Dell EqualLogic: Enterprise level SAN with a wide range of flexibility and scalability
We have multiple PS SANS across our organization in production and test environments. They serve as storage for a variety of physical and …
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What is Dell EqualLogic PS Series?
Dell's EqualLogic PS Series is a line of storage appliances, from Dell.
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February 19, 2019
Dell EqualLogic: Enterprise level SAN with a wide range of flexibility and scalability
We have multiple PS SANS across our organization in production and test environments. They serve as storage for a variety of physical and virtual nodes across our landscape. For an organization of our size, we needed heavyweight enterprise level storage, which could handle large Oracle databases, web servers, and general internal servers.
- Provides a hybrid mixture of SAS and SSD disks
- Different raid levels allowed across shelves
- Daisy chain SAN controllers
- One SAN controller failure can lead to big issues we unfortunately learned
- Disks tend to fail quite frequently
- The firmware upgrading process could do with an overhaul
- Easy deployment with assistance from Dell meant a quick turn around time
- Dell after support very good. Disk failures are dealt with quickly
- Management of the units and ease
MD shelves which we also use, are a great, smaller alternative to SAN for backup solutions and small projects. The PS series and the Compellent shelves are powerful SAN units, with nothing between them really, apart from the pricing.
January 17, 2018
Dell EqualLogic - Scalability, ease-of-use and high ROI
Dell EqualLogic PS Series is being used across our entire organization to store virtual servers and data. It allows our entire environment to run on one platform and gives us the ability to manage our data easily. More importantly, we are able to provision new servers and backup existing ones more efficiently.
- iSCSI-based system that is quick to configure and set-up on the network.
- Provisioning new LUNs and unified storage makes it straightforward to use with various systems.
- Graphical interface is easy to use, allows for quick implementation of data pools and volumes.
- Firmware issues sometimes hamper network connectivity across the network.
- Pricing is more expensive than building your own network-attached storage.
- Additional support costs for maintaining the latest software that the Dell EqualLogic runs on.
- The initial rollout of the Dell EqualLogic was quick and saved us time and money as a result.
- Virtually zero downtime with the unit and redundant hardware is in place if an issue does arise.
- Ability to scale the unit by purchasing larger drives, without having to purchase new hardware.
Having used HP StorageWorks, I have found that the Dell EqualLogic works more smoothly in a VMware environment. There are plugins that work in vSphere that allow you to create volumes and provision new virtual servers with relative ease. The software and interface that the EqualLogic runs on is more straightforward as well.
November 15, 2017
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Rock!
We use one PS series as our primary SAN for the whole organization for our virtual environment, and another PS series in our disaster recovery site. The primary replicates to the DR site.
- Rock solid. A few hard drive failures over the years, but that is to be expected on a device that runs 24 hours a day.
- Easy to configure and maintain
- Solid redundancy. No single point of failure.
- Be nice to use a hybrid of drives. Solid state and hard disk drives.
- Configuration was easy, but the maintaining of it can be a little difficult. We are a small shop. The system runs great, but when it comes to increasing storage space, etc., it can be difficult because we aren't in it daily. Some options are buried pretty well, which makes it tough to find.
- Great ROI. We have been using it for 5 years, with no downtime due to equipment failures.
- Hewlett Packard
I think the PS Series stacked up equal to HP, for a lot less money.