Compellent SC200/SC220 Enclosures & SC8000 Upgrade

SC200 2U, 12 bay, 3.5 6Gb SAS enclosure

SC220 2U, 24 bay, 2.5 6Gb SAS enclosure

External Announce at Dell Storage Forum: June 12, 2012

When

SC200 & SC220 Worldwide RTS: September 25, 2012

SC8000 Upgrade Worldwide RTS: September 25,2012
Upgrades from Series 30 and Series 40
Upgrades from Series 20 targeted for November 2012
SC200 and SC220 RTS:
The SC200 and SC220 are Dell Compellents next generation expansion enclosures.
Announced on June 12, 2012, the SC200 and SC220 are now available for sale worldwide.
The Dell Compellent SC200 and SC220 are the new expansion enclosures based on Dell
enclosure hardware. The SC200 is a 2U 6Gb SAS enclosure that supports up to twelve (12)
3.5 disk drives. The SC220 is a 2U 6Gb SAS enclosure that supports up to twenty-four (24)
2.5 disk drives.
These new enclosures are compatible with SC8000 and Series 40 controllers; however, at
this time the SC200 and SC220 will not be quotable with Series 40 controllers. We will
monitor the SC8000 transition to the new enclosures and make the decision to allow the
SC200 and SC220 to be quoted with Series 40 controllers by the middle of Q4FY13.

Overview

Enclosure Compatibility:
SC200 and SC220 enclosures are NOT supported on the same chain with legacy
Xyratex enclosures
SC200 and SC220 enclosures and legacy Xyratex enclosures ARE supported on the
same SAS IO card, as long as they are on separate ports, thus a separate chain.
SC8000 Upgrade RTS:
The next generation Dell Compellent SC8000 controller was announced on June 12, 2012
and available to order and ship on June 19, 2012. Upgrades from Series 30 and Series 40
systems to the new SC8000 are now available for sale worldwide.
The Dell SC8000 Upgrade Kit is now available in Quote Center for quoting and ordering
upgrades to the SC8000 from existing Series 30 and Series 40 systems. Upgrades from
Series 20 systems are targeted for November 2012.

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SC200 & SC220 Next Generation Expansion Enclosures

Highlights:
All Dell - hardware, rack rails, look & feel, factories, quality
Shipping from regional Dell factories reduces lead times to normal Dell times
Enhanced manufacturing HDD validation process leading to improved Annual
Failure Rate (AFR)
Environmentally Friendly
Energy Star Rated Power Supplies
Dell factory pre-installed hard drives eliminates packaging waste
Easy SC8000 customer transition from legacy Xyratex to SC200/SC220 enclosures
Same 2U size, same # slots, same general features (i.e. drive types & sizes)
Equivalent pricing
Solid State Drive extensions:
400GB and 200GB SSDs now available in both 2.5 and 3.5 enclosures
New 400GB SSD (for SC200/SC220 only)
Upgrades to Storage Center SC8000 Next Generation Controller

Product
Why upgrade to SC8000 from previous generation controllers?
Customers can leverage SC8000 Storage Center benefits
Increased capacity, 64-bit OS, increased memory, increased PCI bus
performance, increased memory speed, increased processing power, etc.
Sales opportunities:
Sell new hardware, additional Software Licenses, additional Capacity
Better than the Competition
No fork lift upgrade
Software licenses are perpetual and can be transferred from Series 20, 30 and
40 to SC8000 array requires active software maintenance and support
contract.
SC30 & SC40 upgrades to SC8000 are a non-disruptive/no downtime process for
dual controller systems
There are a few cases where down time may be required. The SC8000
Upgrade tool is used to determine these few cases.
Storage Center Release 6.2.1:
Support for SC200 & SC220 Enclosures
Windows 2012 support

Service

Controller upgrade deployment service is required to be performed by Dell Enterprise

Deployment Teams or Dell Certified Channel Partners

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SC200 & SC220:

SC200 & SC220 in Quote Center:
In SC8000 New System
In SC8000 Add-on Kit and SC8000 Upgrade Kit
NOT in Series 40 Bundles and Series 40 Upgrade Kit
Only legacy Xyratex EBOD/SBOD

Quoting/
Ordering

New System Quotes:

SC8000 will offer SC200/SC220 AND legacy enclosures
Series 40 Quick Start bundle will only offer legacy enclosures
Add-On Quotes and Upgrade Quotes:
SC200/SC220 can be ordered as an add-on to an existing SC8000
SC200/SC220 CANNOT be ordered as an add-on to an existing Series 40
Legacy Xyratex Enclosures can be ordered as an add-on to an existing SC8000
Legacy Xyratex Enclosures can be ordered as an add-on to an existing Series 40
SC8000 + Xyratex Enclosure Quotes Created Prior to September 25:
Quotes can be submitted as is for conversion to orders
Quotes can be edited to remove legacy enclosures, add SC200/SC220, or adjust
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drive count
SC8000 Upgrade Kit

Graphic: New Dell SC8000 Upgrade Kit Section

3-Step Quote Process for SC8000 Upgrade:
1. Gather Current Configuration Information
2. Determine Final Upgrade Configuration
3. Create Quote
a. SC8000 Upgrade Kit section in QC
b. Attach SC8000 Upgrade Tool output, or System Summary Report to CPOD
SC8000 Upgrade Tool:
Tool analyzes existing IO card configuration within the legacy controller
Determines how IO cards should be configured in the SC8000 controller, what can
migrate and what IO cards need to be purchased.
Manually enter current configuration if Phone Home data is not available
Available for download (See Resources section below)
System Summary Reports:
Found on Business Partner Portal under Quick Links >> My Customers
Found in Quote Center if quote is tied to Registered Deal
Contains current configuration information and SC8000 Upgrade Tool output
Should be used instead of SC8000 Upgrade Tool if system is Phoning Home
Low-profile IO card brackets:
Required when moving low-profile (LP) card w/ full-height bracket from legacy
controller to low-profile slot on SC8000
Available on Quote Center Spares Page in mid-October
Contact Dell TSR if upgrade installation is prior to mid-October. Brackets can
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be shipped manually.
Company, customer contact, shipping address, date needed, card
type, quantity
General Quote Center Notes:
15 day Safe Launch lead time at SC200/SC220 and SC8000 Upgrade RTS,
reducing to regional targets over time
Please continue to escalate any quoting issues to your Business Development
Manager, just as you had for Series 40 issues.

LowProfile
6Gb SAS
IO Card

4port Low-profile 6Gb SAS IO Card:

Original release date was targeted for November 2012. Current information from
vendor is December 2012, or January 2013.
Business Partner Portal:
Product Collateral / Hardware
Product Source Guide
Corporate Pitch
Technical Specifications
Press Release

Resources

SC8000 Upgrade Tool and Training:

SC8000 Upgrade Tool
SC8000 Upgrade Tool Training: Course SCUT0912WBTT - SC8000 Upgrade Tool Output
SC8000 Upgrade Procedure Training: Course SCUP0912WBTT - SC8000 Upgrade Process

Product web pages: http://www.dell.com/compellent and http://www.compellent.com

Contacts

For more information about this New Product Announcement, contact your Business
Development Manager

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