PowerScale/ECS Quick Reference Guide for Administrators

April 2022

WHAT’S NEW!
This quarterly guide provides information on how to easily access the most utilized Dell Dell Technologies Cloud Storage Solutions ... 4
PowerScale, ECS, ObjectScale, DataIQ and Streaming Data Platform sources of
Landing Pages ............................................... 4
information. It covers a wide range of topics including information hubs, user
Dell PowerScale/ECS Software Releases ...... 5
communities, guides, support, education and more.
Dell PowerScale Hardware/Software ............. 6
Please note that some of the links require a Dell site registration such as the Dell Dell ECS Components ................................... 7
Community or Dell Support site. Review the link section to determine if a prerequisite is Product Supportability/Advisories ................... 7
necessary. The goal is to make this guide as useful as possible and having your input on Tools.............................................................. 8
its content will go a long way. Please help by e-mailing us at
Dell PowerScale Guides ................................ 9
IsilonQRGFeedback@Dell.com to provide comments and suggestions.
Dell PowerScale Storage Resources ........... 11
Dell PowerScale Automation and Developer
Resources ................................................... 12
Dell ECS Guides .......................................... 13
HIGHLIGHTS!
Dell ECS Storage Resources ....................... 14
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4 – The latest version of OneFS was released on
04/04/2022. This release provides several new features, enhancements, and Dell ObjectScale Resources ........................ 14
functionality. Dell ECM Streaming Data Platform .............. 15
• SmartSync Data Mover –flexible data copy and movement, incremental
resyncs, push, and pull data transfer and one-time file to object copy Blogs ........................................................... 15
• Secure Boot – support extended to F200, F600, F900, H700/7000 and Dell Solutions............................................... 18
A300/3000 platforms
Analyst Reports ........................................... 21
• IB to Ethernet Backend Migration – provides for non-disruptive rolling back-
end migration for legacy Gen6 clusters
• In-line Dedupe – enabled by default on new OneFS 9.4 clusters RECENT RELEASE DATES
• Smarter SmartConnect Diagnostics ONEFS 9.4.0.0 ...................... APR 4, 2022

Dell ECS 3.7 – This release introduced the following new and incremental features to ONEFS 9.3.0.5 ....................MAR 18, 2022
the ECS platform. ONEFS 9.2.1.7 .................... DEC 30, 2021
• S3 select
• Deployable with SSD and HDD intermix nodes within a VDC
ECS 3.7.0.0 .........................FEB 10, 2022
• Tokenization support for metadata search
• New hardware disks sizing options ECS 3.6.2.2 ........................... JAN 6, 2022

Dell Technologies World – Our flagship event is back in Las Vegas (May 2-5,2022), ECS 3.6.1.3 ....................... SEPT 22, 2021
packed with more tech than ever. From new, advanced Breakouts and Hands-on
Labs to Interactive Demos and curated learning tracks, come ready to spark new OBJECTSCALE 1.0.1 .............MAR 30, 2022
ideas and gain actionable insights to fuel your innovation.
OBJECTSCALE 1.0 .................. NOV 2, 2021

STREAMING DATA PLATFORM V1.3.1

........................................... DEC 18, 2021

TARGET CODE
POWERSCALE/ISILON ......... ONEFS 9.2.1.X

ECS...................................... ECS 3.6.2.2

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Reference Guide
Contents
Dell Technologies Cloud Storage Solutions for Unstructured Data .................................................................................................... 4
Dell Technologies Cloud OneFS for Google Cloud ............................................................................................................................... 4
Dell Technologies Cloud OneFS for Multi-Cloud ................................................................................................................................... 4
Dell Technologies Cloud OneFS: Microsoft Azure................................................................................................................................. 4

Landing Pages .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Dell PowerScale .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
PowerScale Information Hubs ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Dell ECS ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Dell ObjectScale .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Communities............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Dell Community ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Current PowerScale/ECS Software Releases ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Dell PowerScale .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Dell ECS ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Dell PowerScale Hardware and Software ............................................................................................................................................... 6

Dell PowerScale .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Dell PowerScale Specification ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Dell PowerScale OneFS Software Features .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Dell InsightIQ ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Dell PowerScale/Isilon API/SDK ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

Dell ECS Components.............................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Dell ECS Appliance ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Dell ECS Overview and Architecture ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Dell ECS EX-Series ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Dell ECS API/SDK ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Product Supportability/Advisories ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

Dell PowerScale Supportability and Compatibility Guide ....................................................................................................................... 7
Dell PowerScale Product Availability Guide .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Dell PowerScale Technical and Security Advisories (DTA/DSA) ........................................................................................................... 8
Dell PowerScale OneFS and InsightIQ False Positive Security Vulnerabilities ..................................................................................... 8
Dell OneFS Customer Troubleshooting Guides..................................................................................................................................... 8
Dell ECS Product Availability Guide ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Dell ECS Technical and Security Advisories (DTA/DSA) ...................................................................................................................... 8

Tools .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Dell OneFS Simulator ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Dell ECS Software ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Dell ObjectScale Software ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Dell PowerScale Guides........................................................................................................................................................................... 9

OneFS User Guides .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
OneFS Upgrade Process and Planning Guide ...................................................................................................................................... 9
PowerScale Site Preparation Planning Guide ....................................................................................................................................... 9
PowerScale Installation Guides ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
PowerScale Generation 6 Leaf-Spine Cluster Installation Guide......................................................................................................... 10
PowerScale Generation 6 InfiniBand to Ethernet Back-end Network Conversion ............................................................................... 10
PowerScale Healthy Habits Checklist .................................................................................................................................................. 10
PowerScale OneFS, ECS and Hadoop References ............................................................................................................................ 10
Dell PowerScale OneFS Technical Specifications Guides .................................................................................................................. 10

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Dell PowerScale and Isilon Storage Resources .................................................................................................................................. 11

Dell PowerScale Automation and Developer Resources .................................................................................................................... 12

Dell ECS Guides ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

ECS User Guides ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
ECS Upgrade Planning ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
ECS Healthy Habits Checklist ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Cabinet Site Preparation Guide ........................................................................................................................................................... 13

Dell ECS Storage Resources ................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Dell ObjectScale Resources .................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Dell DataIQ Resources ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Dell Streaming Data Platform Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 15

