DELL Powervault SC4020 24×2.5″

DELL Powervault SC4020 – 24×2.5″ Storage Array

Overview

The DELL Powervault SC4020 is an enterprise-class storage array engineered to deliver powerful performance, intelligent automation, and scalability for mid-sized businesses and remote offices. With support for 24 x 2.5-inch SAS drives, this 2U rack-mounted unit offers a compact yet powerful solution to manage critical applications, virtualization, and data-intensive workloads.

The DELL Powervault SC4020 is a part of Dell’s Storage Center family, bringing advanced features like automated tiering, replication, and centralized management at an affordable cost.

Key Features of DELL Powervault SC4020

High-Density Storage with 24-Bay Flexibility

The SC4020 offers 24 front-facing 2.5″ drive bays, supporting SAS SSDs and HDDs, with flexible configurations to meet varying workload demands. This dense configuration allows high storage capacity in a minimal rack footprint.

Dual Controllers for Redundancy

Equipped with dual active-active controllers, the DELL Powervault SC4020 ensures high availability and load balancing. This redundant architecture guarantees continuous data access, even in the event of a controller failure.

Intelligent Data Tiering

With Data Progression technology, the SC4020 automatically moves data across storage tiers based on usage, ensuring that hot data is stored on high-performance SSDs while less frequently accessed data resides on slower, more cost-effective drives.

Centralized Management

Administrators can manage the DELL Powervault SC4020 using Dell’s Enterprise Manager, which provides visibility, monitoring, and control over multiple arrays from a single console. This simplifies daily operations and enhances overall efficiency.

Technical Specifications

• Drive Bays: 24 x 2.5″ SAS (SSD/HDD mix supported)

• RAID Support: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10

• Controllers: Dual active-active controllers (8GB cache per controller)

• Connectivity: 8 x 8Gb Fibre Channel or 10Gb iSCSI ports (depending on config)

• Maximum Raw Capacity: Up to 368TB with expansion

• Expansion Options: Supports additional SC200/SC220 enclosures

• Form Factor: 2U rackmount

• Management: Dell Storage Center OS and Enterprise Manager

• Redundancy: Hot-swappable drives, fans, power supplies, and controllers

Benefits of DELL Powervault SC4020

Scalable Storage for Growing Businesses

The DELL Powervault SC4020 can start small and expand easily by adding additional enclosures. Its modular architecture and support for expansion shelves allow businesses to grow storage alongside their data demands.

Consistent Performance with Tiering

By intelligently placing frequently used data on SSDs and rarely accessed data on HDDs, the SC4020 ensures fast performance where it matters most. This automated tiering reduces administrative effort and optimizes performance-to-cost ratios.

Enterprise-Class Features at Lower Cost

Despite being targeted at mid-sized businesses, the DELL Powervault SC4020 includes many enterprise-grade features such as snapshots, remote replication, thin provisioning, and real-time monitoring.

Simplified Deployment and Maintenance

Thanks to its compact design, intuitive management tools, and hot-swappable components, IT teams can deploy and maintain the SC4020 with minimal training or downtime. It also integrates easily into existing environments.

Use Cases

• Virtualized Infrastructure: Offers reliable storage for VMware, Hyper-V, and other virtual platforms.

• Database Hosting: Handles IOPS-intensive workloads with ease.

• Disaster Recovery and Backup: Supports replication and snapshot technology.

• Remote/Branch Offices: Delivers enterprise performance in a smaller, cost-effective unit.

• Tiered Storage Environments: Combines SSD and HDD media intelligently.

Installation & Integration

The DELL Powervault SC4020 is designed for rapid deployment:

1. Mounting: Easily rack-mountable in 2U space using standard rails.

2. Drive Configuration: Choose a mix of SAS SSDs and HDDs to meet workload needs.

3. Connectivity: Connect via Fibre Channel or iSCSI depending on your network fabric.

4. Setup: Configure via Dell Storage Manager with wizards for RAID and tiering.

5. Monitoring: Centralized control through Enterprise Manager software.

For more details, you can view the data sheet on our website using the following link: Spec sheet