitations in this range.
Improbable Operation (Excursion Limited) During certain times of the day or year, 35°C to 40°C (with no direct sunlight on the
equipment inlet conditions may fall outside the equipment) at -12°C dew point and 8% to 85%
continuously allowable range but still within the relative humidity with 24°C dew point
expanded improbable range. Equipment (maximum wet bulb temperature). Outside the
operation is limited to ≤ 10% of annual continuously allowable range (10°C to 35°C),
operating hours in this range. the system can operate down to 5°C or up to
40°C for a maximum of 10% of its annual
operating hours. For temperatures between
35°C and 40°C (95°F to 104°F), de-rate
maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by
1°C per 175m above 950m (1°F per 319 ft
above 3117 ft).
Exceptional Operation (Excursion Limited) During certain times of the day or year, 40°C to 45°C (with no direct sunlight on the
ASHRAE 4 only equipment inlet conditions may fall outside the equipment) at -12°C dew point and 8% to 90%
continuously allowable range but still within the relative humidity with 24°C dew point
expanded exceptional range. Equipment (maximum wet bulb temperature). Outside the
operation is limited to ≤ 1% of annual continuously allowable range (10°C to 35°C),
operating hours in this range. the system can operate down to 5°C or up to
45°C for a maximum of 1% of its annual
operating hours. For temperatures between
35°C and 45°C (95°F to 104°F), de-rate
maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by
1°C per 125m above 950m (1°F per 228 ft
above 3117 ft).
Statement of Compliance
Dell Information Technology Equipment is compliant with all currently applicable regulatory requirements for
Electromagnetic Compatibility, Product Safety, and Environmental Regulations where placed on market.
Detailed regulatory information and verification of compliance is available at the Dell Regulatory Compliance
website. http://dell.com/regulatory_compliance
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