Blogs ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Dell PowerScale Blogs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Dell ECS Blogs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Dell ObjectScale Blogs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Dell Unstructured Data Videos .............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Dell Solutions ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Dell Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Dell Support Contact Information......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Opening a Service Request ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Secure Remote Services (SRS) .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

Dell Education ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Dell PowerScale / Isilon Education ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Dell ECS Education ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Dell DataIQ Education ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Dell Streaming Data Platform Education ............................................................................................................................................. 21

Analyst Reports and Other Updates ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Magic Quadrant Report ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Dell Future-Proof Program .................................................................................................................................................................. 21

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Dell Technologies Cloud Storage Solutions for Unstructured Data
Dell Technologies Cloud Storage Solutions for Unstructured Data provides a range of choices of private, multi-cloud and native Cloud
storage services designed for unstructured data. Our Cloud services extend the familiar capabilities of Dell PowerScale and Dell ECS,
such as performance at scale, operational efficiency, and simplicity of management to enable enterprises to deploy the most suitable
offering with the economics of the Cloud. Solutions range from directly connecting to Cloud for multi-cloud agility and zero data gravity, to
a fully integrated, native Cloud experience. This solution is ideal for securely moving or deploying demanding applications to the public
cloud for disaster recovery, analytics, test/dev and more.

Link: PowerScale Solutions for Multi-cloud

Link: Dell Technologies Cloud Storage Solutions for Unstructured Data Video

Dell Technologies Cloud OneFS for Google Cloud

Dell Technologies partnered with Google to bring a fully integrated native cloud file service for Google Cloud users powered by Dell
PowerScale.

Links:
• Dell Technologies Cloud PowerScale for Google Cloud: Overview and Solution Design Considerations (UPDATED)
• PowerScale for Google Cloud: Overview and Solution Design Considerations (UPDATED)
• Solution Brief: Dell Cloud PowerScale for Google Cloud (UPDATED)
• ESG Technical Review: Performance Testing
• Whitepaper: Collaborative Video Editing with Dell Technologies Cloud PowerScale for Google Cloud
• Whitepaper: Deep Learning with Dell Technologies Cloud PowerScale for Google Cloud
• Solution Brief: Increasing HDFS Performance with PowerScale for Google Cloud

Dell Technologies Cloud OneFS for Multi-Cloud

Multi-cloud deployment models enable users to connect their file or object storage on Dell PowerScale or Dell ECS, consumed as a
service, directly to public Clouds including AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud through a high-speed, low latency connection.

Links:
• Multi-Cloud Data Services for Dell PowerScale in AWS: Amazon EMR for Data Analytics Solutions (UPDATED)
• Event on Demand: PowerScale OneFS providing solutions for customers to put data first with multi-cloud access
• Data Sheet: Multi-Cloud Data Services, enabled by Faction
• ESG Technical Review: Solving Big Data Challenges with PowerScale for Multi-Cloud Services for Dell PowerScale

Dell Technologies Cloud OneFS: Microsoft Azure

Dell PowerScale powered by OneFS combined with Microsoft Azure public Cloud which offers enterprise-grade compute for operational
flexibility. This Cloud service provides a high bandwidth, low latency connection from PowerScale to Azure using Azure ExpressRoute
Local that are required to effectively run compute intensive file workloads in industries such as Life Sciences and Media and
Entertainment. It also eliminates outbound data traffic costs for data written to PowerScale from within Azure.

Links:
• Analysis of APEX Multi-Cloud Data Services for Azure High-performance File-based Applications (NEW)
• Solution Brief: Multi-Cloud Data Services for Dell PowerScale – Solution for Microsoft Azure
• Technical Review: Analysis of Multi-Cloud Data Services for Dell PowerScale Solution for Microsoft Azure for High Performance
File-based Applications
• Dell PowerScale for Azure with Azure Cognitive Services and Databricks for AI Solutions

Landing Pages
Dell PowerScale
Dell PowerScale is the industry’s #1 family of scale-out network-attached storage systems (IDC), designed for demanding enterprise file
workloads. Choose from all-flash, hybrid and archive NAS platforms.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: PowerScale Landing Page

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PowerScale Information Hubs
Dell PowerScale Info Hubs organize PowerScale documentation, videos, blogs, and user-contributed content into topic areas, making it
easy to find content. Topics covered in PowerScale Info Hubs include software, hardware, solutions, and a range of subjects about how
to optimize your cluster.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: PowerScale OneFS Info Hubs (UPDATED)

Dell ECS
ECS, the leading object-storage platform from Dell, has been engineered to support both traditional and next-generation workloads alike.
Deployable in a software-defined model or as a turnkey appliance, ECS boasts unmatched scalability, manageability, resilience, and
economics to meet the demands of modern business.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ECS Landing Page

Dell ObjectScale
ObjectScale is the next evolution in enterprise object storage, designed for Kubernetes. Capable of scaling to any capacity and
connecting sites from edge to core with a few simple clicks, ObjectScale serves as your globally accessible data lake for enterprise
workloads such as cloud-native, IoT, AI, big data analytics and archive applications.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ObjectScale Landing Page

Link: ObjectScale Product Documentation Index Info Hub (UPDATED)

Communities
Dell Community
The Dell Community connects to a central hub of information and experts to help maximize current storage solutions. The site has a wide
range of available options including products demos, technical videos, the latest product documentation, announcements, and events
content.

Registration Prerequisite: Dell Community Registration

Link: PowerScale/Isilon Discussion Community

Link: ECS Product Community

Link: ObjectScale

Current PowerScale/ECS Software Releases

Documents listing the current software releases, and updates that are available for PowerScale OneFS and ECS.

Dell PowerScale
Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: Current PowerScale Software Releases (UPDATED)

Link: PowerScale OneFS Current Patches (UPDATED)

Link: PowerScale-Isilon Software Release and Patching Strategy

Link: Dell PowerScale OneFS: Release Contents – new features, functionality & enhancements (UPDATED)

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Dell ECS
Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ECS New Features and Changes (UPDATED)

Dell PowerScale Hardware and Software

Registration Prerequisite: None

Dell PowerScale
Dell PowerScale brings the strength of Dell Technologies to the world’s leading scale-out NAS platform to provide a foundation for next
generation unstructured data management. Dell PowerScale and Isilon nodes - powered by the PowerScale OneFS operating system -
form the ideal platform to store, manage, secure, protect and analyze unstructured data efficiently while supporting a wide range of
applications and workloads.

