Planning: About Your Storage Array; Overview - Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F Owner's Manual

Planning: About Your Storage Array

Overview

The MD3600f Series storage array is designed for high availability, offering
redundant access to data storage. It's features support for both single and dual
RAID controller configurations.
The Dell PowerVault MD3600f Series storage array provides Fibre Channel
(FC) connectivity to the host server and enables access for up to eight non-
redundant servers or four redundant servers.
The MD3600f Series storage array includes a number of components. These are:
• RAID controller module(s)
• PSU/fan modules
• Disk drives (also called physical disks/hard drives in this document)
• A front bezel (optional)
• A system enclosure, into which, the other components are plugged
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