Virtualized iSCSI SAN: Dell EqualLogic PS6500E

The Dell EqualLogic PS6500E is a virtualized iSCSI SAN that combines intelligence and automation with fault tolerance to provide simplified administration, rapid deployment, enterprise performance and reliability, and seamless scalability. The PS6500E delivers the lowest cost-per-gigabyte in the PS6000 Series with up to 48 TB of SATA storage in a high-density 4U chassis. A PS Series SAN built with PS6500E arrays can scale up to 576 TB under a single, intuitive management interface. The PS6000 line features a redesigned controller with a fourth Gigabit Ethernet port that can deliver improved sequential read and write performance compared to previous generations.

The PS6500E is an intelligent storage array that is designed to provide rapid deployment, simple management and seamless expansion. All PS Series storage arrays include SAN configuration features and capabilities that sense network topology, automatically build RAID sets, and conduct system health checks to help ensure that the array is fully functional out of the box. The EqualLogic PS6500E is designed to be cabled, configured, and serving storage in less than one hour.