Links:
• Dell PowerScale Handout
• Dell PowerScale Data Sheet

PowerScale Acclimation Video

Are you new to PowerScale? If so, we highly encourage you to watch this eleven-minute video to become familiar with hardware basics,
software basics, and what to monitor to get the most out of your investment.
Link: Dell PowerScale Welcome Video

Dell PowerScale Specification

The specification sheets provide information about the Dell PowerScale nodes OneFS operating system.

Links:
• Dell PowerScale Flash Family Specification Sheet
• Dell PowerScale Hybrid Family Specification Sheet
• Dell PowerScale Archive Family Specification Sheet
• Dell PowerScale Accelerator Nodes Specification Sheet

Dell PowerScale OneFS Software Features

Dell PowerScale OneFS provides software modules that simplify storage and data management at scale. Storage management features
and functionality like autobalance, snapshots, data protection, backup, replication, and disaster recovery help to simply and automate
management for OneFS powered clusters.

Link: Dell PowerScale OneFS Software

Dell InsightIQ
Isilon InsightIQ is a free-of-charge tool that enables PowerScale administrators to gain a deeper understanding of what is occurring within
their PowerScale environment. The tool allows administrators to pinpoint potential issues in their infrastructure, determine the dataset
growth rates for optimal utilization and to plan future purchases. The deployment of InsightIQ is as simple as a package on a Linux host,
or a Virtual Machine deployed in the infrastructure.

Link: Dell Isilon InsightIQ Data Sheet

Dell PowerScale/Isilon API/SDK

The PowerScale/Isilon SDK Information Hub contains documentation and code samples related to the OneFS Application Programming
Interface (API). PowerScale OneFS provides an API and SDK (Software Development Kit) to configure, manage, and monitor cluster
functionality. The guides provide a list of all available API resource URLs, HTTP methods, as well as parameter and object descriptions.

Link: Isilon SDK Info Hub

Link: PowerScale API (UPDATED)

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Dell ECS Components
Dell ECS Appliance
Dell ECS Appliance is a multi-purpose, software-defined cloud-storage platform. This 3rd Generation object-based solution from Dell
delivers enterprise class smart storage built for the next generation of applications and workloads. The specification sheet covers the
configuration details of ECS hardware, including EX-Series, U-Series, and D-Series.

Registration Prerequisite: None

ECS Appliance Specification Sheet: Dell ECS EX-Series

Dell ECS Overview and Architecture

This document provides an in-depth architecture overview of Dell ECS, a software-defined cloud-scale object storage platform that
combines the cost advantages of commodity infrastructure with the reliability, availability, and serviceability of traditional arrays.

Registration Prerequisite: None

ECS Overview and Architecture Paper: Dell ECS Overview and Architecture (UPDATED)

Dell ECS EX-Series

These documents cover the hardware components that make up ECS EX-Series Appliance hardware models.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

ECS EX-Series Technical Specifications: Dell ECS EX-Series Specifications

ECS EX-Series Hardware Guide: ECS EX-Series (NEW)

ECS Networks Guide for EX-Series: ECS Networks Guide for E300 and EX3000 (EX-Series) Hardware

ECS EX300 Rack Installation Guide: ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide

ECS EX500 Rack Installation Guide: ECS EX500 Third Party Racking Planning and Installation Guide (NEW)

ECS EX3000 Rack Installation Guide: ECS EX3000 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide

ECS EXF900 Rack Guide: ECS EXF900 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide

Dell ECS API/SDK

The ECS Management API can be used to configure, manage, and monitor ECS.

Registration Prerequisite: None

ECS API Reference Guide: Dell ECS 3.7 REST API (NEW)

Product Supportability/Advisories
Dell PowerScale Supportability and Compatibility Guide
This guide provides supportability and compatibility information for PowerScale software and hardware.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale OneFS Supportability and Compatibility Guide (UPDATED)

Dell PowerScale Product Availability Guide

The PowerScale product support life cycle is designed to help you manage your investment in PowerScale technology and to plan for
advancements in PowerScale technology as products approach the end of their life cycle.

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Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale Product Availability Guide (UPDATED)

Dell PowerScale Technical and Security Advisories (DTA/DSA)

The intention of the Technical and Security Advisories is to provide detailed information on the severity and impact as well as the cause
and resolution around specific issues found in PowerScale code releases.

DSAs alert to potential security vulnerabilities and their remedies for Dell products. The advisories include specific details about the issue
and instructions to help prevent or alleviate the problem. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) identify publicly known security
concerns. A Dell DSA can address one or more CVEs.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale Technical and Security Advisories (UPDATED)

Dell PowerScale OneFS and InsightIQ False Positive Security Vulnerabilities

This document provides a list of security vulnerabilities that cannot be exploited on Dell PowerScale/Isilon OneFS or InsightIQ, but which
may be flagged by security scanners.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale OneFS, Isilon OneFS and InsightIQ False Positive Security Vulnerabilities (UPDATED)

Dell OneFS Customer Troubleshooting Guides

The troubleshooting guides provide step-by-step instructions to help troubleshoot some common issues that affect PowerScale clusters.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: Dell PowerScale Customer Troubleshooting Guides

Dell ECS Product Availability Guide

The ECS product support life cycle is designed to help you manage your investment in ECS technology and to plan for advancements in
ECS technology as products approach the end of their life cycle.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Reference Guide: ECS 3.7 Product Availability Guide (UPDATED)

Dell ECS Technical and Security Advisories (DTA/DSA)

The intention of the Technical and Security Advisories is to provide detailed information on the severity and impact as well as the cause
and resolution around specific issues found in ECS code releases.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: ECS Technical and Security Advisories (UPDATED)

Tools
Dell OneFS Simulator
Unsupported tool that can be used for non-performance related testing or evaluation of OneFS code versions.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: PowerScale OneFS Simulator Download

Dell PowerScale Hands-On Lab

Sign up to experience PowerScale or DataIQ in a virtual lab setting

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Link: Hands-On Lab (UPDATED)

Dell ECS Software

Code and test cloud applications access a broad range of object API’s like S3 and OpenStack or deploy a proof of concept (POC)
environment. Download the non-production version of ECS software.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ECS Software Download (UPDATED)

Link: ECS Test Drive (Take ECS for a test drive. Quickly create a cloud storage service account and upload your content.) (UPDATED)

Dell ObjectScale Software

Download the free Community Edition of Dell ObjectScale software, with up to 30TB of storage and no time limit for non-production use.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ObjectScale Software Download (UPDATED)

Dell PowerScale Guides

OneFS User Guides
OneFS user guides describe how the PowerScale OneFS web and CLI administration interfaces provide access to cluster configuration,
management, and monitoring functionality.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Links:
• OneFS 9.4.0 Documentation (NEWD)
• OneFS 9.3.0 Documentation (UPDATED)
• OneFS 9.2.1 Documentation (UPDATED)
• OneFS 9.2.0 Documentation (UPDATED)
• OneFS 9.1.0 Documentation
• OneFS 9.0.0 Documentation
• OneFS 8.2.2 Documentation (Note: End of Standard Support: 31 May 2022)
• OneFS 8.2.0 Documentation (Note: End of Standard Support: 31 May 2022)
• OneFS 8.1.2 Documentation (Note: End of Standard Support: 30 Jun 2021)
• OneFS 8.1.0 Documentation (Note: End of Standard Support: 30 Jun 2021)

OneFS Upgrade Process and Planning Guide

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: PowerScale OneFS Upgrade Planning and Process Guide (UPDATED)

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: OneFS Upgrades Info Hub (UPDATED)

PowerScale Site Preparation Planning Guide

This guide describes how to prepare and plan for a PowerScale hardware installation. The information in the guide provides a framework
for the research that a System Administrator or Facility Manager must conduct before powering on and PowerScale node.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale Node Site Preparation and Planning Guide

Link: Generation 6 Site Preparation and Planning Guide

PowerScale Installation Guides

Procedure for installing the PowerScale Generation 6 hardware platform.

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Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale Node Installation Guide

Link: Generation 6 Installation Guide

PowerScale Generation 6 Leaf-Spine Cluster Installation Guide

This guide contains the procedures and requirements for installing and deploying Leaf-Spine Generation 6 clusters.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale Leaf-Spine Installation Guide

Link: Generation 6 Leaf-Spine Installation Guide

PowerScale Generation 6 InfiniBand to Ethernet Back-end Network Conversion

This document details the process to convert a Generation 6 cluster with an InfiniBand back-end network to Ethernet.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: PowerScale Gen6 InfiniBand to Ethernet Back-end Network Conversion

PowerScale Healthy Habits Checklist

Whether you are new to OneFS or a seasoned veteran, this checklist will provide a solid foundation for daily/monthly/quarterly checks to
keep your environment healthy.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: PowerScale Healthy Habits Checklist

PowerScale OneFS, ECS and Hadoop References

These guides provide information for PowerScale OneFS, ECS and Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) administrators when
implementing a PowerScale OneFS and Hadoop system integration.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: Using Hadoop with OneFS Info Hub (UPDATED)

Registration Prerequisite: None

Links:
• Data Management with Cloudera Data Platform on AMD-powered Dell Infrastructure Design Guide (NEW)
• Data Management with Cloudera Data Platform on Intel-powered Dell Infrastructure (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale and Cloudera CDP Private Cloud Base Reference Architecture
• Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) 7.1.6 with PowerFlex and PowerScale
• Dell Isilon: Using Transparent Data Encryption with Isilon HDFS
• Hadoop Distributions and Products Supported (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale and Cloudera Data Platform Private Cloud Base QATS Certification Report
• Hadoop Tiered Storage with Dell Isilon and Dell ECS Clusters
• PowerScale OneFS with Hadoop and Hortonworks Installation Guide
• PowerScale OneFS with Hadoop and Hortonworks for Kerberos Installation Guide
• PowerScale OneFS with Hadoop and Cloudera Installation Guide
• PowerScale OneFS with Hadoop and Cloudera for Kerberos Installation Guide
• PowerScale OneFS HDFS Reference Guide (UPDATED)
• Dell ECS: Execution Summary of Cloudera Quality Assurance Test Suite (QATS) on Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP)
• Dell ECS: Execution Summary of Cloudera Quality Assurance Test Suite (QATS) on Cloudera Distribution Hadoop (CDH)

Dell PowerScale OneFS Technical Specifications Guides

This document presents guidelines and recommendations for configuring OneFS and IsilonSD Edge. Configuration guidelines are
provided for protocols, file system features, software and hardware components, and network settings.

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Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Links:
• PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.0 Technical Specifications Guide (NEW)
• PowerScale OneFS 9.3.0.0 Technical Specifications Guide
• PowerScale OneFS 9.2.1.0 Technical Specifications Guide – covers OneFS 9.0.0.0 and later
• Isilon OneFS 8.1.0 and IsilonSD Edge: Technical Specifications Guide – End of Standard Support
• Isilon OneFS 8.0.0 and IsilonSD Edge: Technical Specifications Guide – End of Standard Support
• Isilon OneFS 7.2.1: Technical Specifications Guide – End of Standard Support

Dell PowerScale and Isilon Storage Resources

Dell storage and integrated offerings teams deliver outbound application expertise in the form of white papers, videos, reference
architectures and best-practice guidance, and provide sales re-enforcement to help ensure customer success on Dell storage platforms.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: PowerScale (Isilon) InfoHub (UPDATED)

Following are the most recent collateral:

Best Practices:
• PowerScale OneFS Best Practices (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale SyncIQ: Architecture, Configuration, and Considerations (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale Network Design Considerations (UPDATED)
• Considerations & Best Practices for Large PowerScale Clusters (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS: Advanced Alert Configurations (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale Non-Disruptive Upgrade Best Practices (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale: Accelerator Nodes Overview and General Best Practices
• Dell PowerScale: Leaf-Spine Network Best Practices (UPDATED)
•
• PowerScale OneFS NFS Design Considerations and Best Practices
• PowerScale SmartLock Best Practices
• Dell PowerScale: Beginner's Guide to PowerScale KPI Performance Metrics
• Dell PowerScale: Autodesk Flame 2022 Best Practices and Configuration Guide
• PowerScale OneFS: Using macOS Clients
• PowerScale OneFS: macOS Network Storage User Experience and Performance Optimizations

White Papers:
• Dell PowerScale SmartSync (NEW)
• PowerScale OneFS: A Metadata Driven Approach to On Demand Tiering (NEW)
Multi-Vector Defense for Dell PowerScale (NEW)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS Operating System (UPDATED)
• PowerScale OneFS Technical Overview (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS Secure Boot (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS STIG Security Profile (UPDATED)
• High Availability and Data Protection with Dell PowerScale Scale-out NAS (UPDATED)
• Data Protection with Dell PowerScale SnapshotIQ (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS: Writable Snapshots (UPDATED)
• Storage Quota Management and Provisioning with Dell PowerScale SmartQuotas (UPDATED)
• Storage Tiering with Dell PowerScale SmartPools (UPDATED)
• Next Generation Storage Efficiency with Dell PowerScale SmartDedupe (UPDATED)
• PowerScale OneFS Small File Storage Efficiency for Archive (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS: Data Reduction and Storage Efficiency (UPDATED)
• Next Generation Storage Efficiency with Dell PowerScale In-line Data Reduction (UPDATED)
• PowerScale OneFS Large File Support (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS: Long Filename Support (UPDATED)
• PowerScale OneFS SmartFlash (UPDATED)
• PowerScale OneFS Job Engine (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale OneFS: Cluster Composition, Quorum, and Group State (UPDATED)
• PowerScale OneFS: Permission Repair Job (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale: Ethernet Back-end Network Overview (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale: CloudPools and ECS (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale: CloudPools and Alibaba Cloud (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale: CloudPools and Amazon Web Services (UPDATED)

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 • Dell PowerScale: CloudPools and Google Cloud (UPDATED)
• Dell PowerScale: CloudPools and Microsoft Azure (UPDATED)
• Virtualizing GPUs for AI with VMware and NVIDIA (UPDATED)
• PowerScale Introduction for NetApp Administrators
• PowerScale Common AntiVirus Agent Solution
• Dell PowerScale: Home Directory Storage Solutions for NFS and SMB Environments
• PowerScale NDMP Technical Overview and Design Considerations
• PowerScale Data-at-Rest Encryption
• PowerScale OneFS: NFS over RDMA for Media
• PowerScale OneFS S3 Overview
• PowerScale OneFS: Authentication, Identity Management, and Authorization
• Dell PowerScale OneFS User Mapping
• Access Control Lists on Dell PowerScale OneFS
• File System Auditing with Dell PowerScale and Dell Common Event Enabler
• Dell PowerScale Deep Learning Infrastructure with NVIDIA DGX A100 Systems for Autonomous Driving

Deployment and configuration:

• PowerScale and Cloudera Data Platform Private Cloud Base

Reference Architecture:
• Dell HPC Ready Architecture for AI and Data Analytics - Architecture and Deployment Guidance
• PowerScale F200: UltraHD Video Workflows
• Dell Isilon and Cloudera Reference Architecture and Performance Results
• How to Elevate Your Content Delivery Workflows with Dell PowerScale

Solution Briefs:
• Protecting Your Patient's Medical Images
• Dell PowerScale Powered by Azure Databricks and Faction to Accelerate Data-driven Innovations
• Dell PowerScale Powered by Yellowbrick and Faction to Modernize Data Warehouse
• PowerScale Data Protection with Dell NetWorker using NDMP
• PowerScale Data Protection with Dell NetWorker using Snapshot Management for NAS Devices
• PowerScale Data Protection with Dell Avamar NDMP Accelerator
• Solution Overview: Archive Solutions with PowerScale and SourceOne
• Dell PowerScale for Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing
• Dell PowerScale for M&E

Videos/Demos:
• Welcome to Dell PowerScale
• PowerAPI introduction - PowerScale
• Dell PowerScale Cyber Protection
• Unleash the Value of Data in Azure Stack Hub with PowerScale
• Power your AI/ML workloads with Dell PowerScale F900
• ESG Video Solving Big Data Challenges with Dell PowerScale
• ESG Video: Analysis of PowerScale for Azure for High Performance File-based Applications
• PowerAPI for PowerScale
• Dell PowerScale for AI
• Dell PowerScale for Safety and Security
• Ansible Automation for Online Learning Operations with Isilon/PowerScale/OneFS platform

Dell PowerScale Automation and Developer Resources

Discover how to automate PowerScale storage operations and integrate with modern tools for application development and deployment.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: Dell Storage Automation and Developer Resources

Links:
• vRO Plug-in for Dell PowerScale
• vRO Plugin for Dell PowerScale Simple Support Matrix (UPDATED)
• Ansible Modules for PowerScale (UPDATED)
• Isilon Ansible Plugin (UPDATED)
• Isilon CSI Plugin (UPDATED)
• CSI Driver for PowerScale (UPDATED)
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 • PowerScale CSI Plugin – VMware marketplace
• Isilon Python SDK (community maintained) (UPDATED)

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: Ansible Modules for PowersScale Documentation (UPDATED)

Link: OneFS APIs (UPDATED)

Dell ECS Guides

ECS User Guides
ECS user guides describe how to access to configuration, management, and monitoring functionality.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Links:
• ECS Product Documentation 3.7 (NEW)
• ECS Product Documentation 3.6 (UPDATED)
• ECS Product Documentation 3.5
• ECS Product Documentation 3.4

Note: Product Documentation includes the following:

- New Features and Changes

- Administration Guide
- Monitoring Guide
- Data Access Guide
- REST API Reference
- Release Notes
- Security Configuration Guide

ECS Upgrade Planning

Technical information about ECS upgrade planning.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: ECS Upgrade Planning

ECS Healthy Habits Checklist

This tech note provides a checklist to follow to keep Dell ECS operating at optimal performance and capacity.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ECS Healthy Habits Checklist

Cabinet Site Preparation Guide

This guide describes how to prepare and plan for an ECS/PowerScale installation. The information in the guide provides information on the
features, data protection, and site preparation requirements.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Links:
• 40U-D Titan Cabinet Site Preparation Guide
• 40U-P Cabinet Site Preparation Guide
• Titan S Site Preparation Guide
• Titan HD Site Preparation Guide

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Dell ECS Storage Resources
Dell storage and integrated offerings teams deliver outbound application expertise in the form of white papers, videos, reference
architectures and best-practice guidance, and provide sales re-enforcement to help ensure customer success on Dell storage platforms.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ECS InfoHub (UPDATED)

Following are the most recent collateral:

Best Practices:
• Dell ECS: Best Practices (UPDATED)
• Dell ECS: Networking and Best Practices
• Dell ECS Object Storage with Video Management Systems Configuration Best Practices

White Papers:
• Dell ECS: Data Lake with Apache Iceberg (NEW)
• ECS Management REST API: Postman Collection (NEW)
• Dell ECS for Confluent Platform Tiered Storage Certification (NEW)
• ECS Overview and Architecture White Paper (UPDATED)
• Dell ECS: Data-at-Rest Encryption
• ECS PCI DSS Compliance
• Dell ECS: High Availability Design (UPDATED)

Configuration and Deployment:

• Dell ECS App for Splunk Enterprise (UPDATED)
• Dell ECS: Splunk SmartStore Configuration Guide
• DELL ECS with F5
• ECS Storage Broker Installation Guide

Solution Briefs:
• Vertica in Eon Mode for Dell ECS Solution Overview
• Solution Brief: Dell ECS 3.6 & EXF900

Technical Validation:
• Dell Technical Validation of Splunk Enterprise SmartStore Multisite Deployment with Dell ECS
• Dell Technical Validation of Vertica in Eon Mode and Dell ECS

Technical FAQ:
• Dell ECS: Technical FAQ (UPDATED)

Dell ObjectScale Resources

Built with a software-defined, containerized architecture ObjectScale delivers enterprise class, high performance object storage in a
Kubernetes-native package.

Links:
• Solution Overview: ObjectScale
• Solution Overview: ObjectScale on VMware vSphere with Tanzu on VxRail
• Solution Overview: ObjectScale on VMware vSphere with Tanzu
• Solution Overview: ObjectScale on Red Hat OpenShift
• Video: Dell ObjectScale
• Whitepaper: Dell ObjectScale: Overview and Architecture (NEW)
• Whitepaper: Dell ObjectScale: General Reference Architecture (NEW)
• Demo: Deploying ObjectScale in vCenter

Dell DataIQ Resources

Dell DataIQ offers critical insight for data managers tasked with organizing ever growing repositories of unstructured data. As a
management tool, DataIQ has many configuration options and capabilities which allow it to provide a single pane of glass view across
multiple storage platforms. DataIQ delivers a unified view of all file and object data in the data center, off-premises and in the cloud.
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 • High speed scan and search capabilities across heterogeneous systems
• Reporting on data usage, storage costs, user access patterns and more
• Supports data tagging and precision data mover capabilities

Registration Prerequisite: None

Links:
• Dell DataIQ and CloudIQ Storage Resources
• Dell DataIQ Info Hub
• DataIQ Developer Info Hub

Dell Streaming Data Platform Resources

Dell Streaming Data Platform (SDP), is a scalable platform that is used to ingest, store, and analyze streaming data in real time. The
platform can process both real-time and collected historical data in the same application.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Links:
• Dell SDP Landing Page
• Dell SDP Data Sheet
• Dell SDP Solution Overview
• Dell Streaming Data Platform InfoHub (UPDATED)
• Dell Streaming Data Platform Technical White Papers

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Link: Dell Streaming Data Platform Compatibility Matrix (UPDATED)

Blogs
Dell PowerScale Blogs
Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: Dell Technologies Blogs - Storage

• Leader Recognition in Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

• How Flexibility is Redefining NAS for the Data Era
• PowerScale: Storage Optimized for HPC in Semiconductor Design Environments
• DLm Enhancements Deliver PowerScale, Isilon Connectivity
• Scale-Out Architectures in the Age of Machine Learning
• Powering Up Your All-Flash Data Lake with PowerScale F900
• Introducing New Storage and Data Protection Multi-Cloud Innovations

Link: PowerScale (Isilon) Blogs (UPDATED)

Recent Blogs:
• Announcing PowerScale OneFS 9.4!
• Understanding the Protocol Syslog Format in PowerScale OneFS
• A Metadata-based Approach to Tiering in PowerScale OneFS
• Configure SSH Multi-Factor Authentication on OneFS Using Duo
• Introducing the Accelerator Nodes – the Latest Additions to the Dell PowerScale Family
• How to Create Object Storage in Dell APEX Data Storage Services (DSS)
• Dell APEX Data Storage Service (DSS) in Colocation
• OneFS & Files Per Directory
• OneFS NFS Netgroups
• OneFS Hardware Fault Tolerance
• OneFS Protocol Auditing
• OneFS and SMB Encryption
• OneFS Path-based File Pool Policies

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 • PowerScale Gen6 Chassis Hardware Resilience
• PowerScale Platform Update
• OneFS Job Execution and Node Exclusion
• Setting Up PowerScale for Google Cloud SmartConnect
• Live Broadcast Recording Using OneFS for Google Cloud, Gallery SIENNA ND, and Adobe Premiere Pro
• Introducing File Services for APEX Data Storage Services

Link: Dell PowerScale/Isilon Blogs (UPDATED)

Recent Blogs:

MAR 2022 (NEW)

• OneFS Tiers and Pools
• OneFS Neighborhoods
• OneFS Replication Bandwidth Management
• OneFS Metadata Overview

FEB 2022 (NEW)

• OneFS SmartLock and WORM Data Retention
• OneFS SmartLock Configuration and Management
• OneFS and CAVA Antivirus Scanning
• OneFS CAVA Configuration and Management

JAN 2022 (NEW)

• OneFS Writable Snapshots
• OneFS Writable Snapshots Management, Monitoring and Performance
• OneFS Writable Snapshots Coexistence and Caveats
• OneFS NFS Performance Resource Monitoring
• OneFS HDFS ACLs Support

DEC 2021
• OneFS Virtual Hot Spare
• OneFS S3 Protocol Enhancements
• PowerScale P100& B100 Accelerators
• OneFS and Long Filenames
• OneFS File Filtering

NOV 2021
• OneFS Small File Data Inlining
• OneFS Data Inlining – Performance and Monitoring
• OneFS Secure Boot
• OneFS NFSv4.1 and v4.2 Support
• OneFS NFSv4.1 Trunking

OCT 2021
• PowerScale Platform Update
• PowerScale Gen6 Chassis Hardware Resilience
• OneFS Netlogger
• OneFS 9.3 Introduction
• OneFS Job Execution and Node Exclusion
• OneFS Path-based File Pool Policies

SEPT 2021
• OneFS Path-based File Pool Policies
• OneFS File Pool Policies
• OneFS File Pools

AUG 2021
• OneFS Protection Overhead
• Better Protection with Dell ECS Object Lock
• OneFS and SMB Encryption
• OneFS Quota Accounting
• OneFS Hardware Fault Tolerance
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 • OneFS Protocol Auditing

JUL 2021
• OneFS NFS Netgroups
• OneFS & Files Per Directory
• OneFS MCP

JUN 2021
• OneFS SmartFail
• OneFS Drain-based Upgrade
• OneFS Non-disruptive Upgrades
• OneFS CELOG Alerts and Events WebUI
• OneFS External Key Management for Data Encryption

MAY 2021
• Bigdata File Formats Support on Dell ECS 3.6
• OneFS Cluster Configuration Export & Import
• PowerScale F900 All-flash NVMe Node
• OneFS 9.2 and PowerScale F900 Introduction
• OneFS SnapRevert Job
• How to Configure NFS over RDMA
• OneFS Groupnet and Network Tenancy

APR 2021
• OneFS Cluster Quick Checks
• Isilon PAPI, SDK, RAN Samples
• OneFS and Designing Large Clusters
• OneFS Capacity Management

MAR 2021
• OneFS Isi Get Command
• OneFS Endurant Cache
• OneFS TreeDelete
• Snapdiff with Changelist
• PowerScale OneFS SNMP Trap List
• Creating OneFS Changelists

FEB 2021
• OneFS ChangelistCreate Job
• OneFS Caching – L3 Performance and Sizing
• OneFS Caching – The Key to L3
• OneFS Caching – Workings and Mechanics

JAN 2021
• OneFS Caching Architecture
• OneFS Quota Domains
• OneFS Protection Domains
• OneFS MultiScan, AutoBalance, & Collect

Dell ECS Blogs

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: ECS Blogs (UPDATED)

• What's new in ECS 3.7 (NEW)

• Protect Against Potential Ransomware Attacks on Object Storage
• All Flash Object Storage: Dell ECS EXF900 Appliances Support New Workloads with Outstanding Performance
• Manage Object Retention with ECS Object Lock
• Better Protection with Dell ECS Object Lock

Link: Dell Technologies Blogs - Storage

• Leader Recognition in Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

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 • Dell ObjectScale and VMware: Better Together
• Accelerating Object-Based Data Lakes in the Enterprise
• Delivering Innovation with Object-Based Analytics

Dell ObjectScale Blogs

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: Dell ObjectScale for Modern Storage Now Available (NEW)

Dell Unstructured Data Videos

Registration Prerequisite: None

• Dell Unstructured Data Playlist – YouTube

• Event on Demand: PowerScale OneFS providing solutions for customers to put data first with multi-cloud access
• PowerScale Video: Kubernetes Overview
• PowerScale Video: Disrupt with Scale
• ESG Video: Dell PowerScale for Cloud: Four Tough Questions for CTOs
• ESG Video: What Makes PowerScale Different from Isilon?
• IDC Video: IDC Video ECS Blueprint for Exascale Storage
• ECS CIFS Gateway Demo

Dell Solutions
Registration Prerequisite: None

• Dell PowerScale (Isilon) – Industry Solutions and Verticals Collateral (UPDATED)

• Dell ECS – Industry Solutions and Verticals Collateral (UPDATED)
• Safety and Security Partners | Validation Documentation
• Dell Cloud Solutions for Unstructured Data

Dell Technologies Ready/Validated Solutions

• Dell Technologies Validated Designs Directory

• Dell High Performance Computing Solutions Portfolio
• Dell Ready Solutions for Hadoop Solution Overview
• Dell HPC Ready Architecture for AI and Data Analytics - Architecture and Deployment Guidance
• Dell Ready Solutions for HPC Digital Manufacturing
• Dell Ready Solutions for HPC Research
• Dell Ready Solutions for HPC Life Sciences
• Dell Ready Solutions for Data Analytics – Spark on Kubernetes
• Dell Ready Solutions for AI
• Dell Ready Stack Reference Architecture Guide

Dell Support
Dell Support Contact Information
Dell Online Support offers a streamlined service experience that is fast, personal, and social — empowering administrators to resolve
technical questions and manage/optimize the environment quickly and proactively.

Contact Information

Online Dell Support

Contact Support US Contact Information

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 Phone United States: 800-782-4362, Canada: 800-543-4782
Worldwide: +1-508-497-7901

Help with Online Support Tools Questions specific to Online Support registration, access, or site
association: support@dell.com

Follow us on Twitter @DellTech

Opening a Service Request

Dell Online Support is the site for opening a Service Request. The following information is needed when opening a Service Request:

• Company Information: Site ID; company name and address where the product is installed; and your name, phone number, and
email address.

• Product Information: For legacy EMC hardware—Serial number and product name; for legacy EMC software—Host ID or product
name and product version. If online, simply select the product from install base for the applicable site.

• Issue/Question Details:

o Issue description (e.g., symptoms and frequency of error condition).

o Diagnostic information (e.g., error messages, error logs, traces, and diagnostics). Product-specific diagnostic tools are
available on the Online Support site homepage under Tools & Sites.

o Environmental information (e.g., operating system, networking components, and software running when the issue occurred).
Maintaining environment information on the Online Support site can eliminate this step.

o Environment changes—possible issue sources such as hardware, software, and network changes and upgrades; introduction
of new applications or processes into the system environment; and recent configuration changes.

Secure Remote Services (SRS)

Secure Remote Services (formerly ESRS) is a secure, two-way connection between Dell products and Dell Customer Support that helps
customers avoid and resolve issues. It proactively identifies and resolves potential issues before they can impact your operations by
providing secure, high-speed, 24x7 remote support. It utilizes industry-leading technology within a secure environment around the clock to
provide fast access to world-class support. SRS enables Dell support personnel to monitor and if necessary, to repair your Dell investments
24x7 so your information infrastructure is always proactively managed.

SRS uses sophisticated encryption techniques to ensure the safety and integrity of all remote activity. In addition, except for installing
replacement parts, an internal study revealed that service requests are often closed five times faster and Dell is three times as likely to
resolve customer problems at the time of initial contact for SRS connected systems.

For more information on SRS, access the Dell Support site to search for the latest on release information, site prerequisites, software
downloads and more. Search under Secure Remote Services.

Registration Prerequisite: Support Account Registration

Learn more and download the software at: Search for SRS Information

Dell Education
Dell PowerScale / Isilon Education
Dell PowerScale/Isilon Education provides companies with the required knowledge and skills to efficiently manage PowerScale/Isilon
clusters in traditional NAS and emerging data lakes/analytics environments. Courses are offered in both live and virtual settings covering
the following content:

PowerScale Administration and Management: This course will prepare students to implement a Dell PowerScale cluster, configure
software features of the OneFS operating system and administer a cluster on a day-to-day basis.
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PowerScale Advanced Administration: This course builds on the PowerScale Administration course to provide a deeper look at
advanced topics such as Authentication, Performance Monitoring and System troubleshooting.

PowerScale CloudPools and ECS Integrated Solution: The ECS and PowerScale CloudPools integration eLearning course is intended
to supplement and augment the knowledge provided in the ECS Management and Monitoring course and the PowerScale Administration
and Management course.

Link: Dell PowerScale / Isilon Training Courses

Free On-Demand Courses:

• PowerScale Concepts
• PowerScale Implementation
• PowerScale Administration and Management – On-Demand Lab
• PowerScale Administration and Management Assessment
• PowerScale and NetApp Admin Differences

Dell ECS Education

Dell Education provides companies with the required knowledge and skills to efficiently manage ECS.

ECS Administration: This independent lab provides students with hands-on experience preparing for managing and monitoring an ECS
solution.

ECS Gen3 Networking Design and Implementation: This eLearning course covers ECS Gen3 networking concepts and configuration
and provides specific details on ECS Gen3 network hardware, network separation and topologies. The course also includes network
configurations.

ECS Implementation: The ECS Implementation course provides detailed coverage of operating system installation, ECS Data Fabric and
Object Services installation, and initial ECS configuration. This course also covers troubleshooting implementation issues.

ECS Management and Monitoring: This course is intended for administrators who need to manage, customize, monitor, or use an ECS
system for data storage. It provides detailed coverage of ECS features designed to support typical use cases, including global content
repository, geo-scale object storage with Access Anywhere, and Big Data Analytics.

ECS Networking: This course covers further details on the ECS networking concepts and configuration. This course includes specifics on
ECS network hardware, network separation, Load Balancers, best practices, use cases, and includes configuration demonstrations. This
eLearning course is intended to supplement and augment the knowledge provided in the ECS Implementation, ECS Design and ECS
Management and Monitoring courses.

PowerScale CloudPools and ECS Integrated Solution: The Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) and PowerScale CloudPools integration
eLearning course is intended to supplement and augment the knowledge provided in the ECS Management and Monitoring course and the
PowerScale Administration and Management course. This course is intended to provide further details on the integrated solution using
ECS as a Cloud storage target with PowerScale.

Data Domain Cloud Tier and ECS Integrated Solution: The Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) and Data Domain Cloud Tier Integration
eLearning course is intended to supplement and augment the knowledge provided in the ECS Management and Monitoring course and the
Data Domain System Administration course. This course is intended to provide further details on the integrated solution using ECS as a
Cloud Tier with Data Domain.

NetWorker CloudBoost and ECS Integrated Solution: The Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) and NetWorker CloudBoost Integration
eLearning course is intended to supplement and augment the knowledge provided in the ECS Management and Monitoring course and the
NetWorker Implementation and Management course. This course is intended to provide further details on the integrated solution using ECS
as a CloudBoost tier with NetWorker.

ECS Data Client Access – OpenStack Swift: This course covers ECS integration with OpenStack Swift. The course is intended to provide
greater detail on the configuration, use, and management capabilities using the management interface and using the APIs.

ECS Data Client Access – Amazon S3: This course covers ECS integration with Amazon S3. The course is intended to provide greater
detail on the configuration, use, and management capabilities using the management interface and using the APIs.

Link: Dell ECS Training Courses

Free On-Demand Courses:

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 • ECS Concepts and Features
• ECS 3.3 Features and Differences
• ECS Application Developer Workshop
• ECS Dedicated Cloud Service

Dell DataIQ Education

Free On-Demand Courses:

• DataIQ Concepts and Features

• DataIQ Installation and Implementation
• DataIQ Administration and Management

Dell Streaming Data Platform Education

On-Demand Courses:

• Streaming Data Platform Concepts and Features (Free)

• Processing Streaming and IoT Data
• Processing Streaming and IoT Data (Lab)
• Data Engineering On-Demand Training (11 assets) and Exam Voucher

Visit the Education Portal for detailed class descriptions and schedules: Dell Education Services

Analyst Reports and Other Updates

• Dell PowerScale Makes Its Performance Story Even Stronger (NEW)
• IDC White Paper: Meeting the New Unstructured Storage Requirements for Digitally Transforming Enterprises
• Forrester TEI Study: The TEI of Deploying Dell PowerScale Storage
• ESG Showcase: Dell PowerScale Makes Its Performance Story Even Stronger
• Forrester TEI Spotlight: Dell PowerScale

Magic Quadrant Report

For the fifth straight year, Gartner, Inc. has named Dell a leader on their Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage
report.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

Dell Future-Proof Program

The Future-Proof Program is a customer program designed to provide investment protection with a set of world class technology
capabilities and programs that enable Dell’s Storage, Data Protection, and Hyperconverged products to provide value for the entire
lifetime of their applications. The Dell Future-Proof Program provides peace of mind with a three (3) Year Satisfaction Guarantee,
Hardware Investment Protection, and Predictable Support Pricing to assist with future technology changes.

Registration Prerequisite: None

Link: Future-Proof Program